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Vincent Girardin Meursault 1er Cru Blagny 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$99.45
Open and charming, the 2020 Meursault 1er Cru Blagny bursts with aromas of white flowers, crisp orchard fruit, clear...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$130.87
The 2021 Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Dessus stands out this year, unwinding in the glass with notes of sweet yellow...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$173.95
The 2017 Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru is noticeably pale in color. It has a voluminous, powerful nose with quite...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$85.94
In 2019, the fruit was fully ripe but retained a marvellous, balancing acidity. Crushed, pressed and fermented with...
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Vincent Girardin Meursault Les Tillets 2020
750ml - Case of 12
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$83.95
The 2020 Meursault Les Tillets is excellent, unfurling in the glass with notes of citrus oil, crisp green apple and...
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Vincent Girardin Meursault Vieilles Vignes 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$76.95
Delicious combination of roasted almond and hazelnut with vegetal and floral (hawthorn, elderberry, fern, linden,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$73.40
750ml - Case of 12
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$70.95
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$106.48
Light reduction is enough to blur the nuances of the ripe white and yellow fruit scents. Otherwise, there is good...
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William Fevre Chablis (Domaine) 2022
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$35.01
$37.25
Distinct shellfish notes. Plenty of volume, a fleshy sunny character on the palate, freshened by lingering salinity...
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William Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy 2021
750ml - Case of 6
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$57.83
The 2021 Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy is pretty and aromatic, bursting with notes of orange zest, green apple, white...
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William Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$72.94
89-91 A ripe and agreeably fresh nose reflects mild exotic influences to the iodine, quinine and dried yellow orchard...
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William Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$83.27
Lemon oil subtly pervades the mossy nose on this wine with richness and generosity. The juicy palate adds zestiness...
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William Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$57.90
90-93 An abundance of Chablis typicity is present on the aromas of mineral reduction, white orchard fruit, citrus...
750ml - Case of 6
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$77.10
750ml - Case of 6
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$78.95
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William Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Les Lys 2021
750ml - Case of 6
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$62.95
A fine example of Les Lys. This is a great combination of the acidity from a cooler site plus the extra acidity from...
American Whiskey Carmenere Chardonnay Mencia 750ml
The United States of America is a country of great cultural diversity, influenced by migrating nations from across the world. As such, its whiskey industry is a fascinating and complex one, which represents the range of regional differences found there.
The Irish were the original pioneers of American whiskey, and when they emigrated in their thousands from the old country, they brought their skills, knowledge and distillation techniques with them, to give them something to remind each other of home in the New World. This is why American whiskey goes by the Irish spelling, with the additional ‘e’, and why many traditional American whiskies closely resemble the original Irish style.
Today, there are several different types of American whiskey, and the styles and production techniques are now set out in US federal law, cementing a set of characteristics and production methods to preserve and protect the industry.
Corn whiskey, which is made from a minimum 80% corn in the mash and aged for a short period, is probably the most historic of the American whiskey styles, but others like rye whiskey, which is made from a minimum of 51% rye and aged in charred barrels, are growing in popularity among a new generation of drinkers looking for something unique, interesting and independently produced. Alongside these styles, we find Tennessee whiskey, which uses maple charcoal for sweeter notes, the softer wheat whiskies, the world-dominating Bourbon whiskies, and others which are peculiar to specific states and regions.
The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.
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.