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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $933.57
Lots of blackberries, dried mushrooms and minerals. Blackcurrants too with some tar. Full-bodied, chewy and rich with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $364.12
Lots of blackberries, dried mushrooms and minerals. Blackcurrants too with some tar. Full-bodied, chewy and rich with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $177.45
Very aromatic and brilliant with dried flowers and berries. Intriguing. Full-bodied and very structured. Flavors of...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $653.05
Effectively half-and-half Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this is a tremendous wine. With very fine tannins, spice from a...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $315.11
Effectively half-and-half Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this is a tremendous wine. With very fine tannins, spice from a...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $332.71
Effectively half-and-half Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this is a tremendous wine. With very fine tannins, spice from a...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $304.00
Effectively half-and-half Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this is a tremendous wine. With very fine tannins, spice from a...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $868.95
This grand wine is stylish and elegant. It is also powerful and dense with dark tannins and great concentration. It...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $484.04
This grand wine is stylish and elegant. It is also powerful and dense with dark tannins and great concentration. It...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $74.74
Barrel Sample. While this powerful wine does have considerable over-extraction, it also has swathes of ripe berry...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $82.95
While I wasn’t able to taste the 2015, the 2014 Château Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse is fabulous stuff and well...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $105.36
Extremely perfumed with rose aromas that turn to strawberries and citrus. Some stones, too. Full-bodied, yet reserved...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $77.74
A lot of citrus on the nose, and a there’s a citrusy freshness on the palate, too. This is a long way removed from...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $139.93
Very lush, with a long stream of succulent blackberry, fig and boysenberry compote notes that drape over a polished...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $238.95
A very classical St. Julien that’s got good concentration and real elegance, too. Great black fruits on the nose...
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375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $69.43
A very classical St. Julien that’s got good concentration and real elegance, too. Great black fruits on the nose...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $128.28
A very classical St. Julien that’s got good concentration and real elegance, too. Great black fruits on the nose...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $57.61
Spicy, rich and full of ripe fruit, this wine has great potential. It is structured and dense while bringing out a...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $157.36
This is a complete wine, full of both tannins and great swathes of ripe fruit. It has a serious side as well in its...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $77.95
This is a complete wine, full of both tannins and great swathes of ripe fruit. It has a serious side as well in its...
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Mencia Red Bordeaux 2014 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.