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Les Pelerins De Lafon Rochet Saint Estephe 2016
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$55.98
A dark and smoky, sooty wine that’s really black, but it’s got good harmony and could be drunk right now, thanks...
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Les Tourelles Longueville Pauillac 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$61.70
Currants and crushed blackberries, with hints of flowers on the nose. Full body, yet refined and beautiful with...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$53.36
Perfumed nose of plums, raspberries, roses, chocolate, praline and sweet spices. It’s medium-bodied with silky...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$55.98
This has aromas of blackberries, blackcurrant leaves, sage and graphite. Sliced orange too. Medium to full body, with...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$252.95
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Marquis D'alesme Becker Margaux 2015
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$50.82
This perhaps the best wine ever from here with a very powerful and rich body, yet it shows such polished and lively...
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Marquis D'alesme Becker Margaux 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$59.23
Talk about a gem in the vintage, I was blown away by the 2016 Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker on each of the three...
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Marquis D'alesme Becker Margaux 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$47.21
Dark cherry and plum compote flavors are well-rendered, backed by licorice root, black tea and singed alder notes....
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Marquis D'alesme Becker Margaux 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$43.95
A rock star Margaux that should be snatched up by readers, the 2018 Château Marquis D'Alesme reveals a dense purple...
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Marquis D'alesme Becker Margaux 2018
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$52.42
A rock star Margaux that should be snatched up by readers, the 2018 Château Marquis D'Alesme reveals a dense purple...
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Marquis D'alesme Becker Margaux 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$48.95
From a Margaux estate that has been firing on all cylinders, the 2019 Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker is another...
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Marquis D'alesme Becker Margaux 2020
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$40.20
94-95 Chewy and very tannic with a solid depth of dark fruit, showing blackberry and currant character. Full and...
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Marquis D'alesme Becker Margaux 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$45.48
94-95 Chewy and very tannic with a solid depth of dark fruit, showing blackberry and currant character. Full and...
Ice Wine Red Bordeaux Sherry
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.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.