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$25.96
The hilltop village of Cairanne on the left bank of the southern Rhône between Orange and Vaisonla-Romaine is a...
750ml - Case of 12
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$69.28
I was questioning if the top cuvées were worth the money after tasting the traditional cuvée from winemaker Nicolas...
750ml - Case of 6
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$92.95
Just sensational, and one of the best examples of this cuvée out there, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc boasts...
750ml - Case of 3
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$345.28
Beautifully fresh, lifted and disarming on the nose, you react with a smile without thinking, like with so many of...
750ml - Case of 6
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$152.04
Very expressive, with violet, fresh bay leaf and rosemary notes leading off, while the core of black cherry, black...
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Chateau De Vaudieu Chateauneuf Du Pape 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$58.28
Gorgeous, with a lush core of raspberry, blueberry and boysenberry puree flavors gliding through, flecked with anise,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$161.95
In spite of a hint of charcoal, this is a very deep and charming wine with an entire microcosm of spice on the...
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Clos Des Papes Chateauneuf Du Pape Rouge 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$126.12
Another perfect wine from this brilliant estate is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which matches the otherworldly...
750ml - Case of 6
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$109.95
A dark and winey style, featuring intense raspberry and black currant preserve flavors coiled up with singed cedar,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$54.78
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Domaine Auguste Clape Saint Peray 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$51.95
Plump, with a warm brioche frame that caresses the creamed pear and melon flavors, while butter, hazelnut and lemon...
750ml - Case of 6
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$41.28
750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
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$62.06
750ml - Case of 12
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$89.95
Bottled end of February/early in March, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin is incredible stuff, and while I...
750ml - Case of 6
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$92.35
Bottled end of February/early in March, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin is incredible stuff, and while I...
750ml - Case of 6
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$43.26
A lovely beam of cassis and dark plum fruit streams through, laced with anise and graphite notes and driving into a...
Melon de Bourgogne Red Rhone Blend White Rhone Blend 750ml
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.
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.