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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93
Blackberries, blueberries, terra cotta, brick and white pepper on the nose. Medium-bodied with very tight and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $15.94
Packed with vibrant grapefruit, peach and fresh herbs with a luscious texture and a zingy, citrus peel acidity....
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $36.94
12 bottles: $36.20
The 2020 Laroque is even better than the en primeur sample. Dark and enveloping, with tons of class, Laroque is a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.32 $34.80
93-95 The 2021 Laroque is a standout. Bright and racy, with tremendous persistence, Laroque stakes its claim as...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $38.93
Another brilliant Pomerol in the vintage, the 2020 Château Montviel has a pure, medium to full-bodied, vibrant...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.90
12 bottles: $38.12
Blackcurrant, blueberry, praline, chocolate and hazelnut aromas. Crushed stone, too. It’s full-bodied with firm,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $38.32
This is a beautiful and complex wine with sliced apples, lemons, bread dough and salted pie crust. Some grass. Always...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.55 $30.40
Such a brooding nose with black pepper, violet and fresh blueberry and blackberry fruit. Spicy and tight on the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.90 $27.59
Deep nose with a bright, subtle stemmy note to the fruit, showing some white pepper and dried herb to the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.69 $27.59
Blackberries, blueberries and peppercorns on the nose. Full-bodied, yet tight and polished with chewy tannins and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $14.94
It's fair to say that no other country delivered value in this year's DWWA to match that sent over to us from...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $18.80
12 bottles: $17.58
Lifted perfumed nose of violets, lilies and roses over beautiful dark fruit and baking spice undertones. Really fresh...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $32.94
A refined sauvignon blanc with volume and energy. Apples, baking spices, white flowers and almonds. Medium to full...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.65
12 bottles: $25.14
Amazing depth and intensity to this old-vine malbec with blackberry and black-licorice character to the wine....
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
A very fun orange wine made from 100% sauvignon blanc. The grapes are harvested and then left in amphora for 10 days...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $39.94
A stunning white, this leaps out of the glass with aromatic mango, orange blossom and salted ripe melon flavors....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.00
12 bottles: $19.00
The 2022 Cenizas de Laberinto Sauvignon Blanc is sharp and vibrant, with 12.6% alcohol, a pH of 3.04 and 8.77 grams...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $30.67 $34.08
12 bottles: $26.60
Stunning, this exuberant, generous version shows notes of passion fruit, Key lime, dried pineapple and orange...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.93 $23.60
12 bottles: $21.28
The 2020 Malbec Signature contains a 4% dash of Cabernet Franc from Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley and was aged for 13...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
This is spiced and citrusy with sliced pears, lime peel, savory herbs and raw almonds. Medium- to full-bodied, juicy...
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Malbec Merlot Sauvignon Blanc Wine

The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.