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A unique dry white Bordeaux with a cool, fragrant and vibrant personality. Lots of candied citrus and pineapple with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.00
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From a 17th century estate, this wine is rich and generous in its ripe yellow fruits and balanced acidity. Hints of...
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750ml - Case of 6
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The Guinaudeau family has owned Grand Village since 1650. With clay topsoils over deep limestone, this shows the...
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750ml
Bottle: $69.94 $72.84
Beautifully wood aged, with subtle hints of spice, this is an elegant, textured wine, ripe with white fruit tones and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.49
12 bottles: $25.96
The hilltop village of Cairanne on the left bank of the southern Rhône between Orange and Vaisonla-Romaine is a...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $22.50
Fresh citrus and pit fruits on the fragrant nose. Silky and open-knit, offering pliant peach nectar and tangerine...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $98.55 $109.50
Attractive chamomile, lemon-pith and lemon-grass aromas with a very composed palate that holds a sleek and flavorful,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $44.78
A true gem of a wine, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape checks in as 75% Grenache, 12% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah and the...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $69.28
I was questioning if the top cuvées were worth the money after tasting the traditional cuvée from winemaker Nicolas...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.43
A lively, bright and subtly citric dry white that starts quite sleek on the palate, but expands and gains in...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $222.95
A unique dry white Bordeaux with a cool, fragrant and vibrant personality. Lots of candied citrus and pineapple with...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $345.28
Beautifully fresh, lifted and disarming on the nose, you react with a smile without thinking, like with so many of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $153.17
Very expressive, with violet, fresh bay leaf and rosemary notes leading off, while the core of black cherry, black...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $58.28
Gorgeous, with a lush core of raspberry, blueberry and boysenberry puree flavors gliding through, flecked with anise,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $998.95
Vibrant and exciting, with intense aromas of light toasty oak, pineapple skin, lemon, gooseberry, acacia honey and...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $638.92
This is both bold and bright, with a flood of white peach, lemon cream, Jonagold apple, honeysuckle and verbena notes...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $143.13
Purple color with shimmering reflections. On the nose of powerful fragrances: wild blackberries, ripe cherry,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $56.98
Beautifully wood aged, with subtle hints of spice, this is an elegant, textured wine, ripe with white fruit tones and...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $60.53
Beautifully wood aged, with subtle hints of spice, this is an elegant, textured wine, ripe with white fruit tones and...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $359.95
This stunningly rich 100% Sauvignon Blanc is drinking fabulously well at present, yet it has the potential to evolve...
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Red Rhone Blend Viognier White Bordeaux 2005 750ml

Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.