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Joe Bastianich may be from New York, but he is building quite a reputation locally with his La Mozza restaurants in LA and Newport Beach. Depending on who you ask, Joseph Bastianich Read More...
is known as a winery owner in Fruili, author on one of the best books on Italian wines (Vino Italiano), Mario Batali’s partner, one of the celebrity judges on Top Chef, or simply Lidia’s son. Joe is one of the most accomplished and diversely talented wine personalities in America. His Vespa Bianco has a seductive richness reminiscent of Meursault’s “honey on toast” with layers of brightness, minerality, and floral touches weaving throughout.
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ROBERT PARKER 95 POINTS - "The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape blanc is even better. Meriting the same rating as I gave it last year, it is a delicious, Read More...
beautifully textured, light gold-colored white revealing plenty of white peach, apricot, nectarine, and honeysuckle notes as well as a distinctive florality and minerality. More honeyed and fuller-bodied than its 2008 counterpart, it should drink beautifully for 7-8 years, then go into an oxidative state. It is somewhat of a gamble as to what will happen thereafter. Beaucastel’s limited production luxury cuvee first produced in 1986 is their 100% Roussanne Vieilles Vignes offering. Fifty percent is barrel-fermented in one-year-old barrels, but no new oak is utilized. "
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, between Orange and Avignon. The Chateau de Beaucastel white Vieilles Vignes (old vines) is 3 hectares / 7 acres in size. In this case the old vines are at least 75 years old. Roussanne 100%Hand-picked and collected in baskets, grapes sorted, pneumatic pressing and clarification of the must. Fermentation takes place 50% in barrels and 50% in stainless steel vats. Following malo-lactic fermentation, maturation for eight months, with 50% in oak barrels and 50% in vats, prior to bottling.Tasting notes Colour: pale yellow. Nose: acacia flowers, honey. Palate: very rich, honeyed.A wine of exceptional complexity and balance, it should approach its peak in five to six years.
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ROBERT PARKER 95 POINTS - "Even more profound is the blend of 57% Roussanne, 31% Clairette and 12% Grenache Blanc and Bourboulenc, the 2009 Chateauneuf Read More...
du Pape Clos de Beauvenir. It possesses amazing fruit as well as a wonderful pear, spice, marmalade and floral-scented bouquet, full-bodied, zesty richness, lots of honeysuckle as well as an unctuous texture. This sumptuous dry white should drink well for a decade.
One of Chateauneuf du Pape’s classic estates, Chateau La Nerthe’s 225+ acres are all located in the southeastern quadrant of the appellation. A property that can trace its history back to 1560, La Nerthe was also one of the first estate bottlers. It was acquired by the Richard family in 1985, and they immediately turned this once run down estate around. Long-time manager, Alain Dugas, has quietly slipped into retirement, turning the estate over to his assistant, Christian Voeux. La Nerthe’s two white Chateauneuf du Papes are among the classics of the appellation."
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WINE SPECTATOR 90 POINTS - "Ripe and creamy up front, with butter-framed melon, creamed peach and pear notes that are then offset by a stony edge on Read More...
the fresh finish. Blossoms in the glass. Bourboulenc, Viognier, Marsanne and Clairette. Drink now through 2013. 200 cases imported." –JM
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eROBERT PARKER 88 POINTS: "The 2009 and 2010 Cotes du Rhone Blancs are blends of 55% Viognier and the rest Roussanne, Marsanne, Clairette and Bourboulenc, Read More...
all aged in tank. While there are multiple bottlings given the massive production, they are consistent from bottling to bottling. The freshness, exotic tropical fruits, fragrant bouquets, dry, fleshy mid-palates and crisp finishes of these wines will be admired by consumers. These wines over-deliver in every sense, and they should drink well for several years."
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Main varieties: Ugni Blanc , Colombard , Gros Manseng.Aromas (exotic fruits, flowers) and its tangy accents (lemon). Nice balance with minerals and a touch of flintiness.
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The Emilio Rojo Blanco is arguably one of the best white wine produced in Spain and we can usually only get our hands on 1 case every year. Only one wine is produced from the tiny Read More...
estate and a very small quantity comes into the U.S. A blend of Treixadura, Loureiro, Albariño, Lado, and Torrontes, it's spicy and complex with amazing balance and weight. Electric flavors of citrus, pear, and melon, tossed with wild fresh herbs, fennel, and an underlying salty minerality. Fantastic clarity and purity of flavors. A real show stopper, to say the least. Grab it while you can!
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Surrounded by dazzling turquoise-blue waters, the mountainous island of Cephalonia is the largest of the Ionian islands in western Greece. It’s also an island with its very own white Read More...
grape variety: Robola.
