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Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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The 2008 Angélus offers a still youthful, vibrant color as well as a classic Angélus bouquet of spice box, black...
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The 2008 Angélus offers a still youthful, vibrant color as well as a classic Angélus bouquet of spice box, black...
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Okay, I am closing my eyes, I am feeling the wonderful lift and floating fruit effect, and I have to say this is a...
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Okay, I am closing my eyes, I am feeling the wonderful lift and floating fruit effect, and I have to say this is a...
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Bright ruby-red. Blackberry, lavender and oak-driven cola, mocha and spices on the nose and palate. Lush, round and...
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Based on 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc raised all in new oak, the brilliant 2008 Bellevue Mondotte is one of the...
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A subtle, refined 2009 with complex aromas and flavors of currant, smoke, mineral and lead pencil. Full body with...
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Solid wine, dark, firm and powerful. The black currant fruits shear through the tannic texture, giving a wine that is...
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This constitutes for Vincent Millet the first vintage in which he 'wanted to highlight terroir expression by using a...
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Cheval Blanc gives a different expression of Cabernet Franc to Ausone, in terms of its kick and structure. The...
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Another resounding success for the vintage, the opaque purple-colored 2008 Clinet (14.4% alcohol) is composed of 85%...
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Another resounding success for the vintage, the opaque purple-colored 2008 Clinet (14.4% alcohol) is composed of 85%...
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The first vintage made at the new winery, the 2008 Cos d’Estournel is drinking beautifully today, with terrific...
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The first vintage made at the new winery, the 2008 Cos d’Estournel is drinking beautifully today, with terrific...
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This is a wine that is made to be elegant - the most accessible in the Mouton stable. They have achieved that with an...
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This is a wine that is made to be elegant - the most accessible in the Mouton stable. They have achieved that with an...
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This has real depth of flavour, with an extremely good quality, juicy slate and mineral-filled finish. The emphasis,...
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Chardonnay Red Bordeaux 2008 750ml Pre-Arrival

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.