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A. Et P. De Villaine Mercurey Les Montots 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$62.45
Displaying macerated cherry, kirsch, rose, earth and spice flavors, this ripe red is broad and firm yet silky, with...
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A. Et P. De Villaine Mercurey Les Montots 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$59.94
Tightly wound, with an underlying chalky feel, this sinewy red reveals cherry, raspberry, stone and spice flavors....
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A. Et P. De Villaine Mercurey Les Montots 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$61.62
A silky red, with mingling cherry, blackberry and earth aromas and flavors. Succulent, turning focused and vibrant on...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$78.78
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Aile D'argent Bordeaux Blanc 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$148.60
Aromas of dried pineapple and papaya. Mango, too. Full-bodied, focused and tight with a precise, medium-bodied palate...
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Aile D'argent Bordeaux Blanc 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$148.60
Bold, delivering apricot, melon and pear flavors gilded with a warm piecrust note. There's a light hazelnut hint...
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Aile D'argent Bordeaux Blanc 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$208.98
Features a lovely mix of honeysuckle, verbena, white peach, lemon peel and shortbread notes mixed together, with the...
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Aile D'argent Bordeaux Blanc 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$199.85
93-95 There was no malolactic fermentation and no Muscadelle this year—both unusual for Aile d’Argent. Composed...
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Aile D'argent Bordeaux Blanc 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$148.60
A very exotic Aile d’Argent with dried-mango, fresh-pineapple, and sliced-lemon aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and...
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Aile D'argent Bordeaux Blanc 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$155.50
97-98 Spicy and complex with cardamom, green apple, pineapple and dried lime. Hints of white chocolate and mango,...
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Alain Hudelot-Noellat Bourgogne Rouge 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$68.28
87-89 This is almost always an excellent wine in the context of its place in the Burgundian hierarchy and 2020 is no...
Arneis Petite Sirah Pinot Noir White Bordeaux Pre-Arrival Wine
The Arneis white wine grape varietal is a native fruit of the beautiful northern region of Piedmont, in Italy. Whilst it has had great success over recent decades in several New World countries, Arneis has been cultivated for centuries in northern Italy, where it is recognized as one of the most representative grapes of the region. Arneis has long been used as a blending grape, due to its highly aromatic character, but it is becoming more and more common to see single variety bottles made using this grape. At its best, Arneis produces beautifully full bodied white wines, packed full of orchard fruit and apricot flavors, with a fine crispness and acidic punch. However, it is a notoriously difficult grape to cultivate successfully, hence its name which translates as 'little rascal'.
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.
Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.
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.