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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.93
12 bottles: $29.33
Lots of ripe black fruits (blackberries, black cherries) emerge from the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Hauts De...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.73
Soft, ripe black forest compote nose; nice concentration of fruit on the palate. Good weight. Really well balanced in...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.51
With a robust color and a nose of red fruits, the mouthfeel is generous with tannins.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.65
12 bottles: $13.38
A fruity Cotes-du-Rhone with raspberries, cherries and sweet spices. Medium body with velvety tannins. Supple and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.94 $23.20
12 bottles: $21.50
Raspberry, violet, licorice, peony, black pepper and gingerbread. Greatly textured with prominent saltiness and...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $68.95
6 bottles: $67.57
Moving to the single vineyard releases, the 2020 Vinsobres Guerin comes from lower down on the hillside and more...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.85
6 bottles: $62.57
Lastly, the 2020 Vinsobres Les Côtes has an almost Côte Rôtie-like vibe in its black raspberry, spring flower,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.85
6 bottles: $62.57
My favorite in the lineup (although these are all brilliant) is the 2020 Vinsobres Rouanne Et Les Crottes, which...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.93 $52.79
Delivering a generous cascade of attractive ripe fig and cherry pie flavors, this red is grounded by serious cast...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.90
12 bottles: $47.92
Vivid ruby-red. Vibrant red fruit, floral and exotic spice qualities on the finely detailed and expressive nose....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $36.93
12 bottles: $36.19
92-94 The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Du Baron, which has not been bottled yet, should be terrific. It offers...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $61.54 $65.20
A perfumed nose of spiced cherries, forest berries, dried thyme, cloves and a touch of leather, too. It's full-bodied...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.62
Lots of ripe black cherry fruits, graphite, ground pepper, and some leather nuances emerge from the 2020 Châteauneuf...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $47.90 $49.00
12 bottles: $46.94
The deeply fragrant nose pulls you inexorably into this majestic Chateauneuf. So vibrant and refined for this amount...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.38 $17.09
12 bottles: $15.05
Ripe, but with a breezy edge as damson plum and bitter cherry notes glide through, laced with underlying mineral and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $62.94
12 bottles: $61.68
Checking in as a blend of 77% Grenache and 23% Mourvèdre, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape Urgonien 1.14 Ha was brought...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.60
From one of my favorite estates, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape offers a healthy ruby/plum color as well as a stunning...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $12.94
Vibrant and bright aromas of pomegranate, raspberry, fresh herbs and purple flowers all showcase the elegance of this...
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Mencia Red Rhone Blend Rye Whiskey 2020

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.