Do we ship to you?.
750ml
Bottle:
$410.40
$456.00
6 bottles:
$355.00
Fine tannins, this is elegant and finessed, with cool blueberry and raspberry fruits, touches of orange peel, rose...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$49.35
90-92 Barrel sample. Aromas of new wood mark this wine. On the palate, the tannins are gentle, with flavors of ripe...
750ml
Bottle:
$72.75
12 bottles:
$71.30
With dense fruit and a powerful, complex structure, this is one of the best wines from this chateau. Blackberries,...
750ml
Bottle:
$167.10
12 bottles:
$163.76
This is from a precocious vintage, with a harvest beginning on September 3, the very day the estate’s longtime...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$134.85
Barrel sample. A firm and tannic wine, it has the weight to support its tannins. It's balanced, solid and dense, with...
750ml
Bottle:
$644.95
$679.50
A vintage that’s being drunk with abandon in France these days, the 2011 Chateau Cheval Blanc showed beautifully,...
750ml
Bottle:
$118.59
12 bottles:
$116.22
Continuing its impressive development, Clerc Milon 2011 is a serious wine. It is elegant, stylish, its fruits well...
750ml
Bottle:
$297.18
$330.20
Proprietor Bruno Borie mentioned that this was a late vintage. They started to pick on 30th September, finishing on...
750ml
Bottle:
$114.80
6 bottles:
$112.50
A Duhart that was particularly subdued when young, it is continuing to develop and will be even better in two or...
750ml
Bottle:
$42.30
6 bottles:
$41.45
This red shows good berry and spice character, with hints of minerals. It’s medium-bodied, with chewy tannins and a...
750ml
Bottle:
$70.00
12 bottles:
$68.60
Plenty of Pauillac character in terms of its tannic density and dark fruits, a little angular. Once you coax oxygen...
750ml
Bottle:
$89.90
$97.50
Gruaud Larose can be underestimated in its early years but knows exactly how to show itself with a bit of bottle age,...
750ml
Bottle:
$199.94
$205.50
12 bottles:
$193.80
A dark, grippy, structured version, with a strong charcoal spine running through the core of dark fig, steeped plum...
750ml
Bottle:
$50.19
12 bottles:
$49.19
This is a wine that has great potential—you can tell from the firm tannins, tight acidity and closed texture....
750ml
Bottle:
$59.94
12 bottles:
$58.74
Full in the mouth, this is a soft and juicy wine at the outset. There is a cushioned, plump feel to the wine, with...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$48.00
This is a little more ready to drink than the 2010 vintage at this point, but still delivers plenty of rich, fleshy...
Nebbiolo Red Bordeaux White Bordeaux 1985 2011
The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.
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.
France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.