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Verite La Joie 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$260.78
The 2014 La Joie exudes freshness, energy and intensity. Black cherry, plum, licorice, lavender espresso and...
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Verite La Joie 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$343.89
#43 in Top 100 Wines from USA, 2021. Blackberries, black mushrooms, violets, flowers, and dark tobacco. Black...
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Verite La Muse 1998
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$792.02
Another remarkable wine from the complicated inaugural vintage of Vérité. A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet...
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Verite La Muse 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$424.71
A perfect wine, this blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec emerges from Chalk Hill (48%), Knight’s...
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Verite La Muse 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$358.19
A blend of 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec (52% Chalk Hill, 45% Alexander Mountain Estate and 3% Bennett...
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Verite La Muse 2009
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$644.98
French for 'inspiration', La Muse is crafted primarily from Merlot fruit and represent a Pomerol-style wine. This...
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Verite La Muse 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$239.69
There were a little over 2,000 cases of the 2011 La Muse produced, and this Merlot-dominated beauty checks in as 89%...
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Verite La Muse 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$294.95
The 2012 La Muse, which is 85% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc and 4% Malbec, is a smaller cuvée of 1,840 cases. The wine...
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Verite La Muse 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$300.72
The 2013 La Muse, like all of the 2013s, comes about one-third from Alexander Valley vineyards, 40-plus percent from...
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Verite La Muse 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$270.88
The 2014 La Muse (2,800 cases ) is a legendary effort. The wine offers an opaque purple color and a gorgeous nose of...
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Verite La Muse 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$430.66
A blend of 90% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 4% Malbec, the 2018 La Muse was matured 16 months in 100% new French oak...
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Verite Le Desir 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$331.23
The fruit for this blend of 61% Cabernet Franc, 31% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec came from Chalk...
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Verite Le Desir 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$250.95
More mint, black cherry, mulberry, cedar, candied violet, and floral notes emerge from the 2011 Le Desir, and it...
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Verite Le Desir 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$219.46
(14.2% alcohol; 64% cabernet franc, 24% merlot, 8% cabernet sauvignon and 4% malbec): Bright, deep ruby. Seriously...
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Verite Le Desir 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$249.95
The 2013 Le Desir represents 2,500 cases. This is the softest of the three wines in 2013, and this blend of 61%...
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Verite Le Desir 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$264.95
A blend of 53% Cabernet Franc, 21% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Malbec, the 2014 Le Desir is...
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Verite Le Desir 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$372.64
The wine has a gorgeous nose. All botanicals, florals, berries, wet leaves, earth which is dewy and freshly turned....
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Vina Cobos Cabernet Malbec Cobos Volturno 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$196.36
The 2011 Cobos Volturno is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Malbec from the oldest ungrafted Malbec vines...
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Vina Cobos Cabernet Malbec Cobos Volturno 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$221.38
I love the aromas here with black currant, black truffle, tanned leather and animal on the nose. Complex. Wet...
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Vina Cobos Cabernet Malbec Cobos Volturno 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$255.58
Aromas of dried meat, dark fruit and currant. Decadent character. Full body, chocolate, tea and berry. Velvety...
White Rhone Blends Red Blend Rye Whiskey
Viognier, an exotic, elusive varietal, originally comes from the Northern Rhone Valley of France, and has captured the fascination of the U.S. wine-drinking public. At its finest, it is full-bodied and nearly golden in color, with a haunting bouquet of peaches, apricots and pears, and a floral quality like no other wine in the world. Many vintners are trying their hand at this varietal, spreading from its American beginnings in Napa Valley and Santa Barbara County to wineries as far away as Virginia. Marsanne and Rousanne, two other important varieties from the Rhone Valley are making waves in the U.S., particularly on the Central Coast of California.
Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.
In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.
Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.