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375ml
Bottle: $48.38
This is a wine that is made to be elegant - the most accessible in the Mouton stable. They have achieved that with an...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $128.95 $143.40
A magnificent sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 Duhart Milon is the shrewd consumer’s wine to purchase by the case...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $129.94 $132.60
12 bottles: $127.34
You start to feel the dial turning up the power as this travels through the palate. Even at 10 years old, the tannins...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1004.40 $1116.00
A candidate for the -wine of the vintage,- the 2008 should have been purchased before it began to soar in value...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $844.95 $894.90
I continue to love the 2008 Château Latour, unquestionably in the top handful of wines in the vintage. A rich,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $371.94
The 2008 Lynch Bages is brilliant stuff as well as a textbook Pauillac. Revealing a still youthful ruby/purple color...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $108.30
The 2008 Lynch Bages is brilliant stuff as well as a textbook Pauillac. Revealing a still youthful ruby/purple color...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $163.95 $178.90
The 2008 Lynch Bages is brilliant stuff as well as a textbook Pauillac. Revealing a still youthful ruby/purple color...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $61.88
12 bottles: $60.64
The 2008 Lynch Moussas, 23% Merlot and 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, has an attractive, classically styled bouquet with...
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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: $124.95 $132.00
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
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $997.66
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $454.02
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $368.30
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $240.93
The wine is dark, deep, rich and dense. It has just the right wood element, black berry juice and a pure line of...
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Red
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $58.55
This is a wine that is made to be elegant - the most accessible in the Mouton stable. They have achieved that with an...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $83.80
This is a wine that is made to be elegant - the most accessible in the Mouton stable. They have achieved that with an...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $82.28
This is a wine that is made to be elegant - the most accessible in the Mouton stable. They have achieved that with an...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $259.59
A magnificent sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 Duhart Milon is the shrewd consumer’s wine to purchase by the case...
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2008 France Bordeaux Pauillac

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.