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Red
750ml
Bottle: $99.51 $107.00
Right from the attack this has beautiful intensity and focus, with tannins covered by a layer of silk. A dash of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.89
Lively, with aromatic pomegranate, rooibos tea and savory notes forming the core, picking up currant coulis and iron...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $47.89 $49.00
12 bottles: $43.75
This delivers a stylish impression from the get-go with a really nicely focused dark berry nose and hints of fresh...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.60
Graphite, dark-plum and blackberry aromas with leafy nuances. The palate has a strong core of firm linear tannins,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.94 $35.65
12 bottles: $34.24
Dark berries with chocolate and lightly toasted oak on the nose. Opens to a full body with silky tannins and a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.94
12 bottles: $44.04
A vivid and bright red with plum and spice plus hints of cedar and sandalwood. Medium to full body, silky tannins and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $23.94
A dense and layered red that is tight and focused with blackberries, currants and blueberries. Pure. Full body,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
92-93 A balanced and refined red with blackberry and black cherry aromas and flavors. Black licorice, mineral and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $73.83
12 bottles: $72.35
This 17-hectare estate has been rejuvenated by owner Jean-Louis Triaud and is certainly producing some of the top...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.85
This shows density and structure for a 2015 with ripe tannins and bright fruit character. Full body. Chewy texture....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.94
Aromas of blackberries, licorice and spices. Full-bodied, dense and layered. Shows the structure and muscle of this...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.94 $51.30
A very refined red with berries, chocolate and walnuts. Full body and a round, juicy texture. Spicy and salty....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $168.95 $178.00
6 bottles: $165.00
Aromas of forest floor, mushrooms, lavender and violets. Full-bodied, tight and structured with fantastic tannins and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94 $21.20
As the second label of Château Cantemerle featuring fruit sourced from the estate’s younger vines, this bottle...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $99.94
Inviting on the nose, showing a symphony of nutty aromas, with notes of vanilla, toast, green apple and pear skin....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $24.00
The 2015 Blanc de Blancs is bone dry (Brut) and there was no dosage added (Brut Zèro). In other words, the wine is...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $84.79
The NV Extra Brut Rosé Les Monts de Vertus is a powerful, vinous Champagne that captures the essence of Pinot Noir...
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Champagne Blend Red Bordeaux 2015 In-Store or Curbside pickup

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

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.