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Lovely nose of floral honey, mirabelle and very ripe pear with just a hint of nuttiness. Excellent ripeness for the...
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This too is firmly reduced so be sure to decant it first. Otherwise the round, delicious and lush medium weight...
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Pale gold in color, with delicate floral fragrances mixed with aromas of citrus fruit and pale fleshed fruit....
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A vague whiff of the exotic can be found on the ripe and fresh aromas of white peach, petrol and discreet if...
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Pale gold color. Delicate floral fragrances mixed with citrus fruit and a hint of minerality. Well-structured and...
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Pale gold colour. Floral fragrances (acacia) mixed with refreshing aromas of citrus-fruit and hazelnuts on a hint of...
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Pale gold colour. Delicate floral fragrances mixed with citrus fruit on a hint of mineraliy. Taut, precise and tense....
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• 100% Chardonnay.
• 65+ year old vines.
• Southeast exposure.
• Kimmeridgian soil with tons of limestone....
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$48.00
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From 60-year-old southeast-facing vines, with 10% of the blend matured in new oak. This shows Mont de Milieu at its...
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$27.93
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A restrained and cool nose somewhat grudgingly offers up its array of green apple, pear, mineral reduction and...
750ml
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• Oldest vines planted in 1962.
• Average age 50 years old.
• South exposure.
• Tons of Kimmeridgian...
750ml
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COLOR: Brilliant pale yellow robe with golden highlights.
NOSE: Vanilla and toasted notes of the oak barrel.
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750ml
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COLOR: Shiny yellow with green highlights.
NOSE: The nose is expressive, lemony and mineral, well balanced with dry...
750ml
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$62.40
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COLOR: Light in colour becoming more golden with age.
NOSE: Lively aromas and with floral and mineral notes.
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750ml
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COLOR: Bright pale yellow in colour.
NOSE: Open nose of white fruits with a nice minerality offering complexity....
750ml
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$288.95
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COLOR: Pale Golden.
NOSE: Candied Orange, Hazelnut, hot Brioche.
FLAVOR: Long lasting finish and great aging potential.
750ml
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$50.40
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COLOR: Bright yellow in colour with green hues.
NOSE: A complex and expressive nose of white flowers, underlined by...
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This wine has as a brilliant and limpid color with pale yellow reflections. The nose is intense, revealing elegant...
Grenache Chardonnay Malbec France
The Grenache grape holds the honor of being the most widely planted wine grape varietal on earth. It has a long and impressive history, and has been the backbone of the some of the planet’s most respected and famed wine regions, blended with Syrah in regions such as Chateauneuf du Pape, and in certain other Loire and Languedoc regions where it reigns supreme as a single varietal wine grape. In other key areas, such as Spain’s La Rioja (where it is known as Garnacha Tinta), it is blended with Tempranillo to make that country’s signature red wine, and is widely used as a blending grape in other old and new world countries, due to its unique character and jammy, fruit forward character.
For a long time, the Grenache grape was somewhat looked down upon as an ignoble varietal, incapable of producing wines of any particular interest. However, times are very much changing - in the right hands, Grenache grapes result in astonishingly intense and complex wines, full of fascinating features, and capable of achieving plenty of expression. For a while now, Grenache has been a major player in Australian wines. While not yet quite as extensively planted down under as Shiraz is, the Barossa Valley is bringing out some of the finest examples of this grape’s wines in recent years.
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.
The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.
Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.