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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$365.21
This has understated elegance on the attack, confident and quietly brilliant with flavours of cassis, bilberry,...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$337.45
This has understated elegance on the attack, confident and quietly brilliant with flavours of cassis, bilberry,...
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Chapelle D'ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$261.95
The second wine of Ausone, the Chapelle d’Ausone, usually represents about 50% of the production from this tiny...
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Chapelle D'ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2005
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$298.57
The second wine of Ausone, the Chapelle d’Ausone, usually represents about 50% of the production from this tiny...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$708.21
The 2005 Angelus is as good as it gets, and despite having 2-3 decades of prime drinking ahead of it, is as profound...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$624.95
The 2005 Angelus is as good as it gets, and despite having 2-3 decades of prime drinking ahead of it, is as profound...
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Chateau Angludet Margaux 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$65.62
The Sichel family’s Margaux property Château Angludet showed a deep garnet colour and a lovely plummy fruit on the...
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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1425.45
The 2005 Ausone is magnificent. A wine of soaring intensity and class, the 2005 dazzles from the very first taste....
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$102.95
A beautiful wine from Beau-Séjour Bécot, the color of the 2005 is an opaque purple and the wine is loaded with...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$144.24
While no one will confuse the 2005 with this estate’s prodigious 1990, it is an outstanding effort from one of...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$75.20
Beautiful aromas of crushed blackberry, dried lavender and licorice lead to a full-bodied palate, with supervelvety...
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Chateau Bellevue Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$93.90
The first bottle of 2005 Bellevue that I tasted had a maderized, oxidized nose that was off-putting. This note is...
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$148.76
The Grand Vin, the 2005 Beychevelle is a gorgeous wine, with plenty of crème de cassis, floral notes, underbrush and...
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Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe 2005
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$361.95
Tight and dense still but so integrated and seamless in texture. Aromas of chocolate, hazelnuts, dried spices and...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$160.06
This fragrant, lush, seductive wine offers up plum, Christmas spices and crème de cassis. This dense garnet/purple...
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Chateau Canon Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$205.28
The 2005 Château Canon is beautiful, although I think it checks in behind vintages such as 2009, 2015, 2016, and...
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Chateau Cantemerle Haut Medoc 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$74.90
Wow. This really shows wonderful depth and complexity on the nose with blueberries, fresh flowers and hints of...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$94.47
Wonderful nose offering ripe red and black fruits...Elegant body with well-rounded tannins. Finesse and elegance,...
Carignan Red Bordeaux Zinfandel 1993 2005 Pre-Arrival Wine
Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.
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.
The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.