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375ml
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Barrel Sample. Apricot tones with lively acidity give this rich wine a vein of freshness. Pear and white peach notes...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $434.94
Barrel Sample. Apricot tones with lively acidity give this rich wine a vein of freshness. Pear and white peach notes...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $68.95 $76.20
95-97 The Château Rieussec 2014 is a blend of 93% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle, picked from 15 to...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
12 bottles: $27.38
30-60 year old vines located north of the Lac de Grandlieu. Vineyards are planted densely with 7,000 vines per hectare.
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $48.67
Broad and honeyed, with lots of warm piecrust, orange zest, glazed apple, peach and almond cream notes. The finish...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $54.40
#17 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2018. Powered by intense botrytis, this wine is opulent and ripe, with spice, yellow...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $52.29
#17 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2018. Powered by intense botrytis, this wine is opulent and ripe, with spice, yellow...
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Rose
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $55.72
Pale orange-pink. Fresh red berries, nectarine and white flowers on the fragrant nose. The palate offers silky...
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375ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $206.22
Barrel Sample. Apricot tones with lively acidity give this rich wine a vein of freshness. Pear and white peach notes...
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375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $223.34
Barrel Sample. Apricot tones with lively acidity give this rich wine a vein of freshness. Pear and white peach notes...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $370.31
Barrel Sample. Apricot tones with lively acidity give this rich wine a vein of freshness. Pear and white peach notes...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $175.23
This starts off with an enveloping note of toasted coconut, giving way slowly to creamed peach, mango and papaya...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $47.62
A fresh and clean Sauternes with delicate mineral, apricot and honey character. Medium body, light sweetness and a...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $64.95
95-97 The Château Rieussec 2014 is a blend of 93% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle, picked from 15 to...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $61.08
The 2014 Suduiraut was picked from 12 September to 30 October. It is very similar to the bottle tasted blind at the...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $67.00
The 2014 Suduiraut was picked from 12 September to 30 October. It is very similar to the bottle tasted blind at the...
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Rose
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $60.28
Create some chatter around your Christmas dinner table by pouring this serious, gastronomic rosé. It’s savoury and...
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375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $172.95
Richly rendered, with pineapple, tangerine and nectarine gelee notes carried by a racy streak of orange zest. The...
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Melon de Bourgogne Rose / Blush Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2012 2014

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.