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Red
750ml
Bottle: $49.94 $54.20
Bright and intensely floral, with a lovely violet aroma and long, rich plum sauce, blackberry and currant notes....
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $214.89
6 bottles: $210.59
This has fabulous class and length with ultra-fine tannins that caress and enchant. Full body, yet dense and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $174.94
Castell’in Villa is a small estate in the commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga, at the southern end of the Chianti...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $529.20 $588.00
3 bottles: $489.00
Along with the 2005, the 2009 is the greatest Angelus I've tasted and is a perfect wine in every way. Based on 60%...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $578.88 $643.20
A longer, slower harvest than 2009, with cooler nights giving a resultantly fresher acidity. Highlighting the serious...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $55.88 $57.20
12 bottles: $54.76
Even better than the 2009, the 2010 Château Barde-Haut offers the same sexy, extroverted style yet has slightly more...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $182.70 $203.00
This wine showed exceptionally well, both at the the Bordeaux 10 Years On tasting in London a few weeks ago and in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.60
12 bottles: $24.11
Château Bertrand-Braneyre was purchased in 1993 by Ludwig Cooreman after a 50-year career in the wine industry in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $174.95 $184.20
12 bottles: $173.85
Firm tannins still at 10 years very much showing their quality and flexibility. This is brilliant, cassis, bilberry,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $55.20
12 bottles: $54.10
Ripe, fresh and decidedly forward in style, with a modestly tarry edge supporting the juicy blackberry, loganberry...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $97.94 $99.60
12 bottles: $95.98
Ripe fruit, pink flowers and cinnamon spice nuances on the nose. Round and bright, chewy, chunky, but restrained too,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $130.68 $145.20
Showing beautifully, the 2009 Château Brane-Cantenac is loaded with classic Margaux notes of sandalwood, dried...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $134.55 $149.50
62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc. Still a very youthful and lively Margaux with fine tannins...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $210.60
A wine that expresses the sun-drenched and opulent character of the vintage, and yet Merlot does not play a leading...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $216.45 $237.20
This is an architectural wine, very classical in its structure like so many of the top wines of 2010. It's powered by...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $184.95 $195.00
The freshness on the nose is striking and you could easily mistake this for a 4-5 year old wine. Ripe elderberry and...
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Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $210.00
Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Canon la Gaffeliere delivers classic plum preserves, boysenberries and cigar box...
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Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $1099.95 $1131.00
One of my favorite vintages from this incredible terroir located on the upper plateau of Saint-Emilion, the 2009...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $172.80 $192.00
You know you are on the Right Bank limestone plateau with this wine not by the fruit character, which is savoury,...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $39.94
Gorgeous ripe fruit character, with loads of blueberries, blackberries and flowers. Full body, with velvety tannins...
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Godello Red Bordeaux Sangiovese 2009 2010 Wine

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.