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Red
750ml
Bottle: $738.18 $820.20
Bright red. Pure aromas of strawberry, flowers, soy sauce, espresso and minerals. Then clean and straightforward on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $298.35 $331.50
The bouquet of the Ducru-Beaucaillou 1995 offers an array of fresh fruit, blackcurrant, plum, spices and liquorice...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $112.76
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750ml
Bottle: $1099.98 $1222.20
I pulled this lone bottle out of my cellar at the last minute to remind some Italian vintners of the great quality of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $329.84 $361.20
This estate's second wine, the 1995 Pavillon du Chateau Margaux, may turn out to be one of the most delicious...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $368.28 $409.20
What sumptuous pleasures await those who purchase either the 1996 or 1995 Pichon-Lalande. It is hard to choose a...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $13.26 $14.73
12 bottles: $11.88
With hints of raisins and vanilla it is dry, full, and harmonic on the palate. Colombo Marsala Fine Dry is perfect...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $13.26 $14.73
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Dark amber, with hints of dates and apricots it is sweet, full, warm and harmonic on the palate with an elegant,...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $15.49
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Warm and round with an elegant background of dried fruit and raisins.
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750ml
Bottle: $15.95
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Extremely fruity, with notes of black cherries, pomegranates and plums. Sweet, with evident hints of red berries,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $702.17
Flower and berry character, with hints of clove and black pepper. Full-bodied and very rich, with decadent flavors....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $96.65
The 1995 Branaire-Ducru has a generous bouquet that might be a tad riper than the 1996 with blackberry, dark plum, a...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $94.90
Slightly one-dimensional, but shows some very good fruit character. Dried berry and cherry aromas, with a hint of...
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750ml - Case of 12
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $666.95
Bright red. Pure aromas of strawberry, flowers, soy sauce, espresso and minerals. Then clean and straightforward on...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $93.68
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $381.92
The bouquet of the Ducru-Beaucaillou 1995 offers an array of fresh fruit, blackcurrant, plum, spices and liquorice...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $310.99
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $188.95
Another unbelievably rich, multidimensional, broad-shouldered wine, with slightly more elegance and less weight than...
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Marsala Red Bordeaux 1995 NV 750ml

Marsala is a well known fortified wine from Italy’s largest island, Sicily. A largely misunderstood and undervalued fortified wine, it is most commonly associated with its sweet variety - usually used as a cooking wine - although the finest dry Masalas are able to stand up to more revered, similar wines such as Sherry and Madeira. Marsala has been made in Sicily since the mid 18th century, and it grew wildly popular around Europe as sailors introduced it to port towns across the continent. Marsala wine has a beautiful set of flavors, most typically including apricot, tamarind, vanilla and tobacco, making it a delightfully intense treat when served as a sipping wine.



Marsala wine comes in several different varieties, and most of them are a world away from the sweet wines used in sauces and chicken dishes. Amber, golden and ruby versions of Masala are produced, from a range of different native grape varietals, and many of the finest are aged for over ten years to achieve a fascinating set of complex flavors and a remarkably smooth finish. It is usually made from the Grillo, Inzolia, Damaschino and Catarratto white grapes, although the ruby Masala wines uses typical Sicilian red varietals such as Nero d’Avola and Calabrese, among others.

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.