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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $43.95
Violet edging with a lovely texture, this is full of rich chocolate, coffee beans and mocha, cassis, blackcurrant and...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $159.94
Complex aromas of blackcurrant, black olive, clove, oyster shell, pencil lead and tobacco. It’s full-bodied with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $55.95
Complex aromas of blackcurrant, black olive, clove, oyster shell, pencil lead and tobacco. It’s full-bodied with...
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95
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $173.88
Aromas of blackberry, plum, cocoa, iodine, clove and graphite. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, silky tannins....
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96
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $63.92
Aromas of blackberry, plum, cocoa, iodine, clove and graphite. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, silky tannins....
WA
96
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96
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $59.95
Aromas of blackberry, plum, cocoa, iodine, clove and graphite. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, silky tannins....
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96
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $54.93
Lots of cassis and black raspberry fruits as well as dried flowers, spicy oak, and obvious minerality emerge from the...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $85.65
This estate is regaining its rightful place in the prestigious crus classés. Richly textured, this latest release...
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94
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $42.62
This estate is regaining its rightful place in the prestigious crus classés. Richly textured, this latest release...
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94
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92
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $54.35
A wine that will take time to balance out, this has dense, dark and dry tannins at this stage. These underline the...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $57.17
This first scents are floral in character, accompanied by a touch of blackcurrant and raspberry, but aeration reveals...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $101.59
From the partner estate to Château Giscours, this wine is as elegant as you would expect. While it is structured, it...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $50.87
From the partner estate to Château Giscours, this wine is as elegant as you would expect. While it is structured, it...
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95
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $49.86
From the partner estate to Château Giscours, this wine is as elegant as you would expect. While it is structured, it...
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95
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94
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $543.95
One of the greatest wines that this domain has produced in Bruno Borie's era, the 2018 Ducru-Beaucaillou sneaks up on...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $64.33
Blackberry and blueberry aromas with black licorice and dark violets that follow to a medium to full body with ultra...
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93
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $194.39
Sweet berries and cherries on the nose with sweet tobacco, lead pencil and blackcurrants. It’s full-bodied and very...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $82.95
Sweet berries and cherries on the nose with sweet tobacco, lead pencil and blackcurrants. It’s full-bodied and very...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $111.95
Wonderful aromas of crushed berries, spices, dried flowers and grape puree. It’s full-bodied with a tight, rich...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $198.01

Gruner Veltliner Red Bordeaux 2018 Pre-Arrival Wine

Gruner Veltliner is a pale skinned white wine grape varietal most closely associated with central European countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In recent years, it has spread somewhat to several New World countries, where it is becoming gradually more popular and regularly seen in wine stores. One of the main attractions of this grape varietal for winemakers is the fact that it is highly versatile, and can be used for the production of several different wine styles, including young, dry white wines, excellent sparkling wines, and it is also a grape varietal which is well suited for aging Gruner Veltliner has the ability to express much of its terroir, and the best examples are generally those which are full of delightfully mineral-rich flavors alongside the more usual notes of citrus fruits and peach.

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.