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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $223.15 $234.89
Delicate vanilla and apricot perfume this Cognac. The palate is more forward, showing mouthwatering butterscotch,...
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750ml
Bottle: $50.20
12 bottles: $46.55
Les Murets reveals a very dark purple robe with purple reflections. The nose offers a very rich and racy aromatic...
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Bottle: $18.80
12 bottles: $18.42
Varnishy oak on the nose and palate at this stage, it does, however, have good concentration and intense acidity that...
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750ml
Bottle: $26.37
12 bottles: $25.84
Color: Mauve with a raspberry rim. Nose: Intense aromas of black fruits and pepper with toasty undertones. Palate:...
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Bottle: $12.50
12 bottles: $10.77
Color: Bright ruby with purple notes. Nose: Intense aromas of red fruits - especially red currant, raspberry. Palate:...
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Carisma Mendocino Sweet Syrah has a gorgeous floral aroma filled with violets and lavender, joined by flavors of...
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Bottle: $20.43
A deep ruby-red color, with hints of violet. The promise of blackcurrant, blueberry, wild cherry, black pepper,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $12.57
This enjoyable, well-structured and full-bodied wine offers flinty, earthy aromas and slightly tart cranberry,...
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750ml
Bottle: $97.20 $138.94
The 2020 Syrah En Chamberlin Vineyard is youthfully restrained, with a savory blend of cured meat, bacon fat, exotic...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.30 $34.00
• Certified Organic. • 100% Syrah. • 100% declassified barrels from Peay Vineyards (West Sonoma Coast). •...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.08 $20.08
12 bottles: $13.99
Aromas of fresh picked herbs and wet earth. Rich black cherry and tobacco are followed by hints of lavender on the...
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750ml
Bottle: $28.99
6 bottles: $28.42
It is a dark, garnet-red colored wine. It’s very expressive scented bouquet exhales the strong aromas of red and...
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750ml
Bottle: $74.90 $80.80
A very refined and delicate Cote-Rotie with wonderful floral complexity. Graceful palate that feels almost...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $79.80
A very balanced wine, with powerful aromas but also a lot of finesse, revealing floral notes, red fruits, scents of...
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750ml
Bottle: $57.67 $64.08
12 bottles: $57.00
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750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $19.60
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Our cool climate, estate grown Syrah offers generous aromas of black pepper, coffee and berry. On the palate, flavors...
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750ml
Bottle: $44.92
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The O’Riada is a quintessential Canberra Shiraz, fully charged with spice, floral notes and ripe red fruits. Food...
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750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
• Certified organic. • 100% Syrah. • Limestone soil with lots of pebbles. • Partially de-stemmed. •...
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750ml
Bottle: $16.20 $18.00
A vibrant nose, effusing copious Mediterranean spices, thyme, peppercorn, ripe plums and cherries. Fresh and bright...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $61.56 $64.80
This VSOP Cognac is aged for four years in oak barrels, followed by six months in Mizunara, a particularly...
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Carricante Cognac Syrah 750ml

For over three hundred years, Cognac has enjoyed its reputation as the king of brandies. Indeed, it is widely regarded as the finest drink to be distilled from grapes to be found anywhere in the world, and it is a testament to its producers and the master craftsmen who make it that this reputation has never faltered, and remains as strong as ever to this day.

Cognac is produced solely in the beautiful towns of Cognac and Jarnac, found about fifty miles north of Bordeaux, on the west coast of France. Here, around six thousand grape growers work exclusively in the production of white wine, used for the Cognac distilleries which are scattered throughout the region. The wines are made primarily from the Ugni Blanc or Trebbiano grape - one of the most commonly planted grape varietals in the world - which benefit from the cool, coastal climate and mineral rich soils which are found there. The wines themselves wouldn’t be suitable for drinking in themselves, as they are high in acid and low in alcohol, but this makes them ideal for distillation, and they can impart their wonderful, complex, rich flavors to the brandy.

Cognac varies quite significantly from bottle to bottle, depending on how long it has been aged for, and which appellation it comes from. The Cognac region is split into six separate Crus, all with their own distinctive characteristics, and the spirit can be aged from two years (VS) to six (Hors d’Age and Napoleon) and longer.

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.