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Wine Direct at La Cigale Parnell stocks a range of everyday French drinking wines. These wines generally come from 4 main wine making regions: Bordeaux, Cote de Rhone, Languedoc and Burgundy. We strive to supply wines which are easy drinking and will complement your day to day meals.
We also sell a few specialty items unique to France such as a high quality Pastis and Creme de Cassis (apperitifs), and just recently have begun to stock two French ciders, dry and sweet.
There is sometimes some variance in available stock (additions or subtractions) subject to availability.
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Champagne Bollinger. Champagne, Select Country.
Price $99
Tasting Notes
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A famous Champagne marque for over a century, making some of the richest and most complex non-vintage wines.
"Rich aromas lead to a palate combining crystallised fruit flavours, vanilla hints and superb length with power and finesse."
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Louis Barthelemy. Champagne, Select Country.
Price $49.95 Sorry Out of Stock
Tasting Notes:
Louis Barthelemy is a small family-owned Champagne House that was established in 1925. The assemblage for their beautifully packaged non-vintage 'Brut Amethyste' is 30% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier.
"Brilliantly clear Champagne with hints of gold. It is fresh yet rich and warm on the palate while providing a fine and persistent mousse. The flavours are warm and round with red fruit and a touch of Brioche, finishing on a note of citrus peel. Absolutely delicious Champagne."
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Vineyard: Bouvet-Ladubay. Loire, France.
Price:$25.00
Tasting Notes
Bouvet is a sparkling Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley and offers Champagne quality for a fraction of the price. This is the driest of the Bouvet range and brings out the fresh green apple character of Loire Sparkling. It has slightly quincy palate flavours with yeasty overtones and a crisp acidic finish. It is dry but with a full and generous palate, without the searing acidity of Champagnes. We love Bouvet and recommend it for any occasion; due to its sweetness it is perfect for Champagne breakfasts or Christmas.
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Bouvet. Loire, France.
Price $29
Tasting Notes:
Rose is often an afterthought in sparkling wine production, this is not the case at Bouvet. They take a careful, serious approach to crafting this delicious rose.
"Magnificent pale Salmon pink colour. Excellent mousse with very fine persistent bead. Delicate notes emerge from the nose with subtle yeast lees and raspberry flavour. Creamy palate texture with clean acid finish and long creamy raspberry lees aftertaste."
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Vineyard: Boisset. Burgundy, France.
Price: $17.95
This sparkling wine has fine delicate bubbles. It has generous, rich flavours of ripe apple, spice and butter with an attractive doughy aroma. It has a lingering finish, it is deep and complex with a smooth texture. This sparkling wine is idea to serve as an aperitif.
Charles de Fère continues to create clean, crisp and delicious wines with class and elegance. The newest releases from Charles de Fère offer lean, fresh, fruity aromas and solid finishes.
It is recommended that you cellar this wine for no more than 2-3 years as further cellaring with reduce the fruity quality of the wine.
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Vineyard: Trimbach. Alsace, France.
Price: $30.00
Tasting Notes:
"The classic grape of Alsace. Intense, and delicate with great vitality and crispness. Pure fruit expression, well-balanced and beautifully perfumed."
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Vineyard: Trimbach. Alsace, France.
Price: $30.00
Tasting Notes:
"A full, viscous, richly fruity style with a lush aftertaste. Great depth balanced by crisp acidity giving it structure and longevity. A slight smokiness along with hallmark peach characters are typical of the variety. Superb with food such as terrines, foie gras and white meat."
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Vineyard: Trimbach. Alsace, France.
Price: $30.00
Tasting Notes:
Showing remarkable richness and depth, this rich Gewurtztraminer can seem sweet. This is misleading, as its viscocity can mask its dryness when young.
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Ch de la Tuilerie. Southern Rhone, France.
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Carte Blanche is always one of our best-selling reds (yes it’s red – the label’s white not the wine!), now available from the fantastic 2004 vintage. Made from a blend of 80% Shiraz and 20% Grenache, it is cherry red in hue, with a delicious roasted leathery nose, copious red fruit, and soft, mellow tannins.
: $19.95
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Vineyard: Brocard. Chablis, France.
Price: $25.00
Tasting Notes:
Perfumed aromas of stone and citrus fruits, with a hint of chalk. Supple, fruity and accessible, with flavours of peach lifted by a peppery nuance. Offers good texture and length. Will be suited for early drinking.
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Vineyard: Joseph Drouhin. Burgundy, France.
Price: $26.95
Tasting Notes:
This is one of the first white Burgundies from the highly-rated 2005 vintage to come through. As with all Drouhin's wines the emphasis is on elegance, balance and purity of fruit. Lovely vibrant nose of white fruits, white flowers and minerals. Ripe and concentrated. Fresh, expressive and delicious now."
