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Jean Baptiste Audy Chateau La Croix du Duc Bordeaux Rouge AC |
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France, Bordeaux
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£51.68
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6 x 75 cl |
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Jean Baptiste Audy Chateau La Croix du Duc Bordeaux Rouge AC from France, Bordeaux by Jean Baptiste Audy Grand Vins de Bordeaux (6 x 75 cl)
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France, Bordeaux |
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Jean Baptiste Audy Grand Vins de Bordeaux |
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Chateau La Graviere Grand Vin de Bordeaux Lalande-de-Pomerol
Description: This deep red coloured wine has a nose oozing with chocolate, prunes and spicy notes. The palate is complex with bitter chocolate, black cherries and cinnamon characters leading to a very long, soft but powerful finish. 100% Merlot from a small 2 hectare vineyard located near Barbanne on the border of Pomerol, the character of this wine is developed through 18 months oak ageing to deliver a concentrated intense style. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £316.41
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Francois Janoueix CHATEAU TRINCAUD CB Bordeaux Superieur Libourne
Description: The company was founded by the original Francois Janoueix in 1898 and has stayed in the family since. The present day business is currently run by his grandson of the same name. Janoueix are both producers and negociants; while their own Chateaux cover a whole range of communes regularly winning medals , their already impressive portfolio is further supplemented by a list of both Petits Chateaux and Grand Crus. The emphasis with their wines is on both quality and value for money. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £113.52
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Chateau Brown Blanc Pessac Leognan
Description: The vineyard is planted with 70% Sauvignon Blanc, so that varietal dominates the aroma with its grassy, herbal & floral notes underpinned by warm toast notes. The flavour is lively and crisp and the oak adds a velvety mouth texture, finishing refreshingly clean, zingy and smooth (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £229.42
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De Luze HERITAGE Graves Blanc
Description: This is a fresh, well-balanced wine with grapefruit notes and a hint of new oak which lends a fullness and roundness to the style. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £101.31
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Chateau Haut-Brion 1er Cru Grand Cru Pessac-Leognan
Description: Available in Magnum Bottles. The grapes that have been carefully sorted in the vines are brought to the chai. The separation of the grapes from their stems means the grapes are then slightly crushed. Thus the skins are simply popped open and never pulverized. The resulting issue of juice, skin, pulp, and pips is pumped into the vats by a system perfected so as never to squash them. This mixture of juice, skin, pulp, and pips starts to ferment thanks to the natural yeast present in the vineyard. This important step is constantly supervised. The fermenting must is controlled twice a day. The temperature of the vat is constantly measured. If it rises too high cooling water automatically runs down the sides of the vat. The wine is regularly recycled from the top to the bottom of the vat. The fermentation lasts on the average about five days. Once the fermentation is finished the natural sugar of the grape is totally converted into alcohol. The wine remains in the vat in contact with the skins and pips for about ten days. The wine evolves from the steeping of the skins pulp and pips of the grapes. One terms "cuvaison" the time during which the first the must and then the wine is in contact with the skins and pips. It lasts about fifteen days. This step consists of conveying to the press the remaining must from the vat and pressing it to extract whatever wine is left. This wine is called the "vin de presse." Later it may be used in different sized quantities for the blending with the wine drained from the vat without pressure. The totality of the draining and pressing lasts about one day for each vat. The malolactic fermentation happens by itself thanks to natural lactic bacteria emanating from the vineyard and the chai. These bacteria convert one of the natural acids known as malic into a less acidic one known as lactic. This is called the malolactic fermentation and lasts for about ten days. It softens the wine and eliminates the greenness that comes from the fresh grapes. This step is very important to the assemblage of the wine. It consists of seeking out among the different vats of the vintage those that qualify for making the Grand Vin. One must single out the best vats of the Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlots and make sure that the resulting synergy of their blending will develop great harmony as well as complexity in the resulting wine. This step comes after the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation is finished. Numerous trial blendings are necessary in judging the quality of the wine. The tastings progress gradually until finally one decides on the best blend. Little by little the Grand Vin has emerged with the best equilibrium, the most perfect harmony, and the complexity of aromatic characteristics that are found year after year in the wines of Haut-Brion. The date of the bottling is not decided by chance nor is it systematically at the same time each year. The date is studied each year and decided upon according to the structure of the wine and above all the evolution it undergoes during its aging in the barrel. The date may vary up to six months between certain years. In 1970 A perfect year without excess . Very dry summer and a fine month of September. The harvest was very abundant and of very good quality. Excellent wines produced in the entire Bordeaux area. Today, this is the sort of wine to wait for. Very complex and tannic, but also harmonious and with good wood, notes of spice and the Cabernet grape. In the mouth, it is round, fleshy, young.
