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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.52 $40.60
Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $579.00
Dense and dark, this is an extracted wine with polished fruit. What stops it going over the edge is the delicious...
WE
93
WS
93
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $729.18 $810.20
The 2005 La Mission Haut-Brion is pure perfection. It has an absolutely extraordinary nose of sweet blackberries,...
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WA
100
JS
99
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $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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JS
100
WE
99
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $121.68 $135.20
Stunning now. A fabulous nose of currants, crushed raspberry and blackberry. Full- bodied, with perfectly integrated...
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JS
96
WE
94
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $123.48 $132.77
Dark in color, with an impressive nose of licorice, toasty oak, chocolate and blackberry. Full-bodied, with silky...
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WS
93
WE
91
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1261.08 $1401.20
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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VM
100
WE
100
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $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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WE
97
VM
96
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $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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JS
99
WS
98
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $177.63 $191.00
Extremely lively palate, really quite bright, bold, powerful, chewy tannins fill the mouth but you get such power and...
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97
WS
92
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $500.58 $556.20
A meaty and decadent Lynch with very ripe currant aromas on the nose. Full body, velvety-textured tannins and a...
WE
96
WS
96
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $255.15 $283.50
A meaty and decadent Lynch with very ripe currant aromas on the nose. Full body, velvety-textured tannins and a...
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96
WS
96
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $271.80
Rich, impressively ripe fruit, the fruit dense and black, with juicy black plum flavors followed by dusty tannins....
WE
93
Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.20
12 bottles: $77.62
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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WA
89
VM
89
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1078.38 $1198.20
The nose on this seems more concentrated than the 2000, and the purity of fruit is stunning, with blueberries,...
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100
DC
99
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $299.84 $311.20
12 bottles: $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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VM
93
DC
92
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $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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WA
98
VM
97
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $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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98
WA
98
Red
750ml
Bottle: $139.95
12 bottles: $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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96
WS
93
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $555.48 $617.20
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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99
VM
98

2005 2007 France Bordeaux Rhone Valley

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.

There are few wine regions in the world with a reputation as glowing and well established as that of the Bordeaux, in France. Situated mainly around the Dordogne and Gironde rivers, Bordeaux makes the most of its humid climate and rich, clay and gravel based soils to grow some of the finest examples of red and white grape varietals on earth. Wineries in this region have been in operation for hundreds of years, and have carefully developed the expertise required for the production of carefully balanced and utterly delicious blended red and white wines, alongside some exceptional single variety bottles. Many of the chateaux found in Bordeaux have become household names, due to their prestige and the excellence of their products, grown with love and dedication by heritage wineries in this beautiful and special region.

The Rhone Valley of southern France is a particularly fascinating wine region, with a history that stretches back to at least six hundred BCE, when the ancient Greeks first began cultivating vines there. The region itself is split into two distinct sub-regions, with the northern sub-region being famed for its production of exceptional Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier wines, packed full of interesting character and expressing the terroir found there. The southern sub-region is home to an enormous variety of grapes, and produces red, white and rosé wines, and some of the world's most famous and adored blended wines. The continental climate of the region is ideal for growing grapes, and the winds which blow from the Central Massif help temper the heat in the vineyards, leading to very ripe fruits holding plenty of flavor.