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Alvaro Palacios Clos L'ermita 2021
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$996.51
Take your time to appreciate this beauty. This is different from the richer and more opulent 2020, instead, it is...
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Alvaro Palacios Finca Dofi 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$102.76
#29 Top 100, 2016. Subtle nose of dried rose petals, slate and hints of red cherries. Full body, a beautiful...
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Alvaro Palacios Finca Dofi 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$136.53
This is a very tight and fine-grained red with a compressed mouthfeel. The fruit comes through to a class and...
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Alvaro Palacios Finca Dofi 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$96.78
Full ruby-red. Mineral-accented red and dark berry preserve, incense and exotic spice aromas are complemented by...
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Alvaro Palacios Finca Dofi 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$116.18
The single-vineyard red 2019 Finca Dofí comes from the 14 hectares of vines planted across three parajes (lieu-dits)...
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Alvaro Palacios La Baixada 2019
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$207.82
The 2019 La Baixada is from the 1.3-hectare vineyard of the same name that is in the process of being classified as...
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Clos Erasmus Priorat Tinto 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$182.98
The flagship 2017 Clos Erasmus is even better, with a heavenly, lifted nose of black raspberry and mulberries...
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Clos Mogador Montsant Garnacha Com Tu 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.06
2018 was a cool and rainy year, and the 2018 Com Tu has a fresh and elegant profile. It comes from different Garnacha...
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Clos Mogador Montsant Garnacha Com Tu 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$43.01
The 2019 Com Tu is now part of the Clos Mogador portfolio even though it started as a small separate project from...
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Clos Mogador Montsant Garnacha Com Tu 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$38.95
The Garnacha grapes from La Figuera produce wines with a unique color range, tender and fluid; with a fresh aroma, of...
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Comando G Vinos De Madrid La Bruja De Rozas 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$54.09
#48 in Top 100 Value Wines, 2021. A pretty nose of redcurrants, cranberries, dried flowers, grapefruit and rosemary....
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Comando G Vinos De Madrid La Bruja De Rozas 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$34.94
The 2021 La Bruja de Rozas is their edgiest and most austere mineral and soil-driven version of their entry-level...
Grenache Japanese Whiskey Other Whiskey Txakoli 750ml Pre-Arrival
The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.