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A 2012 with currant, wet earth and walnut aromas and flavors. Full body, firm tannins and a savory finish. Give it...
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The 2013 Haut Batailley wraps around the palate with lovely depth and nuance. A layered, resonant wine, the 2013...
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$62.90
A wine of class, pedigree and nuance, the 2015 Haut-Batailley is superb. Beams of supporting tannin give the dark...
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The blackcurrants and blueberries with violets on the nose are fascinating. Full-bodied and very tightly wound with...
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The 2017 Haut-Batailley is powerful, dark and racy. Dark cherry, gravel, smoke, menthol, licorice and spice all pulse...
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94-95 I can’t remember a Haut-Batailley this tannic, yet the tannins are savory and very ripe with beauty and...
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Slightly darker fruited and denser than the more ethereally styled 2018, the 2019 Château Haut-Batailley offers up a...
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$69.90
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$58.38
Dark, winey, structured and very Pauillac, this is laden with cassis and blackberry puree flavors scored by charcoal...
750ml - Case of 12
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La Fleur Peyrabon is an attractive Pauillac Cru Bourgeois with lovely aromatic lift and purity of fruit. Medium in...
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$92.90
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This is a beautifully fresh wine with lovely, juicy black cassis flavours. The day-night temperature changes of up to...
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This is a beautifully fresh wine with lovely, juicy black cassis flavours. The day-night temperature changes of up to...
375ml
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Austerity takes over on the attack; you really have to give it five minutes to soften and allow the black cherry and...
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$36.50
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$28.97
Austerity takes over on the attack; you really have to give it five minutes to soften and allow the black cherry and...
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$33.69
$34.90
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$33.02
The 2019 Lacoste-Borie was impressive as a barrel sample sent to my home last spring. Now in bottle, it has a...
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Perfumed blackcurrants and damons, a nice push of perfumed fruit on the nose, full and juicy, really alive in the...
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$1566.00
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Interestingly, a bottle of 1990 Lafite Rothschild I pulled from my cellar for a video blog on my web site was still...
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$1099.71
$1221.90
I pulled this lone bottle out of my cellar at the last minute to remind some Italian vintners of the great quality of...
750ml
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$1512.00
$1680.00
The 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate's greatest wine. As I indicated last year, only 38%...
France Bordeaux Pauillac
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.