Popular Wines

Popular Wines
As magical and enigmatic as the world of wine can be, it’s not always easy to find your way around. Every day, inexperienced wine enthusiasts try to explore new blends and end up with a shopping list that their budget simply cannot support. Every high-quality wine is a unique, important experience, one that opens a person’s taste palate to a whole new world of flavor and pleasure. Something primal awakens within, urging you to find new and more compelling aromas and textures. But with so much to choose from, where do you begin?

When it comes to wine, popular blends are relatively common for a reason. They serve as an excellent entry point into the world of fine wine, and studying them lets you understand more obscure, complicated wines out there. A collection has to start somewhere, and these blends are often easier to get and help you develop your taste. Imagine bonding with your friends and family over a brand you’re all familiar with and able to appreciate to its fullest. Good wine offers something new, yet vaguely familiar with each glass, as your mouth picks up on subtleties in the liquid that tempt you further and inspire thought and introspection, uncorking new conversation topics and improving the mood no matter the situation.

If you’re looking for safe picks, you want to set your sights on quality brands from Italy, France, and Spain. A glass of sultry Sangiovese or Trebbiano Toscano can liven up a family meal and impress even the stuffiest guests while being a perfect partner to any traditional Italian dish you can think of. One taste of a Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay is enough to let France stand out as a breeding ground of divine, elegant elixirs