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Red
750ml
Bottle: $67.20
12 bottles: $65.86
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $784.35 $871.50
One of the wines of the vintage, the 2000 has barely budged in its evolution since it was bottled and released in...
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DC
98
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $126.25
Concentrated wine. Intense aromas of grilled meat, spice and plum skin. Full-bodied, with big silky tannins and lots...
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WA
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $145.20
6 bottles: $144.00
The late October harvest yielded an intensely aromatic, nuanced Larcis. The 2000 Larcis Ducasse is an attractive but...
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88
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1459.35 $1621.50
Latour has made truly great wines in the past two decades—and this is one of the best. It has fabulous aromas of...
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100
DC
99
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $368.55 $409.50
Beginning to open magnificently, the still dense purple-colored 2000 reveals a blossoming bouquet of blackberries,...
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WA
97
WS
96
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $1459.35 $1621.50
Violet and iris aromatics curling out of the glass, starting to reach their full expression at 20 years old....
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100
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100
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $638.55 $709.50
An evocative nose with perfumed aromas jumping out of the glass. This balances intensity with freshness giving sour...
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W&S
96
Red
750ml
Bottle: $159.95
12 bottles: $156.75
It shows a serious amount of subtle aromas and flavors of tobacco, cherry and chocolate character. Full-bodied, with...
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JS
91
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $126.95 $127.80
12 bottles: $124.41
Full red-ruby. Vinous aromas of currant, milk chocolate, tobacco, hot stones and leather. Juicy and fresh but leaner...
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91
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $422.28 $469.20
Of all the 2000s tasted in the line-up, this was the one that was most evolved, with melted tannins and exotic...
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WA
96
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $251.28 $279.20
From magnum, a youthful colour, reflecting slow evolution. Aromas of cedar, lead pencil, roasted and primary fruit....
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JS
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.94
12 bottles: $63.64
After almost 20 years, the colour is only showing slight evolution. The nose is fragrant and charming, with...
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92
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $184.95 $205.20
This was a warmer vintage than 2001, with more tannins and alcohol present. It's a little foursquare at first and...
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WE
94
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $159.95 $169.20
12 bottles: $159.60
This is a beautiful red now with plums, roses and blackberries on the nose and palate. Full body with wonderfully...
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93
JS
93
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $244.95
Seven years ago I said this was a monumental wine, and at two different recent tastings, it was a true star of the...
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JS
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $181.50
6 bottles: $180.00
Huge, deep purple-black color, and aromas of rich, spicy fruit give a sense of great power to this superbly intense...
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93
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $199.50 $210.00
*Yokowa AAA Rated Yamada Nishiki milled to 55% *Made in the time consuming Yamahai method, naturally developing...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $377.28 $419.20
This shows some noticeable maturity at first, with black tea and mulling spice notes out front, but there's a lovely...
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Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $172.59
This is super for a second wine. Fantastic aromas of chocolate, berry and coffee. Yet very classy and subtle....
WS
92

Red Bordeaux Sake Syrah 2000 2004

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.

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.