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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.89 $87.20
This firm wine shows the tannic side of the vintage. Those tannins are dusty, enriched with black-currant fruits and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.35 $65.20
What a gorgeous and supple young wine with ultra-fine tannins and vivid acidity. Medium to full body and direct and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $119.88 $133.20
In the same ballpark as the 2016, the 2015 Château Gracia is a blend of 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5%...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.94
12 bottles: $44.04
A linear and fine red with very polished tannins. Medium- to full-bodied, refined and pretty. Long and very polished....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.50
12 bottles: $38.71
This is good quality with tight dark fruits, cassis and bilberry, layered with chocolate but the oak holds back from...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $49.89 $53.20
12 bottles: $49.40
This generous, ripe wine is filled with fine tannins as well as juicy black-currant fruits. It is approachable in the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $151.20 $168.00
A fabulous GPL. Perhaps better than the legendary 1982? It shows laser-guide precision on the palate with aromas of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $74.95
12 bottles: $73.45
Swathed in spicy and toasty oak aromas, this has a wealth of superbly expressed red and dark berries, flowers and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $166.68 $185.20
This tastes of great Cabernet Sauvignon, with its black currant, cedar and herbs and fresh, juicy acidity. It is as...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $52.38 $58.20
Plenty of spicy, savory oak influence comes to the fore above a vibrant array of cassis, blackberries and plums. The...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1079.28 $1199.20
The 2005 Haut Brion is out of this world and certainly one of the finest wines I’ve ever tasted. Deeper, richer,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $714.15 $793.50
The 2015 Haut Brion is a perfect wine that couldn’t be any better and is certainly at the top of this great...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $153.90 $171.00
The aromatic complexity of this wine strikes you from the very first moment - this has got to be one of the greatest...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.89 $63.20
12 bottles: $58.90
A wine of class, pedigree and nuance, the 2015 Haut-Batailley is superb. Beams of supporting tannin give the dark...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.52 $40.60
Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.93
12 bottles: $32.27
This packs in quite a few layers of dark plum, fig and boysenberry fruit, without getting heady, thanks to a very...
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Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $579.00
Dense and dark, this is an extracted wine with polished fruit. What stops it going over the edge is the delicious...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $375.48 $417.20
The violets, roses and dark fruits are so evident but they entice you in a subtle and fresh way. Full-bodied, dense...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $277.20 $308.00
Stunning aromas of blackberries, black olives, brown sugar and dried flowers. Tar. Full-bodied, dense and layered....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $223.80
Aromas of blackberries, dried mushrooms and iodine. Sweet tobacco and cloves to boot. Full body and a creamy texture...
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Red Bordeaux 2002 2005 2015

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.