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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.79
12 bottles: $40.95
The 2016 Taurasi is dark and earthy. There's a mentholated herbal quality that helps lift its musky black fruits....
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93
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91
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White
750ml
Bottle: $264.60 $294.00
A unique dry white Bordeaux with a cool, fragrant and vibrant personality. Lots of candied citrus and pineapple with...
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97
WS
96
White
750ml
Bottle: $20.00
12 bottles: $19.60
From a 17th century estate, this wine is rich and generous in its ripe yellow fruits and balanced acidity. Hints of...
WE
90
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $24.80
The Guinaudeau family has owned Grand Village since 1650. With clay topsoils over deep limestone, this shows the...
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91
JS
91
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $69.94 $72.84
Beautifully wood aged, with subtle hints of spice, this is an elegant, textured wine, ripe with white fruit tones and...
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96
JS
95
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.25 $17.59
12 bottles: $15.92
Ashen soils, crushed stone, animal musk, plum and exotic savory spices can all be found in the dark and sultry 2016...
VM
92
JS
91
White
750ml
Bottle: $124.89
6 bottles: $122.39
The white of the vintage is the 2016 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, which comes from a high-density planting of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.72
12 bottles: $30.11
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.89
12 bottles: $27.33
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $139.90 $150.48
RATED BEST CABERNET FRANC 2022. Garnet black color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate covered plum, grilled green...
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95
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White
750ml
Bottle: $98.55 $109.50
Attractive chamomile, lemon-pith and lemon-grass aromas with a very composed palate that holds a sleek and flavorful,...
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93
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92
Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.94
The 2016 Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo opens slowly at this young stage, yet it’s quite intense all the same....
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $102.95
The finest dark chocolate, roses, cedar, sage, dried red currants, spiced orange peel; you can go on and on with a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.00
12 bottles: $43.12
A fully flared Taurasi, brimming with volcanic fire and brimstone. This said, the mid-palate to finish is a rocky...
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95
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93
Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93
12 bottles: $39.13
Dusty and darkly floral, the 2016 Taurasi Renonno opens in the glass, mixing rosemary and shaved cedar with black...
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93
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91
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.70
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $148.15
Bold, delivering apricot, melon and pear flavors gilded with a warm piecrust note. There's a light hazelnut hint...
WS
90
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.57
A lively, bright and subtly citric dry white that starts quite sleek on the palate, but expands and gains in...
JS
92
WA
91
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $248.90
A unique dry white Bordeaux with a cool, fragrant and vibrant personality. Lots of candied citrus and pineapple with...
JS
97
WS
96
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $2287.78
The white of the vintage is the 2016 Haut Brion Blanc, a Sauvignon-dominated blend that includes just under 30%...
JD
99
WNR
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Aglianico Cabernet Franc White Bordeaux

Aglianico is a black skinned grape most commonly associated with the exquisite wines of the Campania region of Italy. It thrives most happily in hot and dry climates, and as such, has had plenty of success in the New World, particularly in the United States, where it is used to great effect in many red wines. It was believed to come from Greece several thousand years ago, brought by Pheonician tradesman, and was wildly popular in Roman times, when it was used in the finest wines made by the Roman empire. Aglianico grapes produce full bodied red wines which have a high tannin and acid content. As such, it has excellent ageing potential, and with a standard amount of time in a barrel, it rounds out and mellows to produce beautifully balanced wines.

Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.