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Red
750ml
Bottle: $93.95 $102.00
Aromas of blackcurrants and sweet tobacco. Wet earth to boot. Full-bodied, tight and chewy with firm and silky...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $110.35 $121.90
The smoke, almond, dark-berry and plum character is impressive to this young Duhart. Full body, round and silky...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $107.91 $119.90
12 bottles: $99.88
I remember how delicious this was at en primeur, and it remains a stately, elongated, perfectly poised Pauillac. It's...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $97.20
This is classical in style with lead pencil and sweet tobacco to the currant and plum undertones. Warm and cool at...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $104.31 $115.90
Sweet berries and cherries on the nose with sweet tobacco, lead pencil and blackcurrants. It’s full-bodied and very...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $103.50 $115.00
Aromas of currants and sweet tobacco with some lead pencil. Medium to full body with very fine tannins and a long,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $92.88 $103.20
Suave, elegant and calmly confident. A masterclass in high-definition winemaking where all the elements are presented...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.94
The 2018 Fonbadet has a refined, detailed bouquet of cedar and mint-tinged black fruit that gains intensity in the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93 $44.00
A Pauillac that has been over-delivering from some time now, the 2020 ChΓ’teau Fonbadet reveals a healthy ruby/purple...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.13
12 bottles: $36.38
Brilliant color, intense, lovely red fruits, silky and rich attack. Deeply coloured with purple reflection. Fruity on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $153.00
12 bottles: $144.78
Blackberry and licorice aromas, with full body, very fine tannins and a long finish. Very silky. So much for jammy...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $202.35
A fabulous GPL. Perhaps better than the legendary 1982? It shows laser-guide precision on the palate with aromas of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $124.74 $138.60
Among the most seductive noses from Pauillac. Strong, cassis-stained palate with a lovely sense of upwards motion and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $129.94 $132.60
12 bottles: $127.34
You start to feel the dial turning up the power as this travels through the palate. Even at 10 years old, the tannins...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $141.21 $156.90
I could have picked a first growth here – Pauillac has three – but this is a relatively good value fifth growth,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $153.36 $170.40
Two bottles of the 2010 Grand Puy-Lacoste were opened, the first showing just a little oxidation. The second has an...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $74.90 $78.60
12 bottles: $74.10
The savoury, floral edge of Cabernet on gravel is fully on display, and it needs time in the glass to soften and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.90 $63.00
12 bottles: $59.28
Dense and silky with lots of flowers and black currant character. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a long finish...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $80.95 $88.41
This red shows lots of redcurrants and fresh flowers on the nose. It’s full-bodied with juicy tannins and a long,...
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France Bordeaux Pauillac 750ml

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.

There are few wine regions in the world with a reputation as glowing and well established as that of the Bordeaux, in France. Situated mainly around the Dordogne and Gironde rivers, Bordeaux makes the most of its humid climate and rich, clay and gravel based soils to grow some of the finest examples of red and white grape varietals on earth. Wineries in this region have been in operation for hundreds of years, and have carefully developed the expertise required for the production of carefully balanced and utterly delicious blended red and white wines, alongside some exceptional single variety bottles. Many of the chateaux found in Bordeaux have become household names, due to their prestige and the excellence of their products, grown with love and dedication by heritage wineries in this beautiful and special region.

The commune consists of only 3000 acres of vineyards in the Haut-Medoc between the villages of Saint-Julien to the south and Saint-Estephe to the north, but is home to three of Bordeaux's five first growth wines: Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Latour, and Chateau Mouton Rothschild.

A classic Pauillac wine is rich, dense-coloured, full-bodied and profound with an elegant mix of black currants and cedary oak that is luxurious and distinguished when mature. There is a wide variation on this theme throughout Pauillac, in part due to the differing terrain across the region. This is shown within the 3 First growths where the Lafite is complex and elegant, the Mouton-Rothschild is voluptuous with power and the Latour is full yet refined. There are many other styles amongst Pauillac's Chateaux, ranging from elegant wines which are drinkable younger, such as Pichon Lalande to the more tannic, deep style of Lynch-Bages.

This commune, on the banks of the Gironde, has small hills which are unusual in the Medoc. The soil contains heavy gravel which is important to the wine growing as it reflects the sun and allows excellent drainage. It is differences in the subsoil that contribute towards each Chateau's style. Lafite has a limestone base which leads to a softer, aromatic flavour; Mouton-Rothschild has sand within its gravelly soil which produces its richness, and Latour enjoys a bed of predominantly gravel enabling it to be consistent even in wet years.

This region of Haut Medoc sets the standard for each Bordeaux vintage and is a wonderful and impressive representative. A great deal of pleasure awaits anyone exploring this wonderful appellation.