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750ml - Case of 6
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$46.00
Fruity bouquet interwoven with green peppers, spices and aromatic herbs. Easy-drinking on the palate with great depth...
750ml - Case of 12
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$44.93
Fruity bouquet interwoven with green peppers, spices and aromatic herbs. Easy-drinking on the palate with great depth...
750ml - Case of 12
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$37.79
This excellent 2020 has a very striking nose of beautifully ripe blood oranges and strawberries with a touch of red...
750ml - Case of 12
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$36.30
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$80.87
750ml - Case of 12
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$36.93
750ml - Case of 12
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$53.73
90-92 The 2022 Fleurie Clos de la Grand' Cour, Which comes from younger vines around the Domaine, has a more backward...
750ml - Case of 12
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$126.12
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$121.82
Even better, and flirting with perfection, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Prestige Blanc is 60% Roussanne and 20% each...
750ml - Case of 6
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$120.86
Even better, and flirting with perfection, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Prestige Blanc is 60% Roussanne and 20% each...
750ml - Case of 6
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$69.45
Quite possibly the last Barberini produced, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Cuvee Barberini is largely Roussanne,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$55.95
Fairly full-bodied but not overly gloopy. Powerfully flavoursome, with length and depth that are brought into focus...
750ml - Case of 6
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$68.95
Full and broad, with a well-structured framework for the green plum and citrus cream flavors, while subtle fleur de...
750ml - Case of 12
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$80.56
750ml - Case of 6
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$56.52
Carmenere Gamay White Rhone Blend Pre-Arrival Wine
The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.
The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.
The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.
The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.