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$729.18
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The 2005 La Mission Haut-Brion is pure perfection. It has an absolutely extraordinary nose of sweet blackberries,...
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$1081.35
$1201.50
An incredible nose, so subtle with red fruits, mint, minerals, and all sorts of flowers give way to Cohiba cigar...
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$121.68
$135.20
Stunning now. A fabulous nose of currants, crushed raspberry and blackberry. Full- bodied, with perfectly integrated...
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$119.49
$132.77
Dark in color, with an impressive nose of licorice, toasty oak, chocolate and blackberry. Full-bodied, with silky...
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$1261.08
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The 2005 Latour was mind-blowingly profound in two recent tastings for this report. Deep and sensual to the core, the...
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$197.28
$219.20
Power and elegance merge effortlessly in this superb wine. Its pure black currant fruit is tightly coiled, supported...
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$388.08
$431.20
A stunningly complex and complete nose of flowers, dark fruits, and minerals. Very perfumed and subtle at the same...
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$172.98
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Extremely lively palate, really quite bright, bold, powerful, chewy tannins fill the mouth but you get such power and...
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$255.15
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A meaty and decadent Lynch with very ripe currant aromas on the nose. Full body, velvety-textured tannins and a...
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$71.28
$79.20
Medium ruby. Cassis, chocolate, tar and menthol on the nose. A bit reduced in the mouth, but fat and full for this...
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$1078.38
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The nose on this seems more concentrated than the 2000, and the purity of fruit is stunning, with blueberries,...
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$299.84
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$294.50
The 2005 Pavillon Rouge is in a beautiful spot right now where it is just beginning to show signs of aromatic...
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$265.68
$295.20
The 2005 Montrose continues to show brilliantly, unwinding in the glass with notes of blackcurrant, red fruits, loamy...
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$897.75
$997.50
Mouton was voluptuous and immediately appealing, with spicy ripe cassis and plum fruit that poured from the glass,...
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$139.95
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$137.15
A complete and sexy wine with very polished and refined tannins yet there’s an energy and posture that gives the...
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$555.48
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Rated 99 - The 2005 Palmer is made from 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 7% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-brick in...
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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,...
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$44.00
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$43.12
A seductive style of wine in 2005, this Peyrabon has a deep ruby/purple color and round, juicy blackcurrant and black...
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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,...
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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...
Red Champagne Blend Red Bordeaux 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.