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Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.82
12 bottles: $96.84
Shows macerated black currant and blackberry notes, with dark charcoal and bay leaf lining the finish. This has good...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.95
12 bottles: $62.67
This estate has produced an impressive wine for the vintage. It balances acidity, tarry wood flavors and ripe...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $85.13 $94.59
Extremely perfumed with cocoa powder, nuts and hints of cherries. Medium body, lovely density of fruit and a soft and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $738.18 $820.20
Bright red. Pure aromas of strawberry, flowers, soy sauce, espresso and minerals. Then clean and straightforward on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $86.95
12 bottles: $85.21
93–95. Barrel Sample. A rich and structured wine, this combines both the ripeness of mature Merlot and a solid, dry...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $298.35 $331.50
The bouquet of the Ducru-Beaucaillou 1995 offers an array of fresh fruit, blackcurrant, plum, spices and liquorice...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $49.94
12 bottles: $48.94
This is a 2013 with blueberry and currant aromas and flavors. Medium body, polished tannins and a juicy finish. Hints...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $78.75
12 bottles: $77.18
Dense and silky with lots of flowers and black currant character. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a long finish...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $50.19
12 bottles: $49.19
The 2013 Haut Batailley wraps around the palate with lovely depth and nuance. A layered, resonant wine, the 2013...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $112.76
12 bottles: $110.50
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $37.60
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $240.95
The thing that impresses here is the long finish of subtle currant, chocolate and walnut. Full body, silky tannins...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1099.98 $1222.20
I pulled this lone bottle out of my cellar at the last minute to remind some Italian vintners of the great quality of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $39.94
Red
750ml
Bottle: $36.94
12 bottles: $36.20
Dark cherry, plum, smoke, tobacco and game notes emerge from the 2013 Ormes de Pez. Broad and ample on the palate...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $325.08 $361.20
This estate's second wine, the 1995 Pavillon du Chateau Margaux, may turn out to be one of the most delicious...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.94
This is one of the most immediately appealing 2014s from the appellation thanks to its very ripe black fruits, and...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $29.61
The fresh tobacco, olive, cedar and red currant notes are direct and focused, with a light tangy feel through the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $72.00
A dense and flavorful white with sliced, cooked, spiced apples, minerals and pie crust. Full body. Flavorful finish....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $70.20
12 bottles: $68.80
Barrel Sample. This is a soft wine, with ripe blackberry flavors and ample acidity. Perhaps the fruit tannins are too...
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Malbec Pinot Gris Red Bordeaux 1995 2013

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.

The Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris grape varietal is now one of the most widely grown vines in the world, due to the surge in popularity of Pinot Grigio wines over the past twenty years or so. These grayish-blue fruits, which hang in their distinctively conical bunches, are responsible for a very broad range of wines famous for their variety of color tones and flavors Pinot Grigio varietal grapes are highly influenced by terroir, climate and particularly the skill and expertise of the vintners who process them. As such, there are full bodied, amber colored wines made from this grape, and there are equally delicious yet far leaner, paler, lighter bodied and crisp white wines made from the same species in other parts of the world.

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.