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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $51.05 $51.79
6 bottles: $48.00
This seductive red offers a lot to like, with ripe red fruit and toasted aniseed notes showing an invigorating layer...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $111.79
6 bottles: $109.55
91-93 The 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Télégramme shows the characteristics of the vintage well. Mingling aromas of...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $55.95
6 bottles: $54.83
Easy-going, soft and drinkable, this is a well-balanced and fresh wine despite the warming alcohol. A high-quality...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $157.89 $166.20
A vivid, bright wine, with fresh lemon, white grapefruit and crisp pear following floral perfume accents. Shows...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $189.94
93-95 Coming in at 14% alcohol, the 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a blend of 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 10%...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $168.95
Defined raspberry and redcurrant fruits, some woody spices in the background. Quite a rounded, fluid style, the...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $179.93
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $119.94
A smoky style that’s a touch herbal and meaty. Towards full-bodied, with good weight and texture. Quite a saline...
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Barbera Chenin Blanc Red Rhone Blend 2021 1.5Ltr

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

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.