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Chateau La Dominique Grand Cru Classe Saint Emilion
Description: Located on the western part of Saint Emilion on the border with Pomerol; a single block of 18 hectares of vine planted on soil that is 20% deep gravel and 80% ferruginous sand mixed with gravel on a clay subsoil. The grape varieties are predominantly Merlot, which accounts for 80% of the vines, plus 15% Cabernet Franc and just 5% Cabernet Sauvignon with an average vine-age of 25 years. The harvest is picked by hand, sorted and then fermented in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks between 29º and 32º. The wine is then transferred into oak casks where the malolactics take place and thereafter it matures for 18 months in oak barrel, with 60% to 80% replaced every year. Before bottling the wine is fined with egg-whites and undergoes a light filtration. Just under 5,000 cases of Grand Vin are produced. Slightly stalky nose with a touch of volatile acidity. Well-balanced with good acidity on the palate with fine fruit concentration, lot of cranberry and redcurrant. Very pure. The finish turns a bit more rustic, almost farmyardy with a touch of liquorice. Very big and showy with a fanfare finale.
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Chateau La Dominique Grand Cru Classe Saint Emilion
Description: Located on the western part of Saint Emilion on the border with Pomerol; a single block of 18 hectares of vine planted on soil that is 20% deep gravel and 80% ferruginous sand mixed with gravel on a clay subsoil. The grape varieties are predominantly Merlot, which accounts for 80% of the vines, plus 15% Cabernet Franc and just 5% Cabernet Sauvignon with an average vine-age of 25 years. The harvest is picked by hand, sorted and then fermented in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks between 29º and 32º. The wine is then transferred into oak casks where the malolactics take place and thereafter it matures for 18 months in oak barrel, with 60% to 80% replaced every year. Before bottling the wine is fined with egg-whites and undergoes a light filtration. Just under 5,000 cases of Grand Vin are produced. Nice deep ruby/purple colour with woody nose and some interesting charcoal/leady notes on the finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £687.73
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Baron de Brane Margaux Bordeaux
Description: A deep red with violet hues has an intensely aromatic quality with a nose dominated by red fruit aromas, and fresh notes of menthol, flowers and liquorice. The supple 'attack' in the mouth displays lots of freshness and concentration on the palate afterwards. A well balanced wine with a long, generous finish which will definitely age well, must be aired before serving Bordeaux's top Crus Classes wines command prices that put them out of reach of most but there is a way to enjoy the quality and style of these great estates without stretching your budget. 'Second wines' are made from the same estate-grown grapes and crafted by the same team in the same manner. They simply consist of the barrels not chosen for the final Grand Vin selection. Their comparatively modest price often belies outstanding quality. The Baron de Brane himself was the man behind what is now Mouton-Rothschild before he sold the vineyards in 1830 to concentrate on Brane Cantenac. His dedication paid off when the estate was classed as a second growth in the famous 1855 classification, still in force today. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £149.77
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Baron de Brane Margaux Bordeaux
Description: A deep purple colour with violet hues and an intense nose, largely dominated by red fruits including cherries and black berries while touches of spice, balsam, pepper are evident. An ample expression of fruit, the wide, silky attack, evolving in mid mouth, with a tight structure must be aired before serving. Bordeaux's top Crus Classes wines command prices that put them out of reach of most but there is a way to enjoy the quality and style of these great estates without stretching your budget. 'Second wines' are made from the same estate-grown grapes and crafted by the same team in the same manner. They simply consist of the barrels not chosen for the final Grand Vin selection. Their comparatively modest price often belies outstanding quality. The Baron de Brane himself was the man behind what is now Mouton-Rothschild before he sold the vineyards in 1830 to concentrate on Brane Cantenac. His dedication paid off when the estate was classed as a second growth in the famous 1855 classification, still in force today. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £152.21
