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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $93.20
6 bottles: $91.34
This is a beautifully fresh wine with lovely, juicy black cassis flavours. The day-night temperature changes of up to...
DC
90
WA
90
Sale
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $113.95 $121.20
A sinuous line of tannins runs through this structured wine. It lifts the dark plum and berry fruits and give shape...
WE
95
JD
94
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $51.60
6 bottles: $50.57
Black-plum, dried-herb, tobacco and some meaty aromas. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, fine tannins. Savory...
JS
93
DC
92
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $49.20
6 bottles: $48.22
Fruity nose of ripe blackberries, currants, chocolate orange and oyster shell. It’s medium-bodied with fine-grained...
JS
92
VM
91
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $49.94
6 bottles: $48.94
This 430-acre estate has produced an elegant, fruity wine. The wine comes from vines on the edge of the Pauillac...
WE
91
Sale
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $239.95 $255.20
This estate has been on fire in recent vintages, and the 2018 Château Léoville Barton is up there with the best of...
WE
97
WS
97
Sale
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $500.58 $556.20
A meaty and decadent Lynch with very ripe currant aromas on the nose. Full body, velvety-textured tannins and a...
WE
96
WS
96
Case only
Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $271.80
Rich, impressively ripe fruit, the fruit dense and black, with juicy black plum flavors followed by dusty tannins....
WE
93
Case only
Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $384.95
The 2008 Lynch Bages is brilliant stuff as well as a textbook Pauillac. Revealing a still youthful ruby/purple color...
WE
94
JD
94
Sale
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $528.67 $556.50
A wine with great beauty and finesse. Such elegance and ethereal quality for this estate. Full body, with ultra-fine...
JS
98
DC
97
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $185.94
6 bottles: $182.22
Aromas of blueberries and stone with some dried-flower notes. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, silky tannins...
JS
94
DC
93
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $85.00
6 bottles: $80.80
Blueberry, blackcurrant, clove, dark chocolate, praline and gravel on the nose. It’s full-bodied with firm,...
JS
95
DC
94
Case only
Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $234.94
Produced in the magnificent new cellars at Montrose, this big, tannic wine is powerful and concentrated. It has...
WE
95
DC
94
Sale
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $324.95 $352.20
Intensity and clarity of fruit is so insane. Blackberries, spices such as cloves, blueberries, sandalwood and dried...
JS
98
WE
96
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $319.95
Stunning concentration of perfectly ripe blackcurrants here with a delicate whiff of vanilla oak and extremely fine...
JS
98
JD
97
Case only
Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $90.36
This is a balanced, classic and sculpted Pauillac, if a little quiet. Shows the juicy elegance of a...
DC
91
JS
90
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $239.00
6 bottles: $236.00
90-92 The finest wine from this estate since their glorious 1982, the 2010 Petit Village possesses aromas of...
WA
92
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $167.00
6 bottles: $164.00
Aromas of dark fruits and flowers follow through to a full body, fine tannins and a fresh, clean finish. Very fine...
JS
93
WS
91
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $154.95
6 bottles: $151.85
A beautifully perfumed young red with blackcurrants, blackberries and dark chocolate. Some sweet tobacco. It’s...
JS
94
DC
93
Case only
Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $559.20
A rather solar expression suffuses the complex nose mingling notes of prunes, spices, and forest floor. This is not...
DC
95
JS
94

Red Bordeaux Sake White Rhone Blend 1.5Ltr

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 Rhone region of France has been producing superb quality white blended wines for centuries, and is a region highly respected and esteemed around the world, with plenty of New World countries keen to emulate the styles and techniques displayed by the historic wineries and skilled vintners of the area. The secret to the Rhone's success when it comes to blended white wines is the careful and expert selection of certain grape varietals, which each lend special features to the blended wine and bring balance and harmony to the bottle. Most commonly, blended white Rhone wines feature no more than two grapes of either the Viognier, Rousanne, Marsanne or Grenache Blanc varietals, and are renowned for their exceptional flavors and highly aromatic, floral character.