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Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château Pape Clément has an intense...
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$162.70
Tight and unyielding at the moment, but with great pedigree, great texture and definition, this has lots of life to...
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$137.20
This is showing really well right now with an exuberance and richness that verges on extravagance. It's full body,...
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$138.60
12 bottles:
$131.10
These wines demonstrate how Bordeaux somehow straddles the midpoint between Burgundy and the New World, and you see...
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$151.20
12 bottles:
$142.50
A wine that succeeds in combining great depth of flavor and structure with an impressive array of flavors. On top of...
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$80.20
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$75.05
Offers violet and blackberry on the nose, with tar. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a fruity, minerally...
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$98.95
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$96.97
Rich dark classic claret in colour, a sweetness to the palate and the layers and complexity on this are excellent. On...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2006
750ml - Case of 12
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$369.26
Initially the wine is all firm tannins, but then there is a pure line of fresh black fruits that comes through, with...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2006
750ml - Case of 6
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$382.61
Initially the wine is all firm tannins, but then there is a pure line of fresh black fruits that comes through, with...
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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2006
750ml - Case of 6
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$631.34
Bright medium ruby. Brooding, pure aromas of blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, espresso and minerals. Wonderfully...
750ml - Case of 12
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$151.57
This tiny, 5-acre vineyard with nearly 50-year old vines produces only 4,000 bottles from a blend of 90% Merlot and...
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 2006
750ml - Case of 12
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$169.21
Great depth on the palate and an array of flavours which sweep through coffee, bitter chocolate, cassis and black...
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Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe 2006
750ml - Case of 12
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$119.34
Not a wine that will please everyone. This has the austerity and backward thinking of 2006 mixed with the sleek fruit...
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Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe 2006
750ml - Case of 6
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$161.47
Not a wine that will please everyone. This has the austerity and backward thinking of 2006 mixed with the sleek fruit...
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Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux 2006
750ml - Case of 6
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$74.89
Subdued on opening, but with 30 minutes in a carafe it spills out rich pencil lead and liquorice notes, with...
Grenache Merlot Red Bordeaux 2006 750ml
The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.
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.