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750ml - Case of 12
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$21.76
Very expressive nose of red fruits, spices, vanilla, the palate, the tannins are mellow, harmonious round with notes...
750ml
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$41.74
12 bottles:
$40.91
Very aromatic and bright with currants and orange peel on the nose. Full body, velvety tannins and a delicious...
750ml
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$384.48
$427.20
Effectively half-and-half Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this is a tremendous wine. With very fine tannins, spice from a...
1.5Ltr
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$205.00
6 bottles:
$200.90
Fantastic aromas of crushed plums and blackberries. Perfumed! Full-bodied and very silky with stone undertones. Best...
750ml
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$75.95
$82.40
Barrel Sample. While this powerful wine does have considerable over-extraction, it also has swathes of ripe berry...
750ml
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$89.95
$97.50
While I wasn’t able to taste the 2015, the 2014 Château Beausejour Duffau-Lagarrosse is fabulous stuff and well...
750ml
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$57.61
Spicy, rich and full of ripe fruit, this wine has great potential. It is structured and dense while bringing out a...
750ml
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$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...
750ml
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$163.83
12 bottles:
$160.55
This is real powerful and sexy with a voluptuous style of ripe fruit, mushrooms and wet earth. Leafy. Full and...
750ml
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$99.90
$101.50
12 bottles:
$95.29
Barrel Sample. Superripe fruits dominate this wine. It is generous and full in the mouth, the tannins and structure...
750ml
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$111.78
$124.20
Intense aromas of minerals, chalk, bright cherries and stones. Full-bodied, tight and silky; very linear. Like a...
750ml
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$47.25
12 bottles:
$46.31
I like the floral character, which highlights the aromas of currants and berries. Full body and a firm and tight...
750ml
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$53.25
12 bottles:
$52.19
The 2014 Carbonnieux is not showing as I expected although I tasted another bottle soon afterwards in Bordeaux. This...
750ml - Case of 3
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$831.00
This has dreamy aromas already, with notes of Lapsang souchong tea, smoldering cigar and cold charcoal wafting up...
1.5Ltr
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$249.95
6 bottles:
$244.95
A tight and subtle wine with very pretty ripe-fruit character and chocolate. Medium to full body. Needs time to open....
750ml
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$183.60
$204.00
If you want to know what St.-Estèphe smells like, this is it. Aromas of spices, black truffles, forest floor, dried...
750ml
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$72.60
This is very tannic yet polished and firm with currants, bark, and stones. Full-bodied and muscular and linear. Love...
750ml
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$64.89
$68.61
12 bottles:
$64.60
Barrel Sample. This is a serious wine, with dense tannins and concentrated structure. It has strong wood and smoky...
Counoise Lambrusco Red Bordeaux 2014
Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.
Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.
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.