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The Sixth Day of Christmas: A Beautiful Blanc de Blancs Champagne

The Sixth Day of Christmas: A Beautiful Blanc de Blancs Champagne

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Fredric Koeppel
Dec 30, 2013
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I love blanc de blancs Champagne, made completely from chardonnay grapes -- "blanc de blancs" means "white from whites" -- for its elegance and ethereal nature, its tinselly decor and tensile strength, its taut nervosity built on intense minerality. One of the best I have

tried recently is the nonvintage Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Brut, and I offer it tod…

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