Do we ship to you?.
750ml
Bottle:
$74.95
$80.20
Perfumed, with raspberries and flowers and hints of lemon. Full body, with ultra-fine tannins and a chewy finish....
750ml
Bottle:
$323.28
$359.20
This is delicious, with grilled cedar, cassis, blackberry and black pepper spice to the fore. For me it is the 2010...
750ml
Bottle:
$181.98
$202.20
Very dark, spicy and mysterious, this is a concentrated and graceful Pomerol that shows what was possible in this...
750ml
Bottle:
$107.95
$115.50
Dark and structured, this is a firm wine. It has a smoky wood character, powerful tannins over intensely ripe fruit....
3.0Ltr
Bottle:
$495.00
One of the best value St-Juliens, this is an estate that was beginning to come in to its own around 2009, and it...
750ml
Bottle:
$88.95
12 bottles:
$87.17
A solid red, with raspberry and currant aromas and flavors. Full body, with solid tannins. Polished texture. Well...
750ml
Bottle:
$141.48
$157.20
I could have picked a first growth here – Pauillac has three – but this is a relatively good value fifth growth,...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$104.85
Pretty nose of blueberries, currants and blackberries, follows through to a full body, with ultra-refined tannins and...
750ml
Bottle:
$1027.35
$1141.50
Extravagant and exotic, but still lively, this is a super-concentrated and elegant wine that's already breathtaking,...
750ml
Bottle:
$319.95
$355.50
Beautifully ripe plum colour here, this has an opulent texture with creamy fruit and cigar box, with a confident...
750ml
Bottle:
$150.20
12 bottles:
$141.55
An absolutely spectacular effort, the 2009 is one of the all-time great La Gaffelieres produced. One would have to go...
750ml
Bottle:
$49.94
12 bottles:
$48.94
Barrel sample. Spicy wood, ginger and nutmeg, balancing with solid textured black fruits. The wine is rich, a...
750ml
Bottle:
$88.95
$95.10
12 bottles:
$88.92
Fabulous aromas of licorice, flowers and blackcurrants follow through to a full body with wonderful silky and...
750ml
Bottle:
$1081.35
$1201.50
This is what the Medoc is all about. The freshness and delicacy of this wine in combination with its serious...
750ml
Bottle:
$108.63
$120.70
This is a good Lagrange, showing well now with no need to wait too long. It perhaps doesn't have the concentration...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$134.85
In 2009, Lascombes was still going long on exuberant expression, and it's still apparent after 10 years. The...
750ml
Bottle:
$170.55
$189.50
A major success of the vintage. The wine exhibits extreme richness of the fruit, with all its sweet blackberry...
750ml
Bottle:
$101.37
12 bottles:
$99.34
The second vintage of Le Petit Lion, and the first where the vintage really was good enough to showcase its...
750ml
Bottle:
$297.18
$330.20
The greatest wine I’ve ever tasted from this address is the 2009 Léoville Poyferré, which is a step up over both...
750ml
Bottle:
$238.95
$265.50
A powerful and ripe wine with a wide-screen personality, this makes a very bold statement without becoming a jot...
Muscat Red Bordeaux Traminer 2009
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.
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.