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Chateau D'armailhac Pauillac 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$61.95
With great freshness, this is an attractive, fruity wine with final ripe berry flavors that are delicately leavened...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$377.78
Bright aromas of sliced mangoes, papaya, botrytis, and lemon follow through to a full body. Medium sweet with a...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$436.40
Bright aromas of sliced mangoes, papaya, botrytis, and lemon follow through to a full body. Medium sweet with a...
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Chateau Dauzac Margaux 2013
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$39.95
Barrel Sample. Laden with toasty wood flavors and potential fruit richness, this will likely be a fine wine. The...
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Chateau De Fargues Sauternes 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$222.90
An intense, honeyed style, with lots of mango, glazed peach, tarte Tatin and maple notes flowing together, backed by...
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Chateau Du Tertre Margaux 2003
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$71.70
At 33% Cab Franc, this is atypical of the Left Bank but not for du Tertre, which is blessed with high-quality, old...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 2003
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$219.53
Lots of aromas of roasted fruit, such as blueberries and raisins, and spices. It has full body with plenty of velvety...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$188.95
This is real wine with a tasty and rich palate with chocolate, stone and berry. Medium to full body with refined...
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Chateau Faugeres Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2003
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$44.82
As I reported last year, this is an atypically powerful, blockbuster Faugeres. The proprietor, Madame Guisez, has hit...
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Chateau Figeac Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2003
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$312.80
This has a roasted, grippy-edged feel, with plum skin and licorice root notes framing the core of blackberry, fig and...
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Chateau Figeac Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$179.91
This wine is a success for the vintage with its ripe Cabernet flavors and dark, dense tannins. It is fruity...
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Chateau Figeac Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2013
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$179.79
This wine is a success for the vintage with its ripe Cabernet flavors and dark, dense tannins. It is fruity...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$39.03
Stephane Derenoncourt is the winemaking consultant behind this terrific, bargain-priced sleeper of the vintage. The...
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Chateau Gracia Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$84.89
The wine is opaque purple, shows notes of blueberries, incense, camphor and black berry fruit, with licorice and...
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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$57.12
Dense and silky with lots of flowers and black currant character. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a long finish...
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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 2013
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$57.90
Dense and silky with lots of flowers and black currant character. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a long finish...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 2003
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$524.95
95-97 Restrained power combine with great style and elegance in this beautiful wine. The tannins are certainly solid...
Chenin Blanc Red Bordeaux Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2003 2013 750ml
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
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.