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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.09
12 bottles: $16.75
This stylish wine shows bright plum and black currant aromas accompanied by distinctive notes of vanilla. Ripe...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.64 $15.41
12 bottles: $11.52
Deep garnet red with purple highlights. Good intensity, mixing ripe black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry) with...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $72.28 $76.08
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.70
• Practicing organic. • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. • From the Hérault Valley. • Yellow clay and limestone...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.91 $16.75
12 bottles: $12.35
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $13.43
12 bottles: $11.52
Chateau de la Chesnaie is a family owned estate dedicated to the production of high quality Muscadet. This wine is...
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White
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $14.30
12 bottles: $12.35
Certified HVE3*. Sourced from 30-year-old Muscadet vines planted on a gentle slope of sandy/silty soils overlaid on a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
Certified HVE3*. Sourced from 40-year-old Muscadet vines planted in shallow soils of disintegrated mica/schist....
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.41
12 bottles: $15.10
Certified HVE3*. Sourced from 40-year-old Muscadet vines planted in shallow soils of disintegrated mica/schist....
White
750ml
Bottle: $13.50
12 bottles: $13.23
Certified HVE3*. Extraordinary Muscadet from vines aged 45-60 years planted in decomposed mica/schist soils. The...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
This fleshy and structured 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from bordeaux offers a complex bouquet of dark fruits with toasty...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
Good red color; quite intense. Fresh, balanced nose with notes of red berries with a hint of spearmint. A harmonious...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $12.57
Clean tasting with crisp acidity and a bright, fresh minerality. This is an excellent Muscadet, light and refreshing....
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.20
12 bottles: $11.96
COLOUR: Clear but very intense, it varies from garnet red to purple tints. BOUQUET: With this wine,...
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $27.60
Green melon, lemon peel, and wild herbs are elegantly displayed in this smooth gin. The palate is refreshing and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.80 $37.68
6 bottles: $31.20
Green melon, lemon peel, and wild herbs are elegantly displayed in this smooth gin. The palate is refreshing and...
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96
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94
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.80 $37.68
6 bottles: $31.20
Citadelle Jardin d’Été is delicate and fresh. It opens with bright notes of lemon, yuzu and orange. The roundness...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $38.08 $40.08
6 bottles: $32.40
Intense, herbaceous notes of juniper and aniseed, followed by the vinegar and salty dimensions of the pickles. A long...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.70
12 bottles: $11.47
This excellent old vine Cabernet Sauvignon is vibrant, with lush driven aromas and flavors. Aromas of violets,...

Cabernet Sauvignon Gin Ice Wine Melon de Bourgogne France

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.