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Chateau Giscours Margaux 2001
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$218.95
It may have had a few winemaking controversies in recent years, but Giscours is now on a roll, under the ownership of...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2001
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1146.06
As with the 2000, this is still extremely young, barely out of the starting gates, and it needs time to open in the...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2001
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$489.94
As with the 2000, this is still extremely young, barely out of the starting gates, and it needs time to open in the...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$370.59
Perhaps one of the more overlooked vintages in recent years, the Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2001 is one of the...
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Chateau Latour Pauillac 2001
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$589.01
Classic Latour, with a savoury, meaty note to the ripe plummy fruit and a hint of leather at the end. Although August...
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 2001
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$233.75
A classic in development, a wine that will last for decades. It is certainly powerful, but already the shape is...
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 2001
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$233.38
A classic in development, a wine that will last for decades. It is certainly powerful, but already the shape is...
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Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 2001
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$156.62
Delightful cedar, bay leaf and savory notes lead off while the core of currant and blackberry fruit has moved into a...
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Chateau Margaux Margaux 2001
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$624.95
Right now, at 20 years old, this wine is approaching its perfect drinking beginning - by which I mean it is now...
Merlot Red Bordeaux Verdejo 2001
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.