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750ml - Case of 12
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$68.80
As a young wine, it has the potential to grow and thrive. Its noble heritage is revealed through its purity and...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$68.80
It opens with fragrant aromas of pear, brioche, beeswax, honey, and sweet spice. On the palate, this wine is ample...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Blanc 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$1149.86
A white of incredible energy and depth of fruit with a grapefruit, stone and peach character. Some hints of minerals...
750ml - Case of 12
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$729.83
750ml - Case of 6
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$732.05
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$985.22
Encouragingly, the 2009 vintage is still a light lemon yellow in colour, with no apparent signs of age. Still, it is...
750ml - Case of 3
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$7719.98
750ml - 1 Bottle
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750ml - 1 Bottle
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$655.63
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$611.86
$650.92
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$557.67
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$677.57
$720.82
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$1152.25
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750ml - 1 Bottle
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$1269.08
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1352.75
The 2009 Batard-Montrachet positively explodes from the glass. Round, sweet and expressive, the wine saturates the...
Chardonnay White Bordeaux 2009
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.
France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.