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Bottle: $118.59
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Rated 94 - Continuing its impressive development, Clerc Milon 2011 is a serious wine. It is elegant, stylish, its...
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750ml
Bottle: $111.95 $123.00
Rated 96 - This needs time, even in the glass, but it is rich, confident and really rather wonderful. Good quality,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $115.94 $117.60
12 bottles: $111.72
Rated 96 - Hot crushed stones and dark berries jump out of the glass. Full body, very dense fruit and powerful...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $106.38 $118.20
Rated 95 - This is a rich and profound red with blackberries, blackcurrants, pine needles and graphite. Black...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $102.96 $114.40
Rated 96 - Aromas of crushed stone, blackcurrants and blackberries. Full-bodied with extremely well-crafted tannins...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $26.94
Rated 92 - Clear ambition and precision here, this has extremely tight tannins, pencil lead, graphite, bitter...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $47.95
12 bottles: $46.99
La Gabare de Croizet-Bages is the second wine of Chateau Croizet-Bages and is made up of the Château’s younger...
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Bottle: $54.95
Rated 93 - Violet edging with a lovely texture, this is full of rich chocolate, coffee beans and mocha, cassis,...
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Bottle: $108.95
Rated 92 - This is lovely, with steeped currant, fig and blackberry fruit flavors that flow easily along with singed...
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375ml
Bottle: $49.83
Rated 91 - Very fruity with strawberry and currants on the nose. Full bodied, with silky tannins and a long, fruity...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $284.95
6 bottles: $279.25
Rated 92 - This is almost the perfect time to drink this wine, although it still needs decanting to bring out the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $94.95
Rated 91 - This is shows lovely ripeness and roundness with pretty fruit and a rather creamy texture. Lead pencil and...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $48.38
Rated 90 - Balanced and fruity with tobacco and berry character. Full and very soft with fine tannins, and a juicy...
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Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $1659.00
Rated 93 - Plenty of ripe cassis and chocolate with a hint of smoke on the nose lead you into a ripe and velvety...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $99.90 $106.80
Rated 93 - Plenty of ripe cassis and chocolate with a hint of smoke on the nose lead you into a ripe and velvety...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $94.95 $96.21
12 bottles: $90.82
Rated 94 - A sumptuous reflection of bright red and black, somewhat jammy fruit with hints of dark chocolate and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $104.85
Rated 92 - This is very polished and refined with blackcurrant, raspberry and citrus-peel undertones. Full body,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.94
Rated 94 - This is very tannic yet polished and firm with currants, bark, and stones. Full-bodied and muscular and...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $204.95
6 bottles: $200.85
Rated 93 - Berries and smoke with some wet-earth and leather undertones. Medium to full body, round and velvety...
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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.