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Screaming "Granite!" at the top of its lungs, the 2015 Saint Joseph Le Clos comes from an east-facing parcel located...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $365.95
This has the density and power that is the hallmark of the vintage, with melted licorice snap and tar notes draped...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $182.23
Features a solid core of lightly steeped kirsch, black cherry and raspberry fruit, backed by singed juniper and apple...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $255.95
#14 in Top 100 2017. This offers a drop-dead gorgeous core of cassis and raspberry pâte de fruit flavors that hold...
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1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $398.45
The 2015 Côte Rôtie La Landonne from Delas is a seamless, gorgeously balanced Côte Rôtie that reminds me of the...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $444.37
The 2015 Côte Rôtie La Landonne from Delas is a seamless, gorgeously balanced Côte Rôtie that reminds me of the...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $505.95
This has it all, from the dark, dense core of steeped fig, blackberry and black currant fruit to the smoldering...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $85.58
This sports some seriously delicious plum, blackberry and boysenberry fruit flavors, inlaid with ample brambly grip...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $89.78
Ripe, fleshy and focused, with delicious warm plum sauce and blackberry confiture flavors coursing over graphite,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $128.95
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $207.77
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $229.95
I loved the 2015 Côte Rôtie Château D'Ampuis from barrel, and this beauty does not disappoint from bottle. Coming...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $1650.03
Lastly, the 2015 Ermitage L’Ermite offers that classic, searing granite/ozone-laced bouquet of crème de cassis,...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $176.30
When a so-called entry-level wine performs at this level, you know that producer has had a stupendous year. The 2015...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $77.46
The finest vintage to date, better even than the stellar 2010, the 2015 Crozes-Hermitage Domaine De Thalabert is a...
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1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $649.90
Pure perfection in red wine, and as good a La Chapelle as has ever been made, the 2015 Hermitage La Chapelle reveals...
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2015 France Jura Rhone Valley 1.5Ltr

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.

The Isle of Jura is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s last true wildernesses - a wild and rugged place, found in the Southern Hebrides and home to just two hundred inhabitants and several thousand deer. It has one pub, one road, and despite being only sixty kilometers from the major metropolitan center of Glasgow on the mainland, it takes some time to get there. Which may help to explain why Jura whisky is so special - it really is a whisky which has evolved by itself, in isolation from the hustle and bustle of the world, and is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s finest single malts.

Jura whisky almost became something purely of the past. There was a historic distillery on the island since 1810, but due to a lack of interest in quality single malts in the late 19th century and early 20th century - thanks to the rise in lower quality, blended grain whiskies which were taking over the mainland - it fell into ruin. In 1963, the island’s only distillery was re-opened, and with the support of the island’s community, it began working again and aimed to create unique and characterful whiskies which would reflect the independent spirit of this tiny, wind-battered land.

The Rhone Valley of southern France is a particularly fascinating wine region, with a history that stretches back to at least six hundred BCE, when the ancient Greeks first began cultivating vines there. The region itself is split into two distinct sub-regions, with the northern sub-region being famed for its production of exceptional Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier wines, packed full of interesting character and expressing the terroir found there. The southern sub-region is home to an enormous variety of grapes, and produces red, white and rosé wines, and some of the world's most famous and adored blended wines. The continental climate of the region is ideal for growing grapes, and the winds which blow from the Central Massif help temper the heat in the vineyards, leading to very ripe fruits holding plenty of flavor.