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750ml
Bottle:
$36.34
12 bottles:
$35.62
A polished, elegant Merlot, with good structure framing deep flavors of currants, carob, violets, and anise. The...
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Ben Glaetzer Shiraz The Bishop 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$52.69
Readers should think of it as a French Vacqueyras on steroids. From 60-year-old vines in the Ebenezer district of...
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Domaine Jamet Cote Rotie 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$333.45
93-95 Inky magenta. Highly expressive aromas of red and blue fruits, violet, incense, olive and baking spices, along...
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E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Mouline 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$802.93
Rated 97-100 - The 2019 Côte Rôtie La Mouline is a bigger, richer Côte Rôtie. Co-fermented with a solid chuck of...
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E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Mouline 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$797.39
Rated 97-100 - The 2019 Côte Rôtie La Mouline is a bigger, richer Côte Rôtie. Co-fermented with a solid chuck of...
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E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Rouge 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$223.95
Rated 97-100 - A barrel sample that just about made my eyes roll back in my head, the 2019 Ermitage Ex Voto has...
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Henschke Shiraz Mt. Edelstone 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$201.74
The 2005 Mount Edelstone is a 100% Shiraz cuvee sourced from a vineyard planted in 1912. Yields are a meager 0.3 to...
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Kaesler Shiraz The Bogan 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$51.67
Aged in new and one-year-old American oak, and made in a completely different style, the 2005 Shiraz The Bogan (from...
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M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$407.42
My favorite of the 2005s from Chapoutier, the 2005 Ermitage Le Pavillon is a heavenly wine that comes from one of the...
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Rostaing Cote-Rotie Cote Blonde 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$336.84
More minerality as well as obvious tannins emerge from the 2005 Côte Rôtie Côte Blonde. Which has ample black...
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Rostaing Cote-Rotie La Landonne 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$186.95
Solid grip defines this red for now, with hints of white pepper, cassis, violet and iron held in reserve. Long and...
Merlot Syrah 2005 750ml
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.
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.