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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $264.95
6 bottles: $259.65
Super clean black fruit and minerals on the nose and palate. Floral and herbal nuances, too. Medium-to full-bodied...
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95
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $244.20
6 bottles: $240.00
Perfumed and beautiful with raspberry and cherry aromas and flavors. Purity like a mountain stream. Medium to full...
WA
97
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $25.81 $27.17
6 bottles: $16.68
The Basics This wine is meant to be enjoyed with a variety of foods, ranging from Asian to Mexican dishes. The Taste...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $178.45 $189.00
Very attractive combination of dried fruit and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and...
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97
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $199.94
Wild roses and wild strawberries, the nose has a lovely fragrance and expression. Lifted and bright, this has such a...
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95
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $21.85 $23.00
6 bottles: $13.87
Bright ruby red in color. Fragrant, robust and fruit forward, with fresh blackberry, plum and raspberry flavors. A...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $11.49
Aromas of bright berry fruit and violets merge with zesty spice and intense juicy flavors of ripe raspberry, plum and...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $20.71 $21.80
6 bottles: $18.34
Colour: Intense ruby red colour. Bouquet: Fruity flavours with hint of cherries and strawberries, spicy notes. Taste:...
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $119.94
6 bottles: $117.54
Chocolate, sweet spice, tobacco, leather and dark berry fruit give this Brunello a bold and impactful first...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $214.89
6 bottles: $210.59
This has fabulous class and length with ultra-fine tannins that caress and enchant. Full body, yet dense and...
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97
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94
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $27.17 $28.60
6 bottles: $18.40
A balanced bouquet of wild red berries and floral violet notes. This Chianti has a mélange of dryness and great...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $20.42 $21.50
6 bottles: $12.00
Bonizio is a skillful blend of top-quality Merlot from Tuscany’s coastal Maremma zone and select Sangiovese from...
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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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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $39.79
6 bottles: $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...
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91
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $218.44 $219.00
6 bottles: $214.80
Stunningly complex nose of dried flowers, beeswax and candied citrus peel. However, the interplay of richness and...
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95
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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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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $171.95
3 bottles: $168.51
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $134.95
3 bottles: $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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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $116.85 $123.00
A very pure, white-stone character on the nose, framed beautifully by some fresh, matchsticky reduction. This is...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $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...

Chenin Blanc Red Rhone Blend Sangiovese Zinfandel 1.5Ltr

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 name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.

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.