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1.5Ltr
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$717.59
3 bottles:
$703.24
Medium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of...
750ml
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$134.94
$143.20
12 bottles:
$134.90
Delivers lots of blackberry, mineral and mint on the nose. Full-bodied, with plenty of fruit and racy, polished...
750ml
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$675.63
$750.70
Deep plum, currant, and mineral notes emerge from the concentrated, beautifully balanced, pure 1999 Haut Brion. It...
750ml
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$928.08
$1031.20
The 1999 Lafite Rothschild is entering adolescence and beginning to show very well after an hour in the decanter....
750ml
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$838.98
$932.20
Reminding me slightly of the 2001, the 1999 Château Latour offers an utterly classic Latour elegance and complex in...
750ml
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$751.68
$835.20
The 1999 Château Margaux is an immensely charming wine that's drinking beautifully today from both bottle and, in...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$370.20
The 1999 Pontet-Canet has long been a favorite vintage of mine. At the time, the vineyard was in better shape than it...
750ml
Bottle:
$189.95
12 bottles:
$186.15
Medium red-ruby. Roasted plum, iron and smoke on the nose, along with a faint herbaceous aspect; distinctly more...
750ml
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$90.60
12 bottles:
$88.79
750ml
Bottle:
$68.89
$73.20
12 bottles:
$68.40
The “Première Cuvée” of this project; 75% Cabernet Sauvignon.
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$140.95
Canon La Gaffeliere's opaque purple-colored 1999 is a strong effort for this vintage. It displays a sweet nose of...
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Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$105.70
The 1999 Cantenac Brown is more closed on the nose with darker fruit than the Grand Puy-Lacoste, that Sanfins serves...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$651.81
The complex, explosively fragrant 1999 Cheval Blanc is a blend of 59% Merlot and 41% Cabernet Franc. It is already...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1999
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$717.59
Medium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$227.45
Medium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of...
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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 1999
750ml - Case of 12
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$124.95
This deep ruby/purple-colored 1999 has some tannin to resolve, but it is an elegant, medium-bodied, delicious effort...
Altesse Cabernet Sauvignon Mavrodaphne Red Bordeaux 1999 Wine
In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.
Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.
Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?
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.