This beautiful, round and supple late disgorged champagne offers a rich and creamy mouth-feel, with complex flavors and aromas of yeasty baked bread and subtle ginger. Dry, smooth and delicious, serve this three-time gold winning sparkler alone as an apéritif or with a selection of light cheeses.
Medals Awarded:
- 2008 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition - Gold
- 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition - Gold
- 2008 Dallas Morning News Wine Competition - Gold
What’s so special about “Late Disgorged” Champagne? Sparkling wine is conceptually a frame for the complex flavors that arise from the breakdown of the yeast over time (this process is called reductive autolysis), rather than the flavors of the fruit. The complexity is derived from the reactions and interaction of these breakdown products - largely yeast proteins. The longer the time "en tirage" (on the yeast), the more complex the flavors of the wine. Short aging gives simple, direct flavors that come from the fruit, and leaves the sparkling wine tasting more acidic. Long aging gives a creamy mouth-feel, complex and subtle flavors and aromas ranging from yeasty, baked bread, brioche, toast, burnt sugar, to candied ginger, earth, mushroom, marmite and soy. These breakdown products also temper the sensation of high acidity and make the wines rounder, smoother and richer. These characters build and accumulate over long periods of time, typically a minimum of 3 years for any significant autolytic character, and continue to develop and change as long as the wine is left "sur lie" (on the lees).
Certainly the base wine is also developing, with chardonnay typically providing a mineral backbone plus flavors of green apple and pear and pinot noir providing roundness, breadth, strawberry, cherry, and occasionally earthiness. Good base wine is generally fairly neutral, with faint but complex flavors, tight acidity and low tannin. Typically, high production, low quality sparkling wines are 3-18 months “en tirage”, higher quality “methode champenoise” are 2-4 years, and “tete de cuvee” (which are by far, the best Sparkling wines and Champagnes on the market) are held longer.
Where We Ship
Send wine and wine gifts to 42 states!
For New Years Delivery - To receive wine by New Year's, please choose a 2-day expedited or overnight shipping method. Personalized orders may take up to two days to process. We’re sorry, due to state laws we are unable to expedite shipping to AZ, MA or NJ.
Please note that someone over 21 must be available to sign for the delivery, the carrier cannot leave alcohol without an adult signature and will make up to 3 attempts.
We can ship wine to all the states shown in green. For shipping times and restrictions, please click on your state.
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Delivery Information
Adult Signature Required
Please send your wine to a home or business address where an individual at least 21 years of age is available during regular business hours to sign. By law all alcohol orders require an adult signature for delivery. UPS or Fedex will make up to 3 delivery attempts.
Ground Shipping
Depending upon your state, delivery is 3-14 business days. All custom labeled wine orders are hand-labeled and typically take up to two to three business days to process from the date the order was placed.
Need it faster?
Use 2-day or overnight shipping! We’re sorry, due to state laws we are unable to expedite shipping to AZ, MA or NJ.
States Where Wine Can Not be Delivered
Due to state laws we are unable to ship wine to AL, AR, DE, KY, MS, MT, OK, SD, and UT. However you can send non-wine products such as accessories or food gift baskets. As a reminder, if you live in these states you can still send wine as a gift to an eligible state.
Shipping Times & Restrictions by State
Alabama
Sorry, we do not ship to Alabama.
Alaska
Normal ship time: 5-7 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: None
Arizona
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: No
Quantity Limitations: None
Special Notes: Due to state regulations, there are zip codes we can only ship to once a month. Please call us at (800) 289-9463 for more information about shipping times.
Arkansas
Sorry, we do not ship to Arkansas.
California
Normal ship time: 3-5 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: None
Colorado
Normal ship time: 4-7 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: None
Connecticut
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 2 cases per person, every 60 days
Delaware
Sorry, we do not ship to Delaware.
District of Columbia
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: None
Florida
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: None
Georgia
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 12 cases per person, per year
Hawaii
Normal ship time: 5-7 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 6 cases per person, per year
Idaho
Normal ship time: 4-6 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 24 cases per person, per year
Illinois
Normal ship time: 4-6 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 12 cases per person, per year
Indiana
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 24 cases per person, per year
Iowa
Normal ship time: 5-7 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 2 cases per person, per month
Kansas
Normal ship time: 6-8 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 1 case per person, per month
Kentucky
Sorry, we do not ship to Kentucky.
Louisiana
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 4 cases per person, per year
Maine
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 12 cases per person, per year
Maryland
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: None
Massachusetts
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: No
Quantity Limitations: None
Michigan
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: None
Minnesota
Normal ship time: 7-9 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: None
Mississippi
Sorry, we do not ship to Mississippi.
Missouri
Normal ship time: 6-8 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 2 cases per person, per month
Montana
Sorry, we do not ship to Montana.
Nebraska
Normal ship time: 5-7 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 1 case per person, per month
Nevada
Normal ship time: 4-6 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 12 cases per person, per year
New Hampshire
Normal ship time: 7-8 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 5 cases per person, per year
New Jersey
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: No
Quantity Limitations: None
New Mexico
Normal ship time: 5-7 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 2 cases per person, per month
New York
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 36 cases per person, per year
North Carolina
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 2 cases per person, per month
North Dakota
Normal ship time: 6-8 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 3 cases per person, per month
Ohio
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 24 cases per person, per year
Oklahoma
Sorry, we do not ship to Oklahoma.
Oregon
Normal ship time: 4-6 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 2 cases per person, per month
Pennsylvania
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: None
Rhode Island
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: None
South Carolina
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 2 cases per person, per month
South Dakota
Sorry, we do not ship to South Dakota.
Tennessee
Normal ship time: 6-8 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 1 case per person, per month, not to exceed 3 cases per year.
Texas
Normal ship time: 6-8 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 3.75 cases per person, per month
Utah
Sorry, we do not ship to Utah.
Vermont
Normal ship time: 7-10 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 12 cases per person, per year
Virginia
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 2 cases per person, per month
Washington
Normal ship time: 4-6 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: None
West Virginia
Normal ship time: 10-14 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 2 cases per person, per month
Wisconsin
Normal ship time: 6-8 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 12 cases per person, per year
Wyoming
Normal ship time: 4-6 business days
Expedited Shipping Available: Yes
Quantity Limitations: Only 2 cases per person, per year
*We ship to only certain zip codes in AK and AZ. Please call us at (800) 289-9463 to see if we ship to your zip code.
Delivery Notes:
Wine cannot be shipped to a PO Box.
Recipient must be 21 years or older.
Adult Signature is required upon delivery.
Tax varies by address.
Federal and State Regulations - ID's and Date of Birth
Currently, regulatory compliance with state and federal law requires us to keep a valid identification number or date of birth on file for you (driver's license, passport, or military identification number) as proof of your legal age.
