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Made with 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Malbec, this had a 100% wild ferment with 100% whole berry and was matured...
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The 2011 Venus La Universal showed surprisingly fresher than the 2012, even when it was an extremely dry and warm...
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The Cariñena for the 2019 Venus la Universal suffered from a heat wave of extreme temperatures (up to 46 degrees...
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It was very interesting to compare the single-vineyard Garnacha 2019 Venus de La Figuera with the 2018, as both were...
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Well-layered, with dried herb and orange peel notes to the mineral-accented berry and cherry flavors, which are...
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(La Desir) The 2019 Le Désir is just as stunning as the first time I tasted it from bottle. It's pure and layered,...
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Cherry red with médium dark red rim. On the nose it is complex with good intensity with earthy memories, roots and...
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Intense purple in colour with a pleasant nose of blackcurrant, blackberry and liquorice. On the palate the wine has...
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This unique release from Eigashima Shuzo is a sherry cask finished version of their classic blended Akashi whisky...
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Salted caramel, yellow apple, brown sugar, angelica fruits, mild peat.
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83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc. 22 months in French oak.
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Full-bodied and deep, Pintas shows spicy and floral aromas and flavors of blackberry and dark chocolate. Ripe, round,...
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Rich and powerful, this wine shows notes of raspberry, black cherry and plums. On the palate it is fresh and velvety...
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This has a very impressive sense of composure, offering a very attractive, cedary and floral nose with deep violets...
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Ideal vintage conditions set the stage for this impressive blend – worth waiting for after no Signature was...
Agiorghitiko Carmenere Japanese Whiskey Red Blend Sylvaner 12 Ship Free Items
The Agiorgitiko grape varietal is grown widely throughout Greece and certain other countries, and is prized for the fact it is highly heat resistant, and can thrive on even quite arid and infertile land. It has been cultivated for millennia in the Nemea region of the Peloponnese mountains, where it remains highly popular to this day. It is a grape varietal which can take on wide range of characteristics, from highly tannic and astringent to rather soft and rounded, and responds well to a variety of wine making techniques and methods. Typically, the Agiorgitiko grape varietal produces wines which are quite spicy, and hold plummy and dark fruit flavors It has been successfully blended with Cabernet Sauvignon, and is a popular grape varietal in many countries around the world.
The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.
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.