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Beautiful, broad and plush, this structured but charming wine overflows with red fruits and baking spices, with a...
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100% Merlot from 18-year-old vines. The vineyards are sustainably farmed and indigeonous yeasts are used for...
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Our Castle Rock Merlot is produced from grapes grown on hillside vineyards in Washington State’s prestigious...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
Certified HVE3*. Sourced from 40-year-old Muscadet vines planted in shallow soils of disintegrated mica/schist....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $15.17
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Lots of blackberry and tar character with medium body, firm tannins and a tangy finish. Drink after 2023.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $36.94
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The 2020 Laroque is even better than the en primeur sample. Dark and enveloping, with tons of class, Laroque is a...
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Bottle: $38.93
Another brilliant Pomerol in the vintage, the 2020 Château Montviel has a pure, medium to full-bodied, vibrant...
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Red
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Bottle: $18.07 $20.08
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The aromas of mocha and spice in this classic Merlot mingle with the richness of black cherry perfect for hearty...
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750ml
Bottle: $18.79 $20.88
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Sourced from warm vineyard sites, Indian Wells wines showcase a signature fruit-forward, mouth-filling style....
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Bottle: $36.20
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Fresh, spiced plums, cassis and a hint of mushroom and graphite to the nose. The medium-bodied palate shows good...
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White
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Pretty nose of dried honeysuckle, hawthorn, dried pineapple, mango stone, clove and lemon peel. Full-bodied with...
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750ml
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More saline character on the nose with aromas of oyster shells, lime zest, white pears, juniper berries and dried...
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White
750ml
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Crushed stone, burnt lime, white apricot, dried pineapple and clove on the nose. Medium-bodied, crisp and compact....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $56.94
12 bottles: $55.80
• Certified Organic. • 100% Chenin Blanc. • From a 0.25 ha parcel in the village of Brézé. • Clay and...
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750ml
Bottle: $41.94
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• Certified Organic. • 100% Chenin Blanc. • From a 1.16 ha parcel. • Clay and limestone terroir. • A sunny...
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Chenin Blanc Melon de Bourgogne Merlot Teroldego 2020 Wine

Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.

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.