Description
Because this is a mixed dozen, it has to be added to your cart in multiples of 12 bottles. This mixed dozen has been priced at $33.33 per bottle because $33.33 x 12 = $399.96 , which is the correct price to pay for it and represents a discount of 29%.
There is one bottle each of all 12 wines. There are ten red wines, one white, and one sparkling white wine from Burgundy.
- Château Tour de Yon Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2019. 25% Cabernet Franc and the balance is Merlot.
Ultimate ripeness and perfume of mulberries and black chocolate, molasses and smoky duck, spicy/smoky tea and earth. The palate is unashamedly full but with a halo of decisive tannins that corset its extravagance, textured and engrossing, satin-smooth and creamy. A very high pedigree wine from a hallowed patch of earth on Saint-Émilion’s prestigious plateau, adjacent to prestigious neighbours such as Château Yon-Figeac. Usually $72.95 per bottle. - Maison Bruyère et David “Les Parcelles” Saint-Joseph 2021. 100% Shiraz/Syrah. Fully Shiraz-dark colour. Romping white pepper perfume riding on a billowing cloud of blueberry fruit before bustling into an elegant palate of medium-bodied grace and ultra fine tannins. Utterly classy and classical Northern Rhône style and a living definition of the area and its unique interpretation of Syrah. Usually $72.95 per bottle.
- Thunevin-Calvet “Les Dentelles” 2019 from the Côtes-du-Roussillon Villages. 50% Grenache, 30% Shiraz, and the balance is Carignan. 17 months barrel and vat maturation. “Les Dentelles” offers an atomic fruit hit but with layers of soul beneath that, dark and deep, toned down by barrel maturation, “complexified”, spicy with earth and wood, and an exceptionally chuggable palate, finishing off dry and firm thanks to a fine veil of tannin. Usually $67.95 per bottle.
- Vignobles des Quatre Vents “Le Villa des Quatre Soeurs” Margaux 2020. 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot. 12 months barrel maturation. Quintessential Margaux, high-note cassis/black currant fruit, pure and true Cabernet aromatics, beautiful barrel complexity coming through underneath, but it just gets even more serious on the palate with lithe acidity delivering flurries of powder-fine tannin, billowing and mouth-coating, fresh, firm, and very long. Insanely good value Margaux. A wine to contemplate and revel in all at the same time. Usually $60.95 per bottle.
- Château Benitey Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2019. 30% Cabernet Franc and the balance is Merlot. Like its label this Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is all about traditional elegance and breeding. The fruit core is certainly strong but its power is in its purity and poise: a towering pillar of finesse, ripe but not over-the-top, intense but balanced by its savoury suit of cleanest, neatest oak. Utterly classical Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, designed to marry with delicious food and the pleasure of its contemplation. Will age very nicely too. Usually $54.95 per bottle.
- Maison Bruyère et David Viognier 2021 from the Northern Rhône. Pure Viognier. Whooshka! Classic Viognier perfume cloud with flashes of licorice and Rose’s lime marmalade, while the palate is balanced, bone dry but with gorgeous svelte texture, flavour follow-through, and length. Usually $42.95 per bottle.
- Domaine Berthenet “Blanc de Blancs” Brut NV from Burgundy. NEW vintage. A blend of Chardonnay and Aligoté. Made by the traditional bottle-ferment “Champagne method” this just nails the celebratory taste of French sparkling wine: the peachy stone fruit, toasty biscuit, nuts, delicate floral perfume, and a palate that is dry, crisply textured, and long. A dead ringer for Bollinger. Usually $41.95 per bottle.
- Château Picon “Vin du Roy” Bordeaux Supérieur, vintage 2018. 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance is Merlot. 100% new oak. The top wine from Château Picon smashes it out of the park with epic fruit intensity, blackberries, cassis, and blueberries, toasty oak, cigar box, cedar wood, earth and smoky charcuterie, but delivers all this high octane aromatic power with the kind of tailored precision that is associated with a higher proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. The palate is deadly in its drinkability, full and rambunctious, but seamlessly joined together, palate-coating and very long in the mouth, again thanks to the added tannin power of the Cabernet Sauvignon. Usually $36.95.
- Château Bonneau Haut-Médoc 2020. NEW vintage. 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, and the balance is Merlot. 12 months in barrel. This is classic old-school claret with precise black currant fruit (“cassis”), oak and graphite pencil notes, leather, light smokiness, and then a palate that is elegant and genteel, stately, fresh, and very food-friendly with light tea-like tannins, balance and length. Class in a glass! Usually $33.95 per bottle.
- Vignobles des Quatre Vents “Z” Bordeaux 2020. 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, balance is Merlot. Grown in the estate’s own vineyards directly adjacent to the prime heartland of Margaux. Dark purple. Very meaty and savoury nose, dark and restrained but strong, dense – and what a palate! Incredible balance of full generosity coupled to slate-y mouthfeel and mineral acidity. This is a serious wine for the price and really brings gravitas and artisan sophistication to the AOC Bordeaux category. Absolutely banging modern Bordeaux: classy yet wonderfully full of flavour and all-round sensory satisfaction. Usually $28.95 per bottle.
- Château Lastours “Tradition” 2019 from Gaillac. 30% Shiraz, 18% Braucol, 24% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Duras. Peppery and plump red berry fruit, strawberry and cherries, with rich whole-bunch-Pinot-like richness, vibrant and yummy, real if gentle tannins, and nailed to the bullseye of medium-bodied elegance. Drink now to 2025. Usually $25.95 per bottle.
- Domaine Sainte Léocadie “Leukadios” rouge 2021 from Minervois in the Mediterranean hinterland between Carcassonne and Narbonne. NEW TO TOB. 40% Shiraz, 30% Grenache, and 15% each of both Carignan and Mourvèdre. The dark berry fruit and spice is polished, finely detailed, and with some mineral and earthy notes that open up nicely with a little swirl, while the palate is a seriously classy affair with fine and light tannins, medium-full body, but poised and devastatingly drinkable. A cracking any-night-of-the-week red with authentic and flavoursome individuality. Usually $22.95 per bottle.
How to order.
This works out at $563.40 of wine for today’s special price of $399.96 , which is a discount of 29%. Please note that today’s special price only applies to these wines when they are ordered as this suggested mixed dozen.
Because this is a mixed dozen, it has to be added to your cart in multiples of 12. So to order one of these mixed dozens, put 12 bottles in your cart, or to order two of these mixed dozens, put 24 bottles in your cart, etc. This mixed dozen has been priced at $33.33 per bottle because $33.33 x 12 = $399.96, which is the correct price to pay for it.