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750ml
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$57.95
6 bottles:
$56.79
The 2010 Coutet has quite an intense bouquet with linseed oil and wax resin infusing the dried honey aromas, then...
375ml
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$229.84
$248.00
Pale to medium lemon-gold color, the 2010 d'Yquem has retreated into its shell at this youthful stage, offering...
750ml
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$417.15
$463.50
Pale to medium lemon-gold color, the 2010 d'Yquem has retreated into its shell at this youthful stage, offering...
750ml
Bottle:
$64.94
12 bottles:
$63.64
Very textured, this is a complex wine. There is a strong sense of minerality here, along with flavors of ripe...
750ml
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$63.95
$71.10
95-96 I love the botrytis spice character to this wine with dried apricots and tropical fruits. It’s full bodied,...
750ml
Bottle:
$64.95
$71.10
Tropical fruit flavours on the nose, caremelised pineapple with bright candied lemon alongside wonderfully sweet...
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Chateau Coutet Sauternes Barsac 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$57.95
The 2010 Coutet has quite an intense bouquet with linseed oil and wax resin infusing the dried honey aromas, then...
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Chateau Coutet Sauternes Barsac 2010
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$57.95
The 2010 Coutet has quite an intense bouquet with linseed oil and wax resin infusing the dried honey aromas, then...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2010
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$229.84
Pale to medium lemon-gold color, the 2010 d'Yquem has retreated into its shell at this youthful stage, offering...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2010
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$229.84
Pale to medium lemon-gold color, the 2010 d'Yquem has retreated into its shell at this youthful stage, offering...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$606.23
Pale to medium lemon-gold color, the 2010 d'Yquem has retreated into its shell at this youthful stage, offering...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2010
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$388.95
Pale to medium lemon-gold color, the 2010 d'Yquem has retreated into its shell at this youthful stage, offering...
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Chateau De Fargues Sauternes 2010
750ml - Case of 12
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$119.95
The 2010 de Fargues has an attractive bouquet with scents of honey, saffron, crème brûlée and marzipan, blossoming...
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Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac 2010
750ml - Case of 12
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$42.27
Elegant nose with sweet white peach, strawberry and vanilla. Medium sweet on the palate with a lovely pure fruit and...
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Chateau Nairac Barsac 2010
750ml - Case of 12
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$49.86
A fine balance between sweetness, acidity and astringency drives this wine forward. Acidity lifts the palate and adds...
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$66.86
95-96 I love the botrytis spice character to this wine with dried apricots and tropical fruits. It’s full bodied,...
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2010
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$43.95
95-96 I love the botrytis spice character to this wine with dried apricots and tropical fruits. It’s full bodied,...
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Chateau Sigalas Rabaud Sauternes 2010
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$47.90
Lots of toffee at first in this wonderful Sauternes. Vanilla, apricot and pure white peach with loads of white...
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Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$55.28
Tropical fruit flavours on the nose, caremelised pineapple with bright candied lemon alongside wonderfully sweet...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$120.95
Deep, bright-hued ruby. Powerful, spice-accented aromas of red berry liqueur, cherry pit, rose oil and incense, with...
Mencia Petite Sirah Robola Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2010
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.
In the mountains of Cephalonia, the mineral rich soils assist in the growing of one of the finest of Greece's white grape varietals – the Robola grape. These noble yellowish grapes are notable for the wines they produce, which generally contain summer fruits, peach and citrus aromas, coupled with flavors which extend beyond the usual range of white wines, revealing smoky and mineral notes, and a lengthy, lemony after-taste. These fine characteristics helped the regions it is grown in gain AOC status, and wine-makers in this area have many generations of practice in bringing out the elegant and subtle characteristics of this grape.
Robola, and the other wines of Cephalonia have a long and illustrious history, being mentioned even in ancient epic poems such as Homer's Iliad. However, it was the Venetians who first recognized the great potential of Robola grapes, which quickly became the focus for the areas wine-makers and tradesmen. Nowadays, Robola wines act as an excellent example of a refined Greek dry white wine, which can be either drank as a light and refreshing summer aperitif, or alongside grilled white meats, salads, or white fish. Robola wines, as a rule, do not age particularly well, and it is highly recommended that bottles are drunk young, within two years of bottling. By doing so, you can enjoy the unique characteristics of this remarkable wine, complete with the balanced combination of chalky, smoky citrus flavors and delicate peach aromas which typify the finest examples of Robola varietal wines.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
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