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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $81.55
This is a delicious and savory wine with beautiful, ripe and creamy tannins, as well as chocolate and plum character....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $113.68
A tight, pretty wine with blue-fruit, chocolate and hazelnut character. It’s medium-to full-bodied. Fine, dense...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $75.03
A tight, pretty wine with blue-fruit, chocolate and hazelnut character. It’s medium-to full-bodied. Fine, dense...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $61.30
A very refined nose with redcurrants, red flowers and a complex mix of light, fresh earth and tobacco leaf. The...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $341.86
So much rich, sweet tobacco with currants and spices, as well as graphite. Full-bodied, tight and focused with...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $321.12
So much rich, sweet tobacco with currants and spices, as well as graphite. Full-bodied, tight and focused with...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $189.90
Crushed raspberries, flowers and fresh mushrooms. Full-bodied, very refined and creamy with intensity but no...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $726.38
The top wine here is terrific, and the 2017 Chateau Angelus is in the top two or three wines on the Right Bank....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $320.95
The top wine here is terrific, and the 2017 Chateau Angelus is in the top two or three wines on the Right Bank....
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $1850.52
The deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Ausone is a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot. It sashays out of the...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $568.27
The deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Ausone is a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot. It sashays out of the...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $551.19
The deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Ausone is a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot. It sashays out of the...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $113.82
Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou Cuvée Colbert springs from the glass with...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $63.55
A fine-tannined, pretty red with some chocolate powder and hazelnuts to the berries and wet earth. Medium to full...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $99.09
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) prances out of the glass with energetic notes of...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $107.12
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse) prances out of the glass with energetic notes of...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $258.95
Made of 98% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2017 Belair Monange is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. With a...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $118.87
Made of 98% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2017 Belair Monange is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. With a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $48.37
This well-formed wine has tannins and black-currant fruits in balance. It shows structure and a ripe, classic profile...
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Champange Blend Red Bordeaux Zinfandel 1991 2017 Pre-Arrival

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 precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.