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Red
750ml
Bottle: $184.68 $205.20
This has always been one of my favourite vintages of La Conseillante. Here a little Cabernet Franc (11%) goes a long...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1029.78 $1144.20
Showing the serious side of Lafite, this is big and dark, powered by tannins as much as fruit. The wood aging is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $247.32 $274.80
#38 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2015. This combines considerable power and concentration with rich, impressive fruits....
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $125.85
On the nose and palate this red suggests red and black plums with cedar notes and hints of cloves. Full body, firm...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $144.95 $156.00
12 bottles: $135.00
Barrel sample. The wine is very dry, layered tannins giving a major sense of structure. It will always have this dry,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $595.35 $661.50
By Margaux standards not a big wine, but beautifully perfumed. Finesse and length on the palate that’s unmatched by...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $267.49 $297.21
A true younger sibling of the first growth, this well-known second wine offers a finely scented bouquet and creamy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.10
12 bottles: $40.28
A chewy and fresh wine with spice, nut and currant character. Full-bodied and muscular. Needs time to soften. Better...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $124.38 $138.20
Produced in the magnificent new cellars at Montrose, this big, tannic wine is powerful and concentrated. It has...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $329.40 $366.00
This is mind-blowing with complex and superb aromas of dried flowers, blackcurrants and raspberries. Full-bodied, yet...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $97.95 $102.54
The iconic 2012 Pape Clement is a candidate for near-perfection as well as one of the wines of the vintage. From...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $368.55 $409.50
Bottled under a black label to celebrate Pavie’s addition to the Grand Cru Classé “A” classification, the 2012...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $167.21 $185.79
A silky, pure, even sexy, Pauillac that excels in the vintage, the 2012 from Pichon Longueville Baron sports a deep...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $124.20 $138.00
What an expressive nose! Plump, fruit driven, juicy cherry, blackberry, ripe cassis and rose stem. The opposite of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.88
Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux tasting. The 2012 Potensac surpassed my expectations from barrel, because as I...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $68.94
12 bottles: $67.56
This is deep, rich and pretty full-on for the vintage. I can see the ambition here, although it's a little austere...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $49.90
12 bottles: $48.90
Dense colour, striklingly pure Cabernet cassis nose, richness of fruit and firmness of ripe tannins, a wine of real...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $99.94
12 bottles: $97.94
Barrel sample. This wine is heavily influenced by ample new-wood aging. It's deliciously juicy with black currant and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.50
12 bottles: $66.03
Firm and tannic, this dark berry-flavored wine comes from a specific parcel in the Léoville las Cases vineyard. It's...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $107.85
The 2012 Clos L'Eglise is wonderfully lifted in the glass, with plenty of Cabernet Franc aromatics woven throughout a...
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2012 Chile France Nicaragua 750ml

Chile has a long and rich wine history which dates back to the Spanish conquistadors of the 16th century, who were the first to discover that the wonderful climate and fertile soils of this South American country were ideal for vine cultivation. It has only been in the past forty or fifty years, however, that Chile as a modern wine producing nation has really had an impact on the rest of the world. Generally relatively cheap in price,Whilst being widely regarded as definitively 'New World' as a wine producing country, Chile has actually been cultivating grapevines for wine production for over five hundred years. The Iberian conquistadors first introduced vines to Chile with which to make sacramental wines, and although these were considerably different in everything from flavor, aroma and character to the wines we associate with Chile today, the country has a long and interesting heritage when it comes to this drink. Chilean wine production as we know it first arose in the country in the mid to late 19th century, when wealthy landowners and industrialists first began planting vineyards as a way of adopting some European class and style. They quickly discovered that the hot climate, sloping mountainsides and oceanic winds provided a perfect terroir for quality wines, and many of these original estates remain today in all their grandeur and beauty, still producing the wines which made the country famous.

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.