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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $88.88
12 bottles: $87.10
Lemon, honey, mineral and light spice. Very attractive aromas. Full-bodied, with fresh acidity and a long finish...
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95
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94
Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $113.40
12 bottles: $111.13
Tasted single blind against its peers. This has a very well -defined nose of dried pineapple, quince and vanilla pod...
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93
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93
Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $49.90
12 bottles: $48.90
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $414.18 $460.20
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
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98
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95
Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $39.20
12 bottles: $38.42
Tasted single blind against its peers. Whereas last year the de Fargues 2008 was immediately forthcoming, a few...
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WA
95
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93
Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $35.20
12 bottles: $34.50
Tasted as part of a vertical held at the chateau. It is clear that the aromatics on the 2008 are a little simpler and...
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93
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92
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $48.64
A fine, supple red, sporting velvety tannins, racy raspberry, cherry and plum fruit, joined by layers of spice, hot...
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92
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92
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $74.12
Tasted single blind against its peers. This has a very well -defined nose of dried pineapple, quince and vanilla pod...
WA
93
VM
93
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $292.08
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
WE
98
WA
95
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $326.73
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
WE
98
WA
95
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $54.62
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $50.45
Pale orange-gold. Tangy aromas of peach, tangerine and honey are pure but a bit youthfully subdued; this reminded me...
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92
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $62.70
Medium yellow-gold. Young, pure and rather restrained on the nose, with the wine's oak component currently dominating...
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92
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $54.82
92-94 Barrel sample. Rich rather than sweet, this is stuffed full of botrytis. The wine is powered through with this...
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94
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92

Carignan Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2002 2008

Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.