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Another resounding success for the vintage, the opaque purple-colored 2008 Clinet (14.4% alcohol) is composed of 85%...
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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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The first vintage made at the new winery, the 2008 Cos d’Estournel is drinking beautifully today, with terrific...
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This is a wine that is made to be elegant - the most accessible in the Mouton stable. They have achieved that with an...
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This has real depth of flavour, with an extremely good quality, juicy slate and mineral-filled finish. The emphasis,...
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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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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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A beautiful wine that shines in the vintage, the 2008 Figeac offers a classic Figeac nose of tobacco, menthol,...
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Gazin’s 2008, a structured, masculine style of Pomerol, reveals a dense plum/purple color in addition to a gorgeous...
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A dense wine, powerful while also elegant. It shows all the best character of a grand Margaux, with fine tannins as...
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The 2008 Château Gracia is one of the wines of the vintage. Possessing an explosive nose of ripe blackcurrants,...
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You start to feel the dial turning up the power as this travels through the palate. Even at 10 years old, the tannins...
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I loved this vintage of Haut Brion en primeur and am so happy that it has more than lived up to expectations now that...
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A smokier expression than most, this is hugely enjoyable and still intense in colour on its 10th birthday. Expect...
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A 2,700-case blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc cropped at a low 27 hectoliters per hectare (compare that...
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Red Bordeaux 2008 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.