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750ml - Case of 12
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$57.19
The second wine of the Château, the 2018 Reserve De Comtesse De Lalande checks in as 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 42%...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$113.66
Dark blackcurrant on the nose, deep and powerful. Good chewy intensity here, quite a ripe style, fleshy with bright...
750ml - Case of 6
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$51.02
Dark blackcurrant on the nose, deep and powerful. Good chewy intensity here, quite a ripe style, fleshy with bright...
750ml - Case of 12
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$49.90
Dark blackcurrant on the nose, deep and powerful. Good chewy intensity here, quite a ripe style, fleshy with bright...
750ml - Case of 12
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$52.89
A tight, focused red with currants, chocolate, walnuts and some flowers. Medium-to full-bodied with ripe tannins....
750ml - Case of 6
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$52.89
A tight, focused red with currants, chocolate, walnuts and some flowers. Medium-to full-bodied with ripe tannins....
750ml - Case of 6
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$49.80
The 2021 Réserve de la Comtesse is a seriously great wine in its peer group. Or any peer group. Rich and layered,...
750ml - Case of 12
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$58.34
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 1998
750ml - Case of 6
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$118.72
Full bright ruby. Pungent oak, espresso, bitter chocolate and graphite on the nose. Dense and firmly built, with a...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 1999
750ml - Case of 6
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$94.78
A wet and difficult vintage for Bordeaux, but a triumph here. Deep red colour, but not especially evolved. It has a...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2013
750ml - Case of 12
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$80.82
Bright ruby-red. Pungent, high-toned aromas of red berries, graphite and licorice, with a suggestion of menthol. Then...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2013
750ml - Case of 6
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$62.90
Bright ruby-red. Pungent, high-toned aromas of red berries, graphite and licorice, with a suggestion of menthol. Then...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$73.45
The 2014 Roc de Cambes is all perfume and silk in the glass. Understated and lifted in style, the 2014 is beautifully...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$91.96
The 2016 Roc de Cambes has turned out beautifully, unwinding in the glass with rich aromas of cassis and cherries...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$61.50
A hidden gem that emerges from the cellar of Tertre Roteboeuf, the 2017 Roc De Cambes comes from a vineyard in the...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2017
750ml - Case of 12
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$60.20
A hidden gem that emerges from the cellar of Tertre Roteboeuf, the 2017 Roc De Cambes comes from a vineyard in the...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2018
750ml - Case of 12
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$61.87
Another incredible wine from the Mitjavile family, the 2018 Roc De Cambes is similar in the style to the Domaine de...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$62.62
The 2019 Roc De Cambes is deeply colored, powerful wine based on 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, all from the...
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Roc De Cambes Cotes De Bourg 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$63.28
Another absolute gem of a wine is the 2020 Roc De Cambes, which is mostly Merlot from vines just next to the Domaine...
Muscat Gin Sherry Red Bordeaux
Known as Moscato in Italy, and Moscatel in Portugal and Spain, Muscat is one of the oldest continually cultivated grape varietals in the world. It originally came out of the Middle East, and was picked up by the ancient Greeks, who brought it to Italy and elsewhere in their empire. Because of its astounding age and continuous use, it has long since been mutated and crossbred to produce dozens of subspecies, and it is known by lots of synonyms and regional names. Because of this, it is fair to say that there is no ‘true’ Muscat grape. The most popular - and oldest - varietal within this group, however, is Muscat Blanc au Petit Grains, which is grown with great results most notably in France and South Africa.
Known for its light and fruity character, Muscat of Alexandria is the second oldest of the Muscat grapes, and is found in several countries around the Mediterranean. The grape is prized for its versatility - indeed, almost every imaginable type of wine style, from dry to medium to sweet and sparkling, can be made from this varietal. Generally speaking, though, Muscat grapes have a relatively low acidity which make them unsuitable for ageing, meaning the vast majority of Muscat wines are drank very young, wherein they can express their best features.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.
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.