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Red
375ml
Bottle: $20.06 $22.29
Love the fruit on the center palate here with its brightness and vivid acidity. Citrus undertones and a fresh finish....
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Ruby red in color with pleasant aromas of red fruits and sweet spices. Notes of black cherry on the palate are...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $14.89 $15.55
12 bottles: $14.77
A perfect introduction to Sauternes, this has very nice dried-papaya and mango character, creamy richness and...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $85.50
12 bottles: $83.79
#58 Top 100. I was able to taste the 2016 Château Beychevelle on two occasions, and it showed beautifully both...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $41.61
#16 TOP 100, 2019. The core of this red is loaded with pure plum, blueberry and black currant fruit flavors. The...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $63.90
The 2016 Brane-Cantenac is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmenere picked...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $123.46
An enticing nose oscillating between pure black fruit and fine spices that becomes more floral in character after...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $61.50
Rated 98 - The 2016 Canon la Gaffeliere has a deep garnet color. It bursts on the scene with exuberant notes of juicy...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $26.90
Plenty of menthol, blackberry and blackcurrant aromas in this elegant, medium-weight Haut-Médoc that’s got as much...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $39.94 $43.20
24 bottles: $39.90
Pale lemon-gold colored, the 2016 Climens is a little youthfully mute, revealing notions of ripe peaches, mango and...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $109.95
12 bottles: $107.75
Tasted on four separate occasions, the 2016 Château Clinet is another brilliant wine from this estate. Showing...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $199.94
12 bottles: $195.94
#51 Top 100, 2019. This is muscular yet so well defined and toned. Full-bodied with deep and dense fruit on the...
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375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $31.86
One of the top sweet wines in this report is the 2016 Château Coutet, which has the vintage’s plush, opulent style...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $59.95
This is a really driven d’Armailhac showing blackcurrants and fruit tea with hints of bark on the nose and palate....
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $224.10 $249.00
The 2016 Chateau d’Yquem is pure magic and dessert wines don’t get much better. Offering a pale gold color as...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $211.95 $235.50
The 2016 Chateau d’Yquem is pure magic and dessert wines don’t get much better. Offering a pale gold color as...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $29.94
93–95. Barrel Sample. This almost dry wine is full of botrytized fruit tones. Well balanced, it is likely to turn...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $35.90
12 bottles: $35.18
One of the top Sauternes in this report is the 2016 Château Guiraud, a brilliant wine from a more challenging...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $481.50
12 bottles: $471.87
It’s very friendly and warm on the nose showing flowers, such as roses, and red fruit. But then on the palate, it...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $39.20
A step up over the Carmes de Rieussec, the beautiful 2016 Château Rieussec has remarkable purity and freshness while...
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France Italy 375ml

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.