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$34.83
$35.88
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$32.98
92-94 The 2021 Carbonnieux Blanc has a relatively spicy bouquet, very slight touches of muscat filtering through the...
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$19.90
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$19.50
A hint of cream and marzipan to the profile of green fruit. Sliced green apples, kiwis and gooseberries. Bright and...
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Lemon and lime zest on the nose, smells bright and vibrant with crisp green apple. Fun and playful with a short of...
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$48.00
The 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé Tête de Cuvée, a blend of different plots, contains slightly more wood maturation than...
750ml
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$25.69
$26.40
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$25.18
Wines from Puligny-Montrachet are typified by aromas and flavors of green apple and lemon and tend to be tauter and...
750ml
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$59.94
Riper aromas include those of petrol, citrus confit, pear and a subtle application of wood. The rich, caressing and...
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A dry and fruity wine, easy to drink. Its colour is pale gold with greenish hues. Very fresh aromas reminiscent of...
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$22.80
"Full of life! A bouquet of citrus aromas, and then we find honey and vanilla. In the mouth, it's funky, spontaneous,...
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$55.50
The Montée de Tonnerre is new to the Julien Brocard line up starting in the 2020 vintage. Julien began converting...
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$16.93
$17.64
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$16.76
The color of this Grand Ardeche is characterized by a pale golden color. This wine offers lovely notes of brioche,...
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This is a simple, refreshing white Bordeaux from importer Guillaume Touton, who works with several hundred producers...
375ml
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$15.00
Intense straw yellow eye. The nose is rich and full but is also letting thru pure notes of a salty minerality not...
Chardonnay White Bordeaux 2009 2021 France Rapid Ship
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.
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.