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The first wine made at the new cellar, the 2014 Château Pédesclaux checks in as 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 47%...
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$64.94
2014 was an up and down vintage across Bordeaux but one that saw particular success in St Estèphe, and it's great to...
750ml
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$166.59
A deep red colour leads into a voluptuous blackcurrant nose, poised, seductive and showing stylish oak. Rich but not...
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Rich, deep damson with a violet edge. On the nose it offers dark chocolate and liquorice. The palate is still tight,...
750ml
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A stunning wine for this vintage although it’s still a bit shy on the nose (more spice than fruit showing than...
750ml - Case of 12
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Wonderful aromas of crushed berries, wet earth and rose petals. Medium body and integrated and fine tannins. Very...
750ml
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This is a fragrant and very attractive mid-weight wine with plenty of ripe fruit to balance the full, dry tannins,...
750ml
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$98.91
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Fantastic aromas of blackberries, blackcurrants and strawberries follow through to a full body, super-integrated...
750ml
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$21.45
The ample fruitiness of this 80% Merlot wine is right up front. It comes from a large 116-acre estate on the...
750ml
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$94.68
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$85.00
A big black-cherry and bitter-chocolate nose leads into a rich, concentrated palate, where the fruit easily holds...
1.5Ltr
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$174.90
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The smoky oak, full body and chunky tannins make a bold statement; indeed, the wine has plenty of flesh and packs a...
750ml
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The smoky oak, full body and chunky tannins make a bold statement; indeed, the wine has plenty of flesh and packs a...
750ml
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$67.83
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$66.47
Complex aromas of dried flowers, dark fruits such as currants and plums and then a wet-earth undertone. Wet licorice...
750ml
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$22.39
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$21.94
The grapes for this wine come primarily from younger vine vineyards in the northern portions of the Russian River...
750ml
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$66.30
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The wine is powered both by its tannins and by its great fruit. Dark and dense both in the structure and the...
750ml
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$34.50
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$33.81
Quite developed soy-sauce and earth nose. A solid wine with quite a firm core, but it’s not very charming at the...
750ml
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$72.75
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$71.30
Extremely aromatic with crushed-raspberry and plum character. Sweet tobacco, too. Hints of wet earth and dried...
750ml - Case of 12
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$55.35
What a nose for a second wine! Lovely cassis and delicately leafy/earthy aromas. It’s a rare beast: a really...
1.5Ltr
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$78.90
6 bottles:
$77.32
Blackberry, mushroom and flower aromas follow through to a full to medium body, round and juicy tannins and a...
Albarossa Champange Blend Red Bordeaux Zinfandel 2014
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.