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750ml
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$799.95
$820.20
Bright red. Pure aromas of strawberry, flowers, soy sauce, espresso and minerals. Then clean and straightforward on...
750ml
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$298.35
$331.50
The bouquet of the Ducru-Beaucaillou 1995 offers an array of fresh fruit, blackcurrant, plum, spices and liquorice...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$717.59
3 bottles:
$703.24
Medium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of...
750ml
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$128.88
$143.20
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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$1099.98
$1222.20
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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$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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$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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$325.08
$361.20
This estate's second wine, the 1995 Pavillon du Chateau Margaux, may turn out to be one of the most delicious...
1.5Ltr
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$370.20
The 1999 Pontet-Canet has long been a favorite vintage of mine. At the time, the vineyard was in better shape than it...
750ml
Bottle:
$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
Bottle:
$90.60
12 bottles:
$88.79
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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 1995
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$702.16
Flower and berry character, with hints of clove and black pepper. Full-bodied and very rich, with decadent flavors....
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Chateau Branaire Ducru Saint Julien 1995
750ml - Case of 12
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$96.77
The 1995 Branaire-Ducru has a generous bouquet that might be a tad riper than the 1996 with blackberry, dark plum, a...
750ml - Case of 6
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$139.95
Canon La Gaffeliere's opaque purple-colored 1999 is a strong effort for this vintage. It displays a sweet nose of...
Chardonnay Red Bordeaux 1995 1999
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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.