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$17.50
12 bottles:
$16.63
On the nose, there are abundant notes of macerated strawberries with hints of herbs. The acidity is bright with soft...
750ml
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$19.60
12 bottles:
$18.62
The nose is elegant and alluring with notes of berries as well as plenty of earth and minerality. The wine is rich...
750ml
Bottle:
$17.09
12 bottles:
$16.24
Dark black cherry color with purple. Deep, ripe aromas of black cherry with a hint of black pepper. Very good weight;...
750ml
Bottle:
$20.40
12 bottles:
$19.38
This wine has expressive black cherry and wild strawberry aromas with a firm structure in the mouth. Its mineral...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.88
12 bottles:
$16.04
Côte de Brouilly is medium to full-bodied wine, with elegance and finesse. On the nose and palate there are wild...
750ml
Bottle:
$17.91
12 bottles:
$17.01
This wine has complex herbal, red cherry and wild strawberry aromas. The flavors are ripe but firm, the wine has a...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$108.00
Concentrated, powerful, and lively, Les Casse-Têtes is the very quintessence of the Meursault appellation. Its...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$108.00
Les Narvaux is an airy wine that is lively and balanced with aromas of white-fleshed fruit. It offers hints of...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$162.00
This fine and sensual wine, with hints of blossom and roasted hazelnut, has a concentration that makes it discreet in...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$67.50
The natural tension, power, and depth of this wine with notes of white peach and pear is a pure expression of the...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$162.00
With impoverished soil and a good aspect, Les Folatières produces a rich and opulent wine, yet one that is full of...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$162.00
More fine than corpulent, Champs-Gain is a subtle wine with citrus notes that are fresh and lively. Over time, it...
Chardonnay Gamay Tinta Barocca Wine
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.
The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.