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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2014
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$201.79
The 2014 Vieux Château Certan is glorious stuff that has more personality and sexiness than just about every other...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$319.83
I was able to taste both the 2015 and 2016 grand vins, and these are heavenly, magical wines that could not be any...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$588.27
Just as good, yet in a different style, the 2016 Vieux Château Certan shows cooler notes of crème de cassis,...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2016
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$416.51
Just as good, yet in a different style, the 2016 Vieux Château Certan shows cooler notes of crème de cassis,...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$223.78
Possibly the wine of the vintage, the 2017 Vieux Chateau Certan is a blend of 81% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 5%...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$230.85
Possibly the wine of the vintage, the 2017 Vieux Chateau Certan is a blend of 81% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 5%...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2017
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$218.95
Possibly the wine of the vintage, the 2017 Vieux Chateau Certan is a blend of 81% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 5%...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$320.60
Barrel Sample. While the tannins give this wine a firm character, it is the perfumed, ripe Cabernet Franc that is so...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$292.95
Barrel Sample. While the tannins give this wine a firm character, it is the perfumed, ripe Cabernet Franc that is so...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$313.89
One of the wines of the vintage, the 2019 Vieux Château Certan unfurls in the glass with a striking bouquet of...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2019
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$301.32
One of the wines of the vintage, the 2019 Vieux Château Certan unfurls in the glass with a striking bouquet of...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$339.94
Moving to the Grand Vin, the 2020 Vieux Château Certan is another legendary wine from this vintage, ranking with the...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2020
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$339.94
Moving to the Grand Vin, the 2020 Vieux Château Certan is another legendary wine from this vintage, ranking with the...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2021
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$340.04
95-97 The 2021 Vieux Château Certan was picked from September 24 to October 6 at 38hL/ha and registers 13.2%...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$256.95
95-97 The 2021 Vieux Château Certan was picked from September 24 to October 6 at 38hL/ha and registers 13.2%...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2021
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$270.39
95-97 The 2021 Vieux Château Certan was picked from September 24 to October 6 at 38hL/ha and registers 13.2%...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$65.88
Minerals and blackberries, with insane aromas of raspberries and blueberries. Full body, with super velvety tannins...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$54.03
Barrel Sample. This Merlot-dominated wine from the Valandraud vineyards is seriously structured and packed with black...
Faro Moschofilero Nero D'avola Red Bordeaux 750ml
Greece has many AOC regions, each with their own signature grape varietal which is cultivated and processed to an exceptionally high degree of excellence. The AOC of Mantinia on the beautiful expansive plateau of the Peloponnese has the Moschofilero varietal, a gray colored white variety which produces exceptional Blanc de Gris wines. A delicate grape, highly sensitive to adverse weather conditions, it is nonetheless prized by wine makers for its unique attributes and the quality of the wine which can be made from it. Although commonly compared to western European Muscat wines, the Moschofilero grapes produce wine which is in a league of its own – full of floral aromas containing heavy, almost soporific notes of rose petals and violets. The flavor of the wine tends to be spicy, and leans more towards earthy mineral flavors rather than fruit ones, making it perfect as an aperitif or coupled with salty olives and cheeses.
Moschofilero wines tend to be elegant and subtle, with their strength being in their crispness, and the bouquet of floral aromas rising from the glass. The finest Moschofilero wines to come out of Greece in recent decades have included the Tselopos, whose high altitude vineyards have seemingly mastered the potential and complexity of this gray grape to international acclaim.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?
Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.
Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.
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.