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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2014
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$936.30
Lots of blackberries, dried mushrooms and minerals. Blackcurrants too with some tar. Full-bodied, chewy and rich with...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$364.12
Lots of blackberries, dried mushrooms and minerals. Blackcurrants too with some tar. Full-bodied, chewy and rich with...
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Chapelle D'ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$177.45
Very aromatic and brilliant with dried flowers and berries. Intriguing. Full-bodied and very structured. Flavors of...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2014
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$654.94
Effectively half-and-half Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this is a tremendous wine. With very fine tannins, spice from a...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2014
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$316.46
Effectively half-and-half Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this is a tremendous wine. With very fine tannins, spice from a...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$333.46
Effectively half-and-half Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this is a tremendous wine. With very fine tannins, spice from a...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$304.69
Effectively half-and-half Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this is a tremendous wine. With very fine tannins, spice from a...
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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2014
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$868.95
This grand wine is stylish and elegant. It is also powerful and dense with dark tannins and great concentration. It...
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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$485.90
This grand wine is stylish and elegant. It is also powerful and dense with dark tannins and great concentration. It...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$74.94
Barrel Sample. While this powerful wine does have considerable over-extraction, it also has swathes of ripe berry...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$84.95
While I wasn’t able to taste the 2015, the 2014 Château Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse is fabulous stuff and well...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$105.59
Extremely perfumed with rose aromas that turn to strawberries and citrus. Some stones, too. Full-bodied, yet reserved...
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Chateau Bellegrave Pomerol 2014
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$77.94
A lot of citrus on the nose, and a there’s a citrusy freshness on the palate, too. This is a long way removed from...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$139.93
Very lush, with a long stream of succulent blackberry, fig and boysenberry compote notes that drape over a polished...
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 2014
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$238.95
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 2014
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$69.62
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 2014
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$127.45
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 Branaire Ducru Saint Julien 2014
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$57.61
Spicy, rich and full of ripe fruit, this wine has great potential. It is structured and dense while bringing out a...
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Chateau Brane-Cantenac Margaux 2014
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$157.79
This is a complete wine, full of both tannins and great swathes of ripe fruit. It has a serious side as well in its...
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Chateau Brane-Cantenac Margaux 2014
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$77.95
This is a complete wine, full of both tannins and great swathes of ripe fruit. It has a serious side as well in its...
Carignan Red Bordeaux Ribolla Gialla Zinfandel 2014 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.