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The 2021 Mourvèdre is another archetypal example of the variety from Andremily, where winemaker Jim Binns manages to...
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750ml
Bottle: $13.87
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Bright, citrusy aromas join aromatic floral notes in the nose. Clean, crisp, pear, lime and pineapple flavors are...
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Intense aromas of white flowers and apricot on the nose. In terms of the palate, the wine is balanced and soft with...
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Intense Purple in color with aroma that are reminiscent of redberry fruits such as cherries, strawberries and...
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750ml
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Fragrant, intense and complex. Williams pear and hints of flowers. Solid structure, refined and with a remarkable...
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Color: Pale yellow with green hints. Nose: Aromas of exotic fruits, white flowers and citrus fruits. Palate:...
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750ml
Bottle: $14.20
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The effusive nose of apple, sliced pear and white peach pulls you into this bold dry white that has some positive...
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750ml
Bottle: $18.93 $20.40
12 bottles: $18.55
100% Cortese from Ulivi's estate vines in and around Gavi. As always, the fruit was destemmed and spontaneously...
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750ml
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The 2021 Pinot Grigio Mont Mes is spicy with notes of ginger and mace giving way to nectarine. This coasts across the...
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On the palate, very round and fresh with notes of exotic fruits. Long on the finish. Very good cellaring potential.
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750ml
Bottle: $73.90 $76.39
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Full and broad, with a well-structured framework for the green plum and citrus cream flavors, while subtle fleur de...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.90 $33.19
• Vines planted on steep slopes (with a grade of up to 35%) facing south by south-east. • Grapes are hand picked...
White
750ml
Bottle: $39.94
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Big, bold and concentrated, this entices with expressive ripe peach, apricot and warm brioche, with flecks of dried...
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750ml
Bottle: $14.62 $16.24
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.94
“Les Abeilles” (The Bees) is a complex, multi-faceted wine that evokes the image of these fascinating creatures,...

Cortese Mourvedre Pinot Gris White Rhone Blend 2021

The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.

Mourvèdre is a fascinating and ancient grape varietal, thought to have been introduced to Spain by the ancient Phoenicians over two thousand years ago. Since then, it has found a home in many regions of France, and has gone on to be a key grape varietal in the New World, where it is often blended with Grenache and Syrah varietals to make a beautifully rounded and balanced red wine. The Mourvèdre grape itself is renowned for holding a complex set of flavours, which are often described as meaty or gamey, with plenty of bramble fruit notes. As such, they are often served with dark meats, and are enjoyed in many countries across the globe. The grapes are not the easiest to cultivate, as they require plenty of sunshine alongside well irrigated soil. However, their quality and unique attributes mean that wineries all over the globe continue to persevere with this special varietal.

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.

The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.