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750ml
Bottle: $159.94
Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Sleeping Lady Vineyard is deep garnet-purple in color....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $89.90
6 bottles: $88.10
Ripe and focused, with a core of raspberry, mulberry and black currant pate de fruit notes that meld nicely with...
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750ml
Bottle: $97.45
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750ml
Bottle: $218.95
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The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is dark and brooding, earthy and layered. Notes of petrichor, cedar box, dusty savory...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $104.57 $109.20
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The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is a charming, sweetly fruited effort with loads of character. First produced in 1985 and...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $158.94
A full-bodied cabernet sauvignon that’s fruity on the nose with notes of crushed raspberries, berries and herbs....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93
12 bottles: $39.13
The 2018 Atlas Peak AVA Cabernet Sauvignon is stunning, displaying a deep garnet color that immediately captures the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $132.84 $147.60
Wild blackberry, cassis, dark chocolate, tobacco and dark spice on the nose. Dried violets, too. It’s medium-to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $78.85 $82.80
A perfumed, fresh nose filled with violets, lavender, black currants. The palate is plush, dense and precise,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.71 $109.20
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Magic Nights is laced with inky dark fruit, licorice, crème de cassis, chocolate, sweet...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $84.94
12 bottles: $83.24
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Vaso is cut from the same cloth, offering beautiful purity and richness. It’s slightly...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $127.54
Juicy in feel, with both a lush and brambly aspect to the mouthfeel, this red delivers a nice wave of steeped currant...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $193.89
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $63.94
Shows a lovely mix of cold cast iron, charcoal and warm earth notes that run underneath layers of warmed cassis, plum...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $38.25
12 bottles: $37.49
Lush and gratifying in feel, this delivers waves of creamy plum, blackberry and boysenberry compote, along with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.60
12 bottles: $23.13
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $75.67 $84.08
12 bottles: $68.41
A pure, balanced and fresh Napa cabernet that is not just showing heady concentration and dark fruit. Here you get...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $104.47 $116.08
6 bottles: $96.00
Expressive, with a bold menthol note followed quickly by boysenberry and blackberry compote flavors wrapped in black...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $89.85 $97.20
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750ml
Bottle: $49.94
12 bottles: $48.94
Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon 1882 displays a medium to deep garnet-purple color and...
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Cabernet Sauvignon Garganega 2018 United States California Napa Valley

Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.


We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.

When it comes to New World wines, and especially wines from the United States of America, Napa Valley is something of a standard bearer. Over its relatively short history, it has managed to transform itself from being a fairly insignificant region, to becoming one of the most important and highly regarding wine locations on earth. With an ideal climate for viticulture, blazing sunshine and a low level of rainfall, this valley is shielded on many sides by mountain ranges which help it maintain a consistent level of heat, light and moisture throughout the year. Today, Napa Valley is a home of innovation and quality, with dozens of grape varietals thriving in the fertile soils. However, the main varietals grown there have always been Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel, and the wines they produce are constantly lauded by critics and competitions across the globe.