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The U.S.A
 There is an unfortunate miss-conception amongst many of the wine drinking public that the Californian wine industry purely exists on wines produced from a handful of major brands.
One only has to take a glance around the shelves of the high-street stores and supermarkets at the ranges on offer there to obtain this impression!
However, here at Hic! it is our intention to broaden your wine drinking horizons of America’s Golden State and introduce to you some of the true superstars of American wine-making.
Over the last couple of decades Californian wine-makers have managed to fashion some of the world’s finest: Cabernet Sauvignon wine, Merlot wine, Zinfandel wine and Chardonnay’s, by rejecting the powerful overblown fruit styles of previous generations and opting instead for wines with greater finesse and elegance.
Hopefully our range on offer will prove to you, that there is much, much, more to Californian wines than those that are the standard bearers for multi-buy’s, B.O.G.O.F’s (Buy One Get One Free) and heavy discounts that are so prevalent on the supermarket shelves up and down the country! |
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| J. Lohr Arroyo Vista Chardonnay 2006 - California, USA |
| Bin No. JLOHRAVC06 |
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Price: £18.50
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| The grapes for the Arroyo Vista Chardonnay were all night harvested and pressed at the vineyard before fermentation in barrel for an average of 15 days. The wine spent 18 months in barrel 'sur lie';
100% New French Oak Burgundy barrels (60.9 gallons) were used from Nevers, Allier and Vosges forests. Finally the wine was racked from barrels and bottled unfiltered.
The complex and delicate aromas of lime zest, pear, white blossoms, apricot and .. |
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| J. Lohr Los Osos Merlot 2006 - California, USA |
| Bin No. JLOHRLOM06 |
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Price: £13.00
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| The J. Lohr Los Osos Merlot is made from 100% Merlot grapes; fermentation is in stainless steel and then the wine is aged for 14 months in new American oak barrels before being bottled unfiltered.
The final wine is dark, youthful and plum red in colour. It has complex aromas of blueberry, raspberry, violet and dried cherries with a bouquet of vanilla, caramel and toasted oak.
On the palate the ripe and ample tannins and lovely Merlot fruit .. |
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| J. Lohr Riverstone Chardonnay 2006 - California, USA |
| Bin No. JLOHRRIV06 |
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Price: £13.00
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| Grapes for the J. Lohr Riverstone Chardonnay are all harvested from the Greenfield vineyards in Monterey.
Once at the winery the grapes undergo barrel fermentation in a combination of French and American oak; 40% underwent malolactic fermentation in barrel. The wine is then racked and aged for 12 months in a combination of French and American oak, of 1, 2 and 3 years of age.
The resulting Riverstone Chardonnay is medium straw in colour dis .. |
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| J. Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 - California |
| Bin No. JLOHRSOC07 |
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Price: £13.00
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| All the grapes for J. Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet are hand harvested from vineyards in Paso Robles. After fermentation in stainless steel the wine is aged for 12 to 16 months in a combination of American and French oak barrels.
Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes the Seven Oaks Cabernet from J. Lohr is dark ruby-red in colour with aromas of cherry, blackcurrant, blueberry and violets.
The palate shows ripe and velvety soft tannins with .. |
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| J. Lohr Wildflower 2008 - California, USA |
| Bin No. JLOHRWILD8 |
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Price: £9.95
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| J.Lohr's 'Wildflower' is a red wine made from 100% Valdiguie grapes - a variety not too far removed from the workhorse Beaujolais grape 'Gamay'.
Consequently the Wildflower displays very similar traits to that of its French counterpart.
Brilliant magenta in colour, the Wildflower, has an intense varietal aroma of raspberry, boysenberry and strawberry with hints of white pepper. The brambly fruit aromas carry through on the palate and are ba .. |
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