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From a cool terroir on clay and limestone soils (the perfect scenario for producing great wine in 2003), the 2003...
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This controversial wine is fresh and bright still, unlike many of the overrated 2003s. Full-bodied, tight and...
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This controversial wine is fresh and bright still, unlike many of the overrated 2003s. Full-bodied, tight and...
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Extraordinary nose of berry, chocolate and flowers. Amazing, jaw-dropping quality. Full-bodied, with supersilky,...
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Sweet tobacco and plum with hints of leather and cassis on the nose. Full bodied, with big velvety tannins and lots...
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This has very ripe fruit, but not overripe. Hints of prunes but mostly currants and spices on the nose, mainly...
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The spectacular 2003 Pontet Canet is still incredibly young and vigorous. This full-bodied classic boasts a dense...
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Managed by Jean-Hubert Delon of Léoville Las Cases, this is without equal in the Medoc appellation. It shows...
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#58 Top100, 2006. Loads of blackberry and licorice with hints of meat and smoked oak. Full-bodied, with velvety...
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Sociando-Mallet is the poster child for what cru bourgeois estates can achieve. This is a wine that is consistently...
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Floral, with a menthol character on the nose. Full bodied, with a tight palate of spices, fruit, and chewy tannins....
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This is a mouthful, with loads of fruit and truffle character. Exotic and wild, but starting to close. Give this five...
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Menthol, pine, sweet tobacco and incense are some of the many notes that take shape in the 2003 Barolo Sorì...
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The 2003 Dom Pérignon is in a gorgeous place right now. To be sure, it is a powerful Champagne that reflects the...
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Finely detailed in texture, with an expressive flavor profile of strawberry pâte de fruit, biscotti, ground anise...
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Finely detailed in texture, with an expressive flavor profile of strawberry pâte de fruit, biscotti, ground anise...
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1974 2003 France Italy

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 countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.