Shimmery-lemon-colored with golden highlights, the wine looks luscious and rich. It bursts with youthful aromas of grapefruit and lemon zest, unripe stone fruits, white blossoms, subtle almond notes and delightful minerality. In the mouth, the wine is smooth and round. The citrus flavors mellow (reminiscent of lemon curd) while the crisp acidity and slightly salty mineral notes make every taste bud stir.
Shimmery-lemon-colored with golden highlights, the wine looks luscious and rich. It bursts with youthful aromas of grapefruit and lemon zest, unripe stone fruits, white blossoms, subtle almond notes and delightful minerality. In the mouth, the wine is smooth and round. The citrus flavors mellow (reminiscent of lemon curd) while the crisp acidity and slightly salty mineral notes make every taste bud stir.
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ROBERT PARKER 95 POINTS - "The exuberant 2007 Hermitage Blanc reveals notes of petroleum, crushed rocks, earth, white currants and peaches, an unctuous texture, Read More...
high glycerin and good acidity. This big, thick white Hermitage will not be as long lived as the 2009, but for drinking over the next two decades, it is impossible to resist. Jean-Louis and Gerard Chave opened a bottle of the 2003 Hermitage Blanc to give me an idea of how this vintage is aging. This monumental offering, which flirts with perfection, has virtually no acidity and is aging beautifully. The Chaves believe it is a repeat of what Gerard’s father made in 1929."
WINE SPECTATOR 95 POINTS - "Ripe and dense, but pure and beautifully rendered, with gorgeous mango, quince, fig and pear fruit flavors woven together and offset by quinine, paraffin and blanched almond notes. The finish just sings with fruit, minerality and a kiss of toast. Drink now through 2020. 1,244 cases made."
WINE SPECTATOR 95 POINTS - "Ripe and dense, but pure and beautifully rendered, with gorgeous mango, quince, fig and pear fruit flavors woven together and offset by quinine, paraffin and blanched almond notes. The finish just sings with fruit, minerality and a kiss of toast. Drink now through 2020. 1,244 cases made."
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Pascal Janvier never planned on becoming a vigneron. Though his parents had vineyard land of their own, they did not make their own wine. Instead, he went to school to learn butchery. However, Read More...
Pascal made a sudden about-face at the age of thirty and decided to study winegrowing in Amboise. His serious and soft-spoken demeanor reflects a man prone to quiet contemplation and great deliberation. His decision was anything but a whim. Starting slowly, he has mastered his craft with a focus and passion that is contributing towards the revival of the small appellation of Jasnières, in the department of the Sarthe in the Val du Loir. The Loir is a tributary of the Loire River, and its viticultural area is the most northerly (and coldest) of the greater Loire region. The once proud appellations of Jasnières and the Coteaux du Loir (the preferred wines of King Henri IV) are now all but extinct, with still less than one hundred and two hundred hectares still respectively under vine. Pascal, with the help of his wife Dominique, is doing his part to remind everyone what Jasnières is capable of.
The Janviers rent sixty-six different parcels (a total of nine hectares) of land and farm it entirely themselves. Jasnières produces some of the best dry Chenin Blanc (Pineau de la Loire) in the world, and its wines are said to reach their peak ten years after the vintage. The soils of their parcels are comprised of clay, limestone, sand and silex (flint), and are planted primarily to Chenin Blanc. KLWM imports one bottling of their red, made from the lighter-bodied and elegant indigenous red grape, Pineau d’Aunis. Their “Cuvée du Silex” parcel has distinct flint in the soil, lending notes of gunpowder to this beautiful, crisp Chenin. There is no doubt that Pascal and Dominique have chosen the path less traveled, though at the first sip of their wine, one understands why they keep working so hard. Their stunning aromatics and complexity prove them to be one of the greatest values in the KLWM Loire Valley Portfolio, along with the celebrated wines of Château d’Epiré. If over-alcoholic wines are getting to you, Pascal Janvier’s wines are a great refuge.
The Janviers rent sixty-six different parcels (a total of nine hectares) of land and farm it entirely themselves. Jasnières produces some of the best dry Chenin Blanc (Pineau de la Loire) in the world, and its wines are said to reach their peak ten years after the vintage. The soils of their parcels are comprised of clay, limestone, sand and silex (flint), and are planted primarily to Chenin Blanc. KLWM imports one bottling of their red, made from the lighter-bodied and elegant indigenous red grape, Pineau d’Aunis. Their “Cuvée du Silex” parcel has distinct flint in the soil, lending notes of gunpowder to this beautiful, crisp Chenin. There is no doubt that Pascal and Dominique have chosen the path less traveled, though at the first sip of their wine, one understands why they keep working so hard. Their stunning aromatics and complexity prove them to be one of the greatest values in the KLWM Loire Valley Portfolio, along with the celebrated wines of Château d’Epiré. If over-alcoholic wines are getting to you, Pascal Janvier’s wines are a great refuge.
