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Gorgeous perfumes of plums, berries, light chocolate and walnut follow through to a medium body, fine tannins and...
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Tight and polished with a beautiful center palate and density. Full-bodied, ripe and polished. Really delicious fruit...
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Right from the attack this has beautiful intensity and focus, with tannins covered by a layer of silk. A dash of...
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Ripe black fruits shine through this balanced wine, showing strongly against a backdrop of rich, generous tannins....
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This wine comes from an estate in the western end of the Margaux appellation. The rich tannins and structure of the...
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93–95. Barrel Sample. This is a powerful, dense wine that is rich both in tannins and black fruits. With its spicy...
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This fine estate at the western end of the Margaux appellation has produced a smooth ripe wine. Black fruits, wood...
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Fresh currants and raspberries pop out of the glass, together with oranges and cedar. Such purity of fruit in the...
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Dark in color, with an impressive nose of licorice, toasty oak, chocolate and blackberry. Full-bodied, with silky...
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A seductive Margaux with an intense nose of black fruit and red plums. Some herb and wood notes, too. It’s...
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Sweet currant and berry aromas with hints of blackcurrants, black cherries and flowers. It’s full-bodied and...
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95-97 Sporting a deep purple-black color, the 2020 Malescot St. Exupery prances out of the glass with showy scents of...
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At first the tannins keep this pretty tight, but as it opens up there is an elegance and finesse, along with a subtle...
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So floral and perfumed with blackcurrants, blackberries and some asphalt. Full-bodied with super, fine tannins....
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I think the 2020 Château Monbrison will certainly be an outstanding wine. Offering medium-bodied aromas and flavors...
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Barrel Sample. This wine is poised between great ripeness and a mineral, textured character, while also showing a...
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A fresh and linear red with crushed stones, menthol and dark berries and plums. Medium body, firm and silky tannins...
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Gorgeous pink rim to the wine. Softly floral on the nose, violets and roses. The palate has such a smooth and velvety...
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Talk about a gem in the vintage, I was blown away by the 2016 Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker on each of the three...
Barbera Red Bordeaux Roditis France Bordeaux Margaux In-Store or Curbside pickup
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
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.
This vividly rosé colored grape varietal has been grown in and around the Attica region for centuries, and due to its elegant characteristics and fantastic flavors, it has gained popularity all over Greece over the past twenty-five years. Nowadays, you'd be just as likely to find vineyards growing Roditis grape varietals in the Peloponnese mountains, in Thessaly, Macedonia and many other parts of the country. Indeed, on the slopes of the Peloponnese, Roditis grapes are exclusively grown for the production of the wines of AOC Patra, where the award winning dry white wines of the region are made from 100% Roditis grapes, and are prized by wine collectors and Greek wine fans alike.
Roditis grapes produce the best results when they are cultivated to relatively very low yields, with the mountainous slopes giving them both the perfect amount of sunshine and the unique range of minerals in order to ripen and maintain their delightful flavor. Wines made from Roditis grapes tend to hold quite strong citrus flavors, making them an ideal drink for refreshment on a hot day. Their long, complex after-tastes are what they are most revered for, making them a great accompaniment for the local seafood cuisine of the region they are grown in.
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Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.
There are few wine regions in the world with a reputation as glowing and well established as that of the Bordeaux, in France. Situated mainly around the Dordogne and Gironde rivers, Bordeaux makes the most of its humid climate and rich, clay and gravel based soils to grow some of the finest examples of red and white grape varietals on earth. Wineries in this region have been in operation for hundreds of years, and have carefully developed the expertise required for the production of carefully balanced and utterly delicious blended red and white wines, alongside some exceptional single variety bottles. Many of the chateaux found in Bordeaux have become household names, due to their prestige and the excellence of their products, grown with love and dedication by heritage wineries in this beautiful and special region.
The Margaux appellation of France's legendary Bordeaux wine region is one of the world's most famous and highly respected viticultural areas. For centuries, Margaux has been deeply associated with extremely fine wines of the highest quality, made using traditional and time-honored techniques in order to extract the very best, most refined and elegant flavors and aromas from the Bordeaux varietal grapes which grow there. Margaux wines are almost always blended, using two or three key Bordeaux grapes, commonly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc (amongst others). The blending techniques and quantities have been passed down through the generations in the ancestral chateaus which make up the region, and quality and prestige has never been allowed to falter, making Margaux one of the undisputed jewels in France's already glittering crown.