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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.90
12 bottles: $27.34
The 2016 Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyard is medium garnet-purple in color and opens with notions of raspberry tart,...
12 FREE
WA
93
JD
91
Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $35.94
A perfect introduction to Sauternes, this has very nice dried-papaya and mango character, creamy richness and...
12 FREE
JS
92
Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $468.00
The 2016 Chateau d’Yquem is pure magic and dessert wines don’t get much better. Offering a pale gold color as...
12 FREE
JS
99
JD
99
Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $59.94
12 bottles: $58.74
93–95. Barrel Sample. This almost dry wine is full of botrytized fruit tones. Well balanced, it is likely to turn...
12 FREE
WE
95
DC
93
Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $80.40
6 bottles: $79.20
A step up over the Carmes de Rieussec, the beautiful 2016 Château Rieussec has remarkable purity and freshness while...
12 FREE
WE
97
JS
97
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $67.94
Pale lemon-gold colored, the 2016 Climens is a little youthfully mute, revealing notions of ripe peaches, mango and...
WA
96
DC
95
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $42.11
One of the top sweet wines in this report is the 2016 Château Coutet, which has the vintage’s plush, opulent style...
WE
97
JD
97
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $42.35
One of the top sweet wines in this report is the 2016 Château Coutet, which has the vintage’s plush, opulent style...
WE
97
JD
97
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $386.12
The 2016 Chateau d’Yquem is pure magic and dessert wines don’t get much better. Offering a pale gold color as...
JS
99
JD
99
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $407.63
The 2016 Chateau d’Yquem is pure magic and dessert wines don’t get much better. Offering a pale gold color as...
JS
99
JD
99
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $174.95
A barrel sample, the 2016 de Fargues has a pale lemon color and quite a profoundly scented nose at this nascent...
WA
97
WS
97
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $104.10
Forward in feel, with a bold mix of ginger, creamed peach and mango flavors, laced with orange zest and spice notes....
WS
89
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $60.95
Intense peach, mango, ginger and chutney notes form the core here, which is broad and open in feel, backed by toasted...
WS
90
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $64.30
A step up over the Carmes de Rieussec, the beautiful 2016 Château Rieussec has remarkable purity and freshness while...
WE
97
JS
97
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $54.94
95-97 Barrel Sample. This is a dense wine, full of rich fruit, bitter orange and apricot. Its ripe fruit is balanced...
WE
97
WNR
97
Case only
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $64.30
95-97 Barrel Sample. This is a dense wine, full of rich fruit, bitter orange and apricot. Its ripe fruit is balanced...
WE
97
WNR
97

Fruilano Semillon/sauvignon Blanc Zinfandel 750ml

The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.