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Marcel Deiss Alsace Cru Blanc Grasberg 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$61.95
A ripe set of orchard fruit with quite a rich and assertive, minerally edge. The palate has a supple, juicy and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$115.73
The most golden fruits you can imagine just before they begin to turn and decay. A very rich and dense wine that...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$77.95
This is a very rich and layered white with lots of peach-tart, mineral, spice and almond aromas and flavors. Full...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$123.12
The 2015 Grand Cru Schoenenbourg opens clear, intense, precise and floral on the nose, with concentrated lemon confit...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$81.95
This is an impressive and complex wine with such assertive, ripe and juicy fruit on offer. The palate starts out...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1080.86
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Mas De Daumas Gassac Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$56.82
A fragrant grapefruit and tangerine bouquet touched with scented pears and delicate spice. There’s weight and...
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Mas De Daumas Gassac Blanc 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$69.95
This has aromas of white pepper, baked apple, pineapple, white tea, smoked almond and papaya. It’s medium-to...
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Mas De Daumas Gassac Blanc 2022
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$54.72
To be drunk young (in the first 18 months) to appreciate its magnificent minerality and very complex fruit aromas....
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Mullineux White Blend Old Vines 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.79
This has a ripe and complex nose of cooked lemon, apricot, papaya, shortcrust pastry, chamomile, juniper berries and...
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Mullineux White Blend Old Vines 2022
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$35.00
An aromatic, full-bodied white with aromas of mangoes, papayas, honeysuckle, grilled herbs and beeswax. Textural and...
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R. Lopez De Heredia Gravonia Blanco 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$51.68
Aromas of dried apples, wax, blanched nuts, and lemon curd follow through to a medium to full body with serious...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$527.95
Limpid, brass-tinged yellow-gold. Highly pungent, heady aromas of orange pith, dried peach, iodine, jasmine, honey...
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R. Lopez De Heredia Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$120.95
Nuanced pine nuts, macadamia, white truffle, dried pineapple, seaweed and marzipan. Full and voluminous on the palate...
Ice Wine Insolia Tequila White Blend
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.