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750ml
Bottle:
$179.94
6 bottles:
$176.34
Impressive wine. Dark ruby color. Lovely aromas of raspberries, chocolate and flowers. Full-bodied and very chewy....
750ml
Bottle:
$279.95
Dark ruby color. Lots of earth, berry and leather aromas. Full-bodied, with chocolate, berry and earth flavors....
750ml
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$1567.35
$1741.50
Interestingly, a bottle of 1990 Lafite Rothschild I pulled from my cellar for a video blog on my web site was still...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$179.94
Impressive wine. Dark ruby color. Lovely aromas of raspberries, chocolate and flowers. Full-bodied and very chewy....
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Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien 1990
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$250.23
Dark ruby color. Lots of earth, berry and leather aromas. Full-bodied, with chocolate, berry and earth flavors....
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$1716.95
The standout wine of the entire tasting. Powerful, smooth, mouthfilling sweetness, still deeply coloured. You will...
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Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac 1990
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$153.95
Lots of dried fruit, currant and plum character. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a pretty finish....
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Chateau Figeac Saint Emilion Grand Cru 1990
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$468.41
One-third each of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, 100% new oak, with a harvest that lasted from 17...
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Chateau Figeac Saint Emilion Grand Cru 1990
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$449.07
One-third each of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, 100% new oak, with a harvest that lasted from 17...
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Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 1990
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$1193.89
1990: In terms of the brilliant complexity and nobility of the aromatics, scorched earth, black currants, plums,...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$152.90
A very fine wine. Medium ruby-garnet color. Raspberry, mineral, berry and dark chocolate. Full-bodied, with...
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1990
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$3678.43
$3913.22
Interestingly, a bottle of 1990 Lafite Rothschild I pulled from my cellar for a video blog on my web site was still...
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1990
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1574.44
Interestingly, a bottle of 1990 Lafite Rothschild I pulled from my cellar for a video blog on my web site was still...
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1990
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$1154.66
Interestingly, a bottle of 1990 Lafite Rothschild I pulled from my cellar for a video blog on my web site was still...
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Chateau Latour Pauillac 1990
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$1206.26
#1 of Top 100: 1993. This is one of my favorite wines ever. Full-bodied, with layers of silky fruit and masses of...
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 1990
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$488.47
As one might expect, this is a brilliant wine, but it remains shockingly young, even for the fast evolving 1990s. Its...
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 1990
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$654.41
As one might expect, this is a brilliant wine, but it remains shockingly young, even for the fast evolving 1990s. Its...
Ice Wine Mavrodaphne Red Bordeaux 1990
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.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?
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.