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$25.81
$27.17
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$16.68
The Basics This wine is meant to be enjoyed with a variety of foods, ranging from Asian to Mexican dishes. The Taste...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$93.00
Very well structured, yet restrained and elegant with a cool and delicate personality for the warm vintage, this is a...
1.5Ltr
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$89.11
6 bottles:
$87.33
Bright and vivid with a linear palate of black cherries, plums and orange peel. It’s tight and focused with a...
1.5Ltr
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$39.79
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$38.99
The 2019 Les Fondraux might be a Vouvray in the demi-sec mold (residual sugar is in the region of 20g/L) but it is a...
1.5Ltr
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$171.95
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$168.51
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
1.5Ltr
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$134.95
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$132.25
The 2018 Saumur Bizay Clos de Guichaux is from another monopole the family holds in Saumur. Planted in 2003 on silt...
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$120.95
$123.00
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$120.00
A very pure, white-stone character on the nose, framed beautifully by some fresh, matchsticky reduction. This is...
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$228.57
$240.60
Romain’s grandfather acquired this historic parcel on the hill of Brézé in 1955. It is one of the three clos of...
1.5Ltr
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$296.46
$329.40
The 2018 Saumur Brézé Clos des Carmes derives from vines planted on a south-facing parcel. It offers up a delicate,...
1.5Ltr
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$35.52
$37.39
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$33.60
If it wasn’t for the lively acidity and the violet note, you might mistake this for a sophisticated Volnay!...
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1.5Ltr
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$157.89
$166.20
A vivid, bright wine, with fresh lemon, white grapefruit and crisp pear following floral perfume accents. Shows...
250ml - Case of 48
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$5.89
This is bright, varietally correct Chenin, with a distinct minerality bordering on saltiness. Aromas of yellow apple,...
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Alex Foillard Brouilly 2016
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$62.90
A very fresh attack with crunchy, energetic blueberries and redcurrants, delivering a plush, supple pastry-like...
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Chateau Des Jacques Morgon Cote Du Py 2015
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$65.78
Deep vivid ruby. Vibrant aromas of black raspberry, cherry cola and violet pick up allspice and licorice nuances with...
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Chateau Des Jacques Moulin A Vent Le Moulin 2018
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$99.28
The 2018 Moulin-à-Vent Le Moulin reveals brooding aromas of dark cherries, raspberries and plums, followed by a...
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Chateau Des Jacques Moulin A Vent Le Moulin 2020
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$113.28
Another highpoint in this year's range is the 2020 Moulin-à-Vent Le Moulin, a deep, concentrated wine evocative of...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$63.54
The 2020 Côte de Brouilly Les Sept Vignes is aged in used barrels plus one or two foudres, fairly new, which gives a...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$80.62
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$141.50
This wine was produced from a single vineyard that's a monopole, guided since 2008 by Édouard Labruyère. Blackberry...
Chenin Blanc Gamay Petite Sirah 1.5Ltr 250ml
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.
The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.
Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.
By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.
There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.