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The 2021 Fire By Night, formerly known as Broom Ridge, has a lovely, seductive bouquet with mirabelle, jasmine and...
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750ml
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Rated 95 -Year in, year out, this exceptional Chenin Blanc vineyard delivers the goods.... it produces a wine with...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
500ml
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A most appealing example of Italy’s most famous dessert wine, displaying molasses and toffee aromas, honey and...
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750ml
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The 2022 Nero d'Avola is dark and woodsy in the glass, with dried blueberries and exotic spices lifted by sage hints....
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White
750ml
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Rated 96 - Intense, stony and layered, it's a wine that builds on the palate, with effortless concentration, Loire...
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750ml
Bottle: $29.94
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Colour: Deep, almost solid ruby red. Nose: Intense fruity notes of blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, myrtle, leather...
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750ml
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500ml
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The lovely result of a long wait. Bright colour with intense golden reflections, balanced bouquet with scents of...
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750ml
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375ml
Bottle: $30.79
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Traditionally called demi-sec, since 1996 we call moelleux wines with more than 17 grams of residual sugar. Those...
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750ml
Bottle: $53.94
• Certified biodynamic. • 100% Chenin Blanc. • A single 0.8 ha site on the Chaume hill, facing south. • 50+...
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750ml
Bottle: $35.94
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The 2022 Ronceray evokes a ripe bouquet with aromas of freshly baked bread, pear, ripe orchard fruits, sweet spices...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $65.94
• Certified biodynamic. • 100% Chenin Blanc. • A single 0.6 ha site on the Chaume hill. • East facing, very...
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750ml
Bottle: $59.94
• Certified biodynamic. • 100% Chenin Blanc. • From the lieu-dit “Les Mauriers” in the village of...
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750ml - Case of 12
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This delicious, dry Chenin Blanc was selectively harvested by hand from reduced yield vines, then fermented and and...
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750ml
Bottle: $37.94
12 bottles: $37.18
A serious, singular, powerful, Chenin Blanc unrivaled in America. Savory from start to finish. Lemon and toast give...
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750ml
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The 2022 Chenin Blanc from Stellenbosch comes from vines on Greywacke, shale and granite soils planted between 1972...
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White
750ml
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A sleek yet creamy chenin with notes of apricot stones, fresh herbs, lemons and chopped apples on the nose. Some...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $37.94
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This is showing aromas of apricot stones, almonds, cardamom and lemon pith. It’s medium-bodied with plenty of...
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Blaterle Carignan Chenin Blanc Dessert Wine Nero D'avola 12 Ship Free Items

Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.

Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.

Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.



Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.