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750ml
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$93.15
$103.50
This is a delicious and savory wine with beautiful, ripe and creamy tannins, as well as chocolate and plum character....
375ml - Case of 24
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$14.17
A very refined nose with redcurrants, red flowers and a complex mix of light, fresh earth and tobacco leaf. The...
750ml - Case of 12
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$41.10
A very refined nose with redcurrants, red flowers and a complex mix of light, fresh earth and tobacco leaf. The...
750ml - Case of 12
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$43.21
Deep purple robe with black hints. The nose is complex and discreet, the bouquet will further develop upon ageing....
750ml
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$35.95
You can tell that this is ripe with so much plum and peach character, yet it remains fresh and vivid. Medium to full...
750ml - Case of 6
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$19.99
A fresh, clean wine with currants, spice and light chocolate character. Medium body and fine tannins. Easy finish. A...
750ml
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$44.69
$48.79
This is really nicely done with plenty of blackberries, dark chocolate and toasted oak. Medium to full body. Needs to...
375ml
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$55.35
12 bottles:
$54.24
This offers up a small plume of cocoa before steering back to more typical dark currant and black cherry fruit notes,...
375ml
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$54.90
A tight, focused center palate to this red with blackberries, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and smoke. Medium to full...
750ml
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$76.56
$83.40
A tight, focused center palate to this red with blackberries, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and smoke. Medium to full...
750ml
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$107.54
$119.49
Showing spectacularly, the 2017 Chateau Canon checks in as a final blend of 77% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Franc...
750ml - Case of 12
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$47.78
A lush wine packed with tannins and rich dark fruits, this will be dense and complex. Its solid structure is balanced...
750ml
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$44.91
$47.10
The 2017 Carbonnieux is dark and intense in the glass. Swaths of tannin wrap around a core of dark fruit in this...
750ml
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$34.94
12 bottles:
$34.24
Aromas of blueberries and blackcurrants with hints of violets follow through to a full body with a tight, structured...
750ml
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$106.38
$118.20
Creamy weight through the body, although as with the 2001 this is a vintage that stays on the lighter side of its...
750ml
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$149.99
Quite the bottle here! Spices, such as nutmeg and cinnamon, as well as dried meat and plums with cedar and...
750ml
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$72.95
$77.40
The plum and orange-peel character comes through here with subtle focus. Medium body and very fine, polished and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$32.85
Rich and full in the mouth, ripe Merlot sings in this black-fruited wine. Young tannins give the wine weight and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$29.93
Firm, rich and bright, this is an enjoyable wine with clear St-Julien character. The tannins creep up on you,...
Agiorghitiko Merlot Red Bordeaux 2017 France Wine
The Agiorgitiko grape varietal is grown widely throughout Greece and certain other countries, and is prized for the fact it is highly heat resistant, and can thrive on even quite arid and infertile land. It has been cultivated for millennia in the Nemea region of the Peloponnese mountains, where it remains highly popular to this day. It is a grape varietal which can take on wide range of characteristics, from highly tannic and astringent to rather soft and rounded, and responds well to a variety of wine making techniques and methods. Typically, the Agiorgitiko grape varietal produces wines which are quite spicy, and hold plummy and dark fruit flavors It has been successfully blended with Cabernet Sauvignon, and is a popular grape varietal in many countries around the world.
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
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.
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.