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A rather solar expression suffuses the complex nose mingling notes of prunes, spices, and forest floor. This is not...
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This is an impressively complete wine, the fruit right in context with the dark, dry tannins. All the elements are in...
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Initially the wine is all firm tannins, but then there is a pure line of fresh black fruits that comes through, with...
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Great depth on the palate and an array of flavours which sweep through coffee, bitter chocolate, cassis and black...
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Not a wine that will please everyone. This has the austerity and backward thinking of 2006 mixed with the sleek fruit...
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The 2006 Cantemerle was the "surprise package" of the blind tasting at Farr Vintners' horizontal. It has a...
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Subdued on opening, but with 30 minutes in a carafe it spills out rich pencil lead and liquorice notes, with...
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Barrel Sample Dark chocolate and mocha flavors, very dark and intense, this is a big, concentrated wine, flavored...
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The character of this wine, a straight line of tannins and black currant fruit flavors, is the model of a classic...
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The character of this wine, a straight line of tannins and black currant fruit flavors, is the model of a classic...
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After initial tastings suggested there was too much tannin, the wine has undergone a welcome transformation. It has...
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Bright ruby-red. Restrained but very pure nose hints at dark berries, minerals and sexy oak spices. Dense and suave...
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Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château L'Eglise-Clinet has a killer...
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The sexy, dark ruby/purple-tinged 2006 l’Evangile achieved 14% natural alcohol, as high as any of the great...
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This is racy for a 2006 with plenty of tobacco, berries and hints of mushroom. Light, stylish earthy character....
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Colour still tight and inky at 10 years old. Smooth, silky, very expressive; this is so powerful it almost lulls you...
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Slowly and confidently inching towards its drinking window, but needs another three to five years before it gets...
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Aligote Red Bordeaux Syrah 2006 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.

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.