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$555.48
$617.20
Rated 99 - The 2005 Palmer is made from 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 7% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-brick in...
750ml
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$578.43
$642.70
Even more flamboyant and sexy than the 2000, the 2005 Pavie has everything you could ever want from a wine. Deep,...
750ml
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$44.00
12 bottles:
$43.12
A seductive style of wine in 2005, this Peyrabon has a deep ruby/purple color and round, juicy blackcurrant and black...
750ml
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$264.06
$293.40
The 2005 Pichon-Longueville Baron is another concentrated, full-bodied 2005 that’s starting to drink well. Cassis,...
750ml
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$217.53
$241.70
Always showing well, this bottle of 2005 Château Pontet Canet was just about pure perfection in a glass. Still...
750ml - Case of 12
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$92.45
Barrel sample. Solid, dry tannins, very firm and hard, but they are also ripe. The wine has high extraction, very...
750ml
Bottle:
$165.70
12 bottles:
$156.28
I'm not sure you need me to recap the weather conditions in 2005 as it's such a famous, and relatively recent, year....
750ml - Case of 6
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$163.35
Owned by the Castéja family, Trottevieille has one parcel of some of the oldest vines in St.-Emilion. Dense purple,...
750ml
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$103.35
$108.20
12 bottles:
$101.65
Fabulous aromas of crushed raspberry, blackberry, mineral and licorice follow through to a full-bodied palate. This...
750ml
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$135.63
$150.70
Dark plum colour, some walnut edging, again those Domaine de Chevalier tannins are just gorgeously balanced, they are...
750ml
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$174.95
$190.41
An absolutely sensational second wine from Haut-Brion, the 2005 Bahans Haut-Brion displays all the smoke, gravel and...
750ml
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$56.95
$62.70
The robe is a deep and intense purply blue, already brilliant and clear. The nose is delicate, full of fruit and...
750ml
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$184.03
$204.48
6 bottles:
$175.20
Grilled bread with flowers, pears and apples. Lots of perfumes. Lavender and some herbs and nutmeg. The palate is...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$454.18
A fragrant, appealing Champagne, with wafts of elderflower and medicinal herbs on the nose, followed by expressive...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$1577.20
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$143.95
Impressive concentration and power here. This is really assertive with ripe yellow orchard fruits and citrus within a...
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee Rose 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$234.95
A good rest on lees in the cellar through to May 2015 has seen this salmon-colored rosé develop a wealth of dried...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2005
750ml - Case of 12
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$363.82
This has understated elegance on the attack, confident and quietly brilliant with flavours of cassis, bilberry,...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$337.45
This has understated elegance on the attack, confident and quietly brilliant with flavours of cassis, bilberry,...
Champagne Blend Red Bordeaux 1998 2005 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.