BROWSE WINES

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Yesterday

Great Experience and good selection of wines I like!

2 days ago

Prompt reasonable excellent quality.

2 days ago

Love this store! They get the tequila that's hard to find, they don't price gouge, and fast delivery! Customer for life.

2 days ago

Good price, great service and selection

2 days ago

The service has always been perfect. Our wine arrives quickly and the UPS man calls me to come down and sign for it. I can only get this wine from one supplier in Florida and they always do a perfect job of making available to me.

3 days ago

Super easy to order and super fast, inexpensive shipping!

3 days ago

Easy to deal with and easy ordering .

3 days ago

Great customer service, fast response by email

3 days ago

delivered on time, best price for the wine I bought

3 days ago

Fantastic as always!!!

3 days ago

Sadly, UPS damaged my shipment of the last bottles of Banyuls wine in B‑21 inventory. The message I received was that the unbroken bottles of my order was being returned to sender (B‑21). I was beyond bummed! B‑21's customer service was extraordinary. In order to arrange for a replacement shipment to be sent, they had to replenish their stock. Within a few hours, I got a message saying the wine was ordered, and confirmed that I'd receive an email when the order was shipped. I couldn't ask for better service. I highly recommend B‑21 for their selection and service. Thanks so much for going above and beyond.

3 days ago

Transaction was flawless

3 days ago

Easy to order, efficient and the price is better than in Maryland.

4 days ago

Excellent turnaround time

4 days ago

I love this wine! It was delivered promptly and very nicely packed. The only thing is the carrier left it at the main building and not to the address I specified. I guess next time I will add a phone number for the carrier to call me. Love this Sangria!!

5 days ago

fast delivery on my favorite wines!

5 days ago

Online ordering process was easy. Order came in 1 week earlier than expected.

5 days ago

Excellent service, all around

5 days ago

Found items here that I could not find elsewhere.

5 days ago

It was flawless in every respect, from ordering and tracking to delivery.

5 days ago

I bought my liquor from this place for last couple years. Highly recommend this place. Great service and prices are reasonable

6 days ago

easy to shop will hold in cold storage and ship when I want my order

3 weeks ago

Delivered on time, everytime.

3 weeks ago

Very good. Packing was amazing. Price was less than many other places. Can't wait to sip some terrific dessert wine.

3 weeks ago

The folks at B‑21 turn orders quickly and the$24/case shipping cost is reasonable. My shipment arrived with one broken bottle that apparently was empty when it was packed, as there was no evidence of wine in any dividers, the bottles in the case, or the case itself. The cork was still in the bottle. It was disappointing to lose a bottle of my wife's favorite wine, and they refunded the price of the bottle without delay. It was unfortunate that this happened, but hard to understand how an empty bottle could have been put in the case. I am satisfied with their response and hope to continue doing business with them.

3 weeks ago

Fantastic as always!

3 weeks ago

Positively intoxicating…:)

3 weeks ago

Excellent prices

3 weeks ago

excellent prices and fast deliveries

4 weeks ago

All my purchases were online and the notices and deliveries were as promised.

4 weeks ago

Good price, prompt delivery as expected.

4 weeks ago

Great company to do business with.

4 weeks ago

B‑21 has best website, best selection, best prices, best delivery, best service. No other retailer comes close.

4 weeks ago

Wine shipped quickly. Website easy to navigate.

4 weeks ago

Wonderful experience. Went smoothly

4 weeks ago

Great pricing, timely delivery waiting on case #2.

4 weeks ago

On time as promised. Never a doubt!

4 weeks ago

Excellent website, great prices, speedy shipping, and excellent packaging! I couldn't ask for better service, we've ordered a couple times now and will definitely order from B‑21 again!

4 weeks ago

Prompt delivery and always ready to help or answer questions. Very happy with this store.

4 weeks ago

Reliable and well stocked liquor vendor.

4 weeks ago

Big prices. Good policies.

4 weeks ago

Great

5 weeks ago

Great selection great service!

5 weeks ago

My order was acknowledged, shipped and received before actual delivery date

5 weeks ago

Everything I was looking for was available, shipping was reasonable and package arrived safe and sound, No better on line experience...

5 weeks ago

Fast service, excellent packaging for shipping and good communication!

5 weeks ago

This is an amazing site. I have ordered several times. Customer services is awesome. Prices are great. I’d give 10 stars if I could.

5 weeks ago

Great store to buy extraordinary wines at amazing prices.

NV Henri Giraud Blanc de Craie (750ml)

Chardonnay from Champagne, France

B-21 Top Recommendation
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Described as “the finest Champagne house virtually no one has ever heard of” by the Wine Advocate’s Robert Parker Jr. and garnering 95 plus pt. ratings across the board, these richly textured Champagnes from cult producer Domaine Henri Giraud are crafted in “a rich, hedonistic style that will appeal most to readers who enjoy lush, opulent Champagnes” according to Antonio Galloni of Vinous, these rarely available selections offered at best on the market pricing and a must for Champagne aficionados and collectors.

Boasting a family history dating back in the region to 1625, Champagne Henri Giraud is located west of Epernay in Ay at the foot of the Reims Mountains, established in 1975 and now run by 12^th generation Chef de Cave Claude Giraud. Sourced from estate vineyards spanning 10 hectares mainly planted to Pinot Noir as well as purchased grapes grown in top sites including Grand Crus, Claude is an outlier in the region, renowned for fermenting and aging many of the cuvees in barrels sourced from the Argonne forest, once a tradition in Champagne, the rough terrain inhibiting growth and yielding densely grained oak barrel staves that limit the Champagne’s contact with oxygen while still allowing it to breathe. Blended by Claude into the non-vintage cuvees to add further complexity, the estate’s perpetual reserve started in 1990 is stored in steel-lined concrete tanks in cellars beneath the Marne River and replenished each year with about 20% of the current vintage. Crafted from 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay, the entry level 95 pt. NV Henri Giraud Esprit Nature Brut was vinified and matured in oak barrels and blended with 50% of reserve wine before aging another 2 years on the lees, revealing fresh, richly textured fruit reflecting the house style with precise acidity and a fine beaded mousse. Described as a “thought provoking and sensual” Blanc de Blancs by James Suckling, the 96 pt. NV Henri Giraud Blanc de Craie was crafted from 100% Chardonnay and aged for 3 years on the lees while the 100% Pinot Noir 96 pt. NV Henri Giraud Hommage au Pinot Noir aged for a total of 54 months on the lees to yield a richly concentrated and silky Blanc de Noirs cuvee. Crafted entirely in amphora, the 95 pt. NV Henri Giraud Dame-Jane Brut Rose is a blend of 70% Pinot Noir including 6% still wine with 30% Chardonnay, described as a “gastronomic Rose” by the Wine Independent’s Sarah Mayo offering lush, mouth filling fruit and a long, chalky finish. A blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay, the 95 pt. NV Henri Giraud MV 17 Grand Cru Fut de Chene mixes the 2017 vintage brought up in new oak with a third from the perpetual reserve, undergoing at least 4 years of lees aging to yield a “fine and creamy” Champagne according to the Wine Spectator’s Alison Napjus with “a luxurious layer wrapping the racy spine of acidity” that’s built for long-term enjoyment. Crafted from 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay and compared to powerhouse cuvees Clos des Goisses and Billecart Salmon's Clos Saint Hilaire by Decanter, the alluringly complex 98 pt. 2014 Henri Giraud Argonne Ay Grand Cru is the house’s impressive vintage flagship cuvee rested for 12 months in new Argonne oak barriques and 7 years longer on the lees in the bottle, each individually numbered and presented in an ornate box designed by internationally renowned Japanese architect Shigeru Ban that’s certain to be a focal point in any collection.

Continuing to make “some of the most exciting wines in Champagne” according to Antonio Galloni of Vinous, these selections from Champagne Henri Giraud are meticulously crafted by “a modern legend in the making” according to Decanter, the exciting cuvees of Claude Giraud among Champagne’s most innovative and exclusive and now value priced for Champagne lovers to discover one of the region’s best kept secrets.

96D

94JS

Restrained, subtle, amazingly elegant 100% Chardonnay, with the complexity that only an aged Champagne can offer. Notes of fresh apples with marzipan notes and freshly cooked biscuits. Sublime delicacy on the palate, with as firm an architecture as roses carved in stone. The finish is impressively slow and complex.

96 points, Decanter (Nov 2022)

Thought-provoking and sensual Blanc de Blancs with aromas of chalk, lemon pith, blanched almonds and sourdough, as well as pine nuts and sea salt. Starts tight, then opens up with a vinous and creamy, yet sharp and bright palate with focused bubbles. Exciting spicy hints on the finish. 60% perpetual reserve from 1990. Drink or hold.

94 points, James Suckling (Jul 2022)

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