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Very fruity with strawberry and currants on the nose. Full bodied, with silky tannins and a long, fruity finish....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $153.00
12 bottles: $144.78
Blackberry and licorice aromas, with full body, very fine tannins and a long finish. Very silky. So much for jammy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1579.23 $1754.70
The 2003 Lafite Rothschild comes as close to perfection as any of the great Lafites made over the past three decades...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $286.74 $318.60
This is more exotic and monstrous than the 2000. It is like a muscle builder, with lots of round and rich tannins and...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $31.29
One of the nine crus bourgeois exceptionnel, this estate is under the ownership of the Cazes family of Château...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $1035.62
Amazing! The limestone soils of Ausone appear to have been the perfect foil for resisting the extreme heat and...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $365.12
Loads of crushed berries, with mineral, lightly toasted oak and licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $168.05
Loads of crushed berries, with mineral, lightly toasted oak and licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $181.98
Loads of crushed berries, with mineral, lightly toasted oak and licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and...
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750ml - Case of 12
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This is a ripe, complete wine, full of black fruits, spicy wood and solid tannins. Over five-10 years, it will...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Loads of blackberry, toasted oak and chocolate here. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and lots of fruit. This is a...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $224.53
A dense and powerful wine as always with very ripe fruit yet an underlying freshness and complexity with tobacco,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $317.33
A dense and powerful wine as always with very ripe fruit yet an underlying freshness and complexity with tobacco,...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $190.00
Very fruity with strawberry and currants on the nose. Full bodied, with silky tannins and a long, fruity finish....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $108.28
Very fruity with strawberry and currants on the nose. Full bodied, with silky tannins and a long, fruity finish....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $111.95
A beautiful red with blackberries, flowers and chocolate. Full body, velvety tannins and a flavorful finish. Sous...
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750ml - Case of 3
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $74.95
At 33% Cab Franc, this is atypical of the Left Bank but not for du Tertre, which is blessed with high-quality, old...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $207.40
Lots of aromas of roasted fruit, such as blueberries and raisins, and spices. It has full body with plenty of velvety...
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Malbec Red Bordeaux 2003

The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.

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.