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750ml - Case of 12
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$44.95
Very involved and inviting aromas of smoky toasty oak, beguiling black fruit and pastry tied into a lifted herbal...
750ml
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$18.94
12 bottles:
$18.56
• A blend of local reds including Albarín Tinto, Carrasquín, Mencía, and Verdejo Tinto. • Fermented with...
750ml
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$51.38
12 bottles:
$50.35
The 2011 The Evil Twin is a blend of 65% Syrah and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon that was aged 22 months in 100% new French...
750ml
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$271.08
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The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon is a dark, exotic beauty. Dark cherry, plum, chocolate, and menthol make a strong...
750ml
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$21.68
12 bottles:
$21.25
This medium-to-full bodied red is infused with fresh blueberry and raspberry flavors, backed by a spine of fresh...
750ml - Case of 12
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$47.92
Intense aromas of plum, baking spice, leather and tobacco on the nose. Savory and warm on the palate with a long,...
750ml - Case of 12
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$42.14
Garnet in color with intense savory aromas on the nose and an edge of dark fruit. Rich and full on the palate with...
750ml
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$36.94
Perfumed aromas of black fruit, graphite, violets, pine cones and sandalwood. It’s full-bodied with firm, polished...
750ml
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$40.92
$44.00
A traditional beauty that effuses iron, warm earth and savory tobacco leaves, together with plums, spices and orange...
750ml
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$24.00
12 bottles:
$23.52
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot, and Malbec. Aged for 18 months in used French oak.
750ml
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$45.60
$48.00
The 2011 Venus La Universal showed surprisingly fresher than the 2012, even when it was an extremely dry and warm...
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Abreu Red Blend Cappella 2015
750ml - Case of 3
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$583.30
96-100 The 2015 Cappella should be close to perfection when it is finally released in several years. Inky...
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Abreu Red Blend Las Posadas 2011
750ml - Case of 3
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$402.02
The 2011 Las Posadas is a relatively delicate wine for Howell Mountain, but the vines were pretty young back then....
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Abreu Red Blend Las Posadas 2015
750ml - Case of 3
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$651.34
A big version, with broad-shouldered currant and fig paste notes, wrapped in tar and roasted mesquite accents. The...
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Almaviva Puente Alto 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$186.94
Blackcurrant, flower, lead-pencil, and iodine aromas. Medium to full body with firm, polished tannins. Very young and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$505.83
750ml - Case of 6
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$404.72
Deep purple-black in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard offers up a compelling...
Japanese Whiskey Muller Thurgau Red Blend 2011 2015
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.