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Red
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Bottle: $618.30 $687.00
The nose is just utterly delicious, smoky and seductive. This is why you don't drink St-Julien in a great vintage too...
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Red
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Bottle: $1139.95
Tight and dense still but so integrated and seamless in texture. Aromas of chocolate, hazelnuts, dried spices and...
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Red
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Bottle: $1099.95 $1131.00
One of my favorite vintages from this incredible terroir located on the upper plateau of Saint-Emilion, the 2009...
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Red
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Bottle: $567.00
One of the finest wines to come from Cantenac Brown for many years, this is powerful and dense, dominated by Cabernet...
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Red
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Bottle: $1659.00
Plenty of ripe cassis and chocolate with a hint of smoke on the nose lead you into a ripe and velvety Pauillac that...
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Red
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Bottle: $495.00
One of the best value St-Juliens, this is an estate that was beginning to come in to its own around 2009, and it...
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Red
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Bottle: $1119.00
A gorgeous wine that is still flexing its muscles, showing controlled brilliance, barely putting a step out of line....
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Red
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Bottle: $579.00
Dense and dark, this is an extracted wine with polished fruit. What stops it going over the edge is the delicious...
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Red
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Bottle: $495.00
Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Lafon-Rochet comes bounding out of the glass with sit-up-and-beg notes of creme de...
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Red
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Bottle: $456.30 $507.00
#16 Top 100. As to the reds, the 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the...
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Red
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Bottle: $310.50 $345.00
The 2018 Echo De Lynch-Bages checks in as a mix of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc...
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Red
Red
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Bottle: $351.00
A red with very deep and intense fruit character, yet rich tannins to back it all up. Full-bodied, layered and...
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Red
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Bottle: $387.00
Intense sour berry and herbs nose, smoky, gamey complexity. Palate with great substance, hints of coconut and...
Red
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Bottle: $351.00
A surprisingly approachable wine, the 2007 Taurasi Fatica Contadina wraps around the palate with expressive, radiant...
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Aglianico Red Bordeaux Other Italian Reds 3.0Ltr

Aglianico is a black skinned grape most commonly associated with the exquisite wines of the Campania region of Italy. It thrives most happily in hot and dry climates, and as such, has had plenty of success in the New World, particularly in the United States, where it is used to great effect in many red wines. It was believed to come from Greece several thousand years ago, brought by Pheonician tradesman, and was wildly popular in Roman times, when it was used in the finest wines made by the Roman empire. Aglianico grapes produce full bodied red wines which have a high tannin and acid content. As such, it has excellent ageing potential, and with a standard amount of time in a barrel, it rounds out and mellows to produce beautifully balanced wines.

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.