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Readers should be searching out the super inexpensive, bargain priced La Vieille Ferme offerings.-Robert Parker Wine Advocate 2010Jean Pierre Perrin established La Vieille Ferme over Read More...
35 years ago, when he chose to produce an inexpensive,straight forward Rhône wine to sell to French wine lovers. He used the same grape varieties in similar proportions tothose planted at the family’s Château de Beaucastel, in a similar vinification process. The result was an immediatesuccess in France, a wine of character and style in keeping with its Beaucastel heritage. The 2010 La Vieille FermeCôtes du Luberon blanc is a delicious blend of Roussanne, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc. A crisp, citrusy,refreshing, light-bodied, flavorful white meant to be consumed in its first year of life.
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We sell a lot of this wine year in and year out and it continues to impress staff and customers alike. Even older vintages surprise as the Barberanis make serious white wine at very Read More...
affordable prices that will age when cellared. As Orvieto goes, they produce one of the best and we couldn’t omit it from our top wines listing this year.
ROBERT PARKER - "The 2010 Orvieto Classico Superiore Castagnolo Secco is a clean, crisp wine with lovely balance in its white peaches and flowers. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2013"
ROBERT PARKER - "The 2010 Orvieto Classico Superiore Castagnolo Secco is a clean, crisp wine with lovely balance in its white peaches and flowers. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2013"
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A simple, fresh and fragrant white wine perfect for long summer evenings, it's surprisingly made of predominately Sauvignon Blanc with a balance of Chardonnay and Viognier.
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In the mountainous area of the Upper Penedès the more delicate and aromatic white grape varieties are grown. Moscatel and Gewürtztraminer form the basis for Viña Esmeralda, an exceptionally Read More...
delicate and strikingly fragrant wine. A voluptuous, exotically perfumed nose, with deliciously well-defined primary aromas (some floral notes, roses, lilies...), complemented by secondary aromas derived from the wine’s controlled fermentation. Silky and sappy on the palate. Excellent with shellfish (a sublime match for an avocado and shellfish salad, for instance), as well as with fish, fresh melon with cured Spanish ham, pâtés, poultry or pork in a sweet and sour sauce.
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A deliciously forward and fruity dry white wine made from 100% indigenous Parellada grapes. Floral citrus notes are enhanced by a hint of spice. Smooth and sophisticated, but with Read More...
good balancing acidity on the palate. A superb accompaniment to fish, light supper meals or try as an apéritif.
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50% Marsanne, 50% Viognier
INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR 90 - "Light gold. Lemon pith, dried pear, peach and a hint of oak spice on Read More...
INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR 90 - "Light gold. Lemon pith, dried pear, peach and a hint of oak spice on Read More...
the oily, fragrant nose. Ripe, round and generous but with good energy to the flavors of dried pit fruits, candied lemon and marzipan. Sappy, deeply pitched and rich, with very good finishing volume and persistence. This big boy could handle the richest, most buttery poultry or fish dishes. "
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50% Riesling, 40% Albarino, 10% Savagnin
STEPHEN TANZER 91 POINTS - "Slightly high-toned, cool aromas of lemon, apple, musky ginger, quinine Read More...
STEPHEN TANZER 91 POINTS - "Slightly high-toned, cool aromas of lemon, apple, musky ginger, quinine Read More...
and crushed stone. Sweet and fat with fruit, but with lovely spicy lift to the lemon and orange zest flavors. Very pliant blend with well-integrated acidity. Finishes very long, with dusty brown spices and a note of grapefruit pith. A fascinating, mineral-driven white blend."
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WINE ADVOCATE 91 POINTS-The 2010 Vina Mein is predominantly Treixadura with the balance Godello, Loureiro, Albarino, Torrontes, Albillo, and Caino fermented Read More...
in stainless steel with lees aging. Medium straw-colored, it offers up a fragrant bouquet of mineral, baking spices, spring flowers, citrus and poached pear. On the palate it has a very good core of fruit and a slightly exotic personality. With excellent depth and concentration (a product of a superb vintage), this lengthy offering should drink well for several years.
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The 2011 Portal White is composed of 70% Garnacha Blanco, 20% Sauvignon Blanc, and the balance Macabeu and Viognier fermented and aged in stainless steel.
Exhibits a beautiful nose Read More...
of minerals and fresh stone fruits. Vibrant and mouthwatering with amazing complexity and palate weight. Finish is balanced and long with crisp acidity to give this wine a freshness that keeps you coming back for more.
A staff and customers favorite for the last 3 years!
A staff and customers favorite for the last 3 years!
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