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375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$30.78
Barrel Sample. This wine shows great balance and poised elegance. Its botrytis fruit gives it rich intensity, with a...
375ml
Bottle:
$219.94
$239.60
This is a great Yquem, delivering thrilling purity and intensity. The nose offers intense aromas of fresh and dried...
750ml
Bottle:
$449.92
$481.20
This is a great Yquem, delivering thrilling purity and intensity. The nose offers intense aromas of fresh and dried...
375ml
Bottle:
$42.94
12 bottles:
$42.08
Barrel Sample. Ripe, botrytized fruit currently dominates this wine with its rich concentration. It is a full and...
750ml
Bottle:
$54.94
$59.20
Barrel Sample. Ripe, botrytized fruit currently dominates this wine with its rich concentration. It is a full and...
375ml
Bottle:
$49.38
12 bottles:
$48.39
The 2017 Chateau Suduiraut is 94% Semillon and 6% Sauvignon Blanc, with 240 grams of residual sugar. It has rocking...
375ml
Bottle:
$29.93
The 2017 Clos Haut-Peyraguey is fabulously rich and dense, not to mention every bit as impressive as it was en...
750ml
Bottle:
$26.94
12 bottles:
$26.40
Attractive character of dried apples, peaches and pears with honey. Full-bodied and medium-sweet with a flavorful...
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Chateau Coutet Sauternes Barsac 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$48.37
Barrel Sample. This wine shows great balance and poised elegance. Its botrytis fruit gives it rich intensity, with a...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2017
375ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$219.94
This is a great Yquem, delivering thrilling purity and intensity. The nose offers intense aromas of fresh and dried...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$385.33
This is a great Yquem, delivering thrilling purity and intensity. The nose offers intense aromas of fresh and dried...
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Chateau Lafaurie Peyraguey Sauternes 2017
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$45.95
A wine with fresh, clean botrytis influence and lemon curd, sliced apricot, dried apricot and apricot confiture. This...
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Chateau Lafaurie Peyraguey Sauternes 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$64.28
A wine with fresh, clean botrytis influence and lemon curd, sliced apricot, dried apricot and apricot confiture. This...
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2017
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$40.46
Getting a big “Wow” in my notes, the 2017 Chateau Rieussec is an extraordinary Sauternes that has everything....
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$59.90
Getting a big “Wow” in my notes, the 2017 Chateau Rieussec is an extraordinary Sauternes that has everything....
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Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$59.75
The 2017 Chateau Suduiraut is 94% Semillon and 6% Sauvignon Blanc, with 240 grams of residual sugar. It has rocking...
Piedirosso Semillon/sauvignon Blanc Tequila 2017
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.