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Chateau Belgrave 5eme Cru Classe Haut-Medoc
Description: On taking over the management of Château Belgrave in 1979, Dourthe set itself the ambitious task of returning this prestigious Haut-Medoc Grand Cru Classé to its former glory and making wines worthy of its rank. It was under the name of Château Coutenceau that the estate was classified as a 5 Grand Cru Classé in 1855. Contrary to what could be imagined, Château Belgrave does not owe its name to the superb gravel that makes up the soil and subsoil of the whole of the estate, but to the attachment of one of its British owners to the district of Belgravia in London where he lived. Thus it was that Château Coutenceau became Château Belgrave. The estate was renowned not only for its wines, but also for the abundant game that was to be found in its woods and the receptions given at the Château in the hunting season. This link between the estate and hunting explains the presence of a ferret the labels on the wines of the Château. Château Belgrave is one of the oldest crus in the Médoc, it is located in Saint-Laurent, on the border of Saint-Julien and the appellation is only separated by a stream. The vineyard with its 55 hectares in a single stretch was ranked as a 5Grand Cru Classé for the exceptional quality of its deep gravel. Michel Rolland is now the consultant Encologist at this Chateau. The harvest is traditionally picked by hand, using small trays, the grapes are put in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, while part of the wine is then matured in barrel on lees to preserve the aromas. Finally, ageing occurs in oak barrels between 15 to 18 months. This wine is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot and displays all the concentration and finesse one has come to expect from this excellent Chateau, ripe fruit, excellent concentration, balanced tannins and a long lingering, dry finish. The 2000 Vintage is a typical Haut-Medoc with the terrior reflected in the aromas and flavour of this lovely deep red coloured wine. Firm tannins and great tannic structure are complemented by the long finish. Available in half bottles. (12 x 37.5 cl)
Price: £352.53
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Chateau Belgrave 5eme Cru Classe Haut-Medoc
Description: On taking over the management of Château Belgrave in 1979, Dourthe set itself the ambitious task of returning this prestigious Haut-Medoc Grand Cru Classé to its former glory and making wines worthy of its rank. It was under the name of Château Coutenceau that the estate was classified as a 5 Grand Cru Classé in 1855. Contrary to what could be imagined, Château Belgrave does not owe its name to the superb gravel that makes up the soil and subsoil of the whole of the estate, but to the attachment of one of its British owners to the district of Belgravia in London where he lived. Thus it was that Château Coutenceau became Château Belgrave. The estate was renowned not only for its wines, but also for the abundant game that was to be found in its woods and the receptions given at the Château in the hunting season. This link between the estate and hunting explains the presence of a ferret the labels on the wines of the Château. Château Belgrave is one of the oldest crus in the Médoc, it is located in Saint-Laurent, on the border of Saint-Julien and the appellation is only separated by a stream. The vineyard with its 55 hectares in a single stretch was ranked as a 5Grand Cru Classé for the exceptional quality of its deep gravel. Michel Rolland is now the consultant Encologist at this Chateau. The harvest is traditionally picked by hand, using small trays, the grapes are put in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, while part of the wine is then matured in barrel on lees to preserve the aromas. Finally, ageing occurs in oak barrels between 15 to 18 months. This wine is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot and displays all the concentration and finesse one has come to expect from this excellent Chateau, ripe fruit, excellent concentration, balanced tannins and a long lingering, dry finish. The 2001 vintage has intense zesty acidity and lovely dark fruit flavours that reveal a great smooth spicy tannic structure. Dense mouthfeel and a long finish complement this dark red wine. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £365.47
