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375ml - Case of 12
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$161.25
Very complex nose of lemon curd, tangerine and violets. So cool and precise, with excellent concentration, but not a...
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Chateau Beauregard Pomerol 2020
375ml - Case of 24
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$36.93
The 2020 Beauregard was picked from September 8 at 37hl/ha (winemaker Vincent Priou told me that having been organic...
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 2014
375ml - Case of 24
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$69.61
A very classical St. Julien that’s got good concentration and real elegance, too. Great black fruits on the nose...
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 2020
375ml - Case of 12
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$74.94
The Grand Vin 2020 Château Beychevelle is a tiny selection representing just 55% of the total production of the...
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Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe 2020
375ml - Case of 24
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$92.24
The 2020 Château Calon Ségur is pure gold and another masterpiece from this estate. Harvested all in September and...
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$361.96
The Grand Vin 2020 Château Cheval Blanc checks in as a blend of 65% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet...
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$311.40
96-98 The 2021 Cheval Blanc is one of the wines of the vintage. Vertical and aristocratic in bearing, Cheval is just...
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Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac 2010
375ml - Case of 12
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$72.28
Opulent aromas of plum, blackberry and cassis reveal a still tannic and dense palate: needs five more years to enter...
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Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac 2021
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$58.97
92-94 The 2021 Clerc Milon is a success, bursting with aromas of blackberries, cassis and plums mingled with violets,...
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Chateau Cos D'estournel Saint Estephe 2021
375ml - Case of 12
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$114.95
94-96 The 2021 Cos d'Estournel is a wine of real breadth and volume. It is also quite a departure from recent...
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Chateau D'armailhac Pauillac 2014
375ml - Case of 24
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$43.91
This is very tannic yet polished and firm with currants, bark, and stones. Full-bodied and muscular and linear. Love...
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Chateau Giscours Margaux 2006
375ml - Case of 24
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$51.67
After initial tastings suggested there was too much tannin, the wine has undergone a welcome transformation. It has...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2013
375ml - Case of 12
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$232.15
This is very, very long and intense with velvety tannins and plenty of sweet tobacco, cedar and dark berry aromas and...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2021
375ml - Case of 12
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$324.95
96-98 A candidate for the title of wine of the vintage, the 2021 Haut-Brion unwinds in the glass with aromas of rich...
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Chateau Latour Pauillac 2015
375ml - Case of 12
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$431.26
Really gorgeous aromatics, so perfumed, acutely aromatic, pristine, clear and precise with tobacco, cocoa, ash and...
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Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 2021
375ml - Case of 12
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$54.76
94-97 The top wine, the 2021 Château Léoville Poyferré is a beauty and certainly makes the most of the vintage....
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$115.44
The 2020 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a total stunner. For the first time I can remember, Les Carmes Haut-Brion marries...
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Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 2000
375ml - Case of 12
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$196.66
Beginning to open magnificently, the still dense purple-colored 2000 reveals a blossoming bouquet of blackberries,...
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Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 2006
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$89.37
Slowly and confidently inching towards its drinking window, but needs another three to five years before it gets...
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Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 2020
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$74.93
A beautifully layered red with blackcurrant, hazelnut and lead-pencil character and fine, velvety tannins....
Chardonnay Fruit Wine Red Bordeaux 375ml Pre-Arrival
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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.