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Alpasion Chardonnay Grand 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$131.37
The 2021 Chardonnay Grand Alpasión from the Uco Valley was aged for 12 months in barrels. Yellow in the glass. The...
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Bachelet-Monnot Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2021
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$790.68
The 2021 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, which is one of the first picked to capture the acidity, comprises just one...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$48.75
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Bachelet-Monnot Puligny Montrachet 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$111.53
The 2021 Puligny-Montrachet Village has a strict, petrichor/wet limestone-scented bouquet, focused but not powerful....
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$97.82
The austere and tight 2021 Selección de Parcelas Los Primos Chardonnay feels very young. It was harvested the second...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$157.43
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$144.51
Chardonnay Pinotage 2012 2021 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.
Pinotage is the signature grape varietal of South Africa, and is the most widely grown grape in the country, as well as being common in several other countries around the world. It is a viticultural cross of two fine grape varietals, the Pinot Noir and the Cinsaut (known as Hermitage in South Africa, hence the portmanteau name), and is notable for the fact that it produces excellent and flavorful wines of a deep red color The flavors most commonly associated with Pinotage wines are generally smoky in nature, with notes ranging from dark bramble fruits, to plum, mulberry and earthy characteristics. However, it often also includes quite tropical flavors of stewed banana. The Pinotage varietal is a versatile one, and is often used for producing fortified and sparkling wines, as well as the more common still red wines.