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$17.09
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Crisp and refreshing, with rich, ripe lime and grapefruit aromas. Great elegance with mineral style and despite...
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$21.00
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750ml
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$15.17
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Colour: Very pale yellow color with green highlights.
Nose: Ripe grapefruit aromas with floral notes (acacia)....
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$16.59
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Closer to Sancerre than your average Touraine Sauvignon Blanc, it’s clear from the start this is a remarkable wine....
750ml - Case of 12
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Beautifully aromatic concentration dominated by scents of boxwood and blackcurrant buds. Clean entry on the palate,...
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Beautifully aromatic concentration dominated by scents of boxwood and blackcurrant buds. Clean entry on the palate,...
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Leclair explained to us that Sauvignon Blanc from Touraine has a less aggressive character than Sauvignon from...
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$14.94
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Aged on the lees for four months, and fermented with indigenous yeast, this wine has a ton of character for such a...
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Delicious and lively with citrus aromas and notes of undergrowth. The palate is savory, with lemon and herbal notes....
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$15.91
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This Sauvignon, a clear colour with a golden tint, gives off aromas of white blossom and beeswax. Round, full and...
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Color: Bright, yellow appearance
Nose: Light and smooth on the palate with aromas of citrus fruits.
Palate: Round and...
750ml
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The nose is delicate mix of white grapefruit, sage, and fresh white flowers, and the palate is fresh and rounded,...
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The nose is delicate mix of white grapefruit, sage, and fresh white flowers, and the palate is fresh and rounded,...
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Think Sauvignon, think Sancerre? Well, think again... Sauvignon de Touraine is like the people's Sancerre, with all...
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In 8 years Le Grand Ballon had become our flagship brand. It was born to transmit what we see almost every day from...
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100% Sauvignon Blanc. Averaging 35 years old, Valérie's vines are planted on clay-limestone soils in the heart of...
Sherry Sauvignon Blanc White Rhone Blend France Loire Valley Vouvray/Touraine
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.
The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.
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.
Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.
Within France, the one region most closely associated with fine white and rosé wines is surely the Loire Valley. With over eight controlled appellations, and a relatively large expanse of land covering this wide valley, the Loire Valley is an ideal location for wineries wishing to produce large quantities of excellent quality vines for their wine production. Indeed, this region has been associated with excellent white wines for over a thousand years, with it once being the favorite wine region for the crowned heads of England, France and beyond. Today, it produces a wide range of white wines, and several rosé and red varieties also. It is also widely celebrated for being home to some of France's most lively and fruity sparkling crémant wines, which more than match those produced in nearby Champagne.