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Chateau Belgrave 5eme Cru Classe Haut-Medoc
Description: On taking over the management of Château Belgrave in 1979, Dourthe set itself the ambitious task of returning this prestigious Haut-Medoc Grand Cru Classé to its former glory and making wines worthy of its rank. It was under the name of Château Coutenceau that the estate was classified as a 5 Grand Cru Classé in 1855. Contrary to what could be imagined, Château Belgrave does not owe its name to the superb gravel that makes up the soil and subsoil of the whole of the estate, but to the attachment of one of its British owners to the district of Belgravia in London where he lived. Thus it was that Château Coutenceau became Château Belgrave. The estate was renowned not only for its wines, but also for the abundant game that was to be found in its woods and the receptions given at the Château in the hunting season. This link between the estate and hunting explains the presence of a ferret the labels on the wines of the Château. Château Belgrave is one of the oldest crus in the Médoc, it is located in Saint-Laurent, on the border of Saint-Julien and the appellation is only separated by a stream. The vineyard with its 55 hectares in a single stretch was ranked as a 5Grand Cru Classé for the exceptional quality of its deep gravel. Michel Rolland is now the consultant Encologist at this Chateau. The harvest is traditionally picked by hand, using small trays, the grapes are put in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, while part of the wine is then matured in barrel on lees to preserve the aromas. Finally, ageing occurs in oak barrels between 15 to 18 months. This wine is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot and displays all the concentration and finesse one has come to expect from this excellent Chateau, ripe fruit, excellent concentration, balanced tannins and a long lingering, dry finish. The 2000 Vintage is a typical Haut-Medoc with the terrior reflected in the aromas and flavour of this lovely deep red coloured wine. Firm tannins and great tannic structure are complemented by the long finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £336.16
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Chateau Belgrave 5eme Cru Classe Haut-Medoc
Description: On taking over the management of Château Belgrave in 1979, Dourthe set itself the ambitious task of returning this prestigious Haut-Medoc Grand Cru Classé to its former glory and making wines worthy of its rank. It was under the name of Château Coutenceau that the estate was classified as a 5 Grand Cru Classé in 1855. Contrary to what could be imagined, Château Belgrave does not owe its name to the superb gravel that makes up the soil and subsoil of the whole of the estate, but to the attachment of one of its British owners to the district of Belgravia in London where he lived. Thus it was that Château Coutenceau became Château Belgrave. The estate was renowned not only for its wines, but also for the abundant game that was to be found in its woods and the receptions given at the Château in the hunting season. This link between the estate and hunting explains the presence of a ferret the labels on the wines of the Château. Château Belgrave is one of the oldest crus in the Médoc, it is located in Saint-Laurent, on the border of Saint-Julien and the appellation is only separated by a stream. The vineyard with its 55 hectares in a single stretch was ranked as a 5Grand Cru Classé for the exceptional quality of its deep gravel. Michel Rolland is now the consultant Encologist at this Chateau. The harvest is traditionally picked by hand, using small trays, the grapes are put in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, while part of the wine is then matured in barrel on lees to preserve the aromas. Finally, ageing occurs in oak barrels between 15 to 18 months. This wine is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot and displays all the concentration and finesse one has come to expect from this excellent Chateau, ripe fruit, excellent concentration, balanced tannins and a long lingering, dry finish. The 1999 vintage is a deep red coloured wine with aromas of red and black fruits as well as hints of cedar. A complex wine that is both rich and elegant with great balance and a long finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £314.46
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