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$27.95
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$27.39
Superb intensity and clarity of fruit, ranging from blueberries to blackcurrants to oyster shells and lightly tarry...
750ml
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$44.95
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$44.05
Stylish cedar and lightly toasted spices mingle with ripe cherries, blue plums and violets. The palate has a very...
750ml
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$36.90
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$36.16
This generous and ripe wine is full bodied and dense. Black-plum fruits are spiced with wood aging and given weight...
750ml
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$39.89
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$39.09
This estate, with vineyards in the suburbs of Bordeaux, has produced an elegant wine. Black fruits, taut tannins and...
750ml
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$35.94
$36.90
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$35.22
The currant and blackberry fruit flavors are steeped but also lively in feel, with strands of licorice and sweet...
750ml
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$39.95
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$39.15
A firm, well put together and confident Brown in 2019. This has pretty high tannin content in terms of how it feels...
750ml
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$34.90
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$32.30
Round, ripe and polished in feel, with an inviting core of warmed cassis and plum puree laced with light iron, red...
750ml
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$42.60
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$41.75
The 2014 Carbonnieux is not showing as I expected although I tasted another bottle soon afterwards in Bordeaux. This...
750ml
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$55.25
$61.39
The 2017 Carbonnieux is dark and intense in the glass. Swaths of tannin wrap around a core of dark fruit in this...
375ml
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$26.95
This structured, dense wine is packed with as much tannins as fruit at this stage. Balance is coming and this ripe...
750ml
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$44.94
$45.60
This structured, dense wine is packed with as much tannins as fruit at this stage. Balance is coming and this ripe...
750ml
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$34.90
$37.08
The 2019 Château Carbonnieux sports a deep purple/ruby hue to go with a brilliant nose of red and black currants,...
750ml
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$19.64
$20.80
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$19.25
Dark chocolate, liquorice and red cherries on the nose, ripe and darkly aromatic. Excellent energy and life to this,...
750ml
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$49.89
$51.90
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$48.89
With a smudge of soft oak on the nose, this is big and ripe in its expression, a beautiful wine that has the balance...
750ml - Case of 12
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$56.85
The smoky oak is a little dominant but softens through the palate, giving a charred, smoky, cigar-box edge to the...
750ml
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$49.83
$54.30
A wine that will take time to balance out, this has dense, dark and dry tannins at this stage. These underline the...
750ml
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$42.89
$44.90
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$42.03
Smells like cassis liqueur on the nose. This is full and bold but with excellent, mouthwatering acidity - lots of...
750ml - Case of 12
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$39.94
From a château that deserves more recognition in the market, the 2020 Château De Fieuzal is a brilliant Pessac-...
750ml
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$31.30
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$28.88
Barrel Sample. This is a big, bold wine, ripe with sweet tannins that balance the generous black currant fruitiness....
750ml
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$25.30
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$23.18
Dried blackcurrants, cloves, charred wood, dried leaves and tobacco on the nose. Hot stones, too. It’s medium-to...
Red Bordeaux France Bordeaux Graves Pessac Leognan
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.
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 historic Bordeaux region of South-West France has long been recognized as one of the principal viticultural centres of the world. One of the secrets of its success is due to the fact that it is split into several characterful appellations, each governed by rules which aim to make the most of the specific advantages of their terroir. One of the newest appellations is Pessac-Leognan, which was cordoned off from the famous sub-region of Graves in 1987, due to the merits of the fascinating and unique white and red wines which are produced there. Pessac-Leognan is widely regarded as having the finest soil in all of Bordeaux - a large presence of gravel allows the grapes to take on mineral qualities and a finesse which is highly celebrated by lovers of superb Bordeaux wine.
Those deep, gravelly soils allow for excellent drainage - perfect conditions for the cultivation of high quality Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc varietal grapes, which are blended to produce the exquisitely rounded and age-worthy wines typical of Chateaus such as Haut-Brion and Pape Clement. The white wines produced in Pessac-Leognan are made from Sauvignon-Blanc and Semillon grapes, and are typically aged in oak to bring forward the complexities and depth of flavor these varietals are capable of presenting in the bottle.