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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $113.40
12 bottles: $111.13
Tasted single blind against its peers. This has a very well -defined nose of dried pineapple, quince and vanilla pod...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $49.90
12 bottles: $48.90
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $414.18 $460.20
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $42.80
On the nose, elegant and clear with citrus fruit aromas and soft spices. In the mouth, generous and soft, balanced...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $129.14
Altagracia, named after Bart Araujo’s grandmother, is a Bordeaux-style blend vinified in the same manner as the...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $361.73
To produce the estate's flagship wine, three quarters of the 38-acre Eisele Vineyard ?is dedicated to Cabernet...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $230.54
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $602.46
Lots of hot stone and slate on the nose with flowers. Dark berries too. Full body, dense mouthfeel. It lasts a long...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $509.49
From an 11-acre vineyard just north of the Oakville corridor, the 2012 St. Eden shows gorgeous, cedary Christmas...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $825.95
A smooth, creamy texture sets the pace for the peach, baked apple and spice flavors in this intensely flavored,...
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White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $103.78
The 2012 White Bones Chardonnay is also sourced from selected rows in the Adrianna vineyard in Gualtallary, produced...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $73.95
Tasted single blind against its peers. This has a very well -defined nose of dried pineapple, quince and vanilla pod...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $48.75
Broad and honeyed, with lots of warm piecrust, orange zest, glazed apple, peach and almond cream notes. The finish...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $322.65
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $329.72
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $57.04
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $167.99
The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is one of the more open-knit, young Cabernets I can remember tasting at Montelena....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $48.12
Pale orange-gold. Tangy aromas of peach, tangerine and honey are pure but a bit youthfully subdued; this reminded me...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $47.78
A fresh and clean Sauternes with delicate mineral, apricot and honey character. Medium body, light sweetness and a...
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Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2008 2012 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.