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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $364.95
6 bottles: $357.65
Made in a more flamboyant, lifted style than the 2016, the 2015 Château Beychevelle offers a beautiful, medium to...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $204.95
6 bottles: $200.85
This wine is definitely softening and taking on shape in the bottle. The juiciness is starting to appear and you can...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $264.95
6 bottles: $259.65
Lots of cedar, tea-leaf and hazelnut character and ripe fruit aromas. Citrus peel, too. Full body, round and juicy...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $46.60
6 bottles: $45.67
89-90 Balance and freshness to this with a mineral, bark and dark berry. Medium body, fine tannins. A little light...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $136.05
This showcases just how well the Margaux (or Margaux-adjacent) area did in 2015. The finessed quality of the tannins...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $115.95 $121.20
A sinuous line of tannins runs through this structured wine. It lifts the dark plum and berry fruits and give shape...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $394.95
6 bottles: $387.05
Intensity and clarity of fruit is so insane. Blackberries, spices such as cloves, blueberries, sandalwood and dried...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $154.95
6 bottles: $151.85
A beautifully perfumed young red with blackcurrants, blackberries and dark chocolate. Some sweet tobacco. It’s...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $97.75
6 bottles: $95.80
One might have expected Potensac to have produced an intimidating wine in this fine vintage, but it’s actually...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $128.20
6 bottles: $125.64
This wine, from a selected parcel of the Ducru-Beaucaillou vineyard, is packed with both tannins and great fruit. Its...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $141.20
6 bottles: $138.38
Barrel Sample. There are plenty of tannins here along with fresh black currant fruits. This wine is structured and...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $77.72
This is so delicious now with plum, chocolate and hazelnut character. Full-bodied, layered and yummy. Round tannins...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $746.45
Lead-pencil aromas with currants and plums, too. Full body, silky tannins and a focused and very refined finish. It's...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $886.86
A total blockbuster is the 2015 Angelus and it’s reminiscent of a slightly more elegant 2009. Made from 62% Merlot...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $1939.79
An utterly perfect wine from Alain Vauthier, the 2015 Château Ausone offers off the hook notes of crème de cassis,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $189.95 $200.54
This family-owned property at one of the high points in Saint-Émilion has made a rich, opulent wine, full of...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $423.38
Blue fruits, minerals, lavender and licorice aromas are wonderful. Full body and ultra-refined tannins with an...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $183.28
Right from the attack this has beautiful intensity and focus, with tannins covered by a layer of silk. A dash of...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $456.52
This dense, rich wine is firm with solid tannins. Its texture and structure give it an opulent character that brings...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $474.95
Seductive. The nose draws you in deep: It’s like staring into a well of pristine dark cherries, dark plums,...
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Montepulciano Red Bordeaux 2015 1.5Ltr

Montepulciano grapes are one of the most widely cultivated varietals in Italy, with vines growing in twenty of Italy's ninety five provinces. This varietal is renowned for producing high yields, making it popular with vintners looking for a relatively easy varietal to grow. Whilst the grapes tend to have a low skin to juice ratio, the skins themselves are remarkably high in tannins with a lot of pigmentation, which means they often produce rather well bodied wines with a beautiful deep, dark color The wines of Montepulciano grapes are most commonly associated with soft, rounded characteristics, with plenty of juicy, plummy flavors The wines are known for being very smooth and drinkable, and easy to match with a wide range of foods.

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.