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This is very tannic yet polished and firm with currants, bark, and stones. Full-bodied and muscular and linear. Love...
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Barrel Sample. This is a serious wine, with dense tannins and concentrated structure. It has strong wood and smoky...
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This is not quite as silky smooth and rich as the 2005 and yet it's full of promise. It feels young, with tannins...
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Fabulous aromas of crushed berries such as blackberries and blackcurrants, not to mention spices. Wet earth and...
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91–93 Barrel Sample. This wine has the dusty tannins that are typical of the vintage. Ripe red plums and berries...
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#15 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2017. The classic blend for Figeac with its 32% of Cabernet Sauvignon and 28% Cabernet...
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The 2014 Fleur Cardinale is a dark, sumptuous wine. Dark cherry, plum, rose petal, licorice and sweet spices are all...
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Clearly deeper and richer than the 2013, and in fact as it opens up in the glass you see just how Fonplégade has...
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The soy-sauce and savory aromas really make this stand out, but behind it are some very nice fruit and elegant...
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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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Blueberries, tar and licorice on the nose. Full-bodied, solid and dense. Velvety tannins. Long finish. Down on this!...
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For the vintage, this is a particularly rich wine. It is structured and firm with opulent black-plum fruit that gives...
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Among the most seductive noses from Pauillac. Strong, cassis-stained palate with a lovely sense of upwards motion and...
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This red shows lots of redcurrants and fresh flowers on the nose. It’s full-bodied with juicy tannins and a long,...
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Deep, intense brambly fruit unfurls gently over the palate. Not yet reached its tertiary stage but this knows where...
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Less obvious than La Mission, this is more about charcoal, grilled berries and crisp minerality, with a near-perfect...
Chenin Blanc Red Bordeaux 2006 2014 750ml
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
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.