1996 Champagne wines currently available
Currently available Champagne wines from the 1996 vintage.
Also known as: Champagne wine, Champagne France.
Champagne sits at the northern edge of reliable viticulture, where slow ripening preserves acidity and gives the wines their nerve. The best sites are spread through the Montagne de Reims, Vallee de la Marne, Cote des Blancs, Cote de Sezanne, and the Aube, each bringing a different balance of fruit, chalk, and texture.
The region is built on Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Meunier. Chalk and limestone soils hold water while reflecting a cool mineral signature, and the traditional second fermentation in bottle turns still base wines into Champagne with fine bubbles, lees complexity, and long aging potential.
For drinking, Champagne is not only an aperitif. Blanc de Blancs can feel precise and citrus-driven, Pinot Noir brings depth and red-fruit structure, and Meunier often gives generosity and early charm. The best bottles carry freshness first, then pastry, smoke, flowers, orchard fruit, and salt.
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FAQ
What are Champagne wines known for?
Chalk, cool weather, and long cellar tradition shape the wines that made sparkling wine a language of its own.
Which Champagne producers are represented in the catalog?
This page links to producers with available wines from the region.
Which Champagne wines are currently available?
This page currently shows 1 wine from the region; availability can change.
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Houses
- Tarlant - 1 wine
Current bottles
- Catalog
- #170-96
- Vintage
- 1996
- Region
- Champagne
- Type
- Sparkling
- Subtype
- Assemblage
- Sweetness
- 0. 0 g/l
- Tier
- Extra-Class
- Bottle size
- 0.75
- Price
- 710 ₪
- Availability
- Available
50/50 Chardonnay/Pinot Noir - single vineyard Les Crayons This straw-colored Champagne shows hazelnuts, quince, tobacco, pastries and salted caramel. It’s deliciously saline, sleek…