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Red
750ml
Bottle: $94.94 $99.70
12 bottles: $93.86
Rated 92 - Taking advantage of the delicious fruit of 2006, this Branaire-Ducru shows a charming side. It brings out...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $219.78
Rated 93 - Tasted at Bordeaux Index's tasting and at the château, the 2006 Calon Segur was current winemaker Vincent...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $81.94 $87.20
12 bottles: $74.94
Rated 93 - Subdued on opening, but with 30 minutes in a carafe it spills out rich pencil lead and liquorice notes,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $707.31 $785.90
Rated 98 - Barrel Sample Dark chocolate and mocha flavors, very dark and intense, this is a big, concentrated wine,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $199.94 $216.00
Rated 95 - Cos d'Estournel has softened those austere Saint-Estèphe tannins and produced a wine that is all opulence...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $94.95
Rated 91 - This is shows lovely ripeness and roundness with pretty fruit and a rather creamy texture. Lead pencil and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $51.95
12 bottles: $50.91
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $238.14 $264.60
Rated 95 - Subtle aromas of currants, blueberries and minerals. Full body with super-integrated tannins and a fine,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $106.95
12 bottles: $104.81
Rated 94 - After initial tastings suggested there was too much tannin, the wine has undergone a welcome...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $124.74 $138.60
Rated 96 - Among the most seductive noses from Pauillac. Strong, cassis-stained palate with a lovely sense of upwards...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $119.90
12 bottles: $113.05
Rated 93 - Deep, intense brambly fruit unfurls gently over the palate. Not yet reached its tertiary stage but this...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $621.81 $690.90
Rated 96 - Barrel sample. The white wine from Haut-Brion is always one of the stars of the Pessac-Léognan whites,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $126.72 $140.80
Rated 95 - The 2006 Haut Bailly is just now entering its prime drink window, and is certainly a gorgeous bottle of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $61.95
12 bottles: $60.71
Rated 90 - A strong sleeper of the vintage, this sexy, hedonistic, modern-styled St.-Emilion has the tell-tale toasty...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $463.50
Rated 97 - Colour still tight and inky at 10 years old. Smooth, silky, very expressive; this is so powerful it almost...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $744.21 $826.90
Rated 96 - As to the Grand Vin, the 2006 Latour showed beautifully. A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $126.72 $140.80
Rated 94 - #64 Top 100 of 2009. There's a great dark color to this, with intense aromas of cedar, wood, new leather...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $108.95 $120.30
Rated 94 - Year after year, Lynch-Bages is able to produce sumptuous wines, typically rich, powerful and structured....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $212.76 $236.40
Rated 94 - Year after year, Lynch-Bages is able to produce sumptuous wines, typically rich, powerful and structured....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $646.20 $718.00
Rated 95 - This is not a big Château Margaux, its style showing more elegance and discretion. The tannins are soft,...
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Red Bordeaux 2006

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.