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White
375ml
Bottle: $12.34
12 bottles: $12.09
The 2019 Chardonnay Wetzel Family Estate is scented of green pears, white flowers, baker's yeast and cashews. The...
WA
89
WS
88
Red
375ml
Bottle: $60.00
12 bottles: $58.80
Gorgeous perfumes of plums, berries, light chocolate and walnut follow through to a medium body, fine tannins and...
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95
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94
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $20.06 $22.29
Love the fruit on the center palate here with its brightness and vivid acidity. Citrus undertones and a fresh finish....
JS
93
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91
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Red
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $14.17
A very refined nose with redcurrants, red flowers and a complex mix of light, fresh earth and tobacco leaf. The...
JS
90
Red
375ml
Bottle: $21.10
Tight and polished with a beautiful center palate and density. Full-bodied, ripe and polished. Really delicious fruit...
JS
92
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91
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Red
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $16.13
White
375ml
Bottle: $14.95
12 bottles: $9.51
Presents pear drop, Fuji apple, ripe Bartlett pear and lemon blossom details that are elegant and restrained, but...
WS
92
Red
375ml
Bottle: $55.35
12 bottles: $54.24
This offers up a small plume of cocoa before steering back to more typical dark currant and black cherry fruit notes,...
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92
Red
375ml
Bottle: $14.52
90-92 Close to an even split of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with 8% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Château Beaumont...
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92
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92
Red
375ml
Bottle: $84.00
12 bottles: $82.32
#58 Top 100. I was able to taste the 2016 Château Beychevelle on two occasions, and it showed beautifully both...
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96
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95
Red
375ml
Bottle: $42.69
#16 TOP 100, 2019. The core of this red is loaded with pure plum, blueberry and black currant fruit flavors. The...
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96
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95
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Red
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $28.68
An intensely perfumed nose with soft cocoa powder aromas. The texture is alluring, juicy and ripe but lifted, quite...
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95
Red
375ml
Bottle: $90.00
The 2005 Brane-Cantenac is fabulous. Effusive and explosive to the core, the 2005 possesses tons of energy and...
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94
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94
Red
375ml
Bottle: $62.40
The 2016 Brane-Cantenac is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmenere picked...
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98
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96
Red
375ml
Bottle: $54.90
A tight, focused center palate to this red with blackberries, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and smoke. Medium to full...
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94
JS
94
Red
375ml
Bottle: $123.16
An enticing nose oscillating between pure black fruit and fine spices that becomes more floral in character after...
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100
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98
Red
375ml
Bottle: $61.50
Rated 98 - The 2016 Canon la Gaffeliere has a deep garnet color. It bursts on the scene with exuberant notes of juicy...
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98
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96
Red
375ml
Bottle: $39.94
Gorgeous ripe fruit character, with loads of blueberries, blackberries and flowers. Full body, with velvety tannins...
JS
95
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93
Red
375ml
Bottle: $26.90
Plenty of menthol, blackberry and blackcurrant aromas in this elegant, medium-weight Haut-Médoc that’s got as much...
JS
94
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93
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Red
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $16.13
94–96. Barrel Sample. This fine estate has produced a powerful, rich wine that has fine potential. Solid,...
WE
96
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94

Chardonnay Red Bordeaux 375ml

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.

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.