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$169.89
$184.20
Dark ruby. Deep, brooding nose hints at dark plum, blackcurrant, coffee and lavender accented by cinnamon and...
750ml
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$134.94
$143.20
12 bottles:
$134.90
Delivers lots of blackberry, mineral and mint on the nose. Full-bodied, with plenty of fruit and racy, polished...
750ml
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$675.63
$750.70
Deep plum, currant, and mineral notes emerge from the concentrated, beautifully balanced, pure 1999 Haut Brion. It...
750ml
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$1513.35
$1681.50
The 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate's greatest wine. As I indicated last year, only 38%...
750ml
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$928.08
$1031.20
The 1999 Lafite Rothschild is entering adolescence and beginning to show very well after an hour in the decanter....
750ml
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$838.98
$932.20
Reminding me slightly of the 2001, the 1999 Château Latour offers an utterly classic Latour elegance and complex in...
750ml
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$1296.18
$1440.20
Softly spoken, fine tannins, pencil lead and leather, with truffle, earth, campfire and spice. Long drawn out finish,...
750ml
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$751.68
$835.20
The 1999 Château Margaux is an immensely charming wine that's drinking beautifully today from both bottle and, in...
750ml
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$189.95
12 bottles:
$186.15
Medium red-ruby. Roasted plum, iron and smoke on the nose, along with a faint herbaceous aspect; distinctly more...
750ml
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$90.60
12 bottles:
$88.79
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Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 1996
750ml - Case of 3
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$466.44
I have drunk this a half dozen times in the last six months and it always amazes me. The Recently Disgorged Bolly is...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 1996
750ml - Case of 12
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$456.29
It's extremely rare to taste older vintages of Angélus. It's utterly sumptuous, and it's such a shame that the...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 1996
750ml - Case of 6
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$501.01
It's extremely rare to taste older vintages of Angélus. It's utterly sumptuous, and it's such a shame that the...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$104.45
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$140.95
Canon La Gaffeliere's opaque purple-colored 1999 is a strong effort for this vintage. It displays a sweet nose of...
Champagne Blend Red Bordeaux 1996 1999 750ml
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
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.