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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $117.80
Not to be forgotten is the 2005 Pauillac, a beautifully soft, fruit, berry-scented and flavored effort offering...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $184.95
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $142.29
A wine with berry, chocolate and spice character. Full body, with velvety tannins and a savory finish. It shows...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $102.62
The purity of fruit is bright and focused with strawberries and spices. Medium body, firm and silky tannins and a...
JS
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $95.78
A firm and linear red with currant, blackberry and stone aromas and flavors. Full yet closed and tight. Acidity...
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DC
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $89.62
Lots of mineral, crushed stone, iodine and graphite with blackcurrants and blackberries that follow through to a...
JS
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92
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $94.90
Concentrated black cherries on the nose, pinkish purple in the rim. Dark nose, full of blackcurrant and touches of...
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92
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92
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $85.95
Based on 59.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30.8% Merlot, and a whopping 12.3% Petit Verdot (this cuvée accounts for 21% of...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $90.54

Red Bordeaux Pre-Arrival Wine

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.