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$17.44
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$17.09
Notes of ripe, juicy, fleshy plum and ripe black cherry marry on the fruity nose. The palate follows through and...
750ml
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$21.00
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$20.58
You could easily mistake this for a good pinot noir, thanks to the bright sour-cherry fruit and the velvety tannins,...
750ml
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$17.94
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$17.58
The grapes for Reinisch's 2020 St. Laurent ripen in the vineyards in Tattendorf, whose warm, dry gravel soils are...
750ml
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$69.94
Cinnamon and plum notes immediately reach the nose before a more pervasive, dark peony note makes itself felt. The...
750ml
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$17.93
12 bottles:
$17.57
He bottled his `05s at the end of March, but this one didn't seem sick at all! I mean TAYSTEE juice here; a fragrance...
750ml
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$19.94
12 bottles:
$19.54
He bottled his `05s at the end of March, but this one didn't seem sick at all! I mean TAYSTEE juice here; a fragrance...
750ml - Case of 12
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A distinctive version of Chardonnay, with obvious skin contact, showing delicate tannins and zesty flavors of orange...
Chardonnay Ice Wine Mencia Austria
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.
Archaeological evidence suggests that grapevines have been grown and cultivated in what is today modern Austria for over four thousand years, making it one of the oldest wine producing countries in the world. Over the centuries, relatively little has changed in Austrian wine, with the dominant grape varietals continuing to be Grüner Veltliner, Zweigelt, Pinot Noir and others. Austria is renowned for producing excellent and characterful dry white wines, although in the eastern part of the country, many wineries specialist in sweeter white wines made in a similar style to those of neighboring Hungary. Today, Austria has over fifty thousand hectares under vine, split over four key wine regions. The domestic wine industry remains strong, with Austrians drinking their local produce outside in the summer, and people around the world are beginning to once more rediscover this fascinating and ancient wine culture.