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$58.75
The 2018 Sk’windjiesvlei is simply pure Tinta Barocca aged in two 500-liter barrels. Deep purple in color, it has a...
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$64.79
An exceptionally old fino, perhaps the oldest on the market, at about 15 years, from a gentle, gracious family, who...
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$69.95
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$68.55
The NV El Tresillo Amontillado Fino is from the El Tresillo solera (hence the same name as the 1874 Amontillado). It...
750ml
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$64.79
The NV Villapanes Oloroso wears a dark amber-brown robe and has a very intense nose, showing some marmalade, dark...
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$76.39
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$72.42
Full and broad, with a well-structured framework for the green plum and citrus cream flavors, while subtle fleur de...
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$65.20
Mostly Clairette (there's 20% Grenache Blanc), the 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Bernardine Blanc has a gorgeous array...
750ml
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$65.94
12 bottles:
$64.62
Natural sweet wine made from Moscatel grapes. It has a dark mahogany colour and a dense and wide texture. Laced with...
750ml
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$72.94
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$71.48
Rated 98 - Bright, light yellow colour with intense lemongrass aromas, hints of straw and wax, barely any toast...
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Aa Badenhorst Tinta Barocca Sk'windjiesvlei 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$56.69
Easier to drink than it is to spell, let alone pronounce for a non-Afrikaans speaker. Opaque, tannic and typically...
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Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$54.45
Tons of hazelnuts, white flowers and vanilla in the nose of this very expressive white Chateauneuf. Rich and...
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Chateau Le Puy Marie-Cecile VdF 2022
750ml - Case of 6
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$60.95
Marie-Cécile is produced exclusively from semillon grapes. The wine is vinified and matured in used barrels, by...
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Domaine Auguste Clape Saint Peray 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$51.95
Plump, with a warm brioche frame that caresses the creamed pear and melon flavors, while butter, hazelnut and lemon...
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Domaine Auguste Clape Saint Peray 2021
750ml - Case of 6
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$57.78
An aromatic and delicate nose of white peaches, flowers, anise and hints of flower honey. Medium body with sharp and...
750ml - Case of 6
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$69.45
Quite possibly the last Barberini produced, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Cuvee Barberini is largely Roussanne,...
Semillon Sherry Tinta Barocca White Rhone Blend
Semillon was, at one point not so long ago, widely believed to be one of the most grown grape varietals in the world. Whilst today the numbers of Semillon grapes has dropped considerably, it remains a widely planted grape with vineyards all over Europe and the New World dedicated to making the most of this special and flavorful varietal. The grapes are recognizable by their golden color, and the fact that they can take on a pinkish hue in particularly warm climates. The wines the Semillon grape produces are notably varied, and are often very crisp and dry, or sweet and soft, full of a wide range of flavors Commonly, dry Semillon wines are particularly citrus in flavor, with a delicate and summery bouquet. The vine is hardy and vigorous, and notable for being easy to grow and produce high yields from.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.
The Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.