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"This blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot is a soft, round, medium to full-bodied wine with lots of earthy black cherry and black currant fruit as well as some background oak and earth undertones. The wine has pleasant, soft tannins and is ideal for drinking over..

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Available on the best French tables, Minuty rose is one of the finest wines of the Cotes de Provence appellation. With its magnificent location in the center of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, the Minuty Chateau was acquired by the Matton-Farnet family in 1936. This vineyard gained "Cru Classe" status..

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"One of the most consistent Cru Bourgeois over the last 10-15 years, this 10,000-case blend of 50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot makes a powerful impact on the palate." Robert Parker

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"Domaine Grand Venuer's 2010 Lirac Clos de Sixte is outstanding. It is a full-bodied, rich, textural wine with abundant blue and black fruits interwoven with garrigue and licorice..."

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Indicative blend: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot. The harvests are carried out by hand and an "orchestration" to compose the best possible wine begins - balanced and harmonious, allowing the fruit to achieve its fullest expression. Château Preuillac are powerful, robust and rich in flavors,..

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Frank Bailly runs this consistent, solid-performer 20-ha Bue estate. The vineyards are located on the slopes of Sancerre, Bue and Chavignol. The blend of these three different terroirs (caillottes, terres blanches and silex) contribute greatly to the balance and consistency found in the wines..

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The 2011 Riesling blend Pale is yellow in color and presents with an intense fruity nose with the blending aromas of lemon, white flowers, pineapple and yellow peach. The palate is remarkably fruity and severe.

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"... Reverdy’s 2011 Sancerre Cuvee Les Coutes delivers an almost sweet impression of lime and Persian melon garlanded with freesia and lily. Black currant, sage, and nettle add pungency to this very ripe melange... This generous, luscious 2011 finishes with outstanding, multifaceted length..."

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"Tasting the components that would become the Dagueneau 2011 Pouilly-Fume Les Pentes (and which includes fruit from some rows of Le Romain, the estate’s sole flint-inflected site, on the remarkably preserved, flint-paved Roman road at the northern edge of Pouilly), it’s clear that this cuvee will..

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The blending consists of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot.
An attractive, bright, intense carmine purplish red colour. The nose is finely perfumed with notes of spices, lovely ripe fruits and a hint of well- measured oak. In the palate this wine is quite round and juicy..