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This is a phenomenal, tiny-production red made mostly from colorino and canaiolo grapes. It has an amazing density...
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Dense ruby-purple color. Intense, intriguing nose of high class cigar tobacco intermixed with smoke, minerals, black...
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The 2008 Corbaia is striking in this vintage. A delicate, graceful bouquet gives the impression of femininity, until...
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750ml - Case of 12
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The 2008 Corton-Charlemagne comes across as super-classic in its chiseled fruit. Today the 2008 is holding back much...
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#59 Top100, 2010. Aromas of citrus blossom and chalk dust lead into lemon, vanilla, peach and mineral in this...
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Discreet if not invisible wood frames a reserved but ripe, fresh and high-toned white peach and green apple nose that...
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94-95 Tasted after the corresponding Blanchots, Raveneau’s 2008 Chablis Valmur brings one back stunningly to an...
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This taut, stretched white offers a fine interplay of elements. Lemon, apple, mineral and saline flavors evolve on...
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Formerly labeled Roccamonfina IGP.
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Here's another special peek back in time. The 2008 Bolgheri Superiore Grattamacco is drinking beautifully right now...
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The 2008 Ornellaia continues to blossom in the bottle. Dark cherries, chocolate, espresso, blackberries and mocha are...
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The 2008 Sassicaia is a rich, deep wine imbued with notable class in its black cherries, plums, grilled herbs,...
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Chardonnay Italian Red Blends Italian White Blends 2008 Pre-Arrival

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.