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White
750ml
Bottle: $80.89 $89.20
The 2019 Sancerre Génération Dix-Neuf (XIX) is deep, complex and subtle on the nose that reveals flinty as well as...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $64.93
6 bottles: $63.63
91-92 La Demoiselle is part of the narrow slice of Sancerre vineyards that are planted on clay-flint. The vines...
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92
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $72.39 $76.20
6 bottles: $72.00
The 2022 La Moussière is an open and pliant Sancerre. It offers immediate drinking with its supple texture and...
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88
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White
375ml
Bottle: $19.94 $21.20
12 bottles: $19.54
The 2022 La Moussière is an open and pliant Sancerre. It offers immediate drinking with its supple texture and...
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88
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.94 $34.40
The 2022 La Moussière is an open and pliant Sancerre. It offers immediate drinking with its supple texture and...
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88
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White
750ml
Bottle: $34.93 $38.00
Alphonse Mellot's flagship Sancerre is a stunning pinnacle expression of Loire Sauvignon Blanc. It offers bright...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $54.89 $61.20
The 2021 Les Romains is Mellot's Sancerre off a vineyard on the flinty side of the fault that cuts the appellation in...
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92
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White
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.94 $21.20
Packs honeysuckle, peach, dried apricot and lemon zest notes that are fresh and juicy, with candied ginger accents....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $53.40
12 bottles: $52.33
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $9.81
Fruits like limes and pink grapefruit open up into floral notes with subtle fennel with a freshly cut touch. Rich...
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.50
12 bottles: $12.25
Fruits like limes and pink grapefruit open up into floral notes with subtle fennel with a freshly cut touch. Rich...
White
750ml
Bottle: $24.93
12 bottles: $24.43
Bright in color with gentile notes of green and light yellow. In the nose, it shows intensity with the expression of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
Fermented in stainless steel, this is a pretty wine, with a darker tint of pinkish-orange color. Tangy peach and lime...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.66
Brilliant, focused aromas of minerals, lemons and white pepper lead to bright, stony, lightly herbal flavors on...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $15.94
Packed with vibrant grapefruit, peach and fresh herbs with a luscious texture and a zingy, citrus peel acidity....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.92 $18.33
12 bottles: $16.63
Lively lavender aromas elevate the dark berry and thyme scents on the nose of this bottling. The core of blueberry...
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90
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.25 $15.83
This impressive version offers fresh lemon-lime flavors that are bright and juicy, with a touch of crunchy sea salt....
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90
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.93 $33.60
12 bottles: $31.29
White
750ml
Bottle: $23.95
12 bottles: $23.47
In the white Bordeaux tradition, this wine has 25% Semillon and the 75% Sauvignon Blanc. This wine was aged in 25%...
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Ice Wine Merlot Petite Sirah Sauvignon Blanc

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.

Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.

By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.

There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.