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A massive Yquem, this has a dense palate that is almost chewy like a red. Full and very sweet, with notes of dried...
750ml
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$153.00
12 bottles:
$144.78
Blackberry and licorice aromas, with full body, very fine tannins and a long finish. Very silky. So much for jammy...
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The 2003 Lafite Rothschild comes as close to perfection as any of the great Lafites made over the past three decades...
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This is more exotic and monstrous than the 2000. It is like a muscle builder, with lots of round and rich tannins and...
750ml
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$80.19
12 bottles:
$78.59
Very ripe and raisiny on the nose. Full bodied, with big velvety tannins and a fruity, juicy finish. So much going on...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2003
750ml - Case of 12
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$438.94
I had this wine from my cellar, as well as at a tasting in Zurich in February of 2015. It is one of the handful of...
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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2003
750ml - Case of 12
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$1016.52
Amazing! The limestone soils of Ausone appear to have been the perfect foil for resisting the extreme heat and...
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 2003
750ml - Case of 12
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$120.12
The most beautifully situated chateau, with its great view of the Gironde estuary, Beychevelle is another of those...
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Chateau Brane-Cantenac Margaux 2003
750ml - Case of 12
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$108.78
This is really jammy on the nose, with hints of new toasted oak. Full bodied and generous, with lots of fruit and a...
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Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe 2003
750ml - Case of 12
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$165.05
Loads of crushed berries, with mineral, lightly toasted oak and licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and...
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Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe 2003
750ml - Case of 6
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$169.01
Loads of crushed berries, with mineral, lightly toasted oak and licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and...
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Chateau Cantemerle Haut Medoc 2003
750ml - Case of 12
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$59.85
This is a ripe, complete wine, full of black fruits, spicy wood and solid tannins. Over five-10 years, it will...
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Chateau Clinet Pomerol 2003
750ml - Case of 12
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$118.70
Loads of blackberry, toasted oak and chocolate here. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and lots of fruit. This is a...
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Chateau Cos D'estournel Saint Estephe 2003
750ml - Case of 12
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$223.94
A dense and powerful wine as always with very ripe fruit yet an underlying freshness and complexity with tobacco,...
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Chateau Cos D'estournel Saint Estephe 2003
750ml - Case of 6
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$311.58
A dense and powerful wine as always with very ripe fruit yet an underlying freshness and complexity with tobacco,...
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Chateau D'armailhac Pauillac 2003
750ml - Case of 6
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$104.12
Very fruity with strawberry and currants on the nose. Full bodied, with silky tannins and a long, fruity finish....
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Chateau D'issan Margaux 2003
750ml - Case of 12
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$109.95
A beautiful red with blackberries, flowers and chocolate. Full body, velvety tannins and a flavorful finish. Sous...
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Chateau Doisy-Vedrines Sauternes 2003
750ml - Case of 12
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$44.95
Bright yellow-gold. Spicy, ripe, complex aromas of peach, apricot, orange and nutmeg. Juicy, shapely and sweet, with...
Chardonnay Red Bordeaux Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2003 750ml
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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.