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Blackberry, blackcurrant, dark chocolate and spices. Bright and vivid. Medium-bodied with firm, racy tannins and...
375ml
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The 2021 Arise, a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, and 4% Zinfandel,...
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Eye: Dark garnet core, ruby rim. Nose: Intense bouquet of ripe red fruits, dark cherry, plum, and licorice. Secondary...
750ml
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Color: Pale golden yellow.
Aromas: Butterscotch & pineapple.
Flavors: Delicate creamy vanillin with acidic apple &...
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Nose: Bright gold in color and incredibly aromatic, the ripeness of the vintage is most pronounced initially; melon,...
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Nose: Bright gold in color and incredibly aromatic, the ripeness of the vintage is most pronounced initially; melon,...
750ml
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The 2021 Red Blend Elevage is plusher and more forward, yet it shares a similar level of purity and finesse. Black...
750ml
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98-100 This note is written before the final blend of the 2021 Continuum. Deep purple-black in color, it hits the...
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$36.01
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Defined by the cooler 2021 vintage, this Chardonnay offers beautiful aromas of pineapple and lemon pie accompanied by...
750ml
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$32.08
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Combining mountain and valley floor fruit from the most acclaimed wine regions in Napa Valley, including Rutherford,...
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Bright acidity washes flavors of crisp apple, creamy lemon, grapefruit zest and wet stone through the mouth into an...
750ml
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$56.88
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The 2021 Artistry red wine is taut and focused with crushed raspberry, red cherry, mocha, and crushed rock minerality...
750ml
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$33.60
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Clean and crisp with good acidity. Complex flavors of peach and apricot, tropical fruit, lemon custard, biscuit and...
750ml
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Welcoming you with the scent of warm toasted hazelnuts and crème brulée straight from the oven this wine is a...
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This relatively recent proprietary red-blend creation continues to impress each vintage, showcasing Paso power with...
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#73 ENTHUSIAST 100 2022. Fermented in concrete and then aged in neutral oak, this value-minded white is impressive....
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Meet our Y3 Taureau, an indulgent blend sourced from premium vineyards. Starting with Merlot, sourced from Dry Creek...
Chardonnay Pinot Gris Red Blend 2021 United States California Napa Valley San Luis Obispo
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
The Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris grape varietal is now one of the most widely grown vines in the world, due to the surge in popularity of Pinot Grigio wines over the past twenty years or so. These grayish-blue fruits, which hang in their distinctively conical bunches, are responsible for a very broad range of wines famous for their variety of color tones and flavors Pinot Grigio varietal grapes are highly influenced by terroir, climate and particularly the skill and expertise of the vintners who process them. As such, there are full bodied, amber colored wines made from this grape, and there are equally delicious yet far leaner, paler, lighter bodied and crisp white wines made from the same species in other parts of the world.
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.