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$62.25
12 bottles:
$61.01
The 2008 Lynch Moussas, 23% Merlot and 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, has an attractive, classically styled bouquet with...
750ml
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$775.50
Starting to really come into its own, this is packed full of savoury blackberry, redcurrant and blueberry fruit with...
750ml
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$1000.98
$1112.20
Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Mouton Rothschild gives up bold earthy notions of underbrush, tilled soil and fungi...
750ml
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$265.95
$295.50
Straight away the deep, rich colour tells you that this is a sexy, powerful wine, barely hitting the next stage of...
750ml
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$218.95
$227.20
12 bottles:
$214.70
This displays real elegance without sacrificing power and impact. Flavours of damson, liquorice, charcoal and tobacco...
750ml
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$239.95
$266.61
Roederer Estates had owned Pichon Comtesse for three years prior to the 2009 vintage, having taken over in 2006, with...
750ml
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$129.60
$144.00
12 bottles:
$110.00
Unquestionably one of the gems in the vintage is the 2008 Pontet-Canet, which reminds me of the 2005 with its...
750ml
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$306.63
$340.70
A consistently perfect wine every time I've had it, the 2009 Château Pontet-Canet is the greatest wine from this...
750ml
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$403.95
6 bottles:
$395.87
Plenty of bitter chocolate character, but also a lot of cassis and flesh, the abundant fine tannins making this big,...
750ml
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$320.58
$356.20
Deep and dark with a ton of smoke and earth, the cassis fruit very much in the background, this is a concentrated and...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$993.65
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2008
750ml - Case of 6
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$451.92
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2008
750ml - Case of 12
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$348.27
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2009
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$659.95
Of course, the wine to buy in order to get a look at the Lafite Rothschild style and personality is their second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2009
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$940.23
Of course, the wine to buy in order to get a look at the Lafite Rothschild style and personality is their second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2009
750ml - Case of 12
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$323.92
Of course, the wine to buy in order to get a look at the Lafite Rothschild style and personality is their second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$367.96
Of course, the wine to buy in order to get a look at the Lafite Rothschild style and personality is their second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2009
750ml - Case of 3
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$299.65
Of course, the wine to buy in order to get a look at the Lafite Rothschild style and personality is their second...
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Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$239.99
The wine is dark, deep, rich and dense. It has just the right wood element, black berry juice and a pure line of...
2008 2009 France Bordeaux Pauillac
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 commune consists of only 3000 acres of vineyards in the Haut-Medoc between the villages of Saint-Julien to the south and Saint-Estephe to the north, but is home to three of Bordeaux's five first growth wines: Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Latour, and Chateau Mouton Rothschild.
A classic Pauillac wine is rich, dense-coloured, full-bodied and profound with an elegant mix of black currants and cedary oak that is luxurious and distinguished when mature. There is a wide variation on this theme throughout Pauillac, in part due to the differing terrain across the region. This is shown within the 3 First growths where the Lafite is complex and elegant, the Mouton-Rothschild is voluptuous with power and the Latour is full yet refined. There are many other styles amongst Pauillac's Chateaux, ranging from elegant wines which are drinkable younger, such as Pichon Lalande to the more tannic, deep style of Lynch-Bages.
This commune, on the banks of the Gironde, has small hills which are unusual in the Medoc. The soil contains heavy gravel which is important to the wine growing as it reflects the sun and allows excellent drainage. It is differences in the subsoil that contribute towards each Chateau's style. Lafite has a limestone base which leads to a softer, aromatic flavour; Mouton-Rothschild has sand within its gravelly soil which produces its richness, and Latour enjoys a bed of predominantly gravel enabling it to be consistent even in wet years.
This region of Haut Medoc sets the standard for each Bordeaux vintage and is a wonderful and impressive representative. A great deal of pleasure awaits anyone exploring this wonderful appellation.