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This is super for a second wine. Fantastic aromas of chocolate, berry and coffee. Yet very classy and subtle....
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I often lament the fact that only the 1990 and 2009 are wines that fully showcase this extraordinary terroir....
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If any wine could be described as beautiful, then Beychevelle is beautiful. Its flavors of liquorice and blackcurrant...
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I need to pay more attention to this estate as Boyd-Cantenac is never that expensive. The beautiful 2000 exhibits a...
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The 2000 Brane-Cantenac is a blend of 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 55% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It has a really...
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Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London. The 2000 Calon Segur is one of...
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Still youthful and beautifully lush, with dark, velvety tannins that flow underneath, allowing the gorgeous plum...
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Coming out of a relatively dormant state, this 2000 is a spectacular Cheval Blanc. Of recent vintages, I think only...
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Coming out of a relatively dormant state, this 2000 is a spectacular Cheval Blanc. Of recent vintages, I think only...
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A good amount of berry and tobacco character follows through to a medium-bodied palate, with firm tannins and a...
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Blended of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2000 Cos d'Estournel is deep garnet in color...
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This is lovely, with steeped currant, fig and blackberry fruit flavors that flow easily along with singed juniper,...
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This is lovely, with steeped currant, fig and blackberry fruit flavors that flow easily along with singed juniper,...
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This is lovely, with steeped currant, fig and blackberry fruit flavors that flow easily along with singed juniper,...
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Wonderful aromatics of walnut, leather, soft truffles, touches of cloves, this is a perfect wine for the winter...
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This is big and tannic, with loads of concentration. Full-bodied, chewy and impressive. Leave it for a long time....
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Chardonnay Red Blend Red Bordeaux 2000 Pre-Arrival

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.

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.