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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.45
12 bottles: $23.96
The 2018 Barbe Blanche is beautifully layered and full of character. Rose petal, cracked black pepper, mint, sage and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.94 $42.80
12 bottles: $39.52
This estate is regaining its rightful place in the prestigious crus classés. Richly textured, this latest release...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
This wine is young but has great potential. The tannins shine, balanced with powerful black fruits and a solid, dense...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $49.83 $54.30
A wine that will take time to balance out, this has dense, dark and dry tannins at this stage. These underline the...
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Red
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.38
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.93 $16.25
12 bottles: $14.25
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $34.94
Fresh red currant and bitter cherry notes are laced with floral and chalk notes. Piercing in feel through the finish,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.94
Sweet berry and floral aromas follow through to a medium body with nicely integrated tannins and a deliciously juicy...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $84.20
6 bottles: $82.52
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 De Sales rocks up with expressive blackberries and black cherries notes with an...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.83
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 De Sales rocks up with expressive blackberries and black cherries notes with an...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.60
12 bottles: $32.68
This is good-quality. Fresh acidity gives a strong lift on the finish, all backed up by fruit, spice and tannins....
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92
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $31.94
Blackcurrant, blackberry, pencil-lead, cedar and dark-chocolate aromas. Some vanilla bean, too. It’s medium-to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.30
Located just south of CussacFort-Médoc, du Retout has 34ha of vineyards for red wines, sitting on clay/gravel and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $36.95
12 bottles: $36.21
Sweet black cherry on the nose. This is tight and deep, but here everything is held together and in balance, if...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.94
12 bottles: $58.74
From the partner estate to Château Giscours, this wine is as elegant as you would expect. While it is structured, it...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.28
12 bottles: $16.93
The quality of the vintage shows in this wood-aged wine. Rich black fruits and still-young tannins are combining to...
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91
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $48.20
6 bottles: $47.24
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $228.15 $253.50
One of the greatest wines that this domain has produced in Bruno Borie's era, the 2018 Ducru-Beaucaillou sneaks up on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.87
12 bottles: $34.17
Blackberry and blueberry aromas with black licorice and dark violets that follow to a medium to full body with ultra...
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Mencia Pinot Blanc Red Bordeaux 2018

Pinot Blanc is a popular white grape varietal most commonly associated with the beautiful French region of Alsace, but which is also grown across Central Europe and Italy. In Germany and Austria it is known as Weisseburgunder, in Italy it is called Pinot Bianco, and is one of the key varietals in the alpine regions of Alto Adige. Pinot Blanc is the main white grape varietal in Alsace, where it is prized for its ability to beautifully express the fine terroir on which it is grown, and it is used to produce exceptional single varietal wines, as well as blended wine such as Edelzwicker. Pinot Blanc is also a key component in this part of France’s signature sparkling wine, Cremant d’Alsace.


The wines made from Pinot Blanc are typically medium to light bodied, but they possess a remarkable freshness and clean character, which reminds us of the cool, green hillsides of their homeland. Apple, honey and biscuity, yeasty flavors are typical in fine Pinot Blanc wines, as well as a good level of minerality, making it a popular choice for those looking to pair a fine white wine with a wide range of foods. Although it is almost never oaked in Alsace, Italian vintners have a tendency to age Pinot Bianco in oak barrels, adding an extra dimension to this wonderful varietal.

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.