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Red
750ml
Bottle: $585.36 $650.40
Along with the 2005, the 2009 is the greatest Angelus I've tasted and is a perfect wine in every way. Based on 60%...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $410.40 $456.00
6 bottles: $355.00
Fine tannins, this is elegant and finessed, with cool blueberry and raspberry fruits, touches of orange peel, rose...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $182.70 $203.00
This wine showed exceptionally well, both at the the Bordeaux 10 Years On tasting in London a few weeks ago and in...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.48
90-92 Barrel sample. Aromas of new wood mark this wine. On the palate, the tannins are gentle, with flavors of ripe...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $184.95 $203.90
An attractive, medium-bodied St.-Julien with plenty of blueberry character, plus touches of cassis and mint and a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.90
12 bottles: $53.80
Ripe, fresh and decidedly forward in style, with a modestly tarry edge supporting the juicy blackberry, loganberry...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $40.76
12 bottles: $39.94
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $75.95
12 bottles: $74.43
With dense fruit and a powerful, complex structure, this is one of the best wines from this chateau. Blackberries,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $130.41 $144.90
Showing beautifully, the 2009 Château Brane-Cantenac is loaded with classic Margaux notes of sandalwood, dried...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $206.01 $228.90
A wine that expresses the sun-drenched and opulent character of the vintage, and yet Merlot does not play a leading...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $165.60
12 bottles: $162.29
This is from a precocious vintage, with a harvest beginning on September 3, the very day the estate’s longtime...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $184.95 $195.00
The freshness on the nose is striking and you could easily mistake this for a 4-5 year old wine. Ripe elderberry and...
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Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $1274.95
One of my favorite vintages from this incredible terroir located on the upper plateau of Saint-Emilion, the 2009...
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97
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $134.85
Barrel sample. A firm and tannic wine, it has the weight to support its tannins. It's balanced, solid and dense, with...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $39.94
Gorgeous ripe fruit character, with loads of blueberries, blackberries and flowers. Full body, with velvety tannins...
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93
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $93.95 $97.80
12 bottles: $92.34
Along with brambly fruit and hints of vanilla on the nose, the finesse of the tannins is most admirable in this wine,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1182.60 $1314.00
A profoundly generous wine with coffee grounds and patisserie notes revealing grilled oak that's subtle but extremely...
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Sale
Red
750ml
Bottle: $634.95 $678.00
A vintage that’s being drunk with abandon in France these days, the 2011 Chateau Cheval Blanc showed beautifully,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $173.95
12 bottles: $170.47
Juicy and nicely framed with a singed bay leaf note, which allows the medium-weight core of crushed plum and mulled...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $118.59
12 bottles: $116.22
Continuing its impressive development, Clerc Milon 2011 is a serious wine. It is elegant, stylish, its fruits well...
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Red Bordeaux 2009 2011

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.