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The wine is dark, deep, rich and dense. It has just the right wood element, black berry juice and a pure line of...
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Bottle: $371.94
The 2008 Lynch Bages is brilliant stuff as well as a textbook Pauillac. Revealing a still youthful ruby/purple color...
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Bottle: $159.94
6 bottles: $156.74
Aromas of raspberry and citrus, with just a hint of sweet tobacco. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and a...
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Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Pretty aromas of crushed blackberry, with hints of ash and light earth. Full-bodied, with ultrafine tannins and a...
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New wood and high extraction are the dominant characteristics of this wine. That makes it in a modern, polished...
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Barrel Sample. This is certainly one of the stars of the vintage. With its solid tannins and dark, smoky character,...
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A polished and very beautiful wine with blueberry, currants and light mint character. Full body with super-integrated...
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The wine is dark, deep, rich and dense. It has just the right wood element, black berry juice and a pure line of...
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The first vintage made at the new winery, the 2008 Cos d’Estournel is drinking beautifully today, with terrific...
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A magnificent sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 Duhart Milon is the shrewd consumer’s wine to purchase by the case...
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Served in magnum, this represents a classic Bordeaux vintage that saw average temperatures and rainfall. You had to...
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Bottle: $189.22
A smooth, delicious wine. The fruit flavors go right through this ripe, complex wine, leaving the tannins and wood as...
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Bottle: $151.01
A smooth, delicious wine. The fruit flavors go right through this ripe, complex wine, leaving the tannins and wood as...
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Bottle: $195.80
The 2004 Gruaud Larose is a vintage that I have not tasted since 2011. This example, from a half-bottle, shows a...
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One of the most beautiful wines of the vintage, the dark ruby/purple-colored La Lagune exhibits sweet cassis,...
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A candidate for the -wine of the vintage,- the 2008 should have been purchased before it began to soar in value...
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Red Bordeaux 2004 2008 1.5Ltr

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.