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Made from 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, the 2017 Hosanna is medium to deep garnet-purple in color and sashays...
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Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 L'Eglise Clinet begins a little closed and broody, soon unfurling to...
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Mushroom and blackberry aromas with hints of crushed raspberries. Medium to full body, firm and creamy tannins....
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A firm and silky young wine with beautiful currants, blackberries, cedar and tobacco. Full-bodied, juicy and long....
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Under the helm of Marjolaine de Coninck, who arrived from Fonplegade in 2009, this estate has been firing on all...
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This is bright, with extremely well-placed, juicy blue fruits with coffee touches, and a gorgeous sense of energy....
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Deep and typical on the nose with blackcurrants, black tea, leather and graphite. The aromas draw you down to the...
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Owned by the Tesseron family, this wine is smoky, ripe and full of tannins as well as blackberry fruit. Density gives...
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Expressive nose, floral and fragrant with notes of crushed juniper berry, prunes, pencil lead, cigar box and mint....
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Langoa Barton’s gravelly vineyard plots are still owned by the Barton family, who founded the estate in 1722. A...
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This is a wine that is showing lots of structure with tightly wound tannins that spin through the center palate....
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The 2017 Latour-Martillac is a dark, powerful wine with a ton of Cabernet Sauvignon savoriness, depth and structure....
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Steeped red and black currant notes mingle with sanguine and iron accents, while a roasted apple wood frame pulls...
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A river of ganache-coated raspberry pate de fruit flavors courses through this version, flecked liberally with anise...
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Another property owned by the Barton family, Léoville Barton is one of the classic châteaux of St-Julien. The 2017...
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The purity here is really something. Blackberries and blackcurrants with sandalwood, mint and other classic herbs....
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A ravishing Saint-Julien, the Léoville-Poyferré is also very clearly one of the wines of the vintage on the Left...
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Brilliant wine that continues to impress three years on from the En Primeur tasting, with a creamy but restrained...
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Juicy but restrained, with a sleek beam of cassis and steeped plum fruit lined with finely beaded acidity and subtle...
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Complex aromas of white pepper, black pepper, crushed berries and nutmeg. Medium to full body, ultra-fine tannins and...
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Aligote Red Bordeaux 2017 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.