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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$26.75
Deep aromas of violets, blackberry, and forest. Leather and black currant on the palate with hints of black pepper....
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$48.95
A classic Paso Robles style wine, with a bouquet of blackberries and crushed flowers. Subtle notes of mint and...
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Cardinale Red Blend 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$218.67
A brilliant wine from winemaker Chris Carpenter and the Kendall-Jackson family, this blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon...
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Colgin Cariad Proprietary Red 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$480.64
The 2013 Cariad Proprietary Red Wine, a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc and 9% Petit...
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Colgin Red Blend IX Estate 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$682.01
Another perfect wine from Ann Colgin and her winemaking team is the 2013 IX Proprietary Red Estate, a blend of 68%...
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Continuum Proprietary Red Blend 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$251.06
Impressive purity of fruit and definition with blackcurrant, oyster shell, blueberries and slate. Graphite, too. Very...
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Dominus Red Blend Othello 2013
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$61.30
This is a pretty third wine of Dominus, showing freshness and richness at the same time. Full-bodied, juicy and rich...
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Favia Red Blend Cerro Sur 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$160.34
The other proprietary red wine Favia is known for is the 2013 Proprietary Red Cerro Sur. What a gorgeous effort with...
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Inglenook Red Blend Rubicon 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$163.13
An aromatic and complex red with currant, white-chocolate and rose-petal character. Full-bodied, tight and polished....
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Jonata Red Blend Todos 2013
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$90.90
Lastly, the entry level 2013 Todos Proprietary Red Wine is a smokin’ wine that’s made from 78% Syrah, 15%...
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Joseph Phelps Red Blend Insignia 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$312.41
The 2013 Insignia (their 40th vintage) is a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, and the rest Merlot,...
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Liquid Farm Chardonnay White Hill 2013
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$68.69
This wine has great tension, mouthfeel, and focus. Notes of lemon, oyster-shell, and river rocks on both the nose and...
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Napanook Red Blend 2013
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$84.95
Fabulous nose of mushrooms, like porcini, with black truffle that turns to citrus fruits such as orange and...
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Opus One Red Wine 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$442.77
I love the 2012, but honestly the 2013 just has the edge, because it is just as concentrated and full of fruit but...
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Promontory (Harlan) Red 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$793.32
The best wine so far (although I suspect the 2015 may ultimately enter the picture as well) is the nearly perfect...
Chardonnay Red Blend 2013 United States 750ml
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.
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.