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$148.80
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Produced by Braastaad-Tiffon and named after the family’s castle, this “family reserve” is blended from Grande...
750ml
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$117.10
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$116.30
Aged 60 to 80 years, this blend clearly illustrates that Fin Bois is not a “lesser” appellation, but can age just...
750ml
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$153.19
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$152.40
Aged 50 to 80 years; less than 150 bottles released in any given year. Deep mahogany in color, offering complex...
750ml
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Aroma: A kaleidoscope of aromas: rose petals, spicy blossoms of lilies, ylang-ylang, gardenia; ripe exotic yellow...
375ml - Case of 12
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Lots of concrete and spices featuring cloves and dried apples. A dry, full-bodied palate with polished texture....
750ml - Case of 12
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A racy Gewürztraminer, boasting exuberant lychee, sappy peach and ginger layered with floral perfume. Despite the...
750ml - Case of 6
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Intense rose petal and lychee nut aromas. Rich and spicy with purity of flavors, beautiful elegance and great...
750ml
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$12.56
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Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer is clean, fruity, and wonderfully light on its feet. It shows off the exotic aromatic...
750ml
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$24.94
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One hundred per cent Listán Blanco (aka Palomino Fino) from ungrafted vines. These vines are pergola-trained and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$31.56
Clear, bright, golden yellow color. Deep, fruity aromas of orange peel, some dried fruit and marzipan, a hint of...
750ml
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$61.19
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White X Cognac is on a mission to disrupt the category. Its smooth, sweet, mixable yet complex flavor profile opens...
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$19.93
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This full-bodied and flavorful wine has notes of apricot, peach, mango, apple and passionfruit with a floral and...
750ml
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$28.40
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Though expressive and perfumed, this has good balance, with ripe star anise, lychee and baking spices upheld by racy...
750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
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Cognac Gewurztraminer Sherry Mencia
For over three hundred years, Cognac has enjoyed its reputation as the king of brandies. Indeed, it is widely regarded as the finest drink to be distilled from grapes to be found anywhere in the world, and it is a testament to its producers and the master craftsmen who make it that this reputation has never faltered, and remains as strong as ever to this day.
Cognac is produced solely in the beautiful towns of Cognac and Jarnac, found about fifty miles north of Bordeaux, on the west coast of France. Here, around six thousand grape growers work exclusively in the production of white wine, used for the Cognac distilleries which are scattered throughout the region. The wines are made primarily from the Ugni Blanc or Trebbiano grape - one of the most commonly planted grape varietals in the world - which benefit from the cool, coastal climate and mineral rich soils which are found there. The wines themselves wouldn’t be suitable for drinking in themselves, as they are high in acid and low in alcohol, but this makes them ideal for distillation, and they can impart their wonderful, complex, rich flavors to the brandy.
Cognac varies quite significantly from bottle to bottle, depending on how long it has been aged for, and which appellation it comes from. The Cognac region is split into six separate Crus, all with their own distinctive characteristics, and the spirit can be aged from two years (VS) to six (Hors d’Age and Napoleon) and longer.
Gewurztraminer is renowned for being a particularly tricky grape varietal to grow and cultivate, but is one which plenty of wineries persevere with due to its unique properties and excellent flavors The vines themselves are highly robust, and can even be unruly when in the correct type of soil, but they cannot grow well in terroirs which contain chalk or other similar components. They are also extremely susceptible to a wide range of diseases and rot, and due to their early budding and fruiting, they cannot survive frost. However, despite these problems, in cooler climates and on the right terroir, the Gewurztraminer grape varietal produces wonderful results quite unlike any other vine. The pink grapes are packed full of elegant and sweet flavors, their relatively high sugar content offering a light sweetness alongside floral notes, perfumed and aromatic aromas, and a distinctive taste of lychees.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.