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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.59 $31.54
Tight and polished with a beautiful center palate and density. Full-bodied, ripe and polished. Really delicious fruit...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $57.70 $58.98
Very attractive aromas of currants, tile and sandalwood with black and red currants. It’s full-bodied with a tight,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.65
Ripe black fruits shine through this balanced wine, showing strongly against a backdrop of rich, generous tannins....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $49.94
This structured wine is firm, with dark tannins that promise aging. The fruit hints at delicious black currant...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $73.25 $78.76
Complex aromas of blackcurrant, black olive, clove, oyster shell, pencil lead and tobacco. It’s full-bodied with...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.80
12 bottles: $28.22
This wine comes from an estate in the western end of the Margaux appellation. The rich tannins and structure of the...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.94
Sweet berry and floral aromas follow through to a medium body with nicely integrated tannins and a deliciously juicy...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.83
12 bottles: $39.03
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 De Sales rocks up with expressive blackberries and black cherries notes with an...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.76
12 bottles: $22.30
Located just south of CussacFort-Médoc, du Retout has 34ha of vineyards for red wines, sitting on clay/gravel and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $438.96 $472.00
Probably one of my most consistent 100 pointers, I've been lucky enough to taste through close to a case of this...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.90 $34.80
12 bottles: $33.22
Blackberry and blueberry aromas with black licorice and dark violets that follow to a medium to full body with ultra...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.84
An extremely polished Bordeaux with silky tannins that are integrated and creamy-textured. Lots of blueberry and...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.90
Rich and layered red with black olive and walnut on the nose, as well as blackberry. Full-bodied and powerful with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $50.35 $54.00
The Grand Vin 2018 Château Fleur Cardinale checks in as a mix of 74% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, and the rest...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.90 $39.90
12 bottles: $38.12
A gorgeous wine that shines on all account, the 2018 Château Fombrauge sports a dense purple hue to go with loads of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.88
The 2018 Fonbadet has a refined, detailed bouquet of cedar and mint-tinged black fruit that gains intensity in the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $51.94
Pretty blackberries, blueberries and violets with some crushed-raspberry aromas follow through to a full body with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.35
This is a very powerful and structured Haut-Brisson, showing incredible depth and richness. Full-bodied and layered...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.30 $55.20
A 2012 with currant, wet earth and walnut aromas and flavors. Full body, firm tannins and a savory finish. Give it...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94
Pure Merlot has produced this powerfully rich wine. Tannins and dark black-plum flavors are still nudging each other...
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Red Bordeaux 2009 2012 2018 France Bordeaux Rapid Ship

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.