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Chateau D'issan Margaux 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$76.95
Rich dark spices, powerful cinnamon and saffron notes. You can feel the concentration, black chocolate and menthol,...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$179.95
This has real depth of flavour, with an extremely good quality, juicy slate and mineral-filled finish. The emphasis,...
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Chateau Duhart-Milon Pauillac 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$273.62
A magnificent sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 Duhart Milon is the shrewd consumer’s wine to purchase by the case...
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Chateau Duhart-Milon Pauillac 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$97.37
A magnificent sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 Duhart Milon is the shrewd consumer’s wine to purchase by the case...
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Chateau Duhart-Milon Pauillac 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$100.33
A magnificent sleeper of the vintage, the 2008 Duhart Milon is the shrewd consumer’s wine to purchase by the case...
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Chateau Figeac Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$263.45
A beautiful wine that shines in the vintage, the 2008 Figeac offers a classic Figeac nose of tobacco, menthol,...
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Chateau Giscours Margaux 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$66.87
A dense wine, powerful while also elegant. It shows all the best character of a grand Margaux, with fine tannins as...
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Chateau Gracia Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$233.39
The 2008 Château Gracia is one of the wines of the vintage. Possessing an explosive nose of ripe blackcurrants,...
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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$69.78
You start to feel the dial turning up the power as this travels through the palate. Even at 10 years old, the tannins...
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Chateau Haut Bages Liberal Pauillac 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$87.45
I love the dark chocolate, currants and light toasted oak on the nose and palate. Full bodied, with fine tannins and...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1059.84
I loved this vintage of Haut Brion en primeur and am so happy that it has more than lived up to expectations now that...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$489.78
I loved this vintage of Haut Brion en primeur and am so happy that it has more than lived up to expectations now that...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$612.15
I loved this vintage of Haut Brion en primeur and am so happy that it has more than lived up to expectations now that...
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Chateau Haut-Batailley Pauillac 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$65.28
Excellent depth and flesh, showing real poise in the black fruits and well-worked tannins, with great Pauillac...
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Chateau L'eglise-Clinet Pomerol 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$180.15
A smokier expression than most, this is hugely enjoyable and still intense in colour on its 10th birthday. Expect...
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Chateau L'evangile Pomerol 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$185.44
A 2,700-case blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc cropped at a low 27 hectoliters per hectare (compare that...
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Chateau La Lagune Haut Medoc 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$80.50
One of the most beautiful wines of the vintage, the dark ruby/purple-colored La Lagune exhibits sweet cassis,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$222.11
The 2008 La Mission Haut-Brion has an open, feisty, lively bouquet with blackberry, briary, cedar, black olive and a...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$223.70
The 2008 La Mission Haut-Brion has an open, feisty, lively bouquet with blackberry, briary, cedar, black olive and a...
Mencia Red Bordeaux Rum 2008
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.
It is difficult to categorize rum as a single spirit, because of all the spirits found around the globe, rum is perhaps the one which varies most dramatically from place to place. Clear, white rum - a favorite for cocktail drinkers - is perhaps the most prevalent example found today, but there is a whole world of darker, spiced and molasses-rich rums to explore, thanks to the fascinating history and wide reach this drink has.
Rum came about during the colonial times, when sugar was a huge and world-changing business. The molasses left over from the sugar production industry could easily be distilled into a delicious alcoholic drink, and provided extra income for the sugar traders. Before long, it became a favorite of sailors and transatlantic merchants, and it quickly spread across the Caribbean and Latin America, where it remains highly popular today.
The production of rum is a basic and simple one - you take your molasses, add yeast and water, and then ferment and distil the mixture. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. The variation in yeasts found from place to place, the maturation period, the length of the fermentation and the type of stills and barrels used provide the rainbow-colored variation that gives rum its spectrum of styles and characteristics.