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Date July 30, 2018 
Title Some Wonderful Whites From The Southern Rhône - Redux 
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Dear Arthur's Cellar Wine Club Member:

Looking for some stellar whites to slake that summer thirst? Look no further than these three from Arthur’s Cellar currently available on LCBO.com. Let me know if you would like me to place your order for you.


2016 Vacqueyras ‘Blanc du Bary’ – Domaine Palon - 13.5% Alc./Vol.  LCBO Product No. 479385    $28.75/$172.50 per 6 bottle case
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Crafted from 80% Clairette and 20% Grenache Blanc, all hand-picked from vines averaging more than forty-five years of age. The yield was but 13 hl/ha! It has seen some new oak, but not too much. It is a clear, bright yellow-gold colour with a vibrant nose of grilled almonds, peaches, pears, honeysuckle, vanilla, exotic spices, toast and minerals. It is very smooth and extremely well balanced – lots of fruit offset by a gorgeous acidity. It is fresh, complex and rich with wonderful flavours of peaches and pears. It would be perfect, served at about 8°C, with oysters, other shell fish, fish, goat cheese and rich poultry dishes. Meant to be drunk young. Just 12 bottles available.


2016 Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc ‘Cuvée Flora’  - 14.0% Alc./Vol. LCBO Product No. 492347        $40.50/$243.00 for 6
This refreshing white is made from equal parts Grenache Blanc and Clairette. The grapes are hand-picked (as they are for all of the Giuliani Châteauneuf du Pape). It is a pale straw colour with golden notes. The nose is full of perfume, roasted almonds, spices and grilled bread. In the mouth these scents are joined by honey and chestnut cream. It is a rich, full, beautifully balanced wine with gentle acidity and surprising length. This most pleasant white will pair wonderfully with fish and meats in cream sauce, medium cheeses and all by itself as an apéritif. It is drinking well now (do decant) and will continue to do so for several years. Only 23 bottles remain.


2016 Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc ‘Renaissance’ – 14.0% Alc./Vol.       LCBO Product No. 466259    $53.60/$321.60 for 6
Made from 50% Roussanne and completed with Clairette, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc, this beauty offers up aromas of honeysuckle, pears, peaches and fresh flowers that seem to leap from the glass. It is a full-bodied stunner, crisp, clean, subtle and elegant that sees no oak. This wine is meant to be drunk young – over the next year or two. If you like white Châteauneuf du Pape, you’ll love the 2016 ‘Renaissance’ from Domaine Roger Sabon. It simply doesn’t get much better than this. Down to the last 22 bottles.


You can find all of our other wines that are currently available on LCBO.com here.

It would be really spiffy if you would pass this note on to anyone you think might be interested in some very, very good 2016 white Southern Rhônes.

Many thanks and cheers!

Jim, Hélène and Kate

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