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$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...
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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$329.84
$361.20
This estate's second wine, the 1995 Pavillon du Chateau Margaux, may turn out to be one of the most delicious...
750ml
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$368.28
$409.20
What sumptuous pleasures await those who purchase either the 1996 or 1995 Pichon-Lalande. It is hard to choose a...
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Chateau Branaire Ducru Saint Julien 1995
750ml - Case of 12
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$97.53
The 1995 Branaire-Ducru has a generous bouquet that might be a tad riper than the 1996 with blackberry, dark plum, a...
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Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux 1995
750ml - Case of 12
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$94.65
Slightly one-dimensional, but shows some very good fruit character. Dried berry and cherry aromas, with a hint of...
750ml - Case of 12
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$666.95
Bright red. Pure aromas of strawberry, flowers, soy sauce, espresso and minerals. Then clean and straightforward on...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1995
750ml - Case of 6
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$380.82
The bouquet of the Ducru-Beaucaillou 1995 offers an array of fresh fruit, blackcurrant, plum, spices and liquorice...
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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 1995
750ml - Case of 12
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$188.95
Another unbelievably rich, multidimensional, broad-shouldered wine, with slightly more elegance and less weight than...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 1995
750ml - Case of 12
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$584.51
It is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut-Brion. The 1995 seems to have...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 1995
750ml - Case of 6
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$593.42
It is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut-Brion. The 1995 seems to have...
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Chateau La Fleur-Petrus Pomerol 1995
750ml - Case of 12
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$294.45
This is still quite solid, with a prominent tannic backbone that holds the core of damson plum, raspberry and black...
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1995
750ml - Case of 12
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$907.46
I pulled this lone bottle out of my cellar at the last minute to remind some Italian vintners of the great quality of...
Chardonnay Dessert Wine Red Bordeaux 1995
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.