Champagne, et al.
Throwing a party, at a wedding, have an anniversary, business deal closing, baby shower coming up, or a girls’ night out? We enjoy all manner of sparkling wine at The Wine Wave and carry a deep selection of Champagne, Franciacorta, Cava, and Prosecco...all sort of sparkling wine. With tantalizing bubbles, crisp acidity - the fun, festive feeling that bubbles brings to the table, there hardly needs to be a reason to pop a bottle.
Gaston Chiquet 2015 Special Club Grand Cru Brut Millésime, Champagne, France
The Champagne Special Club Brut is quite attractive, with ripe stone fruit (fresh apricot), pretty flowers, and a touch of honeycomb and marzipan. The palate is approachable and finessed and has the most elegance in the range.
$99.99
Champagne Jacquart 2012 Cuvée Alpha, Champagne, France
From several Grand Cru villages with 8 years on lees. Notes of smoke, butter, and lemon curd are vivid on the nose, opening up into blossom honey and stone fruit. On the palate, fresh white field mushroom evolves alongside notes of salty white miso.
$149.99
Bellavista 2018 'Teatro La Scala' Brut, Franciacorta DOCG, Italy
A statuesque balance, displaying impressive intensity and complexity. Superfine bubbles and persistent, a deep straw yellow color. Elegant floral notes of whitethorn, candied citrus fruit and petit-fours. Thick, assertive, aristocratic, creamy and deep.
$44.99
Champagne LaFalise Froissart, Cuvée 045, NV Extra Brut, Grand Cru, Champagne, France
A fine balance between the chalk-clay soils produced a stunning wine with floral, fruity notes. Green apple, yeast, fresh baked croissant, honeycomb and hint of almond fill the nose. Drinks with pure elegance and subtle spice on the finish.
$129.99
Gramona 2009 'Celler Batlle' Gran Reserva Brut, Catalonia, Spain
A stunning Gran Reserva Brut from Catalonia… brioche, toast, hazelnut notes off the nose evokes clear aging, this blend of 25% Macabeo & 65% Xarel-lo is a fierce competitor to any Champagne.
$109.99
Henri Giraud 2012 'Argonne' Aÿ Grand Cru Brut Rosé Champagne, France
This is something else on the nose, showing beautiful salinity, dried orange, grapefruit, white flower and five spice. Very fine bubbles, with both energy and softness combined. This is a unique gem in the wine world. 90% pinot noir and 10% chardonnay.
$1,999.99
Bellavista 2018 Rosé Millesimato, Franciacorta DOCG, Italy
Made in the “Champagne method”, made from 56% Chardonnay & 44% Pinot Nero. White peach aromas followed by hints of wild strawberries, wildflowers and toasted bread. The mouthfeel is dry, fresh but not sharp with notes of black currant and sweet almonds.
$49.99
Miniere F&R 'Absolu' Blanc de Blancs Brut, Champagne, France
Offering a lovely bouquet of citrus, hazelnut, crisp green apple and wet stone. Full-bodied and intense with a racy spine of acidity, superb depth, and a delicate mousse. This is long and penetrating but weightless. A brilliant blanc de blancs.
$87.99
Champagne Philippe Gonet Cuvée Roy Soleil Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs NV Artist Series, Le Mesnil, France 1.5L
Notes of peach, pear and citrus oil preface Gonet's NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Roy Soleil, a medium to full-bodied, pillowy and seamless Champagne with a fleshy core of fruit and a charming, expressive profile. This is drinking well now, but will hold up.
$199.99
Charles Heidsieck 2007 Brut Blanc de Blancs 'Blanc des Millénaires', Champagne, France
This 100% Chardonnay exhales aromas of candied lemon, lemon oil, spring flowers, ripe orchard fruits and hints of pastry. The palate is coated and fleshy, rich and dense, with racy acids and a chalky, penetrating finish. Will get even better with time.
$284.99
Billecart-Salmon 2008 Brut Cuvée Elizabeth Rosé, Champagne, France
Explodes from the glass with a mesmerizing array of aromas, flavors and textures. Blood orange, cinnamon, mint and dried flowers. The 2008 is incredibly young, but it is also incredibly tempting. Patience will be rewarded.
$229.99
Larmandier-Bernier 2015 Les Chemins d'Avize Grand Cru Extra Brut Champagne, France
A broad ample Champagne that reflects both vinification in wood and time on the lees. Powerful and resonant, with no hard edges, this vintage extra brut Grand Cru has style, finesse and offers loads of pleasure.
$149.99
Dom Pérignon 2009 Millésime Rosé Brut Champagne, France
The Dom Pérignon 2009 marks a return to a richer style of Rosé. Sweet red cherry, blood orange, spice and pomegranate all build into a creamy, sensual blend that hits all the senses. This wine shows considerable texture and finesse. A superb Champagne.
$499.99
Salon 2013 Cuvée 'S' Blanc de Blancs, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Champagne, France
Possesses a complex bouquet of orchard fruit, lemon oil, exotic flowers, and almond, with hints of menthol and brioche. Full-bodied, rich and dense, with lively acids. This is a superb Salon with a long, resonant finish.
$1,249.96
Legras & Haas Exigence No.9, Grand Cru Brut, Champagne, France
The Pinot in this blend shines with breadth of fruit, while the Chardonnay brings a linear focus. Both harmonious and clearly from Grand Cru vineyards. Elegant, creamy texture. Vibrant now, and can age a decade. A beautiful representation of the region.
$139.99
Pierre Gimonnet et Fils 2016 Special Club Cramant Grand Cru, Champagne, France
Airy and light on its feet. A Champagne of total understatement, this hovers over the palate with sublime finesse. 100% Chardonnay sourced from a blend of multiple old vine Grand Cru plots (some more than 100 years old). Undeniably alluring.
$149.99
Egly-Ouriet Tradition Grand Cru Brut, Champagne, France
70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, the NV Grand Cru Brut has a killer nose of baked apple, crushed citrus, toasted spice, and brioche. This carries to a richer, layered, powerful Champagne with depth, density, and length. Limited availability.
$139.97
Bellavista 'Alma' Gran Cuvée Brut, Franciacorta DOCG, Italy
Always a pleasing sparkling, with aromas of biscuits, almonds, apricot stones and lemons. Creamy and soft, yet fresh and tangy, with a medium body and fine bubbles. Partially fermented in small oak barrels to give it added complexity and richness.
$34.99
Henri Giraud Blanc de Craie, Champagne, France
The wine offers aromas of citrus oil, fresh pear, and linden blossom. On the palate, the wine is full and satiny, with a soft mousse, racy acids and saline finish. Charming and structured at the same time. Drinking beautifully now.
$99.99
Dhondt-Grellet 'Les Terres Fines' Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Extra Brut Champagne, France
Brilliant, wafting from the glass with aromas of citrus oil, apple blossom, crisp stone fruit and buttery pastry, followed by a full and satiny and chiseled palate that's layered and concentrated, with lovely tension and a bright, saline finish.
$99.99
Frederic Savart L'Ouverture, Blanc de Noirs, Premier Cru Extra Brut, Champagne, France
L'Ouverture offers up expressive aromas of pear, honeyed orchard fruit, baking spices and fresh bread. Medium-bodied, lively and fine-boned, with a pretty core of fruit, lively acids and a pinpoint mousse. An attractive, generous wine.
$79.97
Piper-Heidsieck NV Brut 'Cuvée 1785' Champagne, France
A vivacious Champagne, this shows flavors of black cherry, toast point, white peach puree and salted almond set on a finely detailed mousse. Creamy and mouthwatering on the spiced finish.
$43.99
