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96-97 This is a very beautiful red with currant and berry character. Very fine and polished tannins, too. The impact...
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750ml
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Fermented/aged in concrete for twelve months and then moved to French oak (mostly used) for an additional year.
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A wonderfully rich, savoury nose leading into notes of lusciously ripe blackberry, blackcurrant and cherry, with a...
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750ml
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Deep purple color. Aromas and flavors of black cherry, blackberry preserves, allspice, and grilled pumpernickel with...
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750ml
Bottle: $60.00
Cauquenes, in the Maule Valley, isn't well known for its Cabernet Sauvignon although this biodynamic wine from...
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750ml
Bottle: $184.08
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750ml
Bottle: $115.84
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A juicy, flavorful red with aromas and flavors of crushed berries and currants. Intense amount of new wood. Full and...
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750ml
Bottle: $123.77 $137.52
A singed bay leaf and charcoal edge gives this a sauvage hint, while the core of steeped black currant and fig fruit...
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This wine offers a deep well of aromas from cassis and black cherry fruit to mint, tarragon, black olive and...
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Juicy and engaging, with red currant and plum fruit, stitched tightly with chalky tannins, grilled savory and singed...
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Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon charges from the gate with exuberant red and black...
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750ml - Case of 3
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Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon charges from the gate with exuberant red and black...
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The 2015 Quella is a darker, more mineral-laced wine and offers a classic Quella bouquet of black fruits, black...
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Moving to the 2015s tasted from bottle, this is an incredible vintage for this estate and there are two perfect wines...
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This is dark and structured in style, with a strong graphite spine and a robust loamy edge throughout, while steeped...
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Just about pure perfection, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Helms Vineyard comes from vines around the estate, just...
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Cabernet Sauvignon Mencia Rye Whiskey 2015

Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.

In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.

Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.