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Vineyard: Domaine Grand Veneur . Southern Rhone, France.
Price: $27.00
Tasting Notes:
Hand harvested Viognier that was vinified in stainless steel and bottled early, 6 months after the harvest, to retain the fresh floral characters of the variety. Very aromatic, very floral. Fat and rich, with strong floral, peach flavours. Drinking well now. AP&RQ
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Vineyard: Domaine Corsin. Burgundy, France.
Price: $36.95
Tasting Notes:
This is Domaine Corsin's flagship wine, richer and fuller than the other wines in the range, and with excellent potential to develop beautifully in the bottle over time. Aromas of apple, orange peel, minerals and cinnamon, with hints of exotic fruits. Dense and musky, with soft citrus, apple and mineral flavours. Rich and long, showing well now but with the substance and balance for 5 or more years in the cellar.
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Vineyard: Domaine Corsin. Burgundy, France.
Price: $26.95
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This St Veran is made from a plot of low-yielding 40 year-old vines. It is aged in oak but with restraint, as the emphasis here is on elegance, balance and purity of fruit. Vibrant aromas of lemon, white flowers and minerals. Ripe and nicely concentrated, with intense flavours of apple, peach and minerals. Fresh, expressive and delicious now. AP & RQ
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Vineyard: Villa Cafaggio. Chianti, Select Country.
Price: $29.95
Tasting Notes:
"A lovely, rich colour. There is an enticing character on the nose, which has high-toned notes, black fruits and black olive aromas. The palate is just lovely, medium-bodied, but with a full, rounded texture. There is a great combination of soft black fruits, deliciously chewy tannins and strong acidity. There's a sweet edge to the fruit, but overall this is structured and balanced."
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Vineyard: Fontella. Chianti, Italy.
Price: $16.95
Tasting Notes:
This is a gem of a Chianti. Light and easy drinking in style, this Sangiovese is stainless steel fermented to maximise freshness of the fruit. The resulting soft, harmonious flavours, together with an incredibly attractive price, make this wine a sure pick for your 'everyday' Chianti.
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Vineyard: Remy Ferbras. Southern Rhone, France.
Price: $16.95
Tasting Notes:
Not a bad quaffer for the Grand Final season. The colour is good and the nose has nice fennel/licorice aromas with a little blackberry. The palate is soft and easy to quaff and shows exactly what the nose suggested. There was something on the middle palate that wasn’t nice but at the price and this time of year. Same relevance as the Ribet White!
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Vineyard: Mommessin. Southern France, France.
Price: $16.95
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The Mommessin winemaking company was founded in 1865, and in 1889 it acquired La Grange Saint-Pierre, which originally belonged to the Abbey of Cluny. Its key, the Key of St. Peter, became the famous house emblem of Mommessin and remains so today.
"Intense aromas of plums and blackberries with flavours of dark berries, pepper and spices. The palate is fresh, supple and fruity with a hint of liquorice."
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Vineyard: Beaujolais, Southern Burgundy, France.
Price: $19.95
Tasting Notes:
The Beaujolais region, although part of Burgundy, is very distinct on many accounts. This is where the Gamay grape is most popular and it thrives in the pink granite soil. Unlike most grape varieties, the Gamay grows without wires, with each plant growing independently. Maison Joseph Drouhin has always been involved with the Beaujolais region and was the pioneer of Beaujolais Nouveau in the early fifties.
Beaujolais Village is bright purple in colour, with an intense nose, reminiscent of violets, peonies and red berries. On the palate, it has a silky smoothness, and its delicious fruit lingers for a long time. Beaujolais Villages is very versatile with all kinds of food, especially simple and flavoursome dishes such as charcuterie and white meats.
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Vineyard: common to a number of villages, all situated in the Côte de Nuits region : Brochon, Fixin, Premeaux-Prissey, Corgoloin, Comblanchien , France.
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Maison Drouhin follow very traditional techniques: hand-picked grapes, fermentation in open wooden vats, punching down the cap and pumping over the juice. The wine ages in barrels for almost two years and is fined with egg whites prior to bottling.
Côte de Nuits-Villages is a delicious red Burgundy wine. It has a beautiful, luminous ruby colour. On the nose, flavours of wild cherry, liquorice and other spices can be detected. Firm, fruity and well balanced, it can age for at least 5 to 6 years.
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700ml $46.00
Creme de Cassis de Dijon is a delicious blackcurrant apperitif. Add a little Cassis to the bottom of your glass and top with champagne or bubbles to make a delicious 'Kir', or add white wine for a 'Kir Royale'.
Delicious!
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200ml $19.50
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