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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $25.81 $27.17
6 bottles: $16.68
The Basics This wine is meant to be enjoyed with a variety of foods, ranging from Asian to Mexican dishes. The Taste...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $32.48 $34.19
6 bottles: $30.40
More delicate and floral than many garnachas from this area with a great balance on the palate between delicately...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $31.73 $33.40
6 bottles: $29.60
A super brambly red that has abundant rich and ripe, dark berry and cherry aromas. The palate is a riot of fresh dark...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $18.49 $20.54
6 bottles: $16.71
Fresh bright red fruit balanced by a fine structure and ample bouquet. Viña Borgia is made from 100% Grenache and is...
White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $39.79
6 bottles: $38.99
The 2019 Les Fondraux might be a Vouvray in the demi-sec mold (residual sugar is in the region of 20g/L) but it is a...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $171.95
3 bottles: $168.51
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $134.95
3 bottles: $132.25
The 2018 Saumur Bizay Clos de Guichaux is from another monopole the family holds in Saumur. Planted in 2003 on silt...
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93
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $116.85 $123.00
A very pure, white-stone character on the nose, framed beautifully by some fresh, matchsticky reduction. This is...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $228.57 $240.60
Romain’s grandfather acquired this historic parcel on the hill of Brézé in 1955. It is one of the three clos of...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $312.93 $329.40
The 2018 Saumur Brézé Clos des Carmes derives from vines planted on a south-facing parcel. It offers up a delicate,...
WA
94
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $157.89 $166.20
A vivid, bright wine, with fresh lemon, white grapefruit and crisp pear following floral perfume accents. Shows...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $298.28
The 2008 Espectacle del Montsant has a very distinctive, oyster shell-scented bouquet that expresses its terroir...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $230.64
The cooler and more austere 2014 Espectacle del Montsant could have some similarities with 2008. It has beautiful...
WA
97
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $216.95
The 2015 Espectacle del Montsant is a ripe and classic vintage for this exceptional wine produced from a single...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $216.95
2017 was a warm and dry vintage, and the 2017 Espectacle del Montsant is a ripe and heady Garnacha at 15.5% alcohol...
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Chenin Blanc Grenache Macabeo 1.5Ltr

Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.

The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.