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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1002.84
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$458.91
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$353.65
Firm tannins and great freshness, with a touch of bitter chocolate as well as spice and tight tannins. This second...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$364.44
The 2008 Angélus offers a still youthful, vibrant color as well as a classic Angélus bouquet of spice box, black...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$350.44
The 2008 Angélus offers a still youthful, vibrant color as well as a classic Angélus bouquet of spice box, black...
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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$624.96
Okay, I am closing my eyes, I am feeling the wonderful lift and floating fruit effect, and I have to say this is a...
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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2008
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$753.00
Okay, I am closing my eyes, I am feeling the wonderful lift and floating fruit effect, and I have to say this is a...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$96.66
Bright ruby-red. Blackberry, lavender and oak-driven cola, mocha and spices on the nose and palate. Lush, round and...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$93.90
Based on 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc raised all in new oak, the brilliant 2008 Bellevue Mondotte is one of the...
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$116.49
A subtle, refined 2009 with complex aromas and flavors of currant, smoke, mineral and lead pencil. Full body with...
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Chateau Brane-Cantenac Margaux 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$96.95
Solid wine, dark, firm and powerful. The black currant fruits shear through the tannic texture, giving a wine that is...
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Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$170.52
This constitutes for Vincent Millet the first vintage in which he 'wanted to highlight terroir expression by using a...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$569.02
Cheval Blanc gives a different expression of Cabernet Franc to Ausone, in terms of its kick and structure. The...
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Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$242.14
The wine is dark, deep, rich and dense. It has just the right wood element, black berry juice and a pure line of...
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Chateau Clinet Pomerol 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$111.90
Another resounding success for the vintage, the opaque purple-colored 2008 Clinet (14.4% alcohol) is composed of 85%...
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Chateau Clinet Pomerol 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$114.02
Another resounding success for the vintage, the opaque purple-colored 2008 Clinet (14.4% alcohol) is composed of 85%...
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Chateau Cos D'estournel Saint Estephe 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$398.39
The first vintage made at the new winery, the 2008 Cos d’Estournel is drinking beautifully today, with terrific...
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Chateau Cos D'estournel Saint Estephe 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$169.94
The first vintage made at the new winery, the 2008 Cos d’Estournel is drinking beautifully today, with terrific...
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Chateau Cos D'estournel Saint Estephe 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$183.03
The first vintage made at the new winery, the 2008 Cos d’Estournel is drinking beautifully today, with terrific...
Carignan Port Blend Red Bordeaux Zinfandel 2008 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.
Port wine is Portugal’s great gift to the world. Coming from the ancient harbour capital city of Porto and the surrounding Douro Valley region, Port wine has been made by Portuguese vintners for at least four hundred years, although viticulture has been continually happening in the area for well over two thousand years. Port is a fortified wine, meaning it is a wine which has been bolstered by the addition of grape brandy. Originally, this was used as a method of preservation, allowing the delicate Portuguese wines to survive the journey by sea to trading partners in the UK and France. However, the wonderful taste and unique character the fortification process lends to the wine soon became massively popular, and before long, this new wine style was a hit all across Europe.
Unlike some other fortified wines, Port is made by adding brandy before the wine itself has completed its fermentation. The result of this is that plenty of the grapes’ natural sweetness is maintained in the barrel, meaning it is exceptionally smooth and rounded on the palate. Port comes in many different styles - Tawny Port wines are prized for their richness and mellow character, Reserve and Late Bottled Ports are full of fruit flavor. Vintage Port is a complex, wonderful thing - capable of standing up to some of the finest wines in the world when it comes to depth of flavor and fascinating features.
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.