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500ml
Bottle: $62.90
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This golden-colored Tokaji has aromas of raw honey, apricot blossom, pear and baked apple tart. Silky smooth upon...
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500ml
Bottle: $86.94
Sultanas, Christmas pudding and burnt toffee character throughout. Very thick and very sweet with a syrupy texture....
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375ml
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375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $42.88
Charming wine with a very intense amber color; the alcoholic component enhances a wide and complex aroma with...
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500ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $69.98
Such a complex nose of dried apricot, mango and papaya with quite some spice from botrytis. Very lush and rich, but...
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500ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $65.73
2016 was dry and late in Málaga because of a delay in the vegetative cycle given the rains of May that also favored...
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Dessert Wine Melon de Bourgogne Mencia

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.