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Red
750ml
Bottle: $81.49
12 bottles: $79.87
92-93 A tannic and rich red with medium to full body and blackberry, dark-fruit and sweet-tobacco character. Chewy....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $53.82 $59.80
12 bottles: $46.95
Blackberry, plum, blueberry and some stone and crushed cement on the nose. Full body with firm, chewy and ultra fine...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $123.12 $136.80
The flagship 2018 Château Beychevelle is a more serious, concentrated, focused wine that still has that classic...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.85 $19.60
12 bottles: $17.49
Friendly dark cherry and plum notes are lined with sanguine and iron threads, with a savory edge adding freshness on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.20 $16.25
12 bottles: $14.25
Bold, deep and concentrated on the nose. Ripe, fresh and so succulent with mouthwatering acidity and fleshy texture....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.00
12 bottles: $12.35
Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $13.99
For the second year running, Blaye has come storming into our Best in Show selection, and on this occasion with a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $57.70 $58.98
Very attractive aromas of currants, tile and sandalwood with black and red currants. It’s full-bodied with a tight,...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $183.95 $200.20
This is now performing as one of the top Margaux estates. Their latest release shows structure, elegant black fruits...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $77.83 $86.40
This is now performing as one of the top Margaux estates. Their latest release shows structure, elegant black fruits...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $36.94
12 bottles: $36.20
The currant and blackberry fruit flavors are steeped but also lively in feel, with strands of licorice and sweet...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
12 bottles: $27.38
They've achieved a measured extraction here without holding back on the cassis and blackberry fruits. I tasted this...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $95.04 $105.60
12 bottles: $85.00
The 2018 Canon La Gaffelière is bright, punchy and full of character, just as it was from barrel. Sage, blood...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $149.58 $166.20
A beautiful Canon that performs the 360-degree trick in your mouth of expanding up, down and out. Of course a little...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.84
12 bottles: $15.05
Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.53
12 bottles: $14.24
Beautiful deep garnet colour. Promising nose combining black fruits, fine spices, liquorice, toasted oak....
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $94.95
6 bottles: $93.05
A well-constructed wine that is ripe with black fruits and integrated tannins, this is in a good place for aging....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.28 $39.20
A well-constructed wine that is ripe with black fruits and integrated tannins, this is in a good place for aging....
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Mencia Red Bordeaux Syrah 2018

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.

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.