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Red
750ml
Bottle: $57.95
12 bottles: $56.79
The 2008 Lynch Moussas, 23% Merlot and 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, has an attractive, classically styled bouquet with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $604.80 $672.00
This stood out immediately among the five first growth wines for its floral hit right off the first nose. The epitome...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $696.60 $774.00
Starting to really come into its own, this is packed full of savoury blackberry, redcurrant and blueberry fruit with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $378.00 $420.00
This has a deeper grip of fruit, one of the best so far, delivering spades of Margaux typicity and a gorgeous balance...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $129.51 $143.90
One of the top successes of the vintage, this blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $129.60 $144.00
12 bottles: $115.00
Unquestionably one of the gems in the vintage is the 2008 Pontet-Canet, which reminds me of the 2005 with its...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.94
12 bottles: $39.14
Structured, direct, not heavy, the fruit very forward, powered by red berries. The wine has an attractive open...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $133.95 $136.90
12 bottles: $129.20
Here is 2008 with a velvety texture yet the underlying bright acidity comes through at the same time. Medium to full...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.85
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $134.95
12 bottles: $132.25
A gorgeous perfume of blackcurrants, chocolate, tobacco leaf, and gravelly minerality emerges from the 2008 Domaine...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $218.95 $226.90
12 bottles: $214.70
This displays real elegance without sacrificing power and impact. Flavours of damson, liquorice, charcoal and tobacco...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $985.74
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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92
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91
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $447.04
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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92
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $344.52
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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92
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91
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $369.53
The 2008 Angélus offers a still youthful, vibrant color as well as a classic Angélus bouquet of spice box, black...
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95
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94
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $353.19
The 2008 Angélus offers a still youthful, vibrant color as well as a classic Angélus bouquet of spice box, black...
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95
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $557.95
Okay, I am closing my eyes, I am feeling the wonderful lift and floating fruit effect, and I have to say this is a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $733.43
Okay, I am closing my eyes, I am feeling the wonderful lift and floating fruit effect, and I have to say this is a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $91.23
Based on 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc raised all in new oak, the brilliant 2008 Bellevue Mondotte is one of the...
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Red Bordeaux 2008

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.