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Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf Du Pape 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$77.60
Big wine, but so refined and sleek, it comes across as delicate on the palate. Plenty of finely tuned oak, with...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$105.78
The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee may be one of the few 2000s that is better than its 1998 counterpart. A...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$127.27
This wine is a wonderful blend of fine elegant red fruits and a bouquet of spice. It has a harmonious palate that is...
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Oremus Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos 2000
500ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$144.65
Aromas of honey and black tea give way to peach, apricot and tropical fruit flavors in the mouth. This is a...
Furmint Japanese Whiskey Red Rhone Blend 2000
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.