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Very attractive, bright cassis and blackberries with attractive spice and undergrowth complexity. The palate has a...
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#77 Top 100. Reminding me of the 2010 with its incredible stature and class (as opposed to the more opulently styled...
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I remember how delicious this was at en primeur, and it remains a stately, elongated, perfectly poised Pauillac. It's...
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This is really superb with beautiful density and ripe tannin texture. Full body and a round and polished texture....
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The nose is redolent with ripe plums and dark cherries, as well as abundant red and purple flowers and a faint,...
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Tangy and fruity with spice and berry character. Full body, chewy tannins and a tight finish. This will fill out...
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The 2016 Figeac reveals itself to a stunning wine from the very first whiff, such is its aromatic precision and...
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The 2016 Prélude de Fombrauge has a medium garnet-purple color and a lovely nose of black and red plums, warm...
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93-95 Barrel Sample. This is a perfumed wine, likely thanks to a dollop (7%) of Cabernet Franc. It has ripe fruit...
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Power and structure in abundance, but it’s the spellbinding acidity that propels this stunning effort skyward. A...
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This is tasting beautiful this year, very enjoyable fruit extraction that manages to be intense but not overdone. The...
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The 2016 La Closerie de Fourtet is a lovely second wine from Clos Fourtet. Pliant, supple and inviting, the 2016...
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Frank Phélan associates indulgent fruit, intense and compelling, with an elegant structure of silky tannins. It...
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This sophisticated Pomerol slowly creeps up on you, then suddenly you’re in the deep end. The complex and delicate,...
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This has attractive, glossy, ripe red-plum and licorice aromas with cedar, flowers and red berries, as well as a...
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#84 Top 100. I was lucky enough to taste the 2016 Château Gloria on multiple occasions and it’s unquestionably the...
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Barrel Sample. Powerful tannins and ripe fruits are the main characters here. With a solid, foursquare character, it...
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Attractive dark-stone aromas with graphite and ripe dark berries sit fresh on the nose. The palate has a riper feel...
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Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Grand Mayne features fragrant kirsch, redcurrant jelly and black plums...
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Coming from this vastly improved estate, this wine offers rich tannins, concentration, power and density. Blackberry...
Dolcetto Red Bordeaux 750ml
In Italian, Dolcetto means 'little sweet one' – a slightly misleading name, as the black grapes of this varietal have relatively little natural sugar and almost almost produce dry wines. However, the Dolcetto grapes are remarkably popular with those looking for a full, rounded and highly flavorful wine, and are grown extensively in their native Italy, and in many other countries around the world. Dolcetto varietal grapes tend to have quite a high level of tannin, due to their thick, black skins, and low acidity, resulting in interesting wines with a large feel in the mouth, despite being relatively light in body. They are most commonly associated with big, complex flavors such as liquorice and prunes, and are regularly described as having a finish similar to the flavor of bitter almonds.
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.