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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.93 $27.60
12 bottles: $26.39
The 2019 Pasos de San Martín was produced with Garnacha from the cooler zone of San Martín de Unx in Navarra where...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.62
12 bottles: $24.40
This velvety Cognac opens with plenty of oak on the nose and palate. The more you sip, the more the oak recedes and...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $44.87 $47.23
6 bottles: $41.83
Familiar American oak aromas of toasted coconut, dill, and baking spices seamlessly intertwine with notes of creme...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $44.45 $46.79
This golden-hued brandy offers an opulent bouquet of toasted oak, crushed lily petals, meringue, and orange balm....
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $111.42 $117.28
6 bottles: $107.26
Fresh green table grapes and peach pit are fruity and earthy on the nose. A suggestion of sweetness in the mouth...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $70.98
12 bottles: $66.68
90-95 Nice nutty aromas countered with subtle notes of tropical fruit. Palate entry features roasted tastes of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94 $16.66
The 2022 Camino de Navaherreros is pale, light and primary. It was produced with Garnacha and 10% Tempranillo that...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.84
12 bottles: $45.90
There is more complete ripeness in the 2021 Arroyo del Tórtolas, which shows a darker hue than the 2020 I tasted...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $61.84
12 bottles: $60.60
The 2021 Garnacha de Viña Bonita is pure Garnacha from a plot of very old vines planted in 1929 on very shallow and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.94
12 bottles: $26.40
The 2022 Camino de Navaherreros is pale, light and primary. It was produced with Garnacha and 10% Tempranillo that...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.45 $17.49
12 bottles: $15.83
Deep purple in colour, this Tannat fresh aromas reminiscent of red and black fruits such as plums and raspberries on...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.20
12 bottles: $34.50
Plenty of pencil shavings, dark fruit and blackberries follow through to a medium body, with a tight and focused...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.00
12 bottles: $29.40
The top wine, made in tiny quantities, the 2015 Brega comes from the oldest vineyards of the estate (both planted...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $8.01
12 bottles: $7.61
Dark purple. Potent blackberry liqueur, cherry-cola, incense and mocha scents pick up a smoky nuance with aeration....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.87
12 bottles: $13.59
Violet red color. Licorice aromas, red and black fruits (strawberries, blackberries) and violets, well integrated...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.88
12 bottles: $16.54
Peak red with violet edging. Wide range of fruit and flower aromas on the nose, with dairy touches. In the mouth it...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.60
Shows a smoky underpinning that hints at espresso and char notes, with blackberry and anise flavors and sinewy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
The 2019 Telescópico Garnacha · Garnacha Peluda · Mazuela was produced with grapes from Alpartir and Morata on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.00
12 bottles: $26.46
I tasted two vintages of some of the wines, like the blend of Garnacha Fina, Garnacha Peluda and Mazuela from the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
The austere red 2022 Microcósmico Garnacha has moderate ripeness and alcohol (13.5%) and very good freshness and...
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Cognac Grenache Tannat

For over three hundred years, Cognac has enjoyed its reputation as the king of brandies. Indeed, it is widely regarded as the finest drink to be distilled from grapes to be found anywhere in the world, and it is a testament to its producers and the master craftsmen who make it that this reputation has never faltered, and remains as strong as ever to this day.

Cognac is produced solely in the beautiful towns of Cognac and Jarnac, found about fifty miles north of Bordeaux, on the west coast of France. Here, around six thousand grape growers work exclusively in the production of white wine, used for the Cognac distilleries which are scattered throughout the region. The wines are made primarily from the Ugni Blanc or Trebbiano grape - one of the most commonly planted grape varietals in the world - which benefit from the cool, coastal climate and mineral rich soils which are found there. The wines themselves wouldn’t be suitable for drinking in themselves, as they are high in acid and low in alcohol, but this makes them ideal for distillation, and they can impart their wonderful, complex, rich flavors to the brandy.

Cognac varies quite significantly from bottle to bottle, depending on how long it has been aged for, and which appellation it comes from. The Cognac region is split into six separate Crus, all with their own distinctive characteristics, and the spirit can be aged from two years (VS) to six (Hors d’Age and Napoleon) and longer.

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.