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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $205.00
6 bottles: $200.90
Fantastic aromas of crushed plums and blackberries. Perfumed! Full-bodied and very silky with stone undertones. Best...
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91
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $183.95 $200.20
This is now performing as one of the top Margaux estates. Their latest release shows structure, elegant black fruits...
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96
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95
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $174.94
6 bottles: $171.44
Racy aromatic nobility, with cassis, white flower, graphite and blackberry. A second growth for a rather friendly...
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96
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $140.20
3 bottles: $137.20
The 2020 Cantenac Brown is a knock-out. A Margaux of towering intensity, the 2020 is dense and vertical at the same...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $209.95
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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93
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $284.95
6 bottles: $279.25
This is almost the perfect time to drink this wine, although it still needs decanting to bring out the plush strokes...
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92
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $204.95
6 bottles: $200.85
This wine is definitely softening and taking on shape in the bottle. The juiciness is starting to appear and you can...
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93
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $112.20
6 bottles: $109.96
Sleek, with damson plum, cherry preserve and red licorice notes, backed by subtle sanguine and mineral hints through...
WS
90
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $339.95
6 bottles: $333.15
This is a beautiful Giscours with tension and finesse. It's full-bodied and shows plenty of berry and spice...
WE
95
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $144.95 $150.90
This has attractive, glossy, ripe red-plum and licorice aromas with cedar, flowers and red berries, as well as a...
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96
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $498.95
6 bottles: $492.00
The 1986 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has an intriguing nose, much richer and more opulent than I expected (reminiscent of the...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $185.22 $205.80
The 2018 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fabulous, just as it was from barrel. Strong Cabernet inflections soar out of the...
VM
96
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $38.49
6 bottles: $37.72
This Graves is distinguished by its high percentage of Sémillon, sourced from vineyards in the greatest white wine...
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $319.95
3 bottles: $313.55
Complex and expressive nose, offering red and dark fruit, spices and pepper with wood and mushroom undertones. Fresh...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $93.20
6 bottles: $91.34
This is a beautifully fresh wine with lovely, juicy black cassis flavours. The day-night temperature changes of up to...
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90
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90
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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...
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96
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Case only
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
Case only
Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $384.95
The 2008 Lynch Bages is brilliant stuff as well as a textbook Pauillac. Revealing a still youthful ruby/purple color...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $556.50
6 bottles: $552.00
A wine with great beauty and finesse. Such elegance and ethereal quality for this estate. Full body, with ultra-fine...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $185.94
6 bottles: $182.22
Aromas of blueberries and stone with some dried-flower notes. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, silky tannins...
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France Bordeaux Graves Margaux Pauillac 1.5Ltr

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 Margaux appellation of France's legendary Bordeaux wine region is one of the world's most famous and highly respected viticultural areas. For centuries, Margaux has been deeply associated with extremely fine wines of the highest quality, made using traditional and time-honored techniques in order to extract the very best, most refined and elegant flavors and aromas from the Bordeaux varietal grapes which grow there. Margaux wines are almost always blended, using two or three key Bordeaux grapes, commonly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc (amongst others). The blending techniques and quantities have been passed down through the generations in the ancestral chateaus which make up the region, and quality and prestige has never been allowed to falter, making Margaux one of the undisputed jewels in France's already glittering crown.

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.