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$149.99
Quite the bottle here! Spices, such as nutmeg and cinnamon, as well as dried meat and plums with cedar and...
750ml
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$71.95
$77.40
The plum and orange-peel character comes through here with subtle focus. Medium body and very fine, polished and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$29.93
Firm, rich and bright, this is an enjoyable wine with clear St-Julien character. The tannins creep up on you,...
750ml
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$36.75
12 bottles:
$36.02
A juicy, fruity red with chocolate, leather and hints of tobacco, as well as plums. Medium body, round and easy...
750ml
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$235.95
12 bottles:
$231.23
A difficult year in theory but, as with many of the good names in Bordeaux, it is tasting excellently right now and...
750ml
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$214.83
$229.50
One of the wines of the vintage in the Medoc, the 2017 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou comes from 90% Cabernet Sauvignon...
750ml - Case of 6
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$97.20
This is classical in style with lead pencil and sweet tobacco to the currant and plum undertones. Warm and cool at...
750ml
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$211.95
$235.50
This is rich and powerful, with beautiful dark fruits that really showcase the Cabernet dominance of this wine. Great...
750ml
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$99.94
$110.00
Blueberry and plum aromas here with some flowers and hot stones, too. Complex. Medium body. Juicy fruit in the center...
750ml
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$41.90
$46.20
The 2017 Gloria is just as delicious from bottle as it was from barrel. A rush of bright red cherry and plum fruit,...
750ml - Case of 12
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$39.95
This sports a savory note up front, lifting the core of plum, black currant and black cherry fruit. Sports a slightly...
750ml
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$79.84
12 bottles:
$78.24
These guys often over-deliver in challenging years, and have done so yet again. As you would expect in a vintage that...
750ml
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$22.40
12 bottles:
$21.28
Some woody, lead-pencil aromas here with a red-berry core, as well as sappy notes. The palate has a succulent entry...
750ml
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$94.89
$99.00
12 bottles:
$93.48
Owned by Groupe Taillan, with Eric Boissenot as consultant winemaker, the estate is currently converting to organic....
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$120.60
The 2017 Haut-Bailly is composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Very...
750ml
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$63.95
12 bottles:
$62.67
The 2017 Haut-Batailley is powerful, dark and racy. Dark cherry, gravel, smoke, menthol, licorice and spice all pulse...
750ml
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$184.95
$205.50
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 La Conseillante sashays out of the glass with the most gorgeous notes...
750ml - Case of 12
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$65.36
Checking in as 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, the 2017 Chateau La Grave sports a medium ruby hue as well as...
750ml
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$31.82
12 bottles:
$31.18
Deep purple-hued, the 2017 Chateau La Vieille Cure (75% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Cabernet...
Malbec Red Bordeaux 1986 2007 2017 750ml
The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.
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.