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Bright and intensely floral, with a lovely violet aroma and long, rich plum sauce, blackberry and currant notes....
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This wine reveals notes of black fruits with hints of leather and roasting. On the palate, the wine is structured...
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Appearance: Luminous, deep ruby red, with purplish rim.
Bouquet: Fruity aromas of dark cherry, wild cherry, red...
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Color : Ruby red with delicate garnet undertones.
Nose : The minerality of the nose creates a delicate combination...
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A longer, slower harvest than 2009, with cooler nights giving a resultantly fresher acidity. Highlighting the serious...
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Even better than the 2009, the 2010 Château Barde-Haut offers the same sexy, extroverted style yet has slightly more...
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Château Bertrand-Braneyre was purchased in 1993 by Ludwig Cooreman after a 50-year career in the wine industry in...
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Firm tannins still at 10 years very much showing their quality and flexibility. This is brilliant, cassis, bilberry,...
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Abundant with soft berry fruit aromas and flavors which are well-balanced with the tannins. There's a crisp edge to...
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Ripe fruit, pink flowers and cinnamon spice nuances on the nose. Round and bright, chewy, chunky, but restrained too,...
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62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc. Still a very youthful and lively Margaux with fine tannins...
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This is an architectural wine, very classical in its structure like so many of the top wines of 2010. It's powered by...
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Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Canon la Gaffeliere delivers classic plum preserves, boysenberries and cigar box...
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You know you are on the Right Bank limestone plateau with this wine not by the fruit character, which is savoury,...
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Deep rich fruit aromatics on the nose, and a lovely plum colour that is holding firm, barely bricking around the...
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Showing even better than a bottle a few years ago, the 2010 Chateau Cheval Blanc is perfection in a glass and wine...
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Aromas and flavors of orange peel, dried strawberries and hints of coffee. Full and chewy with a good amount of...
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Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Cos d'Estournel unfurls slowly, measuredly, releasing delicate notes of dried...
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Aromas of currants with blueberries and blackberries. Full body, with integrated tannins and a very pretty finish....
Altesse Primitivo Red Bordeaux 2010 2022 750ml
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.
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.