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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $69.60
This silky single-vineyard Cognac hits all the right notes, layering rounded vanilla, sherry and butterscotch with...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $38.76 $40.80
12 bottles: $31.64
We recognise firstly the combined aromas of spring-dried flowers, of baked apples and of macerated cherries that open...
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $58.80
12 bottles: $50.16
Candied orange peel, vanilla and oak tease the nose. Meanwhile, the palate is oak-forward, translating into vanilla,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $98.04 $103.20
6 bottles: $86.40
Crafted to magnify the exquisite characteristics of the Grande Champagne, a famed growing region known for producing...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $116.28 $122.40
Made with a blend of brandies aged 20 to 25 years, this is a pleasant sipper, with complex flavors that unfold...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $23.92 $26.58
Especially, delicate and floral, attractive to the nose and pleasant to the palate. Its fresh and juicy character is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.11 $15.91
12 bottles: $11.52
This Syrah’s elegant smoky tones lead to notes of concentrated berry, raspberry, boysenberry, dried herbs and hints...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $37.01 $38.96
Intensely aromatic and opulent on the nose with notes of cedar, milk chocolate, golden raisin, and stewed apricot....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $216.68 $228.08
6 bottles: $184.40
Profoundly focused and alluring on the nose with roasted plum, walnut skin, beeswax, apple pie crust, and salted...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.36 $13.01
12 bottles: $8.08
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.48
12 bottles: $18.11
The aromas and palate structure that are typical of this grape variety, are enhanced by the warmth of Sicily, which...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $56.90 $61.20
Dense, with toothsome tannins that add a firm background to tangy blackberry and blueberry flavors, with notes of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.64 $19.60
12 bottles: $17.48
A consistently great McLaren Vale Shiraz. Generously rich with amazing fruit weight and balanced, chewy tannins....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.93 $27.20
Quite a savory expression with dark plums, dried blackberries and violets, as well as fine-ground, toasted...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $13.87
12 bottles: $12.76
Offers Kalamata olive, spice, date nut bread and black licorice notes, which add complexity to the core of tangy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $57.94
The 2022 Syrah from Karabib is 75% whole clusters matured for 11 months in 2,000-liter Austrian oak. This elegant...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $57.94
The 2022 Syrah from Swartland comes from mostly shale and schist soils, 25% on granite soils, using 75% whole cluster...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.90
12 bottles: $19.50
The Lionheart of Dandelion Vineyards is our old vine Barossa vineyard. These ancient, gnarled vines, many over a...
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $99.59
6 bottles: $95.99
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750ml
Bottle: $64.94
12 bottles: $63.64
• Practicing organic. • 100% Syrah. • From multiple parcels of old vines from the villages of Mauves, Tournon,...
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Cognac Mencia 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.