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Delamotte Sale
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Vinopolis Close-Out Featurette: Daterra
Delamotte:
Lux Champagne
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Delamotte Sale
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Vinopolis Close-Out Featurette: Daterra
Delamotte:
Lux Champagne
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Delamotte is best known as the more affordable sister estate of Salon—one of the finest names in luxury Blanc de Blancs Champagne. The estates share viticultural, winemaking, and management teams, per Wine Searcher. While overlooking Delamotte in favor of its wildly more expensive sister is understandable, it ignores the fact that Delamotte is a Champagne House of note in its own right.
What makes Delamotte’s Champagnes so special? These represent some of the finest Blanc de Blancs terroirs in all of Champagne. These Champagnes define chalk: the precious fruit is grown on the slopes of the Grand Cru villages of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Oger, and Cramant. The wines are given just a small dosage to allow the Cote des Blancs terroir to shine. The Pinot Noir and Meunier grapes, too, hail from illustrious Grand Cru villages well known to insiders: Bouzy, Ambonnay and Tours-sur-Marne.
These are enchanting and captivating Cote des Blancs Champagnes worthy of your attention (and ample space in your cellar). At a tenth of the price of their sister estate, these offer an incredible value, especially during our three-day sale!
What makes Delamotte’s Champagnes so special? These represent some of the finest Blanc de Blancs terroirs in all of Champagne. These Champagnes define chalk: the precious fruit is grown on the slopes of the Grand Cru villages of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, Oger, and Cramant. The wines are given just a small dosage to allow the Cote des Blancs terroir to shine. The Pinot Noir and Meunier grapes, too, hail from illustrious Grand Cru villages well known to insiders: Bouzy, Ambonnay and Tours-sur-Marne.
These are enchanting and captivating Cote des Blancs Champagnes worthy of your attention (and ample space in your cellar). At a tenth of the price of their sister estate, these offer an incredible value, especially during our three-day sale!
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles from Delamotte
10% off any 6 or more in-stock bottles from Delamotte
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Sale ends Sunday, November 10th at 9 am Pacific.
10% off any 6 or more in-stock bottles from Delamotte
Discount will not display online or in your cart,
We will adjust your invoice before processing your charge.
Sale ends Sunday, November 10th at 9 am Pacific.
We offer four options from Delamotte on sale now (that’s 108 bottles!):
Delamotte Brut, Champagne NV 750ml Displayed Price: $59, that’s $56.05 at 5% off and $53.10 at 10% off, 36+ bottles in stock now
Wine Spectator 91 points “[Reviewed 2023] A delicate, mineral-driven Champagne, with an underpinning of chalk, smoke and oyster shell layered with notes of poached apricot, citronella and beeswax. Lively and persistent on the finish. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Drink now through 2026. 6,250 cases made.”
James Suckling 91 points “Attractively chalky and biscuity nose, with some honey, apricots and lemon cream. It’s balanced and focused, with very fine bubbles, a medium body and well-rounded finish. 60% chardonnay, 35% pinot noir and 5% meunier. Base wine from 2018 with 20% reserve wines from 2017 and 2016. Drink now.”
Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Brut NV 750ml Displayed Price: $79, that’s $75.05 at 5% off and $71.10 at 10% off, 36+ bottles in stock now
James Suckling 93 points “Croissants, toasted sourdough, white pears, acacia and lemon meringue pie. Salty almond notes on the palate. Deliciously saline and creamy, with silky bubbles and a gently toasty finish. 100% chardonnay from Mesnil, Avize and Oger. Based on 2017 vintage with 20% reservewines. Drink now. – July 19, 2023”
Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Brut 2014 750ml Displayed Price: $128, that’s $121.60 at 5% off and $115.20 at 10% off, 13 bottles in stock now
William Kelley-Wine Advocate 94 points “Delamotte’s just-released 2014 Blanc de Blancs has turned out very well indeed, opening in the glass with scents of citrus zest, crisp orchard fruit, fresh bread and wet stones. Medium to full-bodied, chiseled and incisive, with excellent depth at the core, racy acids and a chalky finish, this isn’t as muscular as the 2008 or 2012, but it has real cut and persistence and should age very gracefully indeed.”
Audrey Frick-Jeb Dunnuck 94 points “A blend of the six Grand Cru villages of the Cote de Blancs, with 6.5 grams per liter dosage, the 2014 Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut is fresh and precise, with aromas of vibrant green apple, pleasant reduction with flint, and delicate smoke, citrus blossoms, and wet stone. The transition to the palate is seamless and linear, with crisp and crunchy green fruit, and is electric with lime candy, a refined mousse, and a chalky texture. It warrants more time before opening, but it is delicious and refreshing now. Drink over 2023-2043.”
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 94 points “The 2014 Blanc de Blancs is seriously impressive. Ample in feel, Delamotte is especially rich in 2014, and yet there is plenty of freshness to balance things out. This is an especially savory style for Delamotte, and one that works so well. Dried lemon peel, pastry, almond, dried herbs and chamomile open in a beautifully translucent Blanc des Blancs that marries power and finesse. I can’t wait to see how it ages.”
