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Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.61
12 bottles: $31.96
Firm tannins are holding everything in place right now. There's a tiny dip through the mid-palate before the fruit...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $633.15 $703.50
Exotically perfumed, with ripe, lushly textured fruit. A complete and showy example of great, polished modern claret...
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WA
94
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $154.94 $157.20
93-95 Barrel sample. This is a smooth, rich wine that's intensely concentrated and packed with great black-currant...
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JD
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $70.56 $78.40
Barrel sample. Full of ripe Cabernet tannins, this is a structured wine that's chunky in character. It elegantly...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $114.95
12 bottles: $112.65
Tasted from several bottles in recent months, the 2012 Canon is a stupendous wine for the vintage and if anything, it...
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WE
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.89 $64.59
Barrel sample. A solid effort, this is a wine with great fruit and firm structure to support it. Ripe and full in the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $622.35 $691.50
The 2012 Cheval Blanc boasts stunning power and a vertical, imposing sense of structure that is quite rare in this...
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Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $25.32
From the Castillon outpost of Gérard and Chantal Perse, this blend of 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 10%...
WA
90
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $174.15 $193.50
Always excellent for the vintage. What a nose with currants, blackberries, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stones and wet earth...
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Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $46.99
La Gabare de Croizet-Bages is the second wine of Chateau Croizet-Bages and is made up of the Château’s younger...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $82.94
This is very polished and refined with blackcurrant, raspberry and citrus-peel undertones. Full body, extremely fine...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $60.88
Barrel sample. This is a dense, complex wine that's full of dark tannins piled atop ripe black-plum fruits. The wine...
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93
WA
91
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $69.80
Barrel sample. This firm, dry wine is solidly rich and full in the mouth. With fine acidity and black currant fruit...
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95
DC
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $58.24
12 bottles: $57.08
Barrel sample. Solid and concentrated, this wine certainly shows great dryness as well as fruit. It has power and...
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DC
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.40
12 bottles: $34.69
Barrel sample. This concentrated wine is packed with new wood as well as dark chocolate flavors. The palate is dense...
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93
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92
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $524.95 $567.00
A big, powerful wine, the 2012 Haut-Brion possesses stunning richness and intensity, with all of the depth that is...
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97
DC
96
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.95 $109.50
The 2012 Haut Bailly is brilliant and does nothing to damper my belief that this vintage is underrated in the market....
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96
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.30 $55.20
A 2012 with currant, wet earth and walnut aromas and flavors. Full body, firm tannins and a savory finish. Give it...
WA
92
JS
92
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $177.95 $193.20
A deep-coloured wine with real Pomerol ‘flesh’ and structure. This is a wine that grows in the glass, showing its...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $223.94
Mind-bending aromas of red licorice, spices, bark and dark fruits. Yet reserved and balanced. The palate is...
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Red 2012 Australia France 750ml

Whilst most of Australia consists of arid deserts and dense bushland, the oceanic coasts to the south of the country have a terrain and climate ideal for vine cultivation and wine production. It took several decades of failed attempts at the end of the 18th century in order to produce vines of a decent enough quality for making wine, but since those first false starts, the Australian wine industry has continued to grow and grow. Today, wine production makes up for a considerable part of the Australian economy, with exports in recent years reaching unprecedented levels and even overtaking France for the first time ever. Whilst the greatest successes in regards to quality have been the result of the Syrah grape varietal (known locally as Shiraz), Australia utilizes several Old World grapes, and has had fantastic results from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, Chardonnay and more. As the Australian passion for locally produced wine continues to develop, wineries have begun experimenting with a wider range of grape varietals, meaning that nowadays it isn't uncommon to find high quality Australian wines made from Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Viognier, amongst many others.

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.