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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $73.95
Tasted single blind against its peers. This has a very well -defined nose of dried pineapple, quince and vanilla pod...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $57.32
The 2010 Coutet has quite an intense bouquet with linseed oil and wax resin infusing the dried honey aromas, then...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $49.70
The 2010 Coutet has quite an intense bouquet with linseed oil and wax resin infusing the dried honey aromas, then...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $294.09
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $328.98
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
WE
98
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $224.95
Pale to medium lemon-gold color, the 2010 d'Yquem has retreated into its shell at this youthful stage, offering...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $224.95
Pale to medium lemon-gold color, the 2010 d'Yquem has retreated into its shell at this youthful stage, offering...
WA
98
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $615.19
Pale to medium lemon-gold color, the 2010 d'Yquem has retreated into its shell at this youthful stage, offering...
WA
98
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $394.55
Pale to medium lemon-gold color, the 2010 d'Yquem has retreated into its shell at this youthful stage, offering...
WA
98
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $119.95
The 2010 de Fargues has an attractive bouquet with scents of honey, saffron, crème brûlée and marzipan, blossoming...
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96
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $42.47
Elegant nose with sweet white peach, strawberry and vanilla. Medium sweet on the palate with a lovely pure fruit and...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $35.95
Very textured, this is a complex wine. There is a strong sense of minerality here, along with flavors of ripe...
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94
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $50.49
Pale orange-gold. Tangy aromas of peach, tangerine and honey are pure but a bit youthfully subdued; this reminded me...
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92
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $50.49
A fine balance between sweetness, acidity and astringency drives this wine forward. Acidity lifts the palate and adds...
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93
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $54.20
92-94 Barrel sample. Rich rather than sweet, this is stuffed full of botrytis. The wine is powered through with this...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $54.15
95-96 I love the botrytis spice character to this wine with dried apricots and tropical fruits. It’s full bodied,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $46.28
95-96 I love the botrytis spice character to this wine with dried apricots and tropical fruits. It’s full bodied,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $48.12
Lots of toffee at first in this wonderful Sauternes. Vanilla, apricot and pure white peach with loads of white...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $57.64
Tropical fruit flavours on the nose, caremelised pineapple with bright candied lemon alongside wonderfully sweet...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $57.86

Sauvignon Blanc Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2008 2010 Pre-Arrival

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.