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Pretty, clean, and perfumed, with a milk chocolate and berry character. Full bodied, with round and velvety tannins...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Plenty of blackberry and floral aromas with hints of new wood. Full-bodied, chewy and rich with round tannins and a...
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A wine with spices, meat, and very ripe fruit on the nose, with hints of dried flowers. Full bodied, and deeply...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $871.91
A wine with spices, meat, and very ripe fruit on the nose, with hints of dried flowers. Full bodied, and deeply...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Aromas of blackberry and lightly toasted oak follow through to a full-bodied palate, with chewy tannins and a rich,...
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Fresh and floral with aromas of orange sorbet infused with red fruit. On the palate, the tannins are supple; very...
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A prodigious beast of a wine that's now starting to shed just a touch of its considerable baby fat, the 2003 Château...
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A prodigious beast of a wine that's now starting to shed just a touch of its considerable baby fat, the 2003 Château...
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Another estate owned by perfectionist Alain Vauthier (the proprietor of Ausone), this is the poor person’s value...
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750ml - Case of 6
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A heady, exotic wine, the 2003 Mouton Rothschild takes hold of all the senses. The ripeness and exuberance of the...
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A heady, exotic wine, the 2003 Mouton Rothschild takes hold of all the senses. The ripeness and exuberance of the...
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From a cool terroir on clay and limestone soils (the perfect scenario for producing great wine in 2003), the 2003...
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This controversial wine is fresh and bright still, unlike many of the overrated 2003s. Full-bodied, tight and...
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750ml - Case of 6
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This controversial wine is fresh and bright still, unlike many of the overrated 2003s. Full-bodied, tight and...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Extraordinary nose of berry, chocolate and flowers. Amazing, jaw-dropping quality. Full-bodied, with supersilky,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $180.35
Sweet tobacco and plum with hints of leather and cassis on the nose. Full bodied, with big velvety tannins and lots...
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This has very ripe fruit, but not overripe. Hints of prunes but mostly currants and spices on the nose, mainly...
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The spectacular 2003 Pontet Canet is still incredibly young and vigorous. This full-bodied classic boasts a dense...
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Managed by Jean-Hubert Delon of Léoville Las Cases, this is without equal in the Medoc appellation. It shows...
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Italian Red Blends Red Blend Red Bordeaux 2003 750ml

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.