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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $852.95
Highly nuanced, expressive aromas of roasted plum, cherry, maple syrup, dried rose, game, smoke, truffle, tar and...
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92
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90
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $171.30
Color: Deep ruby red, tending toward garnet. Bouquet: Black fruit and spice, with hints of tobacco, violet, and...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $97.53
The 1995 Branaire-Ducru has a generous bouquet that might be a tad riper than the 1996 with blackberry, dark plum, a...
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91
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91
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750ml - Case of 12
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $94.65
Slightly one-dimensional, but shows some very good fruit character. Dried berry and cherry aromas, with a hint of...
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750ml - Case of 12
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $666.95
Bright red. Pure aromas of strawberry, flowers, soy sauce, espresso and minerals. Then clean and straightforward on...
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93
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93
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $93.42
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $380.82
The bouquet of the Ducru-Beaucaillou 1995 offers an array of fresh fruit, blackcurrant, plum, spices and liquorice...
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95
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95
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $310.29
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $188.95
Another unbelievably rich, multidimensional, broad-shouldered wine, with slightly more elegance and less weight than...
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95
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $584.51
It is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut-Brion. The 1995 seems to have...
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96
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750ml - Case of 6
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It is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut-Brion. The 1995 seems to have...
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96
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $294.45
This is still quite solid, with a prominent tannic backbone that holds the core of damson plum, raspberry and black...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $907.46
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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98
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96
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $89.90
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $682.00
A beauty, the opaque dense purple-colored 1995 exhibits jammy cassis, vanillin, and minerals in its fragrant but...
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96
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94
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $126.74
A beautiful wine, with layers of ripe fruit, berry, cedar, vanilla and light spice. Full-bodied, with silky tannins...
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94
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91

Nebbiolo Red Bordeaux Sangiovese 1995 Pre-Arrival

The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.

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.

The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.