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$189.94
The 1998 Calon-Ségur, blended of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, is deep...
750ml
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A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, the 1998 Lafite Rothschild is deep garnet with a hint of brick and...
750ml
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$221.58
$246.20
Not a great vintage (very hot August, rain in the last half of September), but the Merlot was luscious and wines made...
750ml
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$128.95
6 bottles:
$126.37
The first vintage for the Dillon family, who purchased this estate in 1997, the 1998 Château Nenin is a sexy, ripe,...
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Bruno Rocca Barbaresco Rabaja 1998
750ml - Case of 6
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$120.28
Deep garnet red in color with notes of violet flowers, raspberry and cherry. The palate is warm and elegant with a so...
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Ceretto Barbaresco Asili 1998
750ml - Case of 6
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$99.17
The glorious, dark plum/garnet-colored 1998 Barbaresco Asij offers a complex nose of earth, truffles, cherry liqueur,...
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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 1998
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$770.12
I’m still looking forward to tasting the great Château Ausone of Saint-Émilion later this week, but in the...
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Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux 1998
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$84.44
What I would describe as a classic Margaux, the 1998 Chateau Cantenac Brown reveals a mature yet healthy ruby hue...
750ml - Case of 6
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$1289.97
The reference chateau of the vintage, this wine is showing its class here and then some. It was the first year with...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$1279.72
The reference chateau of the vintage, this wine is showing its class here and then some. It was the first year with...
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Chateau Du Tertre Margaux 1998
750ml - Case of 6
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$82.78
A sleeper of the vintage, this excellent Du Tertre is reminiscent of this estate's fine 1979. Sweet aromas of black...
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Chateau Du Tertre Margaux 1998
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$88.95
A sleeper of the vintage, this excellent Du Tertre is reminiscent of this estate's fine 1979. Sweet aromas of black...
Cortese Italian Red Blends Nebbiolo Red Bordeaux 1998
The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.
The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.
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.