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Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $618.30 $687.00
The nose is just utterly delicious, smoky and seductive. This is why you don't drink St-Julien in a great vintage too...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $129.78 $144.20
The nose is just utterly delicious, smoky and seductive. This is why you don't drink St-Julien in a great vintage too...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $100.00
12 bottles: $98.00
Taking advantage of the delicious fruit of 2006, this Branaire-Ducru shows a charming side. It brings out ripe, spicy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $97.94 $99.60
12 bottles: $95.98
Ripe fruit, pink flowers and cinnamon spice nuances on the nose. Round and bright, chewy, chunky, but restrained too,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $72.75
12 bottles: $71.30
With dense fruit and a powerful, complex structure, this is one of the best wines from this chateau. Blackberries,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $78.40
Barrel sample. Full of ripe Cabernet tannins, this is a structured wine that's chunky in character. It elegantly...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.95
12 bottles: $62.67
This estate has produced an impressive wine for the vintage. It balances acidity, tarry wood flavors and ripe...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $57.61
Spicy, rich and full of ripe fruit, this wine has great potential. It is structured and dense while bringing out a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $68.89 $71.40
12 bottles: $67.51
This family-owned estate has produced a structured and dark wine with great concentration balanced by acidity and...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $41.61
#16 TOP 100, 2019. The core of this red is loaded with pure plum, blueberry and black currant fruit flavors. The...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $57.70 $58.98
Very attractive aromas of currants, tile and sandalwood with black and red currants. It’s full-bodied with a tight,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $66.78 $74.20
Tempting nose, full of aromatic black fruits, perfume, liquorice and salty stones. Juicy, ripe, and controlled, I...
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Red
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $28.68
An intensely perfumed nose with soft cocoa powder aromas. The texture is alluring, juicy and ripe but lifted, quite...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.94 $57.48
An intensely perfumed nose with soft cocoa powder aromas. The texture is alluring, juicy and ripe but lifted, quite...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.10
12 bottles: $40.28
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $189.94 $203.20
The 2000 Brane-Cantenac is a blend of 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 55% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It has a really...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $91.50
The 2005 Brane-Cantenac is fabulous. Effusive and explosive to the core, the 2005 possesses tons of energy and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $149.58 $166.20
The 2005 Brane-Cantenac is fabulous. Effusive and explosive to the core, the 2005 possesses tons of energy and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $152.55 $169.50
The 2005 Brane-Cantenac is fabulous. Effusive and explosive to the core, the 2005 possesses tons of energy and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.25
12 bottles: $96.29
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Brane-Cantenac has a quintessential bouquet for the estate...
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Red Bordeaux Blends

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc make up the red grape "trio" of Bordeaux. Petit Verdot and Malbec grape varieties are also used in lesser proportions. As soon as the grapes are harvested, the juice ferments with the grape skins; this gives the wine its color and tannins. After several weeks in vats (or barrels), wines made from different grape varieties are blended. The wine is then aged in vats or oak barrels for months or even years.

Bordeaux red wines should ideally be served at 61°-65°F. Given their good balance of alcohol, tannin and acidity, these wines are perfect to enjoy with all kinds of food: Medoc and Graves pair well with red meats and roasts; Saint-Emilion, Pomerol and Fronsac wines pair well with white meats, poultry, game and even fish; Bordeaux, Bordeaux Superieur and Cotes de Bordeaux wines are ideal matches for grilled meats, pasta and even more exotic "fusion" dishes.