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Chateaux Berjuquey 2002

This estate produces consistent quality. The wine has young ruby colour, with fresh fruity aromas, good intensity of plum fruit with a mellow and smooth finish. (C )

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Chateau Lalande, St Julien 2000

Produced from 30 hectares of Cabernet & Merlot vines neighbouring Chateau Lagrange and Talbot. The wine is dense and concentrated with powerful cassis & blackcurrant fruit, balanced perfectly by judicious use of new French oak. Tannins are evident yet fine grained and the finish long deliciously intense. (D)

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Tasting guide: Whites rated 1-5 with 1 the driest & 5 the sweetest. Reds rated A - E with A being the lightest & E the most full bodied

Chateau Martinens, Margaux 2001

Produced by Henri Dubosq, well respected and renowned for producing traditional top quality Bordeaux. This Margaux has perfume & elegance on the nose with black fruit on the palate. Crisp acidity & powerful tannins then a long finish rounds off this superb wine. (D)

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Chateau Haut Cardinal, St Emillion Grand Cru 1998

Beautiful perfumed aromas with fabulous sheer rich depth of plummy Merlot fruit. Very intense and complex wine to be enjoyed with delicate flavoured food. (C )

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Chateau Haut Bergey, Pessac Leognan 1996

Sylviane Garcin-Cathiard's meticulous dedication since 1991 has produced in the 1996 vintage the finest vintage of this superb vineyard adjacent to Domaine de Chevalier. The wine has delicacy, fragrance, finesse and elegance allied to full, harmonious structure. (C )

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