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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $183.95 $200.20
This is now performing as one of the top Margaux estates. Their latest release shows structure, elegant black fruits...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $94.95
6 bottles: $93.05
A well-constructed wine that is ripe with black fruits and integrated tannins, this is in a good place for aging....
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $84.20
6 bottles: $82.52
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 De Sales rocks up with expressive blackberries and black cherries notes with an...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $48.20
6 bottles: $47.24
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $89.95
6 bottles: $88.15
A gorgeous wine that shines on all account, the 2018 Château Fombrauge sports a dense purple hue to go with loads of...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $109.85 $111.20
6 bottles: $107.00
A youthful, unevolved 2018 with lots of up-front blue and black fruits as well as cedary herbs, violets, and scorched...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $185.22 $205.80
The 2018 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fabulous, just as it was from barrel. Strong Cabernet inflections soar out of the...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $319.95
3 bottles: $313.55
Complex and expressive nose, offering red and dark fruit, spices and pepper with wood and mushroom undertones. Fresh...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $51.60
6 bottles: $50.57
Black-plum, dried-herb, tobacco and some meaty aromas. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, fine tannins. Savory...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $239.95 $255.20
This estate has been on fire in recent vintages, and the 2018 Château Léoville Barton is up there with the best of...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $85.00
6 bottles: $80.80
Blueberry, blackcurrant, clove, dark chocolate, praline and gravel on the nose. It’s full-bodied with firm,...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $108.18 $120.20
This wine shows the generous richness of the vintage while restraining it with fine tannins and pure black-currant...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $70.20
6 bottles: $68.80
The cedar, mushroom, bark aromas highlight the black cherry and blue fruits. Full-bodied with an impressive...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $99.89 $107.20
From an estate in the southern part of Margaux, this wine has just the right mix of rich tannins and taut...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $116.20
6 bottles: $113.88
The 2018 Echo De Lynch-Bages checks in as a mix of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $80.20
6 bottles: $78.60
Beautiful depth, density and complexity, and a lovely spice, along with softer touches of floral aromatics....
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $42.90
6 bottles: $42.04
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $64.34
Tight and polished with a beautiful center palate and density. Full-bodied, ripe and polished. Really delicious fruit...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $78.51
Blackberry, blueberry, graphite, clove, tobacco and mahogany on the nose. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $821.43
Exquisitely fine tannins to the currant, lead-pencil and chocolate character. The palate is full, yet very refined...
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Aligote Marsala Red Bordeaux 2018 1.5Ltr

Marsala is a well known fortified wine from Italy’s largest island, Sicily. A largely misunderstood and undervalued fortified wine, it is most commonly associated with its sweet variety - usually used as a cooking wine - although the finest dry Masalas are able to stand up to more revered, similar wines such as Sherry and Madeira. Marsala has been made in Sicily since the mid 18th century, and it grew wildly popular around Europe as sailors introduced it to port towns across the continent. Marsala wine has a beautiful set of flavors, most typically including apricot, tamarind, vanilla and tobacco, making it a delightfully intense treat when served as a sipping wine.



Marsala wine comes in several different varieties, and most of them are a world away from the sweet wines used in sauces and chicken dishes. Amber, golden and ruby versions of Masala are produced, from a range of different native grape varietals, and many of the finest are aged for over ten years to achieve a fascinating set of complex flavors and a remarkably smooth finish. It is usually made from the Grillo, Inzolia, Damaschino and Catarratto white grapes, although the ruby Masala wines uses typical Sicilian red varietals such as Nero d’Avola and Calabrese, among others.

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.