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$74.52
$82.80
Tight and closed but clearly going to power out of the gate in five or six years. Shows depth and persistency, with...
750ml
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$56.20
12 bottles:
$52.25
Yet again it's the richness and confidence of the construction that's clear here. Sweet fruit and high aromatics take...
750ml - Case of 12
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$56.85
The smoky oak is a little dominant but softens through the palate, giving a charred, smoky, cigar-box edge to the...
750ml
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$25.08
The 2016 Château de Fonbel from the team at Ausone is a brilliant Saint-Emilion in 2016. Tons of black raspberry and...
750ml
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$28.44
$31.60
Barrel Sample. This is a big, bold wine, ripe with sweet tannins that balance the generous black currant fruitiness....
750ml
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$17.69
$19.20
12 bottles:
$17.10
1.5Ltr
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$35.25
$35.99
6 bottles:
$32.20
A deep and rich red with dark berries, wet earth and dried mushrooms. Medium to full body and polished yet chewy...
750ml
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$17.94
$19.60
12 bottles:
$17.58
The 2016 Du Courlat has a rich, slightly jammy bouquet with redcurrant and cranberry fruit. The palate is well...
750ml
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$32.20
12 bottles:
$29.45
A soft and velvety red with plum and chocolate character. Medium to full body, round tannins and a juicy finish. Lots...
750ml
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$53.83
$57.60
Extremely deep and ripe on the nose with dried-berry, chocolate and plum aromas that follow through to a full body,...
750ml
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$25.94
12 bottles:
$25.42
Very attractive, bright cassis and blackberries with attractive spice and undergrowth complexity. The palate has a...
750ml
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$255.15
$283.50
#77 Top 100. Reminding me of the 2010 with its incredible stature and class (as opposed to the more opulently styled...
750ml
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$107.91
$119.90
I remember how delicious this was at en primeur, and it remains a stately, elongated, perfectly poised Pauillac. It's...
750ml
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$86.00
This is really superb with beautiful density and ripe tannin texture. Full body and a round and polished texture....
750ml
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$48.60
$54.00
The nose is redolent with ripe plums and dark cherries, as well as abundant red and purple flowers and a faint,...
750ml
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$54.93
$57.60
Tangy and fruity with spice and berry character. Full body, chewy tannins and a tight finish. This will fill out...
750ml
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$282.15
$313.50
The 2016 Figeac reveals itself to a stunning wine from the very first whiff, such is its aromatic precision and...
750ml
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$20.49
12 bottles:
$20.08
The 2016 Prélude de Fombrauge has a medium garnet-purple color and a lovely nose of black and red plums, warm...
750ml
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$39.94
$41.60
12 bottles:
$39.52
93-95 Barrel Sample. This is a perfumed wine, likely thanks to a dollop (7%) of Cabernet Franc. It has ripe fruit...
Chenin Blanc Red Bordeaux
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
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.