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Bottle: $509.85
Intense and enticing campfire smoke, this has beautiful rich fruits behind the grilled aromatics, and is open and...
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750ml
Bottle: $104.95
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750ml
Bottle: $151.80
12 bottles: $148.76
The 2007 Beychevelle has an attractive nose, fresher and more complex than others in this flight of off-vintages....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $153.63 $170.70
Here is a huge ripe and luxurious wine, with great power. The texture is solid, filled with firm tannins, the flavors...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $189.94 $203.20
The 2000 Brane-Cantenac is a blend of 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 55% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It has a really...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.25
12 bottles: $96.29
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Brane-Cantenac has a quintessential bouquet for the estate...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $228.78 $254.20
Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London. The 2000 Calon Segur is one of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $254.95
A beautiful moment to be drinking this wine as it edges towards tertiary flavours. Beginning to soften around the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $89.70
12 bottles: $84.08
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $73.50
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $113.48
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750ml
Bottle: $1293.48 $1437.20
Coming out of a relatively dormant state, this 2000 is a spectacular Cheval Blanc. Of recent vintages, I think only...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $138.95
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $156.75
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1.5Ltr
Bottle: $155.00
Not big, but it's got length. Attractive aromas of crushed berries and vanilla follow through to a medium-bodied...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.89 $77.20
This is big and tannic, with loads of concentration. Full-bodied, chewy and impressive. Leave it for a long time....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $117.10
12 bottles: $110.11
Deep ruby to the rim; much darker than both the 2001 and the 2003. Notes of milk chocolate, underbrush and cedar...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $379.08 $421.20
Wonderful rose and currant aromas with hints of mint. It’s full-bodied yet very finely textured, with good fruit...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $235.95
12 bottles: $231.23
A difficult year in theory but, as with many of the good names in Bordeaux, it is tasting excellently right now and...
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Muscat Red Bordeaux 2000 2007

One of the most widely grown and easily recognized wine grape varietals in the world is the Muscat, an ancient grape with an exceptional amount of versatility. For centuries, Muscat varietal grapes have been used all over Europe for the production of wonderfully fruity wines of many different shades and colors, which, with their strong 'grapey' flavor have come to be known as a quintessential fine wine grape. Their relatively high acidity also means they are ideal for the production of sparkling wines, and the fizzy Muscat wines of Italy are widely agreed to be amongst the best in the world. In more recent years, New World countries have shown a huge amount of flair when it comes to the Muscat grape, and have had plenty of success in allowing its natural and vibrant character to come through in the bottle.

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.