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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...
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...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$49.93
This is phenomenal with superb depth and texture. Full-bodied and very sweet, yet the bright acidity balances the...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$520.40
This white is spectacular with a muscular and tightly formed design that gives the wine a wonderful density and...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$579.12
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Chateau Climens Barsac 2008
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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Chateau Climens Barsac 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$74.53
#4 Top 100, 2016. There's loads here, with apricot, nectarine and clementine flavors stitched with a racy orange zest...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2008
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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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2008
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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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$430.64
Bright aromas of sliced mangoes, papaya, botrytis, and lemon follow through to a full body. Medium sweet with a...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$444.06
Bright aromas of sliced mangoes, papaya, botrytis, and lemon follow through to a full body. Medium sweet with a...
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Chateau De Fargues Sauternes 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$226.76
An intense, honeyed style, with lots of mango, glazed peach, tarte Tatin and maple notes flowing together, backed by...
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Chateau Nairac Barsac 2008
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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Chateau Nairac Barsac 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$47.78
Barrel Sample. This wine shows high acidity that is compensated by the rich texture. It is clearly a wine in...
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$53.03
92-94 Barrel sample. Rich rather than sweet, this is stuffed full of botrytis. The wine is powered through with this...
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$64.45
This is really mind-blowing with super concentration of botrytis showing dried mushrooms, dried apricots, and lemon....
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2013
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$59.62
This is really mind-blowing with super concentration of botrytis showing dried mushrooms, dried apricots, and lemon....
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Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2013
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$58.47
This is phenomenal with superb depth and texture. Full-bodied and very sweet, yet the bright acidity balances the...
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Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$51.03
This is phenomenal with superb depth and texture. Full-bodied and very sweet, yet the bright acidity balances the...
Chardonnay Semillon/sauvignon Blanc White Rhone Blend 2008 2013 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.
The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.