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$32.44
$33.60
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$31.92
Most of the grapes for this wine come from the 15 acres of Clos Saint Yves vineyard, between the Clos du Papillon and...
750ml
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$60.84
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$59.62
#56 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2022. Slowly developing, this wine from the butterfly (papillon) shaped vineyard is...
1.5Ltr
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$171.95
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$168.51
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
1.5Ltr
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$134.95
3 bottles:
$132.25
The 2018 Saumur Bizay Clos de Guichaux is from another monopole the family holds in Saumur. Planted in 2003 on silt...
1.5Ltr
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$312.93
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The 2018 Saumur Brézé Clos des Carmes derives from vines planted on a south-facing parcel. It offers up a delicate,...
750ml
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$121.24
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$118.82
The 2018 Saumur Brézé Clos des Carmes derives from vines planted on a south-facing parcel. It offers up a delicate,...
750ml
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$31.60
6 bottles:
$30.97
This white shows great freshness, with layers of persimmon and orange blossom mingling almost seamlessly with hints...
750ml
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$16.57
$18.41
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$13.17
The Crusher Petite Sirah is a deep, inky color with bold aromas of boysenberry, blackberry, and fig jam. The inviting...
750ml
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$39.84
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$39.04
85% Schiava/15% other. Known locally as Vernatsch, Schiava is a thin-skinned grape native to the Alto Adige and on...
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Alheit Vineyards Chenin Blanc Huilkrans 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$186.79
The 2018 Huilkrans is 100% Chenin Blanc from the Citrusdal Mountains. Its bouquet is more waxy and resinous than...
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Domaine Belargus Coteaux Du Layon 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$54.94
From south-facing slopes on the schistous soils of the Loire tributary, the 2018 Coteaux du Layon Moelleux Layon...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$89.64
Sourced from a tiny, south-east facing 0.35-hectare plot on a marriage of schists and pudding sandstones in the...
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$277.62
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Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Breze 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$106.08
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$71.32
The 2018 Saumur Bizay Clos de Guichaux is from another monopole the family holds in Saumur. Planted in 2003 on silt...
750ml - Case of 12
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$73.97
The 2018 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux Première Trie is fine, pure and vital on the remarkably complex nose,...
Chenin Blanc Petite Sirah Mencia 2018
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.
By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.
There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.