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The 2005 La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion is a fabulous second wine. Juicy dark cherry, game, leather, spice and...
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Red
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An absolutely sensational second wine from Haut-Brion, the 2005 Bahans Haut-Brion displays all the smoke, gravel and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $87.00
12 bottles: $85.26
Chocolate, sweet black cherry fruit with strawberry puree, cinammon, fig and gentle menthol notes. This is ready to...
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This has understated elegance on the attack, confident and quietly brilliant with flavours of cassis, bilberry,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $296.95
The second wine of Ausone, the Chapelle d’Ausone, usually represents about 50% of the production from this tiny...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $546.95
The 2005 Angelus is as good as it gets, and despite having 2-3 decades of prime drinking ahead of it, is as profound...
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The 2005 Angelus is as good as it gets, and despite having 2-3 decades of prime drinking ahead of it, is as profound...
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750ml - Case of 12
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The Sichel family’s Margaux property Château Angludet showed a deep garnet colour and a lovely plummy fruit on the...
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The 2005 Ausone is magnificent. A wine of soaring intensity and class, the 2005 dazzles from the very first taste....
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A beautiful wine from Beau-Séjour Bécot, the color of the 2005 is an opaque purple and the wine is loaded with...
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While no one will confuse the 2005 with this estate’s prodigious 1990, it is an outstanding effort from one of...
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The first bottle of 2005 Bellevue that I tasted had a maderized, oxidized nose that was off-putting. This note is...
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750ml - Case of 12
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The Grand Vin, the 2005 Beychevelle is a gorgeous wine, with plenty of crème de cassis, floral notes, underbrush and...
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The 2005 Château Canon is beautiful, although I think it checks in behind vintages such as 2009, 2015, 2016, and...
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Wow. This really shows wonderful depth and complexity on the nose with blueberries, fresh flowers and hints of...
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Barrel sample. Great, spicy new wood flavors are balanced by the intense, solid fruits and deep, almost brooding...
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Bottle: $978.93
A magical showing, the 2005 Chateau Cheval Blanc is a powerful, deep, incredibly massive wine by this estate’s...
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Slightly cooked fruit on the nose, with a This is an impressive and dynamic 2005 with blackcurrant, sweet-tobacco and...
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Clinet was one of the stand-out Right Bank wines in the flight—I ranked it first, enchanted by the pronounced, ripe...
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Red Bordeaux 2005 France 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.

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.