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Bottle: $441.56
I had this wine from my cellar, as well as at a tasting in Zurich in February of 2015. It is one of the handful of...
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Amazing! The limestone soils of Ausone appear to have been the perfect foil for resisting the extreme heat and...
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The most beautifully situated chateau, with its great view of the Gironde estuary, Beychevelle is another of those...
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Loads of crushed berries, with mineral, lightly toasted oak and licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $182.44
Loads of crushed berries, with mineral, lightly toasted oak and licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and...
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This is a ripe, complete wine, full of black fruits, spicy wood and solid tannins. Over five-10 years, it will...
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Loads of blackberry, toasted oak and chocolate here. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and lots of fruit. This is a...
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A dense and powerful wine as always with very ripe fruit yet an underlying freshness and complexity with tobacco,...
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A dense and powerful wine as always with very ripe fruit yet an underlying freshness and complexity with tobacco,...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Very fruity with strawberry and currants on the nose. Full bodied, with silky tannins and a long, fruity finish....
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A beautiful red with blackberries, flowers and chocolate. Full body, velvety tannins and a flavorful finish. Sous...
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Lots of aromas of roasted fruit, such as blueberries and raisins, and spices. It has full body with plenty of velvety...
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A spectacular wine, and one that could have been bought for a song when it was released, this blend of 73% Cabernet...
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As I reported last year, this is an atypically powerful, blockbuster Faugeres. The proprietor, Madame Guisez, has hit...
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This has a roasted, grippy-edged feel, with plum skin and licorice root notes framing the core of blackberry, fig and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $317.32
This has a roasted, grippy-edged feel, with plum skin and licorice root notes framing the core of blackberry, fig and...
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Bottle: $39.08
Stephane Derenoncourt is the winemaking consultant behind this terrific, bargain-priced sleeper of the vintage. The...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $94.12
Aromas of blackberry, toasted oak, sweet tobacco and espresso. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long, fruity...
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Red Bordeaux 2003 750ml Pre-Arrival

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.