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750ml - Case of 3
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$509.85
Intense and enticing campfire smoke, this has beautiful rich fruits behind the grilled aromatics, and is open and...
750ml
Bottle:
$151.80
12 bottles:
$148.76
The 2007 Beychevelle has an attractive nose, fresher and more complex than others in this flight of off-vintages....
750ml
Bottle:
$98.25
12 bottles:
$96.29
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Brane-Cantenac has a quintessential bouquet for the estate...
750ml
Bottle:
$235.95
12 bottles:
$231.23
A difficult year in theory but, as with many of the good names in Bordeaux, it is tasting excellently right now and...
750ml
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$211.95
$235.50
This is rich and powerful, with beautiful dark fruits that really showcase the Cabernet dominance of this wine. Great...
750ml
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$70.74
$78.60
Dense and layered with dried apples, pineapples, mangos and lemons. Full body, bright acidity and a long, flavorful...
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Chapelle D'ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$183.95
A smooth wine, rich for the vintage, with black currant and bright fruits and a strong underlay of wood. The acidity,...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$378.20
Intense and enticing campfire smoke, this has beautiful rich fruits behind the grilled aromatics, and is open and...
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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$504.95
While there is certainly plenty of wood here, the wine has weight and impressive concentration for the year. The...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$156.01
Very little wine is produced (about 400 cases) from this tiny 5-acre vineyard, but it is always among the most...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$89.95
Very little wine is produced (about 400 cases) from this tiny 5-acre vineyard, but it is always among the most...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$95.94
Good bright ruby-red. Plum, currant, coffee, graphite, tobacco and licorice on the nose, lifted by a peppery...
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Chateau Certan De May Pomerol 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$85.95
Medium red-ruby. Perfumed, complex nose melds redcurrant, tobacco, mocha, cocoa powder and licorice. Broad, sweet and...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$545.11
There is plumpness to the black fruit that gives beautiful impact on the attack, and here it combines with a...
Albarino Barbera Red Bordeaux 1979 2007 750ml
The pale skinned grapes of the Albarino varietal have been grown in and around Spain and Portugal for almost a thousand years, where they are highly enjoyed and prized by the locals for their distinctive aroma, and sharp, tart acidity levels. Over the past century, their influence has spread to the New World, and many vineyards keen to emulate the white wines of Spain have had considerable success with this varietal. The light bodied wines which are produced from the Albarino grapes have wonderfully aromatic properties, and carry ripe flavors of soft summer fruits, apricot and peach, with a mild and pleasantly bitter after taste brought on by their thick skins. Because of their acidic nature, they are a fantastic match for many Spanish foods, and are best served chilled on a hot day.
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.