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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.00
12 bottles: $29.88
This has aromas of raspberries, blackberries, currants, rosehips and hazelnuts. It’s medium-bodied with fine, silky...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.00
Leathery and earthy nuances with touches of black pepper under lots of dark fruit aromas. Very dense and smooth...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $41.01
Deep crimson-purple color. Elegant, refined nose, mingling toasted and vanilla notes with aromas of blackberries and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.65
12 bottles: $32.00
Some stewed berries with walnut and light sultana undertones. Chocolate, too. It’s full-bodied with a nice core of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.83 $32.20
12 bottles: $30.21
Blackcurrant, sandalwood and rose-petal aromas follow through to a medium body with very fine tannins and a fresh,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $96.62
Expressive nose filled with softly perfumed red fruit with touches of blackcurrant and black cherries. Great acidity,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $486.63 $540.70
The second wine of the estate, the 2019 Carruades De Lafite offers a beautiful, Lafite-like bouquet of crème de...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.93
12 bottles: $19.53
A fresh, peach and apple-inflected white, accented by lemon and mineral. The rich fruit is matched to a steely...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $529.20 $588.00
3 bottles: $489.00
Along with the 2005, the 2009 is the greatest Angelus I've tasted and is a perfect wine in every way. Based on 60%...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $462.60 $514.00
Beautifully expressive nose, really so welcoming with hints of sweet red cherries, raspberries, milk chocolate and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1005.48 $1117.20
#73 TOP 100 WINES OF FRANCE 2022. Like a bouquet of fresh flowers on the nose, as well as blackberries, raspberries...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.60 $44.00
Attractive black-fruit and berry character with some chocolate and toasted-hazelnut undertones. It’s full-bodied...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $182.70 $203.00
This wine showed exceptionally well, both at the the Bordeaux 10 Years On tasting in London a few weeks ago and in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $66.96 $74.40
Rich plum colour. This takes its time to open, is pretty subtle at first, but then explodes in juicy fruit. Clear...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.83
12 bottles: $18.45
Dark brambles on the nose. Great intensity and sculpted fruit here, this has some dark fruits and definite liquorice...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $74.90 $78.20
12 bottles: $69.94
Sweet dark fruits on the nose, like black cherry jam with lovely touches of Cabernet Franc apparent in the herbal,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $118.80 $132.00
Gorgeously aromatic and concentrated nose, rich with wild flowers and bramble fruits. Lovely cool blue fruits on the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $51.48 $57.20
Excellent vibrancy here, with just a bit more mid-palate density than in 2018. Exciting tension, power and ripe red...
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Red Bordeaux Riesling Mencia 2009 2019 750ml

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.

Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.