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750ml - Case of 6
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$107.00
While this Champagne from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is still young, showing a crisp, bone-dry character alongside tight...
750ml
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$66.68
6 bottles:
$66.00
Disgorged in June of 2021, the 2011 Brut Extended Tirage has pretty scents of red berries, crushed herbs, lemon pith...
750ml
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$529.20
$588.00
3 bottles:
$489.00
Along with the 2005, the 2009 is the greatest Angelus I've tasted and is a perfect wine in every way. Based on 60%...
750ml
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$410.40
$456.00
6 bottles:
$355.00
Fine tannins, this is elegant and finessed, with cool blueberry and raspberry fruits, touches of orange peel, rose...
750ml
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$182.70
$203.00
This wine showed exceptionally well, both at the the Bordeaux 10 Years On tasting in London a few weeks ago and in...
750ml - Case of 12
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$49.35
90-92 Barrel sample. Aromas of new wood mark this wine. On the palate, the tannins are gentle, with flavors of ripe...
750ml
Bottle:
$213.60
12 bottles:
$202.35
An attractive, medium-bodied St.-Julien with plenty of blueberry character, plus touches of cassis and mint and a...
750ml
Bottle:
$55.20
12 bottles:
$54.10
Ripe, fresh and decidedly forward in style, with a modestly tarry edge supporting the juicy blackberry, loganberry...
750ml
Bottle:
$72.75
12 bottles:
$71.30
With dense fruit and a powerful, complex structure, this is one of the best wines from this chateau. Blackberries,...
750ml
Bottle:
$130.68
$145.20
Showing beautifully, the 2009 Château Brane-Cantenac is loaded with classic Margaux notes of sandalwood, dried...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$210.60
A wine that expresses the sun-drenched and opulent character of the vintage, and yet Merlot does not play a leading...
750ml
Bottle:
$167.10
12 bottles:
$163.76
This is from a precocious vintage, with a harvest beginning on September 3, the very day the estate’s longtime...
750ml
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$184.95
$195.00
The freshness on the nose is striking and you could easily mistake this for a 4-5 year old wine. Ripe elderberry and...
3.0Ltr
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$1099.95
$1131.00
One of my favorite vintages from this incredible terroir located on the upper plateau of Saint-Emilion, the 2009...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$96.95
Barrel sample. A firm and tannic wine, it has the weight to support its tannins. It's balanced, solid and dense, with...
375ml
Bottle:
$39.94
Gorgeous ripe fruit character, with loads of blueberries, blackberries and flowers. Full body, with velvety tannins...
750ml
Bottle:
$95.40
12 bottles:
$90.06
Along with brambly fruit and hints of vanilla on the nose, the finesse of the tannins is most admirable in this wine,...
750ml
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$1182.60
$1314.00
A profoundly generous wine with coffee grounds and patisserie notes revealing grilled oak that's subtle but extremely...
Champagne Blend Red Bordeaux 1994 2009 2011
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
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.