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A unique dry white Bordeaux with a cool, fragrant and vibrant personality. Lots of candied citrus and pineapple with...
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$15.99
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$15.67
Savory undertones of grilled thyme, fresh earth and smoky mineral flank the steeped cherry and raspberry fruit...
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$20.00
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$19.60
From a 17th century estate, this wine is rich and generous in its ripe yellow fruits and balanced acidity. Hints of...
750ml - Case of 6
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$24.80
The Guinaudeau family has owned Grand Village since 1650. With clay topsoils over deep limestone, this shows the...
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Beautifully wood aged, with subtle hints of spice, this is an elegant, textured wine, ripe with white fruit tones and...
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$124.89
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$122.39
The white of the vintage is the 2016 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, which comes from a high-density planting of...
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$35.40
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$34.69
Offering up aromas of dark chocolate, roasting game bird and small wild berries, the 2016 Côte de Brouilly is medium...
750ml
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$35.85
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$35.13
The 2016 Fleurie Clos Vernay wafts from the glass with a nuanced bouquet of raspberries, wild plums, dark chocolate...
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$28.80
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$28.22
The 2016 Fleurie Joie de Palais was lucky to escape the hail that stopped 50 meters from Lafarge’s parcel. It has a...
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Attractive chamomile, lemon-pith and lemon-grass aromas with a very composed palate that holds a sleek and flavorful,...
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Ripe red berries are laced with hints of schist from the soil, expanding through a soft finish of well-integrated...
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Chateau Couhins Pessac Leongnan Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 12
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$39.64
A lively, bright and subtly citric dry white that starts quite sleek on the palate, but expands and gains in...
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Chateau d'Yquem White Y 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$236.04
A unique dry white Bordeaux with a cool, fragrant and vibrant personality. Lots of candied citrus and pineapple with...
750ml - Case of 3
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$643.90
This is both bold and bright, with a flood of white peach, lemon cream, Jonagold apple, honeysuckle and verbena notes...
750ml - Case of 6
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$57.64
Beautifully wood aged, with subtle hints of spice, this is an elegant, textured wine, ripe with white fruit tones and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$60.53
Beautifully wood aged, with subtle hints of spice, this is an elegant, textured wine, ripe with white fruit tones and...
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Chateau Margaux Pavillon Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$321.14
The depth and intensity is very beautiful, yet with electrifying acidity that gives this wine energy and excitement....
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Chateau Margaux Pavillon Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 12
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$331.58
The depth and intensity is very beautiful, yet with electrifying acidity that gives this wine energy and excitement....
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Chateau Pape Clement Pessac Leognan Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 12
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$147.60
Among the whites of the vintage, the 2016 Château Pape Clément Blanc is one of the most concentrated, deep, and...
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Domaine De Chevalier Pessac Leognan Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$102.37
The white of the vintage is the 2016 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, which comes from a high-density planting of...
Gamay Robola White Bordeaux 750ml
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.
In the mountains of Cephalonia, the mineral rich soils assist in the growing of one of the finest of Greece's white grape varietals – the Robola grape. These noble yellowish grapes are notable for the wines they produce, which generally contain summer fruits, peach and citrus aromas, coupled with flavors which extend beyond the usual range of white wines, revealing smoky and mineral notes, and a lengthy, lemony after-taste. These fine characteristics helped the regions it is grown in gain AOC status, and wine-makers in this area have many generations of practice in bringing out the elegant and subtle characteristics of this grape.
Robola, and the other wines of Cephalonia have a long and illustrious history, being mentioned even in ancient epic poems such as Homer's Iliad. However, it was the Venetians who first recognized the great potential of Robola grapes, which quickly became the focus for the areas wine-makers and tradesmen. Nowadays, Robola wines act as an excellent example of a refined Greek dry white wine, which can be either drank as a light and refreshing summer aperitif, or alongside grilled white meats, salads, or white fish. Robola wines, as a rule, do not age particularly well, and it is highly recommended that bottles are drunk young, within two years of bottling. By doing so, you can enjoy the unique characteristics of this remarkable wine, complete with the balanced combination of chalky, smoky citrus flavors and delicate peach aromas which typify the finest examples of Robola varietal wines.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?
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.