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White
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
Fermented in stainless steel, this is a pretty wine, with a darker tint of pinkish-orange color. Tangy peach and lime...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.08
6 bottles: $74.56
This is an attractively intense style with ripe red berry, plum and chocolate aromas and flavors. The glossy tannins...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $279.89 $300.00
Rated 97-100 - A barrel sample that just about made my eyes roll back in my head, the 2019 Ermitage Ex Voto has...
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White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $70.08
9 bottles: $66.00
This reserve Sauvignon Blanc — produced only in a 1-liter bottle — results from an experiment in the vineyard, by...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.19
12 bottles: $19.79
The 2015 Crozes-Hermitage Sens comes from a mix of alluvial and granite soils (mostly alluvial) and was completely...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $79.93
From the Chaillot lieu-dit, the 2015 Cornas Les Ruchets is slightly more firm and focused, yet still offers...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.66
The 2015 IGP Les Collines de Laure comes from the young vines of the estate (which aren’t all that young and range...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $298.83
Opaque ruby. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes black and blue fruit preserves, incense and pungent flowers, while...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.90 $44.80
Cherry, blood orange, strawberry and cranberry flavors are juicy and nicely transparent, with a touch of sandalwood...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $435.00
Screaming "Granite!" at the top of its lungs, the 2015 Saint Joseph Le Clos comes from an east-facing parcel located...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $97.99
6 bottles: $97.20
This vintage of one of Yalumba's most premium wines is back up to the level of the 2013. It's a rich and heady combo...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $365.95
This has the density and power that is the hallmark of the vintage, with melted licorice snap and tar notes draped...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $89.95
Dark yet inviting, with a well of boysenberry and blackberry compote flavors luring you in, while charcoal, bay leaf...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $239.31
The 2015 No. 4 checks in as a blend of 90% Syrah, 6% Viognier, and 4% Mourvèdre that spent 22 months in 70% new...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $64.95
Deep black hue in color with notes of ripe, wild black fruit and hints of graphite and tar. Fine tannins, full...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $52.69
Readers should think of it as a French Vacqueyras on steroids. From 60-year-old vines in the Ebenezer district of...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $415.95 $427.59
Similar in style to the 2011, the 2015 Languedoc Clos des Truffières is as always 100% Syrah from a vineyard near...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $417.95 $427.59
The 2015 La Clape Porte du Ciel (100% Syrah) is scheduled to be bottled in two months, and it's another awesome...
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Sauvignon Blanc Syrah 2005 2015

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.

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.