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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $48.67
A fine, supple red, sporting velvety tannins, racy raspberry, cherry and plum fruit, joined by layers of spice, hot...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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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93
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93
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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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95
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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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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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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98
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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...
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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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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...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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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95
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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...
VM
92
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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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96
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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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94
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
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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Carignan Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2008 2010 Pre-Arrival

Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.