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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
Bottle:
$38.98
12 bottles:
$38.20
Rated 97 in 2016, 2014 not rated.
750ml
Bottle:
$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
12 bottles:
$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
Bottle:
$765.55
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
Bottle:
$103.78
Aromas of stone, chalk and cooked apple follow through to a full body, with so much sea salt, dried apple and pear...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$602.84
A highly restrained nose features notes of cool and ultra-pure citrus, green apple, white flowers, herbal tea and wet...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$85.95
This is also somewhat leesy and it renders the nose impossible to accurately read. The medium weight flavors also...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$843.95
Chardonnay Primitivo 2014 1.5Ltr 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.
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.