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$113.40
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$111.13
Tasted single blind against its peers. This has a very well -defined nose of dried pineapple, quince and vanilla pod...
750ml
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Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
375ml
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$49.01
12 bottles:
$48.02
Tasted single blind against its peers. Whereas last year the de Fargues 2008 was immediately forthcoming, a few...
375ml
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$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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Chateau Climens Barsac 2008
750ml - Case of 6
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$73.62
Tasted single blind against its peers. This has a very well -defined nose of dried pineapple, quince and vanilla pod...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 1999
375ml - Case of 12
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$173.63
Space limitations preclude including tasting notes.
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2008
750ml - Case of 12
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$322.17
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2008
750ml - Case of 6
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$329.23
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
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Chateau Lafaurie Peyraguey Sauternes 1999
750ml - Case of 6
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$66.78
The 1999 Lafaurie-Peyraguey is a step up from the 1998. It has a disarming bouquet of honey, yellow flowers, orange...
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Chateau Nairac Barsac 2008
750ml - Case of 12
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$50.13
Pale orange-gold. Tangy aromas of peach, tangerine and honey are pure but a bit youthfully subdued; this reminded me...
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2008
750ml - Case of 12
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$47.76
92-94 Barrel sample. Rich rather than sweet, this is stuffed full of botrytis. The wine is powered through with this...
Rum Semillon/sauvignon Blanc White Bordeaux 1999 2008
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.
France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.