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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
This wine shows aromas of red fruits (mainly morello cherries) and spices (licorice, grey pepper). On the palate, the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.40 $26.00
This wine always overdelivers, and this vintage's blend of 50% Syrah, 38% Grenache, 7% Mourvèdre and 5% Counoise...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $13.94
This deeply coloured wine has an inviting nose of dark cherry and chocolate. The palate is dense and rich, with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $14.30
12 bottles: $12.68
Very fresh red-cherry and floral aromas for this appellation, together with some healthy tannins on the full-bodied,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94 $22.00
12 bottles: $19.76
Reveals red licorice, strawberry puree, creme de violette and fresh cherry flavors that are focused, perfumed and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.95
Juicy berry fruits with notes of savoury spices. Intense on the palate, very approachable. Long finish. (Bronze) -...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $13.01
Grown on sunny slopes and harvested at the peak of ripeness, Syrah and Grenache grapes give the wine its deep ruby...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.31 $12.57
This wine, with its Mediterranean scents, offers a rich play of supple aroma, notably ripe fruit and spices.
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $23.60
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $124.95 $128.80
A showstopper, this is chewy, smoky and broad-shouldered in the best possible way. Reveals layers of blackberry and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $124.95 $128.80
Opulent and broad, with a generous cascade of ripe plum and winey cassis notes wrapped in talc-fine yet sturdy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.78
12 bottles: $38.98
The average age of the vines is 40 years, with some vines dating back to the early 1900s. All the grapes are hand...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.72
12 bottles: $42.85
The 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape matured for 20 months in a combination of, concrete and steel tanks. This 2021...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.84 $20.00
Although this has some dark aromas, like black olive and dried herbs, it also has good red cherry fruit....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.27 $19.19
12 bottles: $15.43
A well-crafted red, with bitter cherry and plum coursing alongside earthy undertones of licorice root and singed...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.94
12 bottles: $35.22
Perfumy and high-toned, with beautiful dried rose petal, anise, cherry and raspberry coulis flavors. Broad on the...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.05
Eye: Deep red color. Nose: Red fruits aromas. Palate: Red fruits and spices flavors. Fine and well integrated tannins.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.84 $15.41
Seductive violet and cassis aromas introduce this vibrant red, with a spine of graphite and sinewy tannins adding...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.15
12 bottles: $42.29
This more traditionally-styled Châteauneuf-du-Pape features pronounced fruit and spice aromas with hints of smoke,...
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Passito Red Rhone Blend Tequila 2021 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.