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750ml - Case of 12
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$15.94
A terrific value in Syrah from the Northern Rhône, the 2014 La Champine offers notes of violets, raspberries and...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$53.41
Bright and concentrated red fruit on the nose and palate. This wine is an opaque ruby color with a medium body and...
750ml
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$388.20
The 2014 L'Ermite comes from a charming, moderately concentrated vintage, but you wouldn’t know that by tasting...
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Araujo Syrah Eisele Vineyard 2014
750ml - Case of 3
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$206.83
Syrah was first planted on the estate in 1978. After making wine from the few remaining vines in 1991 and 1993, a...
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Cayuse Vineyards Syrah 'Cailloux' 2014
750ml - Case of 3
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$278.79
Incorporating a touch more Viognier than normal, the 2014 Syrah Cailloux Vineyard is 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier from...
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Chateau Grand Boise Syrah 'Liberte Cherie' 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$53.28
A very balanced wine, with powerful aromas but also a lot of finesse, revealing floral notes, red fruits, scents of...
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Delas Freres Cote Rotie La Landonne 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$224.95
Youthful purple. An exotically perfumed bouquet evokes candied cherry, black raspberry and olive, along with...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$132.07
Glass-staining ruby. Vibrant, mineral-accented dark fruit and floral pastille scents are complemented by hints of...
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Delas Freres Hermitage Les Bessards 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$128.92
Dark purple. A powerful, highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe black and blue fruits, candied licorice, olive paste,...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$158.51
Pretty, with an alluring core of gently steeped cherry, plum and blood orange fruit flavors, carried by gentle cedar...
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Domaine Jean Louis Chave Saint Joseph 2014
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$90.13
Fresh in feel, with light bay leaf, pepper and dried violet notes leading a core of gently steeped plum and bitter...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$103.78
Solidly ripe, with a ball of cassis and blackberry puree forming the core, laced with bright, mouthwatering sanguine,...
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E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$227.56
Rated 98-100 - As always, the 2019 Côte Rôtie La Landonne is all Syrah that was not destemmed and will spend four...
Japanese Whiskey Refosco Mencia Syrah 2014
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.