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The second wine of Cantenac Brown, the 2016 Brio de Cantenac is a solid, medium-bodied, elegant wine that’s very...
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Racy aromatic nobility, with cassis, white flower, graphite and blackberry. A second growth for a rather friendly...
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Racy aromatic nobility, with cassis, white flower, graphite and blackberry. A second growth for a rather friendly...
750ml
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$41.95
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$41.11
Made by the stellar team at Calon Ségur, the 2016 Château Capbern is fabulous stuff that readers should snatch up....
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Plum, lilac and vanilla, with a touch of toasted cinnamon alongside the bright red fruits. Powerful, even masculine,...
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From a 28.5-hectare vineyard overlooking the Gironde River on the northern side of Saint-Estephe, the 2016 Château...
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$98.20
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The 2016 Chasse-Spleen has a very elegant bouquet with neatly integrated oak, the terroir really showing through...
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$54.75
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$53.66
The 2016 Chasse-Spleen has a very elegant bouquet with neatly integrated oak, the terroir really showing through...
750ml
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$41.03
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Easily one of the most impressive of the lineup, just bursting with fruit and power - tight firm tannins giving clear...
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Bright red. Pure aromas of strawberry, flowers, soy sauce, espresso and minerals. Then clean and straightforward on...
750ml
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$679.50
A vintage that’s being drunk with abandon in France these days, the 2011 Chateau Cheval Blanc showed beautifully,...
750ml
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$882.36
$980.40
The 2016 Cheval Blanc is blended of 59.5% Merlot, 37.2% Cabernet Franc and 3.3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep...
750ml
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$118.59
12 bottles:
$116.22
Continuing its impressive development, Clerc Milon 2011 is a serious wine. It is elegant, stylish, its fruits well...
750ml
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$107.19
$119.10
Hot crushed stones and dark berries jump out of the glass. Full body, very dense fruit and powerful tannins, yet it...
375ml
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$109.95
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$107.75
Tasted on four separate occasions, the 2016 Château Clinet is another brilliant wine from this estate. Showing...
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$151.70
Tasted on four separate occasions, the 2016 Château Clinet is another brilliant wine from this estate. Showing...
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$199.94
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#51 Top 100, 2019. This is muscular yet so well defined and toned. Full-bodied with deep and dense fruit on the...
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#51 Top 100, 2019. This is muscular yet so well defined and toned. Full-bodied with deep and dense fruit on the...
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$48.93
The 2016 Cos Labory is a supple, pretty wine with plenty of near and medium-term appeal. Sweet tobacco, cedar,...
Red Bordeaux Sangiovese 1995 2011
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.
The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.