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Mount Eden Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate 2012
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$189.73
A gorgeous wine, the 2012 Pinot Noir is just starting to show the first signs of softening. Sweet tobacco, mint,...
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Napanook Red Blend 2014
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$70.86
Gorgeous aromas of sweet tobacco, iodine and oysters. Blackcurrants, too. Subtle. Medium to full body, elegant and...
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Opus One Red Wine 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$453.70
A near-ideal vintage, where all parts were perfect. Here we are at full peak Opus; satin-like in texture, packed with...
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Opus One Red Wine 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$390.95
Mesmerizing aromas of flowers, bark, currants and blackberries. So perfumed. You just want to smell it. Exquisite...
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Promontory (Harlan) Red 2012
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$841.47
The 2012 Promontory, which is the softest vintage to date, was slightly better this year than last year, as it had...
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Promontory (Harlan) Red 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$915.73
I knew it was only a matter of time before Davide Cilli would make a wine at Promontory that would represent the...
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Realm Proprietary Red Blend The Absurd 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1677.83
A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot, is the 2014 The Absurd,...
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Realm Proprietary Red Blend The Absurd 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1557.06
A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot, is the 2014 The Absurd,...
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Realm Proprietary Red Blend The Bard 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$199.05
The aromas of oysters and peaches combine beautifully with the blackberry and blackcurrant character. Black olives,...
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Ridge Lytton Springs 2012
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$107.38
The 2012 Lytton Springs is quite reserved, compact and inward at this stage. There is good density and depth in the...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$100.27
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$190.13
Checking in as a final blend of 30% Mourvèdre, 22% Zinfandel, 13% Syrah, 13% Tempranillo and the balance Grenache...
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Screaming Eagle Second Flight 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$887.61
This is very structured with ripe and silky tannins that show a dense and compacted fruit character. It's full and...
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Screaming Eagle Second Flight 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$930.01
Intense blackberry and blueberry aromas with hints of fresh mushrooms. Black truffles, too. Full-bodied, tight and...
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Verite La Joie 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$264.20
The 2012 La Joie, which is a blend of 76% Cabernet, 12% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot, blew me away....
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Verite La Joie 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$262.28
The 2014 La Joie exudes freshness, energy and intensity. Black cherry, plum, licorice, lavender espresso and...
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Verite La Muse 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$293.85
The 2012 La Muse, which is 85% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc and 4% Malbec, is a smaller cuvée of 1,840 cases. The wine...
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Verite La Muse 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$276.28
The 2014 La Muse (2,800 cases ) is a legendary effort. The wine offers an opaque purple color and a gorgeous nose of...
Pinot Noir Red Blend 2012 2014 United States California 750ml
Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.
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.