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Pretty density and flavor for Carruades in this less than perfect year. Shows tobacco, cream and chocolate aromas and...
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Even Ausone’s second wine is special in this mediocre Bordeaux vintage. The ripe 2013 La Chapelle d’Ausone offers...
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Structured and dense, this wine revels in its tension and tight texture. While there are plenty of black fruits, the...
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Probably the wine of the vintage, once again. Only 9,000 bottles of the 2013 Ausone were produced, as crop size was...
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Bright, with damson plum, cherry pit and blood orange notes that are slightly crunchy along the edges, as perky...
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The 2013 Bellevue Mondotte is occasionally too brash on the nose... But not this vintage. It delivers on the promise...
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This estate has produced an impressive wine for the vintage. It balances acidity, tarry wood flavors and ripe...
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A bright red with currant and dried berry aromas that follow through to a medium body, firm tannins and a fruity...
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#16 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2016. This is an impressive wine that transcends the problems of the vintage. It has...
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#16 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2016. This is an impressive wine that transcends the problems of the vintage. It has...
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This is a warm, rich wine with spicy black-fruit flavors. Touches of coffee have come through with the wood aging....
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Extremely perfumed with cocoa powder, nuts and hints of cherries. Medium body, lovely density of fruit and a soft and...
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Smoky aromas and layers of tannin and fruit give this wine great complexity. It is smooth, juicy and fresh while also...
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Negroamaro Red Bordeaux Other Italian Reds 2013

One of the key grapes of the ever-growing Puglia wine industry is the Negroamaro, a native grape of this southern Italian region, famed for its deep, bloody red color and excellent set of flavors Indeed, many of the finest and most highly esteemed full bodied red wines of Puglia are made using the Negroamaro varietal grape, and it is grown most notably in the Salento area of the region, where it makes several types of red wine enjoyed locally and sold overseas. The name 'Negroamaro' means 'black-bitter', giving some clue as to one of the key features of the grape. Wines made with Negroamaro do indeed hold quite a lot of earthy bitterness, but generally are celebrated for their 'rustic' taste and extremely aromatic qualities.

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.