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The 2011 Taurasi Riserva pulls you close and holds your attention firm with its deeply alluring bouquet of crushed...
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The strikingly complex, cool and reserved nose of mostly citrus, stone, floral and white orchard fruit aromas still...
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This is one of Italy's great white wines, with aromas and flavours of apple pie, cream tart and lemon-lime. Full body...
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Scented of freshly squeezed lemons, lime leaves and orange blossoms with touches of struck match, crushed stones and...
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The 2011 Chablis Les Clos comes across as rather big in this vintage. A broad-shouldered frame houses rich fruit in...
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The 2011 Chablis Butteaux is subtle, gracious and utterly impeccable in its elegance. All the elements are simply in...
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The 2011 Chablis Butteaux is subtle, gracious and utterly impeccable in its elegance. All the elements are simply in...
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The 2011 Chablis Montee de Tonnerre is all about grace. A gentle hint of spice leads to dried pears, crushed flowers,...
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Aglianico Chardonnay Petit Rouge 2011

Aglianico is a black skinned grape most commonly associated with the exquisite wines of the Campania region of Italy. It thrives most happily in hot and dry climates, and as such, has had plenty of success in the New World, particularly in the United States, where it is used to great effect in many red wines. It was believed to come from Greece several thousand years ago, brought by Pheonician tradesman, and was wildly popular in Roman times, when it was used in the finest wines made by the Roman empire. Aglianico grapes produce full bodied red wines which have a high tannin and acid content. As such, it has excellent ageing potential, and with a standard amount of time in a barrel, it rounds out and mellows to produce beautifully balanced wines.

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.