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750ml
Bottle:
$39.89
A beautiful, vintage-dated tawny that straddles the fruit of a young port with the nutty and walnut character of a...
750ml
Bottle:
$438.95
6 bottles:
$430.17
Each year we strive to bring you the finest and rarest one of a kind aged tequila. This year we are proud to announce...
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Colgin Red Blend IX Estate 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$537.92
Phenomenal aromas and flavors of pure fruit with stones and rock. Turns to mint and eucalyptus. Full body, with...
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Harlan Estate Red 2009
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1266.85
Saturated ruby to the rim. Outstanding floral lift to the aromas of cassis, licorice, menthol and pungent...
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Kanonkop Red Blend Paul Sauer 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$162.11
Bright red-ruby. Enticing aromas of cassis, black cherry, licorice and wild herbs. Dense, layered and deep; at once...
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Opus One Red Wine 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$510.81
A more mineral, floral-tinged style in this vintage, with blueberry and blackberry fruits, beautifully aromatic if a...
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Palazzo Right Bank Proprietary Red Blend 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$116.93
Nose: Floral Notes of Violets & Cassis, Red & Black Cherry Fruit.
Palate: Rich, Plush Mouthfeel, Crushed Red Cherries...
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Promontory (Harlan) Red 2009
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1177.14
The 2009 Promontory is a magnificent Bordeaux-styled red offering up notes of burning embers, scorched earth (not...
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R. Lopez De Heredia Tondonia Reserva 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$66.79
Sweet berries, cherries, cedar and dried flowers on the nose. Some lemon and lime zest, too! Medium-to full-bodied...
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Ridge Lytton Springs 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$101.63
Striking, intense black cherry and blackberry fruit with some spice and earth jump from the glass of the 2008 Lytton...
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Sena Red Blend 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$162.11
This is a wine that shows amazing black olives, leather and hints of mint. Full body with fine tannins and a...
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Sena Red Blend 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$128.94
Such incredible aromatics on this wine, so much going on. Wildly perfumed, like wild meadow flowers with cherry,...
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Terrazas De Los Andes Cheval Des Andes 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$141.65
Bright, saturated medium ruby. Black fruits, tobacco, licorice, wild herbs and an intriguing balsamic note on the...
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Verite La Joie 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$305.56
A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec, the 2009 La Joie...
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Verite La Muse 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$356.88
A blend of 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec (52% Chalk Hill, 45% Alexander Mountain Estate and 3% Bennett...
Red Blend Tequila 2008 2009 750ml
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.