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2008 Château Branaire-Ducru - Duluc de Branaire-Ducru St.-Julien

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France - Bordeaux - St.-Julien

~~Regular price $44.99~~

SALE! $38.88

2008 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou - St.-Julien

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France - Bordeaux - St.-Julien

WA 95

One of the stars of the vintage, and a remarkable achievement in 2008, with impressive richness, this dense purple colored wine is almost as opaque as the 2010. Spring flowers, crushed rocks, creme de cassis and some subtle oak are followed by a full-bodied, concentrated wine that transcends the vintage character in its power, richness, and aging potential. It also exhibits tremendous precision, purity, and depth of character. It is more forward than the 2010 is likely to be, but probably not as sumptuous as the 2009 will turn out to be. This is a wine to buy. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2035.One of the stars of the vintage, and a remarkable achievement in 2008, with impressive richness, this dense purple colored wine is almost as opaque as the 2010. Spring flowers, crushed rocks, creme de cassis and some subtle oak are followed by a full-bodied, concentrated wine that transcends the vintage character in its power, richness, and aging potential. It also exhibits tremendous precision, purity, and depth of character. It is more forward than the 2010 is likely to be, but probably not as sumptuous as the 2009 will turn out to be. This is a wine to buy. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2035. -- Robert Parker

Bottle: $169.00

Case Price (12): $1,850.00

2008 Château Lalande-Borie - St.-Julien

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France - Bordeaux - St.-Julien

WA 88

Clearly of classified growth quality, Lalande-Borie is produced by the winemaking team of "super second" Château Ducru Beaucaillou. Initially purchased to be incorporated into Ducru, its supple, graceful style was just too good to not warrant its own voice. The 2008 Lalande-Borie is deliciously perfumed with notes of wild violets, rose, red berry and a hint of Provençal herbs; on the palate, though not immense or intense, the flavors are nevertheless strikingly lush, deep, and refined. 14 months of aging in French oak barrels (1/3 new) provides a finishing polish of toasty vanilla oak.

~~Regular price $31.99~~

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2008 Château Langoa Barton - St.-Julien

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France - Bordeaux - St.-Julien

WA 90

This potential sleeper of the vintage has come around nicely now that it is in bottle. Elegant yet substantial, it exhibits a dense purple color as well as a sweet bouquet of black currants, cassis, cedarwood, herbs, toast and loamy soil undertones. Medium to full-bodied with sweet tannin (a component that was not evident from barrel), it should drink nicely for 15 or more years.This potential sleeper of the vintage has come around nicely now that it is in bottle. Elegant yet substantial, it exhibits a dense purple color as well as a sweet bouquet of black currants, cassis, cedarwood, herbs, toast and loamy soil undertones. Medium to full-bodied with sweet tannin (a component that was not evident from barrel), it should drink nicely for 15 or more years. -- Robert Parker

Bottle: $49.95

Case Price (12): $550.00

2008 Château Léoville Barton - La Réserve de Léoville Barton St.-Julien

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France - Bordeaux - St.-Julien

While many Bordeaux "second" wines seem to be moving toward a lighter, easier style that bears increasingly less resemblance to the first wine, Anthony Barton's La Reserve de Leoville Barton remains a true one-off of its majestic grand vin , Château Leoville Barton. Made from the same superb 2nd growth vineyards as Leoville, it captures a great deal of the sheer breed and stature of Leoville Barton but comes from younger vines and lots that don't quite pass Anthony's unbelievably rigorous selection for the grand vin.

~~Regular price $44.99~~

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2008 Château Léoville Barton - St.-Julien

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend | Location: France - Bordeaux - St.-Julien

WA 92

Typically extracted and powerful (which is atypical in a vintage such as 2008), this offering may lack charm, but it is ?locked and loaded? with plenty of background oak, huge black cherry and black currant fruit, medium to full body and a boatload of tannin. Forget it for 8-10 years and drink it over the following three decades.Typically extracted and powerful (which is atypical in a vintage such as 2008), this offering may lack charm, but it is ?locked and loaded? with plenty of background oak, huge black cherry and black currant fruit, medium to full body and a boatload of tannin. Forget it for 8-10 years and drink it over the following three decades. -- Robert Parker

Bottle: $74.99

Case Price (12): $825.00

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