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William Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 2022
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$135.12
Beautiful mix of richness, grace and drive. As always with Fèvre's Les Preuses, this is elegant, long-living and...
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William Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 2013
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$209.95
This is the coolest and freshest of the Grand Cru vineyards. The wine is tight, steely with a nervy core of acidity...
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William Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 2021
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$131.22
93-95 This could be from nowhere else but Chablis with its nose of crushed algae, iodine, green fruit and shellfish....
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William Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Vaudesir 2021
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$158.95
93-95 Cool and strikingly elegant aromas include those of quinine, white peach, spice and an abundance of classic...
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Xanadu Chardonnay Reserve 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$84.26
COLOUR: Pale Straw.
NOSE: The bouquet of this elegant, yet powerful Chardonnay displays fresh pear and lime...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$49.53
This white has intensity, along with a slight viscosity to the lemon oil, citronella, apple and clove notes....
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.98
A sleek white highlighted by lemon cake, vanilla and crushed stone aromas and flavors. This wine's balance leans to...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$152.14
The maiden 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet En Remilly 1er Cru comes from a rented parcel from Monnot’s grandmother, next...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$268.45
The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet En Remilly 1er Cru is one of my picks from Monnot this year: citrus fruit, hints of...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$153.18
The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet En Remilly 1er Cru is one of my picks from Monnot this year: citrus fruit, hints of...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$150.92
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Xavier Monnot Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes 2015
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$156.90
Floral, citronella and mineral flavors mark this lean, pointed white. Intense, though the profile is more bony than...
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Xavier Monnot Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$154.94
The 2020 Meursault Les Charmes 1er Cru has a perfumed bouquet with citrus peel, chai tea, hints of white chocolate...
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Xavier Monnot Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$149.94
Viscous and smooth, with peach, citronella, orange peel, butter and baking spice flavors backed by a vibrant...
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Xavier Monnot Meursault Le Limozin 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$114.95
The 2020 Meursault Le Limozin is initially quite backward on the nose, opening with light hazelnut and lemon curd...
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Xavier Monnot Meursault Le Limozin 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$111.71
This white is creamy yet light on its feet, with lively acidity driving the lime blossom, citronella, apple, sweet...
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Xavier Monnot Meursault Les Chevalieres 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$124.52
This well-balanced wine connects intense. bright acidity with the pure citrus fruits. The wine is perfumed by accents...
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Xavier Monnot Meursault Les Chevalieres 2017
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$125.16
This well-balanced wine connects intense. bright acidity with the pure citrus fruits. The wine is perfumed by accents...
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Xavier Monnot Meursault Les Chevalieres 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$75.45
The 2020 Meursault Les Chevalières is a step up from the Monthélie as it demonstrates much more tension and...
Chardonnay Cherries Japanese Whiskey
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.
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.