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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 1998
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$769.50
I’m still looking forward to tasting the great Château Ausone of Saint-Émilion later this week, but in the...
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Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux 1998
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$84.57
What I would describe as a classic Margaux, the 1998 Chateau Cantenac Brown reveals a mature yet healthy ruby hue...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1288.94
The reference chateau of the vintage, this wine is showing its class here and then some. It was the first year with...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$1285.67
The reference chateau of the vintage, this wine is showing its class here and then some. It was the first year with...
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Chateau Du Tertre Margaux 1998
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$89.29
A sleeper of the vintage, this excellent Du Tertre is reminiscent of this estate's fine 1979. Sweet aromas of black...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1998
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$240.45
The 1998 vintage is still vibrant and fresh with plum, black berries, mint aromas with leather and rose petal notes...
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Chateau Giscours Margaux 1998
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$199.94
The colour is red with brick at the rim. The bouquet is attractively mature with cedar, tobacco and forest floor...
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Chateau Grand Mayne Saint Emilion Grand Cru 1998
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$99.95
A wine must reflect its terroir, its origins. We strongly believe that the uniqueness of the vineyard’s location is...
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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 1998
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$108.95
Tasted at the château, the 1998 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has really developed in commendable fashion in recent years. It...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 1998
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$679.46
Still incredibly youthful and sporting a lot of fruit, the deep garnet-brick colored 1998 Haut-Brion sashays out of...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$466.40
This is really classic in style with incredible depth and power. Muscular and amazing, it is full-bodied yet tight...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$484.46
This is really classic in style with incredible depth and power. Muscular and amazing, it is full-bodied yet tight...
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1998
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$793.95
A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, the 1998 Lafite Rothschild is deep garnet with a hint of brick and...
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Chateau Lafleur Pomerol 1998
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$934.32
Black truffles, with intense ripe blackberry and black cherry. Superperfumed. Very spicy, with brown sugar and meaty...
Albana Gamay Red Bordeaux 1998 Pre-Arrival Wine
The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.
The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.
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.