Delamotte Brut Rosé NV 750ml Displayed Price: $119, that’s $113.05 at 5% off and $107.10 at 10% off, 7 bottles in stock now
Audrey Frick-Jeb Dunnuck 94 points “[Reviewed in 2023] The NV Champagne Rosé is a blend of 80% Chardonnay and the rest Pinot Noir, with the base of 2019, and 15% still red wine. It pours a salmon/orange-tinged hue and opens in the glass to fresh, floral, pretty aromas of nectarine, salted orange, fresh rose petal, and curry spice. Medium-bodied, it has a wonderful chalky and pithy texture, with a pinpoint mousse that’s almost an afterthought. Ripe with fruit but well-balanced and long, with mouthwatering acidity, its spicier notes (cardamom, perhaps?) start to reveal themselves as it opens, and the wine lasts long on the palate. It is quite distinctive. Drink 2024-2040. 8 grams per liter dosage.” [Fall 2023 release. Base vintage may vary from review.]
Vinopolis Close-Out Sale Featurette:
Laura Lorenzo’s Daterra Viticultores
Laura Lorenzo made her name as the winemaker of trailblazing Ribeira Sacra producer Dominio do Bibei before striking out on her own. These are wines that have a purity and elegance to them that seem remarkably effortless. If you’ve been intrigued by what’s possible in non-Tempranillo-based regions of Spain, these need to be high on your radar.
In Stock Now:
Daterra Viticultores ‘Azos da Vila’ Tinto, Galicia 2019 750ml Was $33, Now $29, 16 bottles in stock now
Luis Gutiérrez-Wine Advocate 91 points “Coming from the region of Manzaneda, the red 2019 Azos da Vila is dark and a little cloudy, earthy and with some rusticity. It was produced with grapes from ancient vineyards planted with Mencía, Mouratón and Merenzao that can represent 70% of the volume and then some Alicante Bouschet, Gran Negro and Palomino. There is a volatile whiff here and some notes of apple skin intermixed with notes of herbs and acid berries. It has a contained 12.5% alcohol and fine tannins. 51,84 bottles produced.”
Importer Note “Field blend of Mouraton, Mencia, Garnacha Tintorera, Merenzao, Gran Negro, and other local varieties from 80-120-year-old vines on granitic soils near Manzaneda in the Val do Bibei. Grapes partially destemmed (50%), macerate for 15 days, and fermented with wild yeasts in an old, open-top French oak barrel. Raised for 11 months in used 225L & 500L chestnut and French oak barrels.”
In Stock Now:
Daterra Viticultores ‘Azos da Vila’ Tinto, Galicia 2019 750ml Was $33, Now $29, 16 bottles in stock now
Luis Gutiérrez-Wine Advocate 91 points “Coming from the region of Manzaneda, the red 2019 Azos da Vila is dark and a little cloudy, earthy and with some rusticity. It was produced with grapes from ancient vineyards planted with Mencía, Mouratón and Merenzao that can represent 70% of the volume and then some Alicante Bouschet, Gran Negro and Palomino. There is a volatile whiff here and some notes of apple skin intermixed with notes of herbs and acid berries. It has a contained 12.5% alcohol and fine tannins. 51,84 bottles produced.”
Importer Note “Field blend of Mouraton, Mencia, Garnacha Tintorera, Merenzao, Gran Negro, and other local varieties from 80-120-year-old vines on granitic soils near Manzaneda in the Val do Bibei. Grapes partially destemmed (50%), macerate for 15 days, and fermented with wild yeasts in an old, open-top French oak barrel. Raised for 11 months in used 225L & 500L chestnut and French oak barrels.”
This is the lowest listed price in the USA today!
Daterra Viticultores ‘Casas de Enriba’ Tinto, Galicia 2019 750ml Was $31.90, Now $28, 11 bottles in stock now
Importer Note “100% Mencia from Laura’s own 20-25-year-old vines in Valdeorras, planted on granitic soils at an elevation of 550 meters. The grapes were partially destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks before being transferred to 4000L French oak barrels to rest for 10 months.”
We offer 245 wines on our Close-Out Sale in stock now.
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Don’t miss our additional sales going on now:
New Zealand
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles from New Zealand
10% off any 6 or more in-stock bottles from New Zealand
Cali Elite:
Hundred Acre, Morlet, Buccella & Kapcsandy
5% off any 3-5 bottles on our Cali Elite sale
10% off any 6 or more bottles on our Cali Elite sale
Discount will not display online or in your cart,
We will adjust your invoice before processing your charge.
New Zealand sale ends Friday, November 8th at 9 am Pacific. Cali Elite sale ends Saturday, November 9th at 9 am Pacific.
Shop the sale on our webstore now!
Don’t miss our additional sales going on now:
New Zealand
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles from New Zealand
10% off any 6 or more in-stock bottles from New Zealand
Cali Elite:
Hundred Acre, Morlet, Buccella & Kapcsandy
5% off any 3-5 bottles on our Cali Elite sale
10% off any 6 or more bottles on our Cali Elite sale
Discount will not display online or in your cart,
We will adjust your invoice before processing your charge.
New Zealand sale ends Friday, November 8th at 9 am Pacific. Cali Elite sale ends Saturday, November 9th at 9 am Pacific.