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Bottle:
$35.94
A perfect introduction to Sauternes, this has very nice dried-papaya and mango character, creamy richness and...
750ml
Bottle:
$468.00
The 2016 Chateau d’Yquem is pure magic and dessert wines don’t get much better. Offering a pale gold color as...
750ml
Bottle:
$59.94
12 bottles:
$58.74
93–95. Barrel Sample. This almost dry wine is full of botrytized fruit tones. Well balanced, it is likely to turn...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$49.94
Wow. This has a seamless texture and wonderful depth of fruit with dried pineapple, pear and hints of honey. Full...
750ml
Bottle:
$80.40
6 bottles:
$79.20
A step up over the Carmes de Rieussec, the beautiful 2016 Château Rieussec has remarkable purity and freshness while...
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Chateau Climens Barsac 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$67.94
Pale lemon-gold colored, the 2016 Climens is a little youthfully mute, revealing notions of ripe peaches, mango and...
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Chateau Coutet Sauternes Barsac 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$41.75
One of the top sweet wines in this report is the 2016 Château Coutet, which has the vintage’s plush, opulent style...
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Chateau Coutet Sauternes Barsac 2016
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$42.12
One of the top sweet wines in this report is the 2016 Château Coutet, which has the vintage’s plush, opulent style...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2001
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$614.58
What a pure wine, with honey, caramel, cooked apple, bon bon, and pear tart. Dried apricots and peaches develop with...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2001
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$616.87
What a pure wine, with honey, caramel, cooked apple, bon bon, and pear tart. Dried apricots and peaches develop with...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$386.95
The 2016 Chateau d’Yquem is pure magic and dessert wines don’t get much better. Offering a pale gold color as...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2016
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$405.04
The 2016 Chateau d’Yquem is pure magic and dessert wines don’t get much better. Offering a pale gold color as...
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Chateau De Fargues Sauternes 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$174.95
A barrel sample, the 2016 de Fargues has a pale lemon color and quite a profoundly scented nose at this nascent...
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Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac 2001
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$55.95
The focus here is on pineapple and apricot fruit. Citrus curd and lime zest run through the palate, and the clear...
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Chateau Doisy-Vedrines Sauternes 2001
750ml - Case of 12
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$61.95
Vivid, quite intense nose with a spicy savoury twist to the sweet expressive fruit. The sweet palate has a nice...
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Chateau Lafaurie Peyraguey Sauternes 1999
750ml - Case of 6
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$67.12
The 1999 Lafaurie-Peyraguey is a step up from the 1998. It has a disarming bouquet of honey, yellow flowers, orange...
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Chateau Les Justices Sauternes 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$103.80
Forward in feel, with a bold mix of ginger, creamed peach and mango flavors, laced with orange zest and spice notes....
Semillon/sauvignon Blanc Tequila 1999 2001 750ml
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.