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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.16 $32.80
The aromas of blue fruits, such as raspberries, with subtle cloves and bark follow through to a palate of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.93
12 bottles: $13.65
All old vine Carignan, the 2019 Côtes Catalanes Tessellae from Jean-Marc Lafage offers a beautifully pure nose of...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $35.94
An exuberance of perfectly ripe yellow and white peaches, apricots, melon, pineapple and delicate white floral aromas...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $57.54 $64.00
Reveals ripe kumquat, green plum and pear puree notes that have a glycerol texture on a finely tuned palate, with...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $57.89
Fresh and fleshy with essence-like apricots and plenty of grilled peaches and hazelnuts. Elegant, refined and...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $77.00
Attractive white peaches and apricots and a floral edge, too. This has a very assertively chalky, fresh and crisp...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.94
A cuvée that has a very fresh and attractively fruity nose with apricots and plenty of vibrant peach notes. Drink now.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
6 bottles: $23.46
Here’s a very good introduction to the viognier whites. Full peach and apricot aromas are married to a generous...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $37.94
12 bottles: $37.18
Wonderfully fresh and exotic, the 2022 Viognier wafts up sweetly floral and slightly tropical with an air of crushed...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
The 2021 Carignane from Jessie's Grove is fabulous. Rich, deep, and dynamic, the 2021 is done in a style that shows...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
12 bottles: $29.34
Aromas of Meyer lemons, yellow cherries, apricots and white roses followed by honeycomb and sliced ginger with an...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.84
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A nice green pepper and herbal touch to the neutral white fruit and chalk. Phenolic and slightly grippy on the dry,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
One of the components of the Aupa Pipeño is also bottled separately as the 2022 Weon Carignan. It was produced with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.04 $17.49
12 bottles: $15.83
Lovely perfume and aromatics-tropical yet dry and fresh. Tense and refined lemon curd palate with a creamy feel....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $42.69 $43.79
Smoky, spicy and slightly toasty on the nose. Refined peach, apricot fruits are emerging and richness and drive carry...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $49.15
Yalumba is the pioneer of viognier in Australia and they continue to do a good job. Fealty to type. Floral lift...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.47 $13.86
12 bottles: $12.35
This has bright, ripe peach and apricot aromas with bright, floral perfume. There’s a very pure, ripe-apricot core...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $60.47
A fine, supple red, sporting velvety tannins, racy raspberry, cherry and plum fruit, joined by layers of spice, hot...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $65.95
I thought the 2011 was the best ever from this stylish wine producer in Sardinia. But the 2012 is clearly better...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $60.78
Very beautiful aromas of violets, purple fruit, fresh lavender and thyme follow through to a medium body with...
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Carignan Coda Di Volpe Viognier

Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.

Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.