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Bottle:
$189.94
The 1998 Calon-Ségur, blended of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, is deep...
750ml
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$1189.08
$1321.20
A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, the 1998 Lafite Rothschild is deep garnet with a hint of brick and...
750ml
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$982.98
$1092.20
Right now, at 20 years old, this wine is approaching its perfect drinking beginning - by which I mean it is now...
750ml
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$221.58
$246.20
Not a great vintage (very hot August, rain in the last half of September), but the Merlot was luscious and wines made...
750ml
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$128.95
6 bottles:
$126.37
The first vintage for the Dillon family, who purchased this estate in 1997, the 1998 Château Nenin is a sexy, ripe,...
750ml
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$149.84
$162.00
I love this wine and it totally stands up today, as it has done every time I've tasted it recently - it's pretty much...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$713.43
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$873.61
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2001
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$570.82
Easily one of the most impressive Bordeaux 2001s that you can find. Full of liquorice, lashings of textured chocolate...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$65.45
Bright cherry and mineral aromas. Full- to medium-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and a fine, silky finish. Nicely...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$224.95
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 2001
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$151.75
A harmonious balanced wine, showing fine, fresh acidity. The tannins have closed in somewhat, but you can taste the...
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Chateau Branaire Ducru Saint Julien 2001
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$97.97
This is a marvelously complete wine, with its impressive ripe fruit, shining through the open structure. It is firm,...
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Chateau Canon Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2001
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$450.90
This famous St-Émilion is a 1er Grand Cru Classé (B) property, planted with 30% Cabernet Franc and 70% Merlot, is...
Chardonnay Italian White Blends Red Bordeaux 1998 2001
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.