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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$41.37
Robe: This wine offers the robe of a lively red with lovely violet highlights.
Nose: The wine presents itself...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$52.11
Juicy, with a vibrant mix of red and black cherry notes backed by hints of sweet tapenade, tobacco and singed cedar....
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$48.18
Robe: This wine offers the robe of a lively red with lovely violet highlights.
Nose: The wine presents itself...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.95
Robe: With its beautiful ruby red color, the robe is bright and limpid, wavy reflections undulating between...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$43.99
Robe: With its beautiful ruby red color, the robe is bright and limpid, wavy reflections undulating between...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$38.75
Robe: Beautiful and very intense ruby color.
Nose: The nose releases lovely nuances of mint, red berry liqueur, and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$41.37
Robe: Beautiful and very intense ruby color.
Nose: The nose releases lovely nuances of mint, red berry liqueur, and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$54.95
Robe: This wine offers an intense ruby-red robe, dense and concentrated.
Nose: The nose reveals subtle minty nuances,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$45.30
Robe: This wine offers an intense ruby-red robe, dense and concentrated.
Nose: The nose reveals subtle minty nuances,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$52.11
Robe: This wine presents a lively red robe.
Nose: The nose is floral with hints of peony.
Body: In the mouth, the...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$48.95
Robe: This wine presents a lively red robe.
Nose: The nose is floral with hints of peony.
Body: In the mouth, the...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$49.49
Robe: This wine presents a lively red robe.
Nose: The nose is floral with hints of peony.
Body: In the mouth, the...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 1994
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$308.32
Excellent medium-deep color. Spicy cassis, cinnamon, clove and bitter chocolate on the rather restrained nose. Dense,...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2001
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$292.20
2001 was a vintage that very much suited Pomerol, and the Merlot here takes precedence over the Cabernet Franc,...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$237.42
Barrel Sample A ripe, perfumed wine with spice and sweet, delicious fruit, sustained by dense, opulent tannins and...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$235.33
Barrel Sample A ripe, perfumed wine with spice and sweet, delicious fruit, sustained by dense, opulent tannins and...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$430.95
The aromas to this are so compelling with Maraschino cherries and sliced plums. So intense. It must come from the...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2011
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$198.42
Barrel sample. A beautifully-perfumed wine with ripe, soft tannins and sweet fruit. It has density yet the tannins...
Cabernet Franc Colorino Sherry Red Bordeaux
Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.
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.