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1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$498.95
6 bottles:
$492.00
The 1986 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has an intriguing nose, much richer and more opulent than I expected (reminiscent of the...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1502.51
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1986
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$276.26
Blackberry, mint and black pepper abound here. The palate has serious structure, with an emphasis on liquorice,...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1986
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$333.39
Blackberry, mint and black pepper abound here. The palate has serious structure, with an emphasis on liquorice,...
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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 1986
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$498.95
The 1986 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has an intriguing nose, much richer and more opulent than I expected (reminiscent of the...
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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 1986
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$216.71
The 1986 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has an intriguing nose, much richer and more opulent than I expected (reminiscent of the...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$446.73
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 1986
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$695.72
Michel Delon, then owner, believed this to be the greatest wine he ever made. It's not often the case that wines with...
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Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac 1986
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$310.12
1986 Lynch-Bages is smooth, elegant, well-balanced with a nice length and mellowed tannins. Plenty of fruit and...
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Chateau Margaux Margaux 1986
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$796.03
The 1986 Chateau Margaux is one of the dark horses of the vintage. It has an exquisite bouquet that is now fully...
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Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac 1986
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$1198.91
In 1986, Mouton-Rothschild produced the most profound wine of a great northern Medoc vintage. The sensational opaque...
Cortese Malagousia Nebbiolo Red Bordeaux 1986
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.
If you're looking for a Greek white wine packed full of interesting character and a wide range of unique and surprising aromas, then the wines made from the Malagousia grape varietal are unlikely to disappoint. Although this grape is said to have originated in and around Nafpaktos, in Western Greece, it is now most commonly grown, cultivated and processed in Greek Macedonia, where it is used to make high quality white wines of a highly aromatic nature. Indeed, Malagousia is renowned for producing wines which are full of unusual aromas, with many wines holding traces of jasmine, mint, citrus and exotic fruits, and occasionally a whole lot more.
It was the famous Greek wine maker Gerovassiliou who was said to be the first to experiment with the Malagousia grapes, which were previously used mainly by smallholders and families to produce simple house wines. Gerovassiliou recognized that Malagousia had the potential and the characteristics necessary for producing excellent quality wines, and before long, vineyards were being planted across Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Attica. Today, wines made with the Malagousia grapes tend to be full bodied, with a noticeable tannin content elegantly interplaying with the mellow, medium acidity of the wine. Such roundness allows all of these interesting and exciting flavors and aromas come forth, making for a truly fascinating and unique wine.
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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.