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Types Of Wine

Types of red wine : Cabernet sauvignon

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Cabernet sauvignon (Ca-burr-nay so-veen-yaw) Widely accepted as one of the world’s best varieties. Cabernet sauvignon is often blended with cabernet franc and merlot. It usually undergoes oak treatment.

Red Wine

Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005

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Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005 98 points / $80 7,500 cases made France In the Southern Rhône’s recent trio of great vintages starting with 2003, Incoming search terms for the article: clos des papes 2005 reviews, clos des papes 2005, Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005, chateauneuf du pape review 2005, chateauneuf-du-pape 2005 review, clos des [...]

Red Wine

Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005

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Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2005 95 points / $49 4,250 cases made Incoming search terms for the article: le vieux donjon 2005, 2005 Vieux Donjon, Le Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf Du Pape 2005, Domaine Vieux Donjon chateauneuf-du-pape wine-searcher com, 2005 chanteauneuf-de-papes review, vieux donjon 2005, vieux clicquot champagne RATING

Red Wine

Château Léoville Las Cases St.-Julien 2004

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Château Léoville Las Cases St.-Julien 2004 95 points / $90 20,000 cases made France Bordeaux’s wet, cool 2004 vintage got lost between the exceptional 2003 and 2005, but Jean-Hubert Delon’s St.-Julien estate consistently delivers excellent wines in both great and difficult years. Half of the château’s 250 acres are planted in the famous Clos Léoville [...]

Red Wine

Robert Mondavi – Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve 2004

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Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve 2004 95 points / $125 8,688 cases made California The 2004 vintage was the very last in which the Robert Mondavi family was involved with the winery, and it produced the best Mondavi Reserve since the 1996. Comprising 86 percent Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, [...]

Champagne

Krug – Brut Champagne 1996

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Krug Brut Champagne 1996 99 points / $250 10,000 cases made France Released this year, Krug’s 1996 is one of the last ’96 vintage Champagnes to reach the market, and it is the last vintage to draw on the experience of three generations of the Krug family (including now-director Olivier Krug) during the base wine’s [...]