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750ml
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$32.00
Tasted from barrel, the 2017 Fleurie exhibits notes of warm spices, ripe cherries and dried flowers. On the palate,...
750ml
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$33.94
$34.80
12 bottles:
$33.26
The 2017 Fleurie Clos Vernay was unaffected by hail according to Frédéric Lafarge. It has a deep, blueberry and...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$142.20
This wine was produced from a single vineyard that's a monopole, guided since 2008 by Édouard Labruyère. Blackberry...
750ml - Case of 6
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$71.57
This wine was produced from a single vineyard that's a monopole, guided since 2008 by Édouard Labruyère. Blackberry...
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Giuseppe Rinaldi Dolcetto D'alba 2017
750ml - Case of 12
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$65.95
Rinaldi's 2017 Dolcetto d'Alba brings together the richness of the vintage with a super-classic feel. Sweet dark...
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Philippe Pacalet Moulin A Vent 2017
750ml - Case of 12
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$61.13
Aromas of black cherries, lavender and blue slate follow through to a full body, firm and fine tannins and a...
Dolcetto Gamay Verdejo 2017
In Italian, Dolcetto means 'little sweet one' – a slightly misleading name, as the black grapes of this varietal have relatively little natural sugar and almost almost produce dry wines. However, the Dolcetto grapes are remarkably popular with those looking for a full, rounded and highly flavorful wine, and are grown extensively in their native Italy, and in many other countries around the world. Dolcetto varietal grapes tend to have quite a high level of tannin, due to their thick, black skins, and low acidity, resulting in interesting wines with a large feel in the mouth, despite being relatively light in body. They are most commonly associated with big, complex flavors such as liquorice and prunes, and are regularly described as having a finish similar to the flavor of bitter almonds.
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.