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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.38 $20.40
12 bottles: $16.63
Deep red color with violet highlights. Intense nose of blackcurrant aromas with vanilla and spicy notes. Good...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.76
Very expressive nose of red fruits, spices, vanilla, the palate, the tannins are mellow, harmonious round with notes...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94 $16.66
The 2022 Camino de Navaherreros is pale, light and primary. It was produced with Garnacha and 10% Tempranillo that...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.84
12 bottles: $45.90
There is more complete ripeness in the 2021 Arroyo del Tórtolas, which shows a darker hue than the 2020 I tasted...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $61.84
12 bottles: $60.60
The 2021 Garnacha de Viña Bonita is pure Garnacha from a plot of very old vines planted in 1929 on very shallow and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
The 2022 Camino de Navaherreros is pale, light and primary. It was produced with Garnacha and 10% Tempranillo that...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.90
12 bottles: $18.52
This wine reveals notes of black fruits with hints of leather and roasting. On the palate, the wine is structured...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.43
12 bottles: $13.16
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.65
12 bottles: $32.00
Some stewed berries with walnut and light sultana undertones. Chocolate, too. It’s full-bodied with a nice core of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.80
12 bottles: $15.05
Bordeaux generally does not have high elevations. This wine, boasting the fact that the vines are at 278 feet, is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.64
Attractively structured and bright, this wine layers tannins with black fruits. Tannins are already well integrated...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.90 $22.00
12 bottles: $17.48
With a brilliant garnet color, this wine offers a nose marked by notes of red fruits and chocolate. The palate is...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.60
12 bottles: $27.05
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $14.73
• Clairette, Grenache Blanc, and Roussanne. • From two parcels – One in the village of Montfrin and one in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.84 $28.20
12 bottles: $26.30
This young bottling will have a long cellar life, thanks perhaps to the old-vine attributes. Aromas of amaro-like...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.74
12 bottles: $40.91
Very aromatic and bright with currants and orange peel on the nose. Full body, velvety tannins and a delicious...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93
12 bottles: $39.13
Very pretty and finely formed with currant, cherry and raspberry character. Medium to full body, firm and silky...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93
12 bottles: $39.13
Very pretty and finely formed with currant, cherry and raspberry character. Medium to full body, firm and silky...
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Grenache Red Bordeaux White Rhone Blend

The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.

There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.

The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.