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Red
750ml
Bottle: $53.25
12 bottles: $52.19
The 2014 Carbonnieux is not showing as I expected although I tasted another bottle soon afterwards in Bordeaux. This...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $630.63 $700.70
I loved this vintage of Haut Brion en primeur and am so happy that it has more than lived up to expectations now that...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $519.75 $577.50
#2 Top 100, 2017. Full of ripe fruit, opulent and concentrated, this is a fabulous and impressive wine. It has a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $130.68 $145.20
A candidate for the -wine of the vintage,- the 2008 Haut-Bailly possesses incredible complexity. Tell-tale notes of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $102.94 $108.00
12 bottles: $95.00
A very well-made, modern wine with ripe cherry and cassis notes but rather discrete oak. The bright fruit and lively...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $324.54 $360.60
The 2008 La Mission Haut-Brion has an open, feisty, lively bouquet with blackberry, briary, cedar, black olive and a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $253.80 $282.00
The typicity of La Mission is really here. Aromas of iodine, oyster shell, currants and orange peel are evident....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $131.95 $143.20
This has a fresh feel, with a juniper streak adding energy to the plum coulis, red currant and bramble notes. Flecks...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $129.78 $144.20
One of the top successes of the vintage, this blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.95 $103.50
12 bottles: $96.97
Intense blackberry and blueberry aromas as well as mushroom undertones. Violets, too. Sweet tobacco. Full-bodied and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.94
12 bottles: $39.14
Structured, direct, not heavy, the fruit very forward, powered by red berries. The wine has an attractive open...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $29.69
Wonderful aromas of crushed berries, wet earth and rose petals. Medium body and integrated and fine tannins. Very...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.85
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $94.68
12 bottles: $85.00
A big black-cherry and bitter-chocolate nose leads into a rich, concentrated palate, where the fruit easily holds...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $116.20
12 bottles: $113.88
A gorgeous perfume of blackcurrants, chocolate, tobacco leaf, and gravelly minerality emerges from the 2008 Domaine...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.83 $66.30
12 bottles: $63.53
The wine is powered both by its tannins and by its great fruit. Dark and dense both in the structure and the...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $80.39
A very elegant, fresh and classical wine with a lot of energy and drive on the finish, which has a real mineral...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $504.95
I loved this vintage of Haut Brion en primeur and am so happy that it has more than lived up to expectations now that...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $917.11
#2 Top 100, 2017. Full of ripe fruit, opulent and concentrated, this is a fabulous and impressive wine. It has a...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $414.32
#2 Top 100, 2017. Full of ripe fruit, opulent and concentrated, this is a fabulous and impressive wine. It has a...
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Red Bordeaux 2008 2014 France Bordeaux Graves Medoc

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.

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.