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Au Bon Climat White Blend Hildegard 2020
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$67.91
This Burgundian-minded blend of 50% Pinot Gris, 45% Pinot Blanc and 5% Aligote is exciting to try each vintage. This...
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Chateau-Grillet Chateau-Grillet 2020
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$414.12
Noticeably more oak than their Condrieu (10% new oak here), but this should settle - the score assumes that it will....
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Chateau-Grillet Chateau-Grillet 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$358.59
Noticeably more oak than their Condrieu (10% new oak here), but this should settle - the score assumes that it will....
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Clos Mogador Priorat Blanco Nelin 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$56.95
Floral on the nose and fresh, this deftly knit white layers flavors of white cherry, blanched almond, saffron and a...
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Delas Freres Condrieu La Galopine 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$59.78
91-93 The 2020 Condrieu La Galopine can be thought of as the base Condrieu, and it's always a good buy. Light...
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Domaine Belargus Anjou Blanc 'Roueres' 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$102.09
Pure Chenin Blanc from one of the three original decreed parcels of the Quarts de Chaume, Rouères. This parcel is...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$95.03
100% Chenin Blanc. The Clos du Papillon is one of the three most celebrated coulées or small ravine-like valleys in...
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Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Breze 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$92.04
Lemon oil, crushed mint, white flowers and hazelnuts introduce Guiberteau’s 2020 Brézé, a medium to full-bodied,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$83.17
The 2020 Clos des Guichaux, derived from vines planted in 2003 on calcareous soils (called "tuffeau" in Saumur) and...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$56.95
The 2020 Clos du Bourg Première Trie comes from a warm parcel and a warm vintage, meaning that the grapes were a...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$64.09
The citrus-colored sample of the 2020 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux Première Trie still shows a very fine CO2...
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Domaine Jamet Condrieu Vernillon 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$84.90
I loved the 2020 Condrieu. It’s made in a more vibrant, reductive, racy style that carries classic white peach,...
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E. Guigal Condrieu La Doriane 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$103.15
Just about pure perfection and one of the finest Condrieu to pass my lips, the 2020 Condrieu La Doriane offers an...
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E. Guigal Condrieu La Doriane 2020
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$88.95
Just about pure perfection and one of the finest Condrieu to pass my lips, the 2020 Condrieu La Doriane offers an...
Chenin Blanc Gewurztraminer Sylvaner Viognier White Blend 2020 Wine
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
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.
Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.