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Red
750ml
Bottle: $82.89
6 bottles: $81.23
Brilliant ruby. An expansive bouquet evokes ripe red fruit, candied flowers, black cardamom and musky earth, and a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.88
12 bottles: $21.44
A soft, smooth and most enjoyable bottle, this shows plenty of well-ripened fruit, from strawberry to raspberry and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $42.40
With the Barham Mendelsohn label, Jim stretches his Pinot potential to include one of California's best growing...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.28
6 bottles: $58.09
The 2018 Pinot Noir has layers of tart cherry, Christmas (Douglas Fir, candle wax, and gingerbread), dried orange...
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750ml
Bottle: $34.32
12 bottles: $33.63
With the majority of its fruit from the Hirschy Vineyard, the 2018 Pinot Noir Athena is dark ruby and takes on a bit...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.94 $23.52
12 bottles: $22.48
Vivacious and full on the palate, the red fruit (think Twizzlers) pops, and the uninterrupted juiciness melds with...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $57.94
12 bottles: $56.78
Concentrated raspberry tart and plum paste flavors show lively floral notes that are backed by firm acidity and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.90
12 bottles: $39.10
An estate-grown wine given 30% whole-cluster fermentation, this is a fleshy and lively red wine, broad in appeal and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $40.88
6 bottles: $40.06
This full-bodied and full-flavored wine from a high-elevation vineyard is packed with ripe juicy plum and raspberry...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.38
12 bottles: $74.85
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $49.94
Beautiful. Ripe black cherry, plum, spice, licorice, cedar and new leather are some of the many notes that emerge...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.84
12 bottles: $78.24
The 2018 Pinot Noir Doc's Ranch Vineyard Pommard is forward with turned mineral earth, fresh cherry fruit, and dried...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.94
12 bottles: $68.54
Always true to its feminine name, the 2018 Emmaline Ann Pinot Noir is a textbook showing of the most understated and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.00
6 bottles: $36.26
Shows accents of fresh-cracked white pepper to the dried red fruit and berry flavors, which are framed by crunchy...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $224.37
An elegant and airy if decidedly restrained nose offers up lovely spice nuances on the dark berry fruit-scented...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $141.32
90-93 Notes of menthol and wood surround the ripe but cool aromas of plum liqueur, warm earth and soft game wisps....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $49.60
Aromas of cherries, raw cocoa and spices introduce the 2018 Volnay Village, a medium to full-bodied, lively wine...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.15 $72.79
12 bottles: $68.40
Planted on the hillsides south of Nuits St Georges, this vineyard produces wines with both finesses and complex...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $90.72
12 bottles: $88.91
Lush forest berry and cherry fragrance, with a generous potential of youthful rustic charisma, firm tannins and shy...
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Cognac Pinot Noir 2010 2018 750ml

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.

Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.