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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$206.62
The wine is dark, deep, rich and dense. It has just the right wood element, black berry juice and a pure line of...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$306.62
The 2008 Lynch Bages is brilliant stuff as well as a textbook Pauillac. Revealing a still youthful ruby/purple color...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$993.97
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$240.07
The wine is dark, deep, rich and dense. It has just the right wood element, black berry juice and a pure line of...
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Chateau Cos D'estournel Saint Estephe 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$394.91
The first vintage made at the new winery, the 2008 Cos d’Estournel is drinking beautifully today, with terrific...
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Chateau Duhart-Milon Pauillac 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$258.67
A magnificent sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 Duhart Milon is the shrewd consumer’s wine to purchase by the case...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1063.09
I loved this vintage of Haut Brion en primeur and am so happy that it has more than lived up to expectations now that...
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1794.95
A candidate for the -wine of the vintage,- the 2008 should have been purchased before it began to soar in value...
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Chateau Lagrange Saint Julien 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$156.48
The 2008 Lagrange was picked from 6 to 22 October. It has an intense bouquet with blackberry, bilberry and damp earth...
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$538.95
The 2008 Léoville Las Cases has a backward, broody, earthy bouquet with intense tobacco and graphite aromas, more...
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Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 2008
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$273.86
You're getting the aged, mature aromas; cola, toffee, caramel, vanilla and blackcurrant. Slightly subdued on the...
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Chateau Margaux Margaux 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1037.90
This stood out immediately among the five first growth wines for its floral hit right off the first nose. The epitome...
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Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1143.04
Starting to really come into its own, this is packed full of savoury blackberry, redcurrant and blueberry fruit with...
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Chateau Palmer Margaux 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$632.45
This has a deeper grip of fruit, one of the best so far, delivering spades of Margaux typicity and a gorgeous balance...
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Chateau Petrus Pomerol 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$7134.35
It is hard to call Petrus a “sleeper of the vintage,” but the 2008 will merit more attention than most consumers...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$251.62
One of the vintage's top wines, the 2008 Chateauneuf du Pape la Combe des Fous continues to drink splendidly....
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$431.95
The aromas to this are so compelling with Maraschino cherries and sliced plums. So intense. It must come from the...
Chenin Blanc Red Bordeaux Red Rhone Blend 2008 1.5Ltr
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
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.