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Red
750ml
Bottle: $126.94 $140.80
This is sensational, characterized by such purity and beauty and with aromas of blackberries, dark chocolate,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $510.21 $566.90
Lead-pencil aromas with currants and plums, too. Full body, silky tannins and a focused and very refined finish. It's...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.80
12 bottles: $19.40
A tight and focused second wine from Potensac with currant and lemon-rind character. Medium body, fine tannins and a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $450.72 $500.80
A total blockbuster is the 2015 Angelus and it’s reminiscent of a slightly more elegant 2009. Made from 62% Merlot...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1134.81 $1260.90
An utterly perfect wine from Alain Vauthier, the 2015 Château Ausone offers off the hook notes of crème de cassis,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $47.94
Aromas of blackberries, blueberries, wet earth and black tea. Full-bodied, dense and layered with medium, chewy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $88.90 $98.90
This family-owned property at one of the high points in Saint-Émilion has made a rich, opulent wine, full of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.80
12 bottles: $30.18
Dark plums, gently toast spices and dark, stony, graphite-like aromas here. The palate has an extremely fluid,...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $364.95
6 bottles: $357.65
Made in a more flamboyant, lifted style than the 2016, the 2015 Château Beychevelle offers a beautiful, medium to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $157.41 $174.90
Made in a more flamboyant, lifted style than the 2016, the 2015 Château Beychevelle offers a beautiful, medium to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $45.92
12 bottles: $45.00
Stylish cedar and lightly toasted spices mingle with ripe cherries, blue plums and violets. The palate has a very...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $60.80
12 bottles: $56.91
92-94 Barrel Sample. Dense tannins mark this wine, partnered with black fruit flavors and woody tones. The palate...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.95
12 bottles: $34.25
Lots of chocolate and juicy fruit to this with currant and walnut undertones. Medium body, soft and silky tannins and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $68.89 $74.90
This family-owned estate has produced a structured and dark wine with great concentration balanced by acidity and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $99.51 $107.00
Right from the attack this has beautiful intensity and focus, with tannins covered by a layer of silk. A dash of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.95
12 bottles: $30.33
Blackberry perfumes and rich tannins play their parts in this dense, firm wine. Fruit and a dry core cut with acidity...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $189.94
The 1998 Calon-Ségur, blended of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, is deep...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $175.41 $194.90
This dense, rich wine is firm with solid tannins. Its texture and structure give it an opulent character that brings...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.40
Close to some of the top Margaux vineyards, this estate regularly produces some fine wines. This bottling is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $269.91 $299.90
Seductive. The nose draws you in deep: It’s like staring into a well of pristine dark cherries, dark plums,...
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Red Bordeaux 1998 2015 France

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.