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White
750ml
Bottle: $34.83 $35.88
12 bottles: $32.98
92-94 The 2021 Carbonnieux Blanc has a relatively spicy bouquet, very slight touches of muscat filtering through the...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.90
12 bottles: $19.50
A hint of cream and marzipan to the profile of green fruit. Sliced green apples, kiwis and gooseberries. Bright and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $72.20
12 bottles: $67.45
The 2021 Château De Fieuzal Blanc (65% Sauvignon and 35% Semillon) is terrific and shows the quality of the vintage....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $622.08 $691.20
Less obvious than La Mission, this is more about charcoal, grilled berries and crisp minerality, with a near-perfect...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $646.92 $718.80
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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Red
750ml
Bottle: $126.99 $141.10
The 2006 Haut Bailly is just now entering its prime drink window, and is certainly a gorgeous bottle of wine. Still...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $463.50
Colour still tight and inky at 10 years old. Smooth, silky, very expressive; this is so powerful it almost lulls you...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $38.95 $43.20
92-94 The 2021 Latour-Martillac Blanc has a knockout nose with apple blossom, nettle, wet pavement and citrus peel...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $66.20
12 bottles: $61.75
94-96 The 2021 Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc showed brilliantly, with medium to full-bodied aromas and flavors...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $38.90
92-94 The 2021 Malartic-Lagravière Blanc was picked from 15 to 24 September with less Sémillon due to frost (11%)...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $139.94 $148.20
Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château Pape Clément has an intense...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $141.75 $157.50
96-97 Lots of clove, black-licorice and cigar-box character. Already perfumed. Medium body with fine, chalky and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $42.12 $46.80
Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.95
12 bottles: $96.97
Rich dark classic claret in colour, a sweetness to the palate and the layers and complexity on this are excellent. On...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $81.95
91-93 The 2021 Carbonnieux is gorgeous. It has more than enough mid-palate depth and overall richness to fill out its...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $69.19
Case only
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $65.27
The 2021 Château De Fieuzal Blanc (65% Sauvignon and 35% Semillon) is terrific and shows the quality of the vintage....
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $928.61
The 2006 Haut-Brion performed even better from bottle than it did from barrel. Sixty-four percent of the production...
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White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $930.36
98-99 A complex, thought-provoking white. Vibrant and exciting with green herbs, stones and hints of aniseed and wet...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $1249.95
Less obvious than La Mission, this is more about charcoal, grilled berries and crisp minerality, with a near-perfect...
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2006 2021 France Bordeaux Graves Pessac Leognan

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.

There are few wine regions in the world with a reputation as glowing and well established as that of the Bordeaux, in France. Situated mainly around the Dordogne and Gironde rivers, Bordeaux makes the most of its humid climate and rich, clay and gravel based soils to grow some of the finest examples of red and white grape varietals on earth. Wineries in this region have been in operation for hundreds of years, and have carefully developed the expertise required for the production of carefully balanced and utterly delicious blended red and white wines, alongside some exceptional single variety bottles. Many of the chateaux found in Bordeaux have become household names, due to their prestige and the excellence of their products, grown with love and dedication by heritage wineries in this beautiful and special region.

The historic Bordeaux region of South-West France has long been recognized as one of the principal viticultural centres of the world. One of the secrets of its success is due to the fact that it is split into several characterful appellations, each governed by rules which aim to make the most of the specific advantages of their terroir. One of the newest appellations is Pessac-Leognan, which was cordoned off from the famous sub-region of Graves in 1987, due to the merits of the fascinating and unique white and red wines which are produced there. Pessac-Leognan is widely regarded as having the finest soil in all of Bordeaux - a large presence of gravel allows the grapes to take on mineral qualities and a finesse which is highly celebrated by lovers of superb Bordeaux wine.

Those deep, gravelly soils allow for excellent drainage - perfect conditions for the cultivation of high quality Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc varietal grapes, which are blended to produce the exquisitely rounded and age-worthy wines typical of Chateaus such as Haut-Brion and Pape Clement. The white wines produced in Pessac-Leognan are made from Sauvignon-Blanc and Semillon grapes, and are typically aged in oak to bring forward the complexities and depth of flavor these varietals are capable of presenting in the bottle.