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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$140.95
Canon La Gaffeliere's opaque purple-colored 1999 is a strong effort for this vintage. It displays a sweet nose of...
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Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$105.70
The 1999 Cantenac Brown is more closed on the nose with darker fruit than the Grand Puy-Lacoste, that Sanfins serves...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$651.81
The complex, explosively fragrant 1999 Cheval Blanc is a blend of 59% Merlot and 41% Cabernet Franc. It is already...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1999
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$717.59
Medium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$227.45
Medium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of...
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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$124.95
This deep ruby/purple-colored 1999 has some tannin to resolve, but it is an elegant, medium-bodied, delicious effort...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$508.32
Deep plum, currant, and mineral notes emerge from the concentrated, beautifully balanced, pure 1999 Haut Brion. It...
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Chateau L'eglise-Clinet Pomerol 1999
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$180.91
The 1999 l’Eglise-Clinet is youthful in appearance with thin bricking on the rim. The bouquet is very attractive...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$248.95
The 1999 La Mission Haut-Brion has long been one of the “dark horses” from the estate, sandwiched between the...
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$778.07
The 1999 Lafite Rothschild is entering adolescence and beginning to show very well after an hour in the decanter....
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1999
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1013.85
The 1999 Lafite Rothschild is entering adolescence and beginning to show very well after an hour in the decanter....
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Chateau Lafleur Pomerol 1999
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1479.72
This wine is a brilliant success, it is one of the stars of the vintage. Lafleur's 1999 is atypically powerful and...
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Chateau Latour Pauillac 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$618.67
Reminding me slightly of the 2001, the 1999 Château Latour offers an utterly classic Latour elegance and complex in...
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$234.95
#10 Top 100, 2006. A Warm exciting wine from a slightly frigid vintage. Black ruby in color. Rich and powerful on...
Champagne Blend Red Bordeaux 1999 France Pre-Arrival Wine
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
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.
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.