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Bottle: $11.52
This wine represents the best of grapes grown in Monterey County. Our Chardonnay exudes flavors with grace and...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.89
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White
750ml
Bottle: $65.89 $66.79
Deep nose with a sharp mineral overtone to the complex aromas of white sesame, praline, grilled spices and roasted...
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Bottle: $7.13
The Antico Fuoco Chardonnay exhibits attractive notes of apple butter and poached pears along with a lovely texture....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $27.45
Lovely and clean on the nose with hints of white peach and green apple. Medium bodied on the palate with flavors of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.35
A lush, full-bodied Zinfandel that blaze dark berry, earth and grassy aromas that complement a rich and complex...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $11.70
Bright gold yellow with straw yellow tints. Very elegant with a quintessence of pineapple, hazelnuts and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $20.32
6 bottles: $19.91
Baked mango, pineapple, lemon pie, butterscotch, nougat and cashews on the nose. It’s full-bodied with a buttery...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.93
12 bottles: $27.36
This vintage produced a beautiful, pale golden wine. Crisp Macintosh apple, limoncello, and pear fruit notes form the...
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750ml
Bottle: $22.20
12 bottles: $21.76
Light aromas of honeysuckle and other white flowers are cut by chalk on the nose of this bottling. The palate hits...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.93 $28.80
"Bambino" comes from a ten-acre block planted on Old Hill in 1998. This young-vine field blend is patterned after the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.94 $31.60
12 bottles: $26.60
Our Zinfandel was aged for 12 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels, 20% of which were new. At...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $64.00
The 2020 Capensis Western Cape Chardonnay is a culmination of eight remarkable vineyards – a balanced, layered, and...
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750ml
Bottle: $17.91
12 bottles: $17.55
White
750ml
Bottle: $75.94
• Practicing organic. • 100% Chardonnay. • From a single site in Vertus. • 50+ year old vines. • Indigenous...
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750ml
Bottle: $114.49
91-93 The 2020 Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc 1er Cru is well-defined on the nose, quite malic with Granny Smith...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
COLOR: Shiny yellow with green highlights. NOSE: The nose is expressive, lemony and mineral, well balanced with dry...
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750ml
Bottle: $288.95
6 bottles: $283.17
COLOR: Pale Golden. NOSE: Candied Orange, Hazelnut, hot Brioche. FLAVOR: Long lasting finish and great aging potential.
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750ml
Bottle: $40.32
6 bottles: $39.60
COLOR: Bright yellow in colour with green hues. NOSE: A complex and expressive nose of white flowers, underlined by...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $35.89 $37.30
12 bottles: $34.68
EYE: Golden colour with green reflects. NOSE The nose is very expressive with notes of white flowers, fern and...

Chardonnay Mencia Zinfandel 2020

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 precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.