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750ml
Bottle: $94.94
Ranking with the top wines of the vintage, the dense purple-hued 2020 Château Pape Clement offers a sensational...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.94
12 bottles: $41.10
This vineyard, now surrounded by the Bordeaux suburbs, is producing some fine classic wines. This vintage in its...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $324.00 $360.00
I think the greatest Smith Haut Lafitte to date (possibly matched by the 2018), the 2009 Château Smith Haut Lafitte...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $132.95 $147.90
Rated 99 - The 2016 Smith Haut Lafitte has a deep garnet color. It bursts onto the scene with dramatic notes of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $51.10
12 bottles: $47.41
Plump and open, with white peach, star fruit and gooseberry notes laced up with a verbena thread on the finish....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.83
12 bottles: $24.70
Very sleek and tightly focused, with a long, thin, piercing iron note through the middle of a core of red currant and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.20
12 bottles: $28.62
The 2020 Clos Marsalette Blanc is a richer, concentrated, medium to full-bodied white with tons to love. Honeyed...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $98.55 $109.50
Barrel Sample. This classic white wine reveals impressive potential as it unfolds. Along with its enveloping white...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $134.73 $149.70
Aromas of blueberries and lemon rind. Full body, with soft and velvety tannins and bright fruity finish. Refined and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $90.86 $97.70
#16 Top 100. As to the reds, the 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $72.00 $80.00
The Grand Vin 2020 Domaine De Chevalier ratchets everything up another notch and will be one of the legendary wines...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $27.94
Sliced lemons and pear drops with some hints of cream. Limes. Full-bodied with a creamy and delicious palate of dried...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.20
12 bottles: $42.34
As to the second wine of Château Haut Bailly, it too is fabulous stuff in 2016. A blend of 47% each of Merlot and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.90 $46.40
Inky colour, pencil lead and smoke concentration, where the tannins lend a sense of pressure bearing down on the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $32.88 $34.20
12 bottles: $31.35
A medium-to full-bodied white with sliced pineapple and some citrus character. Creamy texture and a long, flavorful...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.28 $39.20
12 bottles: $23.00
Plump and direct, with a mix of red currant and plum notes laced with a touch of red licorice, all backed by a light...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $114.84 $117.20
12 bottles: $110.20
Attractive, earthy and cedary aromas across ripe, mixed berries, leading to a deep-set palate with succulent and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $94.68 $105.20
Looking at the reds, the 2020 La Chapelle De La Mission Haut-Brion is flat-out stunning and unquestionably a great...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.94 $36.20
A fruity and bright red with cherries, redcurrants and sea salt. Medium to full body. Lovely tannins that are melted...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $162.95 $180.70
Aromas of blackcurrants and blueberries. Lots of stones, too. Full-bodied and chewy with plenty of crushed cement....
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2009 2020 France Bordeaux Graves 750ml 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.