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Aromas of blueberries and lemon rind. Full body, with soft and velvety tannins and bright fruity finish. Refined and...
750ml
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$55.20
12 bottles:
$54.10
Lots of blackberries, with dark chocolate on the nose. Full body with soft and velvety tannins and a delicious...
750ml
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$403.95
6 bottles:
$395.87
Plenty of bitter chocolate character, but also a lot of cassis and flesh, the abundant fine tannins making this big,...
750ml
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$356.20
Deep and dark with a ton of smoke and earth, the cassis fruit very much in the background, this is a concentrated and...
750ml
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$445.68
$495.20
This is a wine that had extreme intensity of electrifying tannins and acidity, with supercharged fruit. Full-bodied,...
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Alter Ego De Palmer Margaux 2009
750ml - Case of 12
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$141.09
What a second wine. This is so delicious with a dense palate and beautiful yet friendly structure. Velvety tannins...
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Blason De L'evangile Pomerol 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$90.62
Pretty aromas of crushed blueberries, with sliced mushrooms that follow through to a full body and chewy tannins with...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2009
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$671.95
Of course, the wine to buy in order to get a look at the Lafite Rothschild style and personality is their second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2009
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$946.19
Of course, the wine to buy in order to get a look at the Lafite Rothschild style and personality is their second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2009
750ml - Case of 12
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$325.95
Of course, the wine to buy in order to get a look at the Lafite Rothschild style and personality is their second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$373.32
Of course, the wine to buy in order to get a look at the Lafite Rothschild style and personality is their second...
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Carruades De Lafite Pauillac 2009
750ml - Case of 3
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$298.58
Of course, the wine to buy in order to get a look at the Lafite Rothschild style and personality is their second...
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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2009
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$1456.60
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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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2009
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$1459.10
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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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2009
750ml - Case of 12
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$414.68
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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Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$457.83
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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Chateau Angludet Margaux 2009
750ml - Case of 12
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$61.28
A major sleeper of the vintage and one of the best d’Angludet’s I have ever tasted, this Margaux displays loads...
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Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$1055.02
Incredible nose of currants and blueberries. Flowers too. Licorice. Such purity on the nose of Cabernet Franc. Full...
Mavrodaphne Red Bordeaux White Bordeaux 2009 Wine
In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.
Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.
Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.
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Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
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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.
France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.