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White
750ml
Bottle: $40.08
12 bottles: $39.28
A honeycomb sweetness with a hint of oaky caramel leads in this stylish white. It’s broad and ripe, but the apple...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.94
The 2016 Valpolicella Classico Superiore TB is sweetly seductive with minty herbs, medicinal cherries and hints of...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $182.20
3 bottles: $179.20
Montelena's 2016 Chardonnay is terrific. Fresh, nuanced and light on its feet, the 2016 is striking for its freshness...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $93.94
Montelena's 2016 Chardonnay is terrific. Fresh, nuanced and light on its feet, the 2016 is striking for its freshness...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $71.28
6 bottles: $67.20
Dal Cero Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG is stunning depth and concentration, both in its rich aromas of ripe fruit...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $36.96
6 bottles: $36.22
Aromatically this wine shows deeply concentrated flavors of lemongrass, citrus peel, and faint honey notes, with a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $54.40
Amarone Grotta del Ninfeo has an intense ruby red colour. With ethereal scents of ripe fruit and marasca cherry, it...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $148.75
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White
750ml
Bottle: $33.06 $34.80
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This has cleverly curated aromas of peach and grapefruit with flinty, winemaking complexity and hazelnut-like oak...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $102.40
Very fine, pure, dark berried fruit balanced by freshness and vitality. Good cellaring potential.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.88
12 bottles: $20.46
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750ml
Bottle: $14.29
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White
750ml
Bottle: $36.68
12 bottles: $35.95
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $129.94
6 bottles: $127.34
The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Pergole Vece is especially spry and lifted, offering smoky minerals,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.94
6 bottles: $35.22
Slightly raisiny edge to the ripe black fruit here on the nose, following through to a medium palate that is...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $72.79
6 bottles: $72.00
The barrique-aged Cantina Tramin 2016 Alto Adige Chardonnay Riserva Troy is a real beauty. This wine will appeal to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $47.89 $48.79
This 100% Corvina (the primary grape of the region) is an amazing study into the heart of the grape that calls...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $212.95
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $219.95
Another astounding wine from Allegrini, if you didn't buy Fiermonte last year here's a chance to buy something just...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $91.78

Chardonnay Corvina Blend Sercial

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.

Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired wines.