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1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$717.59
3 bottles:
$703.24
Medium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of...
750ml
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$134.94
$143.20
12 bottles:
$134.90
Delivers lots of blackberry, mineral and mint on the nose. Full-bodied, with plenty of fruit and racy, polished...
750ml
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$675.63
$750.70
Deep plum, currant, and mineral notes emerge from the concentrated, beautifully balanced, pure 1999 Haut Brion. It...
750ml
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$928.08
$1031.20
The 1999 Lafite Rothschild is entering adolescence and beginning to show very well after an hour in the decanter....
750ml
Bottle:
$838.98
$932.20
Reminding me slightly of the 2001, the 1999 Château Latour offers an utterly classic Latour elegance and complex in...
750ml
Bottle:
$751.68
$835.20
The 1999 Château Margaux is an immensely charming wine that's drinking beautifully today from both bottle and, in...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$370.20
The 1999 Pontet-Canet has long been a favorite vintage of mine. At the time, the vineyard was in better shape than it...
750ml
Bottle:
$189.95
12 bottles:
$186.15
Medium red-ruby. Roasted plum, iron and smoke on the nose, along with a faint herbaceous aspect; distinctly more...
750ml
Bottle:
$90.60
12 bottles:
$88.79
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$140.95
Canon La Gaffeliere's opaque purple-colored 1999 is a strong effort for this vintage. It displays a sweet nose of...
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Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$105.70
The 1999 Cantenac Brown is more closed on the nose with darker fruit than the Grand Puy-Lacoste, that Sanfins serves...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$651.81
The complex, explosively fragrant 1999 Cheval Blanc is a blend of 59% Merlot and 41% Cabernet Franc. It is already...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1999
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$717.59
Medium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$227.45
Medium brick colored, the 1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of...
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Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$124.95
This deep ruby/purple-colored 1999 has some tannin to resolve, but it is an elegant, medium-bodied, delicious effort...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 1999
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$508.32
Deep plum, currant, and mineral notes emerge from the concentrated, beautifully balanced, pure 1999 Haut Brion. It...
Champange Blend Nero D'avola Petite Arvine Red Bordeaux Zinfandel 1999
Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.
Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.
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.