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750ml
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$24.00
12 bottles:
$23.52
Bright yellow-gold. Ripe melon and peach aromas are energized by suggestions of lemon zest and white flowers. Round...
750ml
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$186.00
Just about perfection in a glass, the 2017 Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc is a tour de force, offering a heavenly bouquet of...
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Benanti Etna Bianco Pietramarina Superiore 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$354.71
A lovely nose of fresh flowers, lemon grass, blood orange, baked pear and toasted thyme. Medium-bodied with plenty of...
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Clos Des Papes Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc 2017
750ml - Case of 12
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$91.95
Vivid straw-yellow. Highly perfumed citrus and orchard fruit and floral qualities on the mineral-accented nose. Shows...
750ml - Case of 6
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$345.80
A blend of 90% Marsanne and 10% Roussanne, the 2017 Hermitage Domaine Des Tourettes Blanc offers attractive notes of...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$81.45
Integrated notes of vanilla, spice and caramel accent concentrated pear and quince in this rich but freshly composed...
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Domaine Jean Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$328.98
Bright and very inviting, with a mix of pineapple, quince, mango and white peach flavors giving this a slightly...
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E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc 2017
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$173.01
Just about perfection in a glass, the 2017 Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc is a tour de force, offering a heavenly bouquet of...
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E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$174.38
Just about perfection in a glass, the 2017 Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc is a tour de force, offering a heavenly bouquet of...
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Marc Sorrel Hermitage Les Rocoules 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$187.54
Is this the greatest Les Rocoules I've ever tasted? The 2017 Hermitage Blanc Les Rocoules shows more structure than...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$103.38
Gorgeous in every way, from the lush and silky feel to the waves of creamed melon, white peach and green fig flavors,...
Carricante Tequila White Rhone Blend 2017
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.