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$59.90
$63.19
The 2021 Fire By Night, formerly known as Broom Ridge, has a lovely, seductive bouquet with mirabelle, jasmine and...
750ml
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$34.84
Rated 95 -Year in, year out, this exceptional Chenin Blanc vineyard delivers the goods.... it produces a wine with...
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$19.89
$21.60
The nose develops an intensity of violet and wild berries aromas. The mousse is fair and creamy, with a dry yet full...
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750ml
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$37.94
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$37.18
A serious, singular, powerful, Chenin Blanc unrivaled in America. Savory from start to finish. Lemon and toast give...
750ml
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$80.94
A perfumed nose of white peaches, dried lemon peel, hazelnut and grated nutmeg. Medium- to full-bodied. Rather...
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$72.00
$80.00
The Sadies’ approach is to farm and work vines as biologically as possible, and this follows through to the winery,...
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$80.94
Inviting aromas of white peaches, nougat and orange peel. Medium-bodied with silky texture. Bright and fresh on the...
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$37.95
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$37.19
Rich, with waxy plum, glazed mango and baked apple tart flavors. Thick and nearly unctuous, with the generous profile...
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$35.94
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$35.22
Delivers a saline beam that cuts through bruised apple and pastry notes. Concentrated on the palate, with floral lift...
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$66.94
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$65.60
100% Chenin Blanc. The Clos du Papillon is one of the three most celebrated coulées or small ravine-like valleys in...
750ml - Case of 12
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$40.31
Enticing aromas of white flowers and green apple. Fresh and crisp on the palate with a waxy honeyed texture and a...
750ml
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$58.94
$64.00
The 2021 Clos de Guichaux is sourced from vines planted in 2003 on shallow soil over limestone. It's an oaked, nutty,...
750ml
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$46.80
$52.00
The 2021 Le Bourg is sited in one of the area's most-coveted vineyards, Brézé, offering a salty, tightly wound...
750ml
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$31.92
$33.60
Les Bonnes Blanches, magnificent altered schist terroir on the left bank of
the Layon offers us this great dessert...
750ml
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$44.94
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$44.04
We are located here at the top of the hill of Epiré, the highest point of the appellation, at the foot of the Moulin...
750ml
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$28.69
$30.20
Savennières fascinates us. These majestic hillsides which plunge into the Loire are magnificent. The presence of the...
750ml
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$21.20
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$20.14
Vinification at the Domaine Sérol. Direct pressing. Vinification in 500 liters barrel, 12 hl barrels and cement...
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A vivid, bright wine, with fresh lemon, white grapefruit and crisp pear following floral perfume accents. Shows...
Chenin Blanc Lambrusco Torrontes 2021
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.
Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.
Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.