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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $244.40
This is an exotic dry white with dried mango and pineapple and some slate throughout. Full-bodied with dense, rich...
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1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $442.05 $470.27
This has a fresh, floral aroma, with honeysuckle and elderflower notes leading the way, followed by a rather creamy,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $218.18
This has a fresh, floral aroma, with honeysuckle and elderflower notes leading the way, followed by a rather creamy,...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $218.18
This has a fresh, floral aroma, with honeysuckle and elderflower notes leading the way, followed by a rather creamy,...
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1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $503.68 $535.83
Distinctive, with jasmine and elderflower notes leading off, followed by a racy set of white peach, white ginger and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $242.06
Distinctive, with jasmine and elderflower notes leading off, followed by a racy set of white peach, white ginger and...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $398.17
A minerally and solid Ygrec with sliced pear, dried lemon and some green melon. Full and layered with a lemon-sherbet...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $168.95
A minerally and solid Ygrec with sliced pear, dried lemon and some green melon. Full and layered with a lemon-sherbet...
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White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $201.55
A minerally and solid Ygrec with sliced pear, dried lemon and some green melon. Full and layered with a lemon-sherbet...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $378.50
Lime and spicy pear with crushed stone. Kumquats. Smoke and iron. Kiwi. Full and rounded with bitter pear and steel....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $190.20
Lime and spicy pear with crushed stone. Kumquats. Smoke and iron. Kiwi. Full and rounded with bitter pear and steel....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $55.95
The wine is beautifully balanced, poised between ripe yellow fruits and a tight, taut acidity and minerality. It...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $41.95
Ripe and tropical, this full-bodied wine conveys mango, quince and ripe white peach that accompany a rich texture....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $58.22
This wine is rich, generously textured and ripe. Acidity is comfortably integrated into the wine's texture, offering...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $69.50
This wine is rich, generously textured and ripe. Acidity is comfortably integrated into the wine's texture, offering...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $71.13
The wine is poised and balanced between a fresher aspect and ripe tropical fruits. It has a full-bodied richness to...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $58.45
While I loved the red from this château, their white might be even better! Based on 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25%...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $62.95
The 2021 Château De Fieuzal Blanc (65% Sauvignon and 35% Semillon) is terrific and shows the quality of the vintage....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $66.09
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $1177.12
Although limited in availability, Haut-Brion Blanc is the Rolls Royce of the dry white wines of Graves. The colossal...
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Condrieu Merlot White Bordeaux Pre-Arrival Wine

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.