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Big Smooth delivers a deep, dark, and luscious glass of wine, loaded with big fruit flavors and a smooth, lasting...
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Fruit forward aromas of raspberry and black cherry. An approachable Cabernet with blackberry jam flavors and medium...
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Deep ruby with aromas of black currant, kumquat and baking spices. Structured tannins are balanced by flavors of...
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Fruit forward, savory, rich, focused, dynamic length.
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Aromas of blue/black fruits (blackberries, blueberries) and cinnamon spice. Good density, firm tannin structure, and...
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Our Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cab rests in charred oak, giving way to smokey vanilla notes along with that distinct berry...
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Aromas of blue/black fruits (blackberries, blueberries) and cinnamon spice. Good density, firm tannin structure, and...
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The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits medium garnet color, intense blueberry aromas with hints of clove, and supple...
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Crimson in the glass with aromas of dark chocolate, cherry and a hint of roasted coffee. Rich and full textured on...
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Exhibiting ripeness, balanced fruit, tannins and acidity, this fine specimen from the Maggio family is sweet and...
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Sinful Indeed. Our Cabernet Sauvignon is full-bodied and seductive. Flavors of jammy blackberry are followed by...
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Garnet in color, has intense flavors of black currant, leather, and boysenberry. Subtle notes of allspice and roasted...
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You have ripe flavors of cherry and blackberry balanced with some spicy and earthy flavors of lower alcohol wine. We...
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Fruit forward with flavors of raspberry jam and Bing cherry. Nice structure with supple tannins and integrated oak.
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This smooth, intense Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Lodi, California—including vineyards on Lodi’s East Side...
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Our Cabernet Sauvignon is loaded with aromas and flavors of red and black cherries supported by vanilla and cedar...
Cabernet Sauvignon Cognac Gamay United States California Lodi
For over three hundred years, Cognac has enjoyed its reputation as the king of brandies. Indeed, it is widely regarded as the finest drink to be distilled from grapes to be found anywhere in the world, and it is a testament to its producers and the master craftsmen who make it that this reputation has never faltered, and remains as strong as ever to this day.
Cognac is produced solely in the beautiful towns of Cognac and Jarnac, found about fifty miles north of Bordeaux, on the west coast of France. Here, around six thousand grape growers work exclusively in the production of white wine, used for the Cognac distilleries which are scattered throughout the region. The wines are made primarily from the Ugni Blanc or Trebbiano grape - one of the most commonly planted grape varietals in the world - which benefit from the cool, coastal climate and mineral rich soils which are found there. The wines themselves wouldn’t be suitable for drinking in themselves, as they are high in acid and low in alcohol, but this makes them ideal for distillation, and they can impart their wonderful, complex, rich flavors to the brandy.
Cognac varies quite significantly from bottle to bottle, depending on how long it has been aged for, and which appellation it comes from. The Cognac region is split into six separate Crus, all with their own distinctive characteristics, and the spirit can be aged from two years (VS) to six (Hors d’Age and Napoleon) and longer.
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.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.