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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$320.12
Barrel Sample. While the tannins give this wine a firm character, it is the perfumed, ripe Cabernet Franc that is so...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$291.95
Barrel Sample. While the tannins give this wine a firm character, it is the perfumed, ripe Cabernet Franc that is so...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$320.58
One of the wines of the vintage, the 2019 Vieux Château Certan unfurls in the glass with a striking bouquet of...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2019
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$300.87
One of the wines of the vintage, the 2019 Vieux Château Certan unfurls in the glass with a striking bouquet of...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2020
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$905.98
$963.81
Moving to the Grand Vin, the 2020 Vieux Château Certan is another legendary wine from this vintage, ranking with the...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$339.94
Moving to the Grand Vin, the 2020 Vieux Château Certan is another legendary wine from this vintage, ranking with the...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2020
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$339.94
Moving to the Grand Vin, the 2020 Vieux Château Certan is another legendary wine from this vintage, ranking with the...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2021
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$601.95
95-97 The 2021 Vieux Château Certan was picked from September 24 to October 6 at 38hL/ha and registers 13.2%...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2021
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$338.78
95-97 The 2021 Vieux Château Certan was picked from September 24 to October 6 at 38hL/ha and registers 13.2%...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$253.95
95-97 The 2021 Vieux Château Certan was picked from September 24 to October 6 at 38hL/ha and registers 13.2%...
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Vieux Chateau Certan Pomerol 2021
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$269.98
95-97 The 2021 Vieux Château Certan was picked from September 24 to October 6 at 38hL/ha and registers 13.2%...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$65.59
Minerals and blackberries, with insane aromas of raspberries and blueberries. Full body, with super velvety tannins...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$55.50
Barrel Sample. This Merlot-dominated wine from the Valandraud vineyards is seriously structured and packed with black...
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$321.53
Ice Wine Melon de Bourgogne Red Bordeaux Mencia
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.
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.