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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: $21.09 $22.20
6 bottles: $13.00
This bright ruby-red wine with violet tones and plums and spices aroma, delights with the softness and balance in...
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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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...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $312.93 $329.40
The 2018 Saumur Brézé Clos des Carmes derives from vines planted on a south-facing parcel. It offers up a delicate,...
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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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Carmenere Chenin Blanc Schioppettino 1.5Ltr

The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.

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.