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Bottle: $94.95 $96.21
12 bottles: $90.82
A sumptuous reflection of bright red and black, somewhat jammy fruit with hints of dark chocolate and forest-floor....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $143.01 $158.90
Gravel over limestone, similar to Château Lafite Rothschild and under the same ownership. Cooler northern exposure...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $153.36 $170.40
Two bottles of the 2010 Grand Puy-Lacoste were opened, the first showing just a little oxidation. The second has an...
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Red
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Bottle: $89.90 $94.90
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The recent resurrection and impressive quality emerging from Grand-Puy-Ducasse is obvious in their prodigious 2010....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1324.71 $1471.90
Inky colour, more so than in many years of Lafite, imprinted by the vintage. It is at this level, in these type of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1599.21 $1776.90
I get the same peony and violet aromatics here as I did in Forts de Latour. This is powerful, muscular, not even...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1016.01 $1128.90
Smoked grilled tar on the nose, it feels both very 2010 and supremely Mouton - accomplished and confident. A more...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $244.95 $270.00
Incredible depth apparent from the first whiff as well as powerful aromatics combining graphite, black fruit and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $321.30 $357.00
The aromas to this are incredible with blueberry, minerals, dried flowers, and stones. It goes to dried meat and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $90.60
12 bottles: $88.79
The 2010 Echo de Lynch Bages has a very attractive bouquet, a mélange of red and black fruit tinged with damp loam...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $410.90
12 bottles: $389.50
This is clearly the best second wine that Mouton has ever made. Truly superb with blackberries and currants on the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $313.11 $347.90
Aromas of currants, blueberries and blackberries with a dark chocolate undertone. Perfumes and beautiful. Full body,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.83 $49.50
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This has matured nicely, showing an ample core of plum and red currant fruit flavors that have melded with a mix of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $237.60 $264.00
Brilliant – double decant and wait an hour so the wine can better express its sensual aromas of faded rose, cassis,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $315.88
This smells like a bouquet of flowers with blueberries and currants and spices. Full body, yet agile and refined. So...
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This smells like a bouquet of flowers with blueberries and currants and spices. Full body, yet agile and refined. So...
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Well-integrated 55% new oak and a great vintage from this 60ha estate, reflecting the precision in vineyard selection...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $136.65
Opulent aromas of plum, blackberry and cassis reveal a still tannic and dense palate: needs five more years to enter...
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Opulent aromas of plum, blackberry and cassis reveal a still tannic and dense palate: needs five more years to enter...
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2010 France Bordeaux Pauillac 750ml

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.

There are few wine regions in the world with a reputation as glowing and well established as that of the Bordeaux, in France. Situated mainly around the Dordogne and Gironde rivers, Bordeaux makes the most of its humid climate and rich, clay and gravel based soils to grow some of the finest examples of red and white grape varietals on earth. Wineries in this region have been in operation for hundreds of years, and have carefully developed the expertise required for the production of carefully balanced and utterly delicious blended red and white wines, alongside some exceptional single variety bottles. Many of the chateaux found in Bordeaux have become household names, due to their prestige and the excellence of their products, grown with love and dedication by heritage wineries in this beautiful and special region.

The commune consists of only 3000 acres of vineyards in the Haut-Medoc between the villages of Saint-Julien to the south and Saint-Estephe to the north, but is home to three of Bordeaux's five first growth wines: Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Latour, and Chateau Mouton Rothschild.

A classic Pauillac wine is rich, dense-coloured, full-bodied and profound with an elegant mix of black currants and cedary oak that is luxurious and distinguished when mature. There is a wide variation on this theme throughout Pauillac, in part due to the differing terrain across the region. This is shown within the 3 First growths where the Lafite is complex and elegant, the Mouton-Rothschild is voluptuous with power and the Latour is full yet refined. There are many other styles amongst Pauillac's Chateaux, ranging from elegant wines which are drinkable younger, such as Pichon Lalande to the more tannic, deep style of Lynch-Bages.

This commune, on the banks of the Gironde, has small hills which are unusual in the Medoc. The soil contains heavy gravel which is important to the wine growing as it reflects the sun and allows excellent drainage. It is differences in the subsoil that contribute towards each Chateau's style. Lafite has a limestone base which leads to a softer, aromatic flavour; Mouton-Rothschild has sand within its gravelly soil which produces its richness, and Latour enjoys a bed of predominantly gravel enabling it to be consistent even in wet years.

This region of Haut Medoc sets the standard for each Bordeaux vintage and is a wonderful and impressive representative. A great deal of pleasure awaits anyone exploring this wonderful appellation.