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White
750ml
Bottle: $10.94
13 Celsius Sauvignon Blanc is crafted from exceptional grapes grown in the world-renowned region of Marlborough, New...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $37.84
Golden and bright in the glass, the aroma suggests caramel apples. The palate shows plenty of oak and spice, opening...
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91
UBC
91
Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $62.39
Aged in oak and former Sherry casks, this enticing Scotch has a ripe red-apple scent and rich salted caramel and...
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97
UBC
91
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Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $192.53 $202.66
Amber color. Aromas and flavors of toast with orange marmalade, green olive, snicker bar, salted pecans, honey, and...
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94
UBC
94
Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $105.23
96-100 Intriguing and challenging bouquet of aromas of roasted nuts, old leather, black pepper, old oak and dried...
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100
BTI
95
Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $64.99
Dark amber color. Aromas of roasted peanuts, molasses cookies, coconut, caramel, and dark chocolate with a satiny,...
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BTI
94
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Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $799.94 $1199.94
This whisky was distilled in 1999 and laid to rest in first-fill sherry hogshead #3089 for 21 years before being...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.84 $14.73
This leaps out of the glass, with expressive, intense fruit flavors of silky smooth lemon meringue, mango, tangerine...
WS
93
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.66
The 2022 Sauvignon Blanc is unoaked and dry and comes in at 13.1% alcohol. Like the other 2022s in this report, this...
WA
90
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $15.94
Packed with vibrant grapefruit, peach and fresh herbs with a luscious texture and a zingy, citrus peel acidity....
DC
95
Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $62.22
One of Islay’s classic malts, this whisky evokes ashes of a campfire on a stony beach. The maritime and smoke...
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UBC
95
WKY
92
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Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $279.94 $349.94
COLOUR: Sunset Gold. AROMA: On the nose, rising aromas of herbal pine and fennel flow into sharp notes of citrusy...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $66.00
An enticing nose reveals pronounced peat complemented by seamlessly integrated wood notes. On the palate, the...
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94
WKY
93
Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $249.94
Removing the cask heads to expose more wood during toasting, we’ve turned Ardbeg whisky upside down and inside out....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $109.43 $115.19
Rated 96 - Powerful, muscular, well-textured, and invigorating. Even within the realm of Ardbeg, this one stands out....
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96
UBC
95
Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $83.99
Bright and crisp aromas of crunchy butter crackers, smoked grains, and campfire are lively and invigorating. The...
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UBC
96
WKY
94
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Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $43.04 $49.19
A nose filled with sea spray, sea salt, dried cherry, dried fig, freshly hewn oak, and burnt driftwood. Distinctively...
UBC
96
WKY
94
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.84
12 bottles: $13.56
Richly perfumed with mango and nectarine, mineral and lime. Sweet herbals and a hint of fresh pea out of the pod....
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Rapid Ship
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $62.21 $71.10
Matured in American oak ex-bourbon & double-fired American oak casks, bringing elegant complexity and warmth Natural...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $61.78 $65.03
Soft melodies of warm cereal, almond biscotti, maple honey, backed bramble fruit sing from the glass. The palate is...
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96
UBC
96

Melon de Bourgogne Sauvignon Blanc Single Malt Scotch Rapid Ship

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.