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Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 2022
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$41.02
Delivers attractive pear, melon and chamomile notes that turn creamy on the medium-weight palate, with crushed stone...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$351.95
Even richer and more concentrated than the 2011, the blockbuster-styled 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is almost...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$92.95
Just sensational, and one of the best examples of this cuvée out there, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc boasts...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$103.38
At the moment the aromatics are mostly centred around nutty oak and appealing scents of millefeuille pastry. Gently...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$84.94
Ripe and enticing, featuring creamed melon and yellow apple flavors, laced with nectarine, heather, ginger and warm...
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Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$54.45
Tons of hazelnuts, white flowers and vanilla in the nose of this very expressive white Chateauneuf. Rich and...
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Clos Des Papes Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc 2017
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$91.95
Vivid straw-yellow. Highly perfumed citrus and orchard fruit and floral qualities on the mineral-accented nose. Shows...
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Clos Des Papes Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc 2020
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$162.95
Citrusy and grapefruit-led thanks to the Bourboulenc. Touch of anise, touch of fennel, lovely acidity and freshness,...
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Clos Des Papes Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$80.95
Citrusy and grapefruit-led thanks to the Bourboulenc. Touch of anise, touch of fennel, lovely acidity and freshness,...
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Clos Des Papes Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc 2021
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$76.95
Fennel and grapefruit on the nose. Only medium-bodied, with a lovely sense of freshness and tension. Great...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$345.80
A blend of 90% Marsanne and 10% Roussanne, the 2017 Hermitage Domaine Des Tourettes Blanc offers attractive notes of...
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Domaine Auguste Clape Saint Peray 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$69.39
Plump, with a warm brioche frame that caresses the creamed pear and melon flavors, while butter, hazelnut and lemon...
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Domaine Auguste Clape Saint Peray 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$57.95
An aromatic and delicate nose of white peaches, flowers, anise and hints of flower honey. Medium body with sharp and...
Grenache Tequila White Rhone Blend Pre-Arrival
The Grenache grape holds the honor of being the most widely planted wine grape varietal on earth. It has a long and impressive history, and has been the backbone of the some of the planet’s most respected and famed wine regions, blended with Syrah in regions such as Chateauneuf du Pape, and in certain other Loire and Languedoc regions where it reigns supreme as a single varietal wine grape. In other key areas, such as Spain’s La Rioja (where it is known as Garnacha Tinta), it is blended with Tempranillo to make that country’s signature red wine, and is widely used as a blending grape in other old and new world countries, due to its unique character and jammy, fruit forward character.
For a long time, the Grenache grape was somewhat looked down upon as an ignoble varietal, incapable of producing wines of any particular interest. However, times are very much changing - in the right hands, Grenache grapes result in astonishingly intense and complex wines, full of fascinating features, and capable of achieving plenty of expression. For a while now, Grenache has been a major player in Australian wines. While not yet quite as extensively planted down under as Shiraz is, the Barossa Valley is bringing out some of the finest examples of this grape’s wines in recent years.
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.
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.