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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $146.72
Aromas of dried pineapple and papaya. Mango, too. Full-bodied, focused and tight with a precise, medium-bodied palate...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Bold, delivering apricot, melon and pear flavors gilded with a warm piecrust note. There's a light hazelnut hint...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $206.74
Features a lovely mix of honeysuckle, verbena, white peach, lemon peel and shortbread notes mixed together, with the...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $197.30
93-95 There was no malolactic fermentation and no Muscadelle this year—both unusual for Aile d’Argent. Composed...
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750ml - Case of 6
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A very exotic Aile d’Argent with dried-mango, fresh-pineapple, and sliced-lemon aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $153.99
97-98 Spicy and complex with cardamom, green apple, pineapple and dried lime. Hints of white chocolate and mango,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $43.05
A serious, expertly crafted wine, with style and substance. Offers grilled peach, smoke and flint up front, with...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $51.65
Barrel Sample. Crisp and tight with fine citrus flavors, the wine is beautifully proportioned with textured, zesty...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $188.68
This is so dense and layered with complex dried-pineapple, stone and cooked-apple character. Mineral undertones. Full...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $165.45
Exotic aromas of sliced mangoes and green papaya with undertones of pebbles and lemon rind. Full-bodied and dense —...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $131.95
Green papaya, pomelo, cream, flint and hints of wax on the nose. It’s full-bodied with bright acidity and a creamy...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $153.29
Sliced-apple and lime with some aniseed and licorice. Iodine, too. Full-bodied with linear acidity and a fine tannin...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $127.76
This is layered and serious, with intense yet subtle notes of dried pineapple, lemon, crushed stones and shells....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.27
A lively, bright and subtly citric dry white that starts quite sleek on the palate, but expands and gains in...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $68.40
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $201.95
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $206.78
This stunning white offers a rich display of mango and papaya flavors, gilded with peach, lemon curd and tangerine...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $256.63
This is best ygrec ever with pineapple and lemon. Full body yet vivid and fresh. Incredible energy and depth....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $243.25
This offers creamed yellow apple, green melon and verbena notes surrounded by a brioche and salted butter frame. The...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $248.90
A unique dry white Bordeaux with a cool, fragrant and vibrant personality. Lots of candied citrus and pineapple with...
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Mencia White Bordeaux White Rhone Blend Pre-Arrival Wine

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.

The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.