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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$367.55
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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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$380.04
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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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$677.24
Bright medium ruby. Brooding, pure aromas of blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, espresso and minerals. Wonderfully...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$150.57
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$172.92
Great depth on the palate and an array of flavours which sweep through coffee, bitter chocolate, cassis and black...
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Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$121.25
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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Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$162.82
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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Chateau Canon Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$110.26
This elegant, deep ruby/purple-tinged 2006 offers copious quantities of sweet mocha, black cherry, and black currant...
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Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$74.89
Subdued on opening, but with 30 minutes in a carafe it spills out rich pencil lead and liquorice notes, with...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$567.23
Barrel Sample Dark chocolate and mocha flavors, very dark and intense, this is a big, concentrated wine, flavored...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$664.75
Barrel Sample Dark chocolate and mocha flavors, very dark and intense, this is a big, concentrated wine, flavored...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$793.32
Barrel Sample Dark chocolate and mocha flavors, very dark and intense, this is a big, concentrated wine, flavored...
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Chateau Clinet Pomerol 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$129.12
Extremely backward, firm, and virile, this macho wine exhibits full-bodied power, a dense blackberry, smoky nose,...
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Chateau Clos L'eglise Cotes De Castillon 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$39.28
This has to be a star buy for this winter, it is absolutely stunning value! Despite its age it still has plenty of...
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Chateau Cos D'estournel Saint Estephe 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$163.39
Cos d'Estournel has softened those austere Saint-Estèphe tannins and produced a wine that is all opulence and...
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Chateau D'armailhac Pauillac 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$88.45
This is shows lovely ripeness and roundness with pretty fruit and a rather creamy texture. Lead pencil and...
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Chateau D'armailhac Pauillac 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$85.49
This is shows lovely ripeness and roundness with pretty fruit and a rather creamy texture. Lead pencil and...
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Chateau Du Tertre Margaux 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$69.95
Barrel sample. A balanced, structured wine which brings its structure into play with the rich, but fresh fruit. The...
Red Bordeaux Rum 2006 750ml Pre-Arrival
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.