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Red
750ml
Bottle: $303.75 $337.50
A lesson in genuinely great wine, the 2005 Cos d’Estournel is a monster of a wine that delivers an incredible level...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $127.35
This is almost the perfect time to drink this wine, although it still needs decanting to bring out the plush strokes...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.89 $77.20
This is big and tannic, with loads of concentration. Full-bodied, chewy and impressive. Leave it for a long time....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $116.95
12 bottles: $110.11
Deep ruby to the rim; much darker than both the 2001 and the 2003. Notes of milk chocolate, underbrush and cedar...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $96.60
12 bottles: $94.67
Wonderful balance of fruit with currant and chocolate character. Full body with integrated tannins and a clean...
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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: $379.08 $421.20
Wonderful rose and currant aromas with hints of mint. It’s full-bodied yet very finely textured, with good fruit...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $346.23 $384.70
A gorgeously silky, juicy and balanced glass of wine, this combines elegant richness of sweet cocoa and blackberry,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $178.20
12 bottles: $168.15
This property, which has benefitted enormously from tremendous investments from the Rothschild family that owns...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $99.94
Barrel sample. Dark, dry and tannic this wine currently offers little in the way of fruit. The tannins are firm,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $369.18 $410.20
The tightrope stage of a wine as it shifts from young to mature, the tertiary notes coming to the fore are very...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $151.50
12 bottles: $142.50
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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: $215.28 $239.20
A very strong effort for Gruaud Larose, possibly eclipsed by what they have done in 2009, this is a pure, full-bodied...
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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: $1102.95 $1225.50
Is this as good as the 1989? Certainly it is lush and powerful, lingering and expanding in the mouth with sweet...
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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: $35.52 $40.60
Red
750ml
Bottle: $112.76
12 bottles: $110.50
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $67.20
12 bottles: $65.86
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Red Bordeaux 1995 2000 2005 750ml

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.