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The 2011 The Evil Twin is a blend of 65% Syrah and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon that was aged 22 months in 100% new French...
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A traditional beauty that effuses iron, warm earth and savory tobacco leaves, together with plums, spices and orange...
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Jean-Claude Ramonet Montrachet Grand Cru 2011
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The strikingly complex, cool and reserved nose of mostly citrus, stone, floral and white orchard fruit aromas still...
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Abreu Red Blend Las Posadas 2011
750ml - Case of 3
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The 2011 Las Posadas is a relatively delicate wine for Howell Mountain, but the vines were pretty young back then....
750ml - Case of 12
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Casa Ferreirinha Douro Barca Velha 2011
750ml - Case of 3
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Extremely deep red with aromas and flavors that change all the time with blackberry, black raspberry, black licorice,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$146.03
This is one of Italy's great white wines, with aromas and flavours of apple pie, cream tart and lemon-lime. Full body...
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Catena Zapata Nicolas Catena Zapata 2011
750ml - Case of 6
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Combining Malbec with Cabernet Sauvignon, this is always among the most ageworthy reds in Argentina. Cassis and plum...
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Chateau Montelena Chardonnay 2011
750ml - Case of 12
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$107.13
Scented of freshly squeezed lemons, lime leaves and orange blossoms with touches of struck match, crushed stones and...
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750ml - Case of 3
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750ml - Case of 12
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750ml - Case of 12
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750ml - Case of 6
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The 2011 Chablis Butteaux is subtle, gracious and utterly impeccable in its elegance. All the elements are simply in...
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The 2011 Chablis Butteaux is subtle, gracious and utterly impeccable in its elegance. All the elements are simply in...
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Chardonnay Melon de Bourgogne Red Blend 2011 750ml
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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.