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750ml - Case of 6
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$107.00
While this Champagne from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is still young, showing a crisp, bone-dry character alongside tight...
750ml
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$39.94
The 2016 Valpolicella Classico Superiore TB is sweetly seductive with minty herbs, medicinal cherries and hints of...
750ml - Case of 12
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$27.44
Intense aromas of ripe fruit and hazelnut. Rich and warm on the palate with flavors of honey and brioche. Creamy...
750ml
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$89.93
$92.40
This is really delicious, with buttered-brioche and bread-dough character. It's full bodied but not heavy. Just rich...
750ml
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$146.40
Pure mature Chardonnay gives this Champagne richness and a full texture. It is impressive, its crisp character...
750ml
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$71.28
6 bottles:
$67.20
Dal Cero Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG is stunning depth and concentration, both in its rich aromas of ripe fruit...
750ml - Case of 12
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$54.40
Amarone Grotta del Ninfeo has an intense ruby red colour. With ethereal scents of ripe fruit and marasca cherry, it...
750ml
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$118.39
6 bottles:
$117.60
Aromatic pastry dough, creme de cassis, apple blossom and graphite notes are well-meshed in this elegant Champagne....
750ml - Case of 6
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$55.94
The perfume is reminiscent of orange blossom, pomegranate, chinotto orange and black plums, followed with ginger,...
750ml - Case of 12
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$78.30
Light notes of tangerine, quince, orange blossom, almonds on the nose with just a touch of caramel and smokiness....
750ml - Case of 12
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$72.72
750ml - Case of 6
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$102.40
Very fine, pure, dark berried fruit balanced by freshness and vitality. Good cellaring potential.
750ml
Bottle:
$112.08
6 bottles:
$108.00
From grand and premier cru vineyards, this Champagne comes from a good but not great vintage. That explains its...
750ml
Bottle:
$186.94
12 bottles:
$183.20
Disgorged in October 2019, Larmandier-Bernier's 2013 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Les Chemins d'Avize is...
750ml
Bottle:
$129.94
6 bottles:
$127.34
The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Pergole Vece is especially spry and lifted, offering smoky minerals,...
750ml
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$35.94
6 bottles:
$35.22
Slightly raisiny edge to the ripe black fruit here on the nose, following through to a medium palate that is...
750ml
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$174.95
$177.19
Disgorged in February 2022 as a brut zero (1g/L of dosage), Le Clos des Trois Clochers 2016 (100% Chardonnay) is...
750ml
Bottle:
$241.20
6 bottles:
$240.00
A firm Champagne, almost crunchy in texture, with steely acidity framing notes of macerated blackberry and cherry...
Champagne Blend Corvina Blend Tequila 2009 750ml
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired wines.
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.