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Abreu Red Blend Cappella 2015
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$584.04
96-100 The 2015 Cappella should be close to perfection when it is finally released in several years. Inky...
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Abreu Red Blend Cappella 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$453.28
Beautiful stuff, the 2017 Capella offers a perfumed, complex style with lots of cassis and darker fruits as well as...
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Abreu Red Blend Las Posadas 2011
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$401.98
The 2011 Las Posadas is a relatively delicate wine for Howell Mountain, but the vines were pretty young back then....
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Abreu Red Blend Las Posadas 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$511.32
This is loaded with potent blueberry, acai berry and fig compote flavors that are dense but remarkably polished and...
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Abreu Red Blend Las Posadas 2015
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$651.82
A big version, with broad-shouldered currant and fig paste notes, wrapped in tar and roasted mesquite accents. The...
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Abreu Red Blend Thorevilos 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$520.22
Even better than the awesome 2016, Abreu's 2017 Thorevilos Proprietary Red takes those familiar piney-herbal notes...
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Abreu Red Blend Thorevilos 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$759.26
This doesn't pull any punches, with a deep well of compact black currant and blackberry paste flavors entangled with...
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Almaviva Puente Alto 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$186.25
Blackcurrant, flower, lead-pencil, and iodine aromas. Medium to full body with firm, polished tannins. Very young and...
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Almaviva Puente Alto 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$149.90
A Cabernet Sauvignon with 24% Carménère, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot from Puente Alto, Maipo that spent...
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Almaviva Puente Alto 2017
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$108.12
This is an emotional wine that touches your soul the minute you put your nose in the glass and then taste it. Its...
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Almaviva Puente Alto 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$171.16
This is an emotional wine that touches your soul the minute you put your nose in the glass and then taste it. Its...
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Almaviva Puente Alto 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$348.95
$362.85
A solid and structured red with blackcurrant, herb, tobacco and mussel-shell character. Some moss, too. Full-bodied...
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Almaviva Puente Alto 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$174.45
A solid and structured red with blackcurrant, herb, tobacco and mussel-shell character. Some moss, too. Full-bodied...
Bourbon Merlot Red Blend Pre-Arrival
Bourbon has survived all manner of difficulties and restrictions to become one of the world’s best selling and most recognizable spirits. This unique and distinctly American whiskey came from humble origins, allowing poor farmers in the fields of Pennsylvania and Maryland to make a living from their crops. Prohibition, temperance movements and conflict continuously threatened to wipe Bourbon from existence, but today the drink is stronger than ever and has a global audience of millions. Over time, it has become more refined, and innovation and experimentation has set modern Bourbon apart from other whiskey styles.
Today, the Bourbon heartland and spiritual home is in Kentucky, where the whiskey producers of northern states traveled to seek a new home, free from oppressive tax regimes in the early days. It is now far from the rough and ready spirit of yesteryear, governed by strict rules and regulations to maintain standards and keep quality high. Modern Bourbon must be made from a mash which is no less than 51% and no more than 80% corn (the rest of the mash being made from rye, wheat or barley), giving it a distinctive sweetness, and it must be aged in charred, white oak casks with no other added ingredient but water.
The varied flavors of different Bourbons come about mainly from the different quantities of the permitted grains in the mash. A larger proportion of rye will produce a spicy, peppery whiskey, whereas more wheat will result in a smoother, more subtle drink. Ageing and water quality, as well as the expertise and vision of the craftsmen who distill it, will also make a difference, meaning there is much more to Bourbon than might first meet the eye.
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.