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Chateau Beauregard Pomerol 2020
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$36.93
The 2020 Beauregard was picked from September 8 at 37hl/ha (winemaker Vincent Priou told me that having been organic...
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 2014
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$69.25
A very classical St. Julien that’s got good concentration and real elegance, too. Great black fruits on the nose...
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 2020
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$74.54
The Grand Vin 2020 Château Beychevelle is a tiny selection representing just 55% of the total production of the...
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Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe 2020
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$91.74
The 2020 Château Calon Ségur is pure gold and another masterpiece from this estate. Harvested all in September and...
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$359.88
The Grand Vin 2020 Château Cheval Blanc checks in as a blend of 65% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet...
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$325.90
96-98 The 2021 Cheval Blanc is one of the wines of the vintage. Vertical and aristocratic in bearing, Cheval is just...
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Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac 2010
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$71.90
Opulent aromas of plum, blackberry and cassis reveal a still tannic and dense palate: needs five more years to enter...
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Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac 2021
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$58.67
92-94 The 2021 Clerc Milon is a success, bursting with aromas of blackberries, cassis and plums mingled with violets,...
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Chateau D'armailhac Pauillac 2008
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$58.55
This is a wine that is made to be elegant - the most accessible in the Mouton stable. They have achieved that with an...
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Chateau D'armailhac Pauillac 2014
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$43.91
This is very tannic yet polished and firm with currants, bark, and stones. Full-bodied and muscular and linear. Love...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2013
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$232.15
This is very, very long and intense with velvety tannins and plenty of sweet tobacco, cedar and dark berry aromas and...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2021
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$324.95
96-98 A candidate for the title of wine of the vintage, the 2021 Haut-Brion unwinds in the glass with aromas of rich...
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Chateau Latour Pauillac 2015
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$428.89
Really gorgeous aromatics, so perfumed, acutely aromatic, pristine, clear and precise with tobacco, cocoa, ash and...
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Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 2021
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$54.47
94-97 The top wine, the 2021 Château Léoville Poyferré is a beauty and certainly makes the most of the vintage....
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$114.81
The 2020 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a total stunner. For the first time I can remember, Les Carmes Haut-Brion marries...
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Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 2000
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$195.60
Beginning to open magnificently, the still dense purple-colored 2000 reveals a blossoming bouquet of blackberries,...
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Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 2006
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$89.37
Slowly and confidently inching towards its drinking window, but needs another three to five years before it gets...
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Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 2020
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$74.93
A beautifully layered red with blackcurrant, hazelnut and lead-pencil character and fine, velvety tannins....
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Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 2021
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$75.82
94-96 The Grand Vin 2021 Château Lynch-Bages ratchets up everything, offering a rich, powerful, almost full-bodied...
Carignan Carmenere Red Bordeaux Zinfandel 375ml 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.
The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.
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.