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750ml - Case of 12
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$134.85
A smooth, delicious wine. The fruit flavors go right through this ripe, complex wine, leaving the tannins and wood as...
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$638.55
$709.50
An evocative nose with perfumed aromas jumping out of the glass. This balances intensity with freshness giving sour...
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$124.41
Full red-ruby. Vinous aromas of currant, milk chocolate, tobacco, hot stones and leather. Juicy and fresh but leaner...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2004
750ml - Case of 12
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$366.05
This 7,500-case blend of 62% Merlot and 38% Cabernet Franc is one of the strongest wines of the vintage. A deep...
750ml - Case of 12
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$96.03
Very grapey and fresh on the nose, with hints of flowers. Full-bodied, with very well-integrated tannins and a...
750ml - Case of 12
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$141.48
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Chateau Bellevue Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2004
750ml - Case of 6
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$54.95
Lots of coffee and chocolate, with plum and dried cherries. Full-bodied with round yet fine tannins, and a fruity...
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Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe 2004
750ml - Case of 12
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$128.52
I drank this at Pastis resto in New York City just before my Brunello event on May 18. Love the Paris Bistro vibe....
750ml - Case of 6
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$558.83
Barrel Sample. This is certainly one of the stars of the vintage. With its solid tannins and dark, smoky character,...
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Chateau Cos D'estournel Saint Estephe 2004
750ml - Case of 12
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$149.12
This is another example of the wonderful 2004 vintage for Bordeaux. They are so delicious to drink now. The Cos is...
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Chateau D'armailhac Pauillac 2004
750ml - Case of 6
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$107.95
Wonderful aromas of raspberry and currant. Full-bodied, with refined, silky tannins and a long aftertaste. Beautiful...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 2004
750ml - Case of 12
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$183.84
Impressively dense, dark flavored wine, very rich and quite extracted. But it still keeps the elegance and some of...
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Chateau Duhart-Milon Pauillac 2004
750ml - Case of 12
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$98.95
Another sleeper of the vintage for this property that has been doing impressive work over recent vintages, the 2004...
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Chateau Giscours Margaux 2004
750ml - Case of 12
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$73.03
A smooth, delicious wine. The fruit flavors go right through this ripe, complex wine, leaving the tannins and wood as...
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Chateau Haut Bages Liberal Pauillac 2004
750ml - Case of 12
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$68.87
Aromas of cassis bush and wet earth with oyster shell. Medium to full body, firm and juicy tannins and a delicious...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2004
750ml - Case of 12
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$448.70
Of the pair of châteaux, La Mission Haut-Brion and Haut-Brion (both owned by the Dillon banking family) that face...
Grenache Lambrusco Red Bordeaux 2004 750ml
The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.
Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.
Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.
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.