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Red
750ml
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Raspberry and currant notes on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with chewy tannins. Fresh acidity and fleshy texture on...
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Bramble and red plum notes are fresh and round in this medium-bodied red, with accents of garrigue, mineral and anise...
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The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Grand Vin showed consistently (this is the third time I’ve tasted this from barrel),...
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Red
750ml
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Delivers a nice saturated feel without being heavy, letting cherry and plum paste notes unfurl slowly, along with...
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Red
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Rich and warm in style, with a velvety flow to the mix of violet, plum paste, black currant compote and licorice root...
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Red
750ml
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Winey and muscular, with cassis and bitter plum reduction notes leading the way, while baker's chocolate, tobacco and...
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Red
750ml
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Rich and well-built, this offers up a serious dark core of black currant and plum reduction flavors supported by...
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Red
750ml
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Juicy and direct, with tasty raspberry and blackberry coulis notes backed by anise and apple wood accents. Shows...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.94 $33.60
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Shimmering ruby-red. Spice-accented raspberry and cherry aromas are complemented by musky garrigue and floral...
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Red
750ml
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Nicely rendered, with waves of warmed cassis, plum pâte de fruit and raspberry reduction rolling through, carried by...
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Red
750ml
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A mostly foudre-aged blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah, the 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape features resinous notes of...
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Glistening ruby-red. Ripe red and blue fruits, potpourri, incense and exotic spices on the expansive nose. Stains the...
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Red
750ml
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All the colors of pepper and star-anise notes give this alternative “Chateauneuf” a very striking personality. A...
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Perfumed black cherry and raspberry aromas mingle with darker scents of leather, wild herbs, and smokiness....
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375ml
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Deep magenta. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe cherry, boysenberry, lavender, black tea and smoky minerals....
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750ml
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Notes of sun-drenched black cherry and strawberry preserves are sonorous in this fruit-forward, piercing blend of 90%...
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Japanese Whiskey Red Rhone Blend Rolle 2019

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.