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750ml - Case of 3
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$180.36
A very muscular red with plum, blueberry, walnut and dried mushroom character on both the nose and palate. Full and...
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Jean-Claude Ramonet Montrachet Grand Cru 2011
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$4775.71
The strikingly complex, cool and reserved nose of mostly citrus, stone, floral and white orchard fruit aromas still...
750ml - Case of 12
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$279.55
750ml - Case of 6
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$49.82
Aromas of violets, blueberries and hints of minerals. Walnut shell, too. Full body, chewy tannins and a savory...
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Biondi-Santi Brunello Di Montalcino 2011
750ml - Case of 6
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$209.95
A few swirls of the glass release delicate, enticing aromas of red berry, rose, iris, tobacco, new leather and star...
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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750ml - Case of 6
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$146.69
This is one of Italy's great white wines, with aromas and flavours of apple pie, cream tart and lemon-lime. Full body...
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Castello Romitorio Brunello Di Montalcino 2011
750ml - Case of 6
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$77.95
The 2011 Brunello di Montalcino is a plush, fruit-driven Sangiovese that reflects the best of its territory. Fruit...
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Chateau Montelena Chardonnay 2011
750ml - Case of 12
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$107.60
Scented of freshly squeezed lemons, lime leaves and orange blossoms with touches of struck match, crushed stones and...
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
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$520.95
Vibrant. Clean and lively, with lovely midpalate concentration, this medium- to full-bodied white Burgundy is...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$433.67
The 2011 Chablis Les Clos comes across as rather big in this vintage. A broad-shouldered frame houses rich fruit in...
750ml - Case of 3
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750ml - Case of 12
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$68.23
Golden color with green tints. The bouquet is fresh and floral yet complex, with predominant notes of honeysuckle....
Chardonnay Sangiovese Sherry 1998 2011
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 name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.