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Top 10 Wine 2006
Chateau Leoville Barton St.-Julien 2003 98 / $75 Bordeaux 18,330 cases made In 2003, Anthony Barton made his greatest wine ever from this second-growth in St.-Julien. Barton’s family purchased the estate in 1826; today, its 111 acres of vines consist of 72 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, plus Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The wines are fermented in [...]
Red Wine
Antinori Toscana Tignanello 2004 95 points / $79 26,665 cases made Italy Arguably the original super Tuscan, this blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc was first produced in 1971. Incoming search terms for the article: tignanello 2004, Antinori Toscana Tignanello 2004, tignanello antinori 2004, Antinori Tignanello Toscana 2004, antinori toscana tignanello 2004 drink [...]
Red Wine
Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 2004 97 points / $150 11,710 cases made Italy Ornellaia—a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot from a 225-acre estate overseen by Lamberto Frescobaldi—remains among the flagship wines from the rapidly developing Bolgheri area on the Tuscan coast. The warm Mediterranean coastal climate tends to favor [...]