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Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.90 $52.08
12 bottles: $39.17
The goal of Topography is to find a balance between the ripe concentration of valley floor vineyards and the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $38.75 $40.79
12 bottles: $38.00
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $289.89 $295.50
Gorgeous deep plum in colour, this hits you right from the first moment, plastering a smile on your face. The main...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $352.75
Pale gold color. The bouquet has notes of ripe peach and apricot. On the palate, this wine is broad and rich with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $33.67
12 bottles: $33.00
Brilliant yellow. Pungent, mineral-accented Meyer lemon and pear nectar scents show very good clarity and hints of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.40
6 bottles: $19.99
This Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend, with 25% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, is complex and intriguing. It boasts a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.58
12 bottles: $30.95
For this excellent blend, 25% new French oak was employed. It retains its vivid apple-flavored intensity, while...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $36.48
A classic Paso Robles style wine, with a bouquet of blackberries and crushed flowers. Subtle notes of mint and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.20
Cherry colour with dark garnet tones. On the nose, aromas of the maceration and Garnacha fruit that are enhanced by...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.52
6 bottles: $34.80
With an equal presence of Tempranillo and Garnacha grapes, our Campeador Reserva highlights the very best of both,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $42.14
Garnet in color with intense savory aromas on the nose and an edge of dark fruit. Rich and full on the palate with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $38.98
12 bottles: $38.20
Rated 97 in 2016, 2014 not rated.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $60.05
12 bottles: $58.85
This is another stunner from Pellet Estate, from a high-elevation vineyard influenced by fog and wind. A wet stone...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.46
12 bottles: $27.89
The nose of white flowers, lemon oil, crushed rocks, and honey is enticing. This wine has beautiful bright acidity...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $28.80
The 2014 Late Bottled Vintage Port was a few weeks from bottling when last seen a few years ago. Now seen in bottle,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.09
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $199.94
6 bottles: $195.94
Aromas of boysenberry, cassis, plum with a hint of vanilla and nutmeg. Seamless silky tannins with a long finish;...
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $794.02
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $76.20
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $510.91
This is loaded with potent blueberry, acai berry and fig compote flavors that are dense but remarkably polished and...
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Aligote Chardonnay Port Blend Red Blend 2014 Wine

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.

Port wine is Portugal’s great gift to the world. Coming from the ancient harbour capital city of Porto and the surrounding Douro Valley region, Port wine has been made by Portuguese vintners for at least four hundred years, although viticulture has been continually happening in the area for well over two thousand years. Port is a fortified wine, meaning it is a wine which has been bolstered by the addition of grape brandy. Originally, this was used as a method of preservation, allowing the delicate Portuguese wines to survive the journey by sea to trading partners in the UK and France. However, the wonderful taste and unique character the fortification process lends to the wine soon became massively popular, and before long, this new wine style was a hit all across Europe.


Unlike some other fortified wines, Port is made by adding brandy before the wine itself has completed its fermentation. The result of this is that plenty of the grapes’ natural sweetness is maintained in the barrel, meaning it is exceptionally smooth and rounded on the palate. Port comes in many different styles - Tawny Port wines are prized for their richness and mellow character, Reserve and Late Bottled Ports are full of fruit flavor. Vintage Port is a complex, wonderful thing - capable of standing up to some of the finest wines in the world when it comes to depth of flavor and fascinating features.