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The 2016 Château d'Aiguilhe checks in as 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc brought up in 30% new barrels before...
375ml
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This is a really driven d’Armailhac showing blackcurrants and fruit tea with hints of bark on the nose and palate....
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$79.50
This is a really driven d’Armailhac showing blackcurrants and fruit tea with hints of bark on the nose and palate....
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Tight and closed but clearly going to power out of the gate in five or six years. Shows depth and persistency, with...
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The smoky oak is a little dominant but softens through the palate, giving a charred, smoky, cigar-box edge to the...
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The 2016 Château de Fonbel from the team at Ausone is a brilliant Saint-Emilion in 2016. Tons of black raspberry and...
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$19.20
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A deep and rich red with dark berries, wet earth and dried mushrooms. Medium to full body and polished yet chewy...
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Very silky and smooth on the palate. Acidity and tannins bang on. Very elegant, well rounded and put together. ......
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The 2016 Du Courlat has a rich, slightly jammy bouquet with redcurrant and cranberry fruit. The palate is well...
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A soft and velvety red with plum and chocolate character. Medium to full body, round tannins and a juicy finish. Lots...
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Extremely deep and ripe on the nose with dried-berry, chocolate and plum aromas that follow through to a full body,...
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Very attractive, bright cassis and blackberries with attractive spice and undergrowth complexity. The palate has a...
750ml
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$283.50
#77 Top 100. Reminding me of the 2010 with its incredible stature and class (as opposed to the more opulently styled...
750ml
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$107.91
$119.90
I remember how delicious this was at en primeur, and it remains a stately, elongated, perfectly poised Pauillac. It's...
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This is really superb with beautiful density and ripe tannin texture. Full body and a round and polished texture....
750ml
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The nose is redolent with ripe plums and dark cherries, as well as abundant red and purple flowers and a faint,...
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Tangy and fruity with spice and berry character. Full body, chewy tannins and a tight finish. This will fill out...
750ml
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The 2016 Figeac reveals itself to a stunning wine from the very first whiff, such is its aromatic precision and...
Fruilano Lambrusco Red Bordeaux
Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.
Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.
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.