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Straw yellow with hints of green. Notes of lily, magnolia, juniper, and linden are followed by ripe fruit and...
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COLOR: Intense straw yellow with hints of green.
NOSE: Intense and persistent. Fruity with clean notes of quince,...
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Color: Brilliant light straw yellow.
Smell: The aroma of this Chardonnay releases exotic fruity impressions with...
750ml
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This bright and crisp Chardonnay from Sicily features a fresh bouquet with fragrances of pear and apple. The taste is...
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This fresh and lively Chardonnay offers a nose of tropical fruits, peaches and vanilla. It's round and cream on the...
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Aromas of anjou pear, and white flowers, with a touch of honey and roasted hazelnuts. Full-bodied and dry with a...
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Optimum varietal expression. An unwooded wine, Bon Vallon has a brisk and clean freshness leading into a wide...
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$17.70
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Un-wooded with notes of grapefruit & nuts. Complex with a nuanced elegance, ending with a delicate ripeness....
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This stunning wine leaps out of the glass, with concentrated flavors and aromas of white peach, quince and pineapple,...
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This 100% domaine wine comes from the Macon village of Uchizy. It is fresh and juicy, no-oak Chardonnay, with layers...
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Open, fragrant nose with notes of fresh fruits and white flowers. The mouth follows through on the same notes, with...
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$16.25
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Pale yellow in color with a silvery green sheen. Complex and intense varietal aromas reveal green apple, ripe peach,...
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$17.44
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Since 1989 our family owned and operated winery has produced wines of superior quality and value. This handcrafted...
750ml - Case of 12
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Straw yellow in color with a greenish tint. A generous wine with an elegant and refined bouquet, expressing on the...
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$18.50
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The Unwooded Chardonnay includes 10% skin ferment and a "bit" of Chenin Blanc, has a very aromatic bouquet with peach...
750ml
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$23.52
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Straw yellow in colour with green highlights. Persistent bouquet with the aroma of herbs and citrus fruits....
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Exuberant banana, pluot, peach, pineapple, floral and lime aromas form the initial impressions of this 100% stainless...
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The focus is on bright fruit and minerality with apricot and white peach notes and floral aromatics.
Chardonnay Primitivo Verdeca 2013 2023 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.
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.