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$434.94
Barrel Sample. Apricot tones with lively acidity give this rich wine a vein of freshness. Pear and white peach notes...
750ml - Case of 6
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$352.75
Pale gold color. The bouquet has notes of ripe peach and apricot. On the palate, this wine is broad and rich with...
750ml
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$33.67
12 bottles:
$33.00
Brilliant yellow. Pungent, mineral-accented Meyer lemon and pear nectar scents show very good clarity and hints of...
750ml
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$31.58
12 bottles:
$30.95
For this excellent blend, 25% new French oak was employed. It retains its vivid apple-flavored intensity, while...
750ml
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$38.98
12 bottles:
$38.20
Rated 97 in 2016, 2014 not rated.
750ml
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$60.05
12 bottles:
$58.85
This is another stunner from Pellet Estate, from a high-elevation vineyard influenced by fog and wind. A wet stone...
750ml
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$28.46
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$27.89
The nose of white flowers, lemon oil, crushed rocks, and honey is enticing. This wine has beautiful bright acidity...
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Bachelet-Monnot Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$766.82
Pale yellow-green. Musky aromas of lime and fresh herbs complicated by pepper, spices and a sexy suggestion of...
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Catena Zapata Chardonnay White Bones 2014
750ml - Case of 3
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$104.12
Aromas of stone, chalk and cooked apple follow through to a full body, with so much sea salt, dried apple and pear...
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Chateau Coutet Sauternes Barsac 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$56.36
#17 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2018. Powered by intense botrytis, this wine is opulent and ripe, with spice, yellow...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2014
750ml - Case of 3
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$370.04
Barrel Sample. Apricot tones with lively acidity give this rich wine a vein of freshness. Pear and white peach notes...
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Chateau De Fargues Sauternes 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$174.93
This starts off with an enveloping note of toasted coconut, giving way slowly to creamed peach, mango and papaya...
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$64.95
95-97 The Château Rieussec 2014 is a blend of 93% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle, picked from 15 to...
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Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$60.78
The 2014 Suduiraut was picked from 12 September to 30 October. It is very similar to the bottle tasted blind at the...
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Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2014
750ml - Case of 12
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$66.96
The 2014 Suduiraut was picked from 12 September to 30 October. It is very similar to the bottle tasted blind at the...
Chardonnay Fruilano Robola Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2014 750ml
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
In the mountains of Cephalonia, the mineral rich soils assist in the growing of one of the finest of Greece's white grape varietals – the Robola grape. These noble yellowish grapes are notable for the wines they produce, which generally contain summer fruits, peach and citrus aromas, coupled with flavors which extend beyond the usual range of white wines, revealing smoky and mineral notes, and a lengthy, lemony after-taste. These fine characteristics helped the regions it is grown in gain AOC status, and wine-makers in this area have many generations of practice in bringing out the elegant and subtle characteristics of this grape.
Robola, and the other wines of Cephalonia have a long and illustrious history, being mentioned even in ancient epic poems such as Homer's Iliad. However, it was the Venetians who first recognized the great potential of Robola grapes, which quickly became the focus for the areas wine-makers and tradesmen. Nowadays, Robola wines act as an excellent example of a refined Greek dry white wine, which can be either drank as a light and refreshing summer aperitif, or alongside grilled white meats, salads, or white fish. Robola wines, as a rule, do not age particularly well, and it is highly recommended that bottles are drunk young, within two years of bottling. By doing so, you can enjoy the unique characteristics of this remarkable wine, complete with the balanced combination of chalky, smoky citrus flavors and delicate peach aromas which typify the finest examples of Robola varietal wines.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
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