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Initially the wine is all firm tannins, but then there is a pure line of fresh black fruits that comes through, with...
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Taking advantage of the delicious fruit of 2006, this Branaire-Ducru shows a charming side. It brings out ripe, spicy...
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Not a wine that will please everyone. This has the austerity and backward thinking of 2006 mixed with the sleek fruit...
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Barrel Sample Dark chocolate and mocha flavors, very dark and intense, this is a big, concentrated wine, flavored...
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Cos d'Estournel has softened those austere Saint-Estèphe tannins and produced a wine that is all opulence and...
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This is not quite as silky smooth and rich as the 2005 and yet it's full of promise. It feels young, with tannins...
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After initial tastings suggested there was too much tannin, the wine has undergone a welcome transformation. It has...
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Among the most seductive noses from Pauillac. Strong, cassis-stained palate with a lovely sense of upwards motion and...
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Deep, intense brambly fruit unfurls gently over the palate. Not yet reached its tertiary stage but this knows where...
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The 2006 Haut Bailly is just now entering its prime drink window, and is certainly a gorgeous bottle of wine. Still...
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A strong sleeper of the vintage, this sexy, hedonistic, modern-styled St.-Emilion has the tell-tale toasty new oak...
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Colour still tight and inky at 10 years old. Smooth, silky, very expressive; this is so powerful it almost lulls you...
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As to the Grand Vin, the 2006 Latour showed beautifully. A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance mostly...
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Right at the top of its form, this 2006 is one of the finest wines to come out of the vintage. The wine is structured...
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Slowly and confidently inching towards its drinking window, but needs another three to five years before it gets...
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Plenty of tannins still in play, and it is dense, powerful and reserved even at 15 years old. The tertiary notes of...
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Beautiful, rich and incredibly softly textured, this is still very young. Also supremely measured and stately, with...
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At the time it was shown as a barrel sample in early 2007, this was the best wine of 2006. That accolade remains. It...
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Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château Pape Clément has an intense...
Corvina Blend Red Bordeaux Rum 2006 750ml
Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired 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.
It is difficult to categorize rum as a single spirit, because of all the spirits found around the globe, rum is perhaps the one which varies most dramatically from place to place. Clear, white rum - a favorite for cocktail drinkers - is perhaps the most prevalent example found today, but there is a whole world of darker, spiced and molasses-rich rums to explore, thanks to the fascinating history and wide reach this drink has.
Rum came about during the colonial times, when sugar was a huge and world-changing business. The molasses left over from the sugar production industry could easily be distilled into a delicious alcoholic drink, and provided extra income for the sugar traders. Before long, it became a favorite of sailors and transatlantic merchants, and it quickly spread across the Caribbean and Latin America, where it remains highly popular today.
The production of rum is a basic and simple one - you take your molasses, add yeast and water, and then ferment and distil the mixture. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. The variation in yeasts found from place to place, the maturation period, the length of the fermentation and the type of stills and barrels used provide the rainbow-colored variation that gives rum its spectrum of styles and characteristics.