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Lush and creamy, this white offers spice-tinged peach, apple tart, vanilla and butterscotch flavors. Builds nicely to...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Always a landmark on the panorama of Campania reds, the Mastroberardino 2015 Taurasi Naturalis Historia delivers...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $96.83
Wild berry, underbrush, tilled earth, leather and blue flower aromas shape the nose of this fragrant, stunning red....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $42.05
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From a vineyard that has since been designated as part of the new Petaluma Gap appellation, this wine shows the fog...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.00
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Preserved lemon, orange blossoms, white grapefruit, and struck flint, with saline-like minerality due to strong...
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500ml - Case of 12
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750ml
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The 2015 Taurasi Cinque Querce dazzles with a vivid blend of rum-soaked currants dusted with cocoa and sweet sage....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.94
This silky red glides across the palate, with a fine mesh of ripe, juicy crushed boysenberry and black cherry fruit...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $49.20
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750ml
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A robust red, with hints of date, fig cake and cocoa powder accenting dried cherry and cranberry fruit. Boasts...
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750ml - Case of 12
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A distinctive version of Chardonnay, with obvious skin contact, showing delicate tannins and zesty flavors of orange...
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $262.72
The 2015 Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru has a crisp, precise bouquet of Granny Smith apples, crushed stone and a...
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750ml - 1 Bottle
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The 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru offers up a youthful but expressive bouquet of hazelnut, apple,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $631.80
The 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru offers up a youthful but expressive bouquet of hazelnut, apple,...
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The 2015 Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrieres offers up an attractively pure nose of chamomile, citrus, pomelo and fresh...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $100.95
2015 was a textbook vintage and this is a great Cervaro. Citrus, cream and white flowers on the nose lead seamlessly...
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Aglianico Chardonnay Picolit 2008 2015

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.