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White
750ml
Bottle: $39.94 $43.09
Pretty date, caramel and hazelnut husk notes meld nicely, showing good cut through the ginger- and toasted...
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750ml
Bottle: $14.85 $15.94
The non-vintage Rainwater Medium Dry is aged for three years in oak casks and this was bottled in January 2011. It...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $169.50
12 bottles: $159.60
Sliced-apple and lime with some aniseed and licorice. Iodine, too. Full-bodied with linear acidity and a fine tannin...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $66.94
Aged 15 years and distilled from mostly the hybrid Baco grape, Château de Briat Hors d’Age is big, rich, and round...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $134.94 $141.60
12 bottles: $134.52
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750ml
Bottle: $38.40
12 bottles: $36.48
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $56.94 $60.00
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $84.94 $87.60
12 bottles: $83.24
Beautiful amber colour. Complex nose with notes of dried fruits and prune. Round attack with fatness releasing the...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.94 $36.00
12 bottles: $34.24
Intense nose; very fruity aromas, banana and pear predominating, evolving to floral aromas, notes of white blossom...
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750ml
Bottle: $87.60
12 bottles: $83.22
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $52.94 $55.20
12 bottles: $52.44
Vibrant -yellow-gold in color, this full-bodied blend of Ugni Blanc and Baco Blanc resounds with a rich butterscotch...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $54.00
6 bottles: $49.20
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White
750ml
Bottle: $49.88
6 bottles: $48.88
The 2019 Château Latour-Martillac Blanc is terrific, offering a rich, concentrated, yet bright and racy style that's...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $64.95 $66.20
12 bottles: $63.65
#32 TOP 100 WINES OF FRANCE 2022. Aromas of grilled pineapple, clove, lemon peel, lime pith and green mango. White...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.70
12 bottles: $11.47
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White
750ml
Bottle: $154.80 $156.00
12 bottles: $148.20
Aromas of green apple, lime, kumquat, fresh thyme, flint, stone and oyster shell. It’s medium-bodied with tangy...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $149.92 $163.20
96-98 Barrel Sample. In a line of great white wines from this estate, here is a superb vintage. It has all the...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $23.95
There are two dry whites from this terrific estate. Starting with the 2019 Le Blanc Sec De Suduiraut, it reveals a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $44.94
12 bottles: $44.04
Rich and full of character, this has white peach, fleshy nectarine and soft citrus. An enticing, mouth-watering white...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $44.95
This has a subtle yet serious nose of dried apples, crushed stones, fennel, lemon pith, white lavender and white...
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Armagnac Malvasia White Bordeaux 2019 NV 750ml

Armagnac is a beloved grape brandy, hailing from the beautiful French region of Gascony, in the south-west of the country. It has been in constant production since sometime just before the fifteenth century, and over the decades has been the toast of royal households across Europe. Today, it is still enjoyed for its unique flavor profile and characteristics, and although it is understandably compared with Cognac, its more famous cousin, lovers of Armagnac claim that its distinctive rusticity and full body make it a superior brandy, perfect as a digestif or as an evening treat.

Armagnac is made from more than one grape varietal, but the major player in this drink is the fine Ugni Blanc grape, more commonly known by its Italian name, Trebbiano. This is one of the most widely planted grape varietals in the world, and grows beautifully in Gascony, which has a similar microclimate as its neighbouring wine region, Bordeaux. Armagnac grapes reveal fascinating and complex flavors after distillation, which commonly include christmas cake, earthy, oaky notes and praline.

Armagnac is sold under two categories - vintage, and non-vintage. A vintage Armagnac is made from a blend of grapes which have been grown in a single year, and will have the date printed on the label. Non-vintage Armagnacs, on the other hand, are labelled according to their age. V.S indicates that the brandy has been aged for a minimum of two years, VSOP for four years, XO six years, and Hors d’Age is a premium Armagnac which has been aged for at least ten years.

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.