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Red
750ml
Bottle: $207.18 $230.20
Tight and dense still but so integrated and seamless in texture. Aromas of chocolate, hazelnuts, dried spices and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.91 $47.10
The 2017 Carbonnieux is dark and intense in the glass. Swaths of tannin wrap around a core of dark fruit in this...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $303.75 $337.50
A lesson in genuinely great wine, the 2005 Cos d’Estournel is a monster of a wine that delivers an incredible level...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $184.95 $205.50
The first vintage made at the new winery, the 2008 Cos d’Estournel is drinking beautifully today, with terrific...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $149.99
Quite the bottle here! Spices, such as nutmeg and cinnamon, as well as dried meat and plums with cedar and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1079.28 $1199.20
The 2005 Haut Brion is out of this world and certainly one of the finest wines I’ve ever tasted. Deeper, richer,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $630.63 $700.70
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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Red
750ml
Bottle: $130.68 $145.20
A candidate for the -wine of the vintage,- the 2008 Haut-Bailly possesses incredible complexity. Tell-tale notes of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $120.60
The 2017 Haut-Bailly is composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Very...
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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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Red
750ml
Bottle: $324.54 $360.60
The 2008 La Mission Haut-Brion has an open, feisty, lively bouquet with blackberry, briary, cedar, black olive and a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.26
12 bottles: $67.87
Owned by the Tesseron family, this wine is smoky, ripe and full of tannins as well as blackberry fruit. Density gives...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.75
12 bottles: $53.66
The 2017 Larrivet Haut-Brion is a seriously impressive wine. Bold, rich and intense, the 2017 exudes tremendous depth...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $142.35
Brilliant wine that continues to impress three years on from the En Primeur tasting, with a creamy but restrained...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.94
12 bottles: $34.24
Ormes has managed another good vintage after a run of them. This is a lovely wine and a buy for me. Succulent,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $22.80
The aromatics are impressive with blueberry and blackberry character. Hints of hot stone. Medium body, firm and silky...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.94 $36.60
A terrific effort, the 2017 Meyney is a concentrated, nicely structured wine in the vintage that’s going to have a...
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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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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $34.24
The ever-increasing quality requirement for Château Montrose and La Dame de Montrose, and the increasingly precise...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $129.78 $144.20
One of the top successes of the vintage, this blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc...
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2005 2008 2017 France Bordeaux Graves St. Estephe 750ml

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.

St Estephe is the largest producer of the Haut-Medoc appellations, situated at its northernmost tip.


St Estephe has traditionally produced robust, solid wines, full of flavour that can need many years to soften and mature. In the last 30 years, a move towards using more of the softer Merlot grape and some changes in the wine-making process have produced some slightly lighter wines that can mature earlier, whilst still maintaining the substance and structure of this wine. However, the wines from this region still retain the big, well-structured and full characteristics of a St Estephe. Although only 5 St Estephe wines were ranked as a Classified growth in the 1855 classification, nowadays there are numerous Cru Bourgeois Chateaux producing superb wine, rivalling the quality of many Medoc classified growths. These wines are often excellent value for the consumer who enjoys a full, rich wine. Those having the patience to wait for these wines to mature are extremely well rewarded.


St Estephe is the closest to the mouth of the river, the Gironde, joining the Atlantic Sea and has less gravel, and more clay, than upstream towards Margaux. This heavier soil drains more slowly, which leads to full, robust wines with a reasonably high acidity. St Estephes excel in hot and dry years when vines in regions with lighter solid may suffer from the excessive heat. St Estephe offers many exciting, stylish and substantial wines, especially from the host of Cru Bourgeois Chateaux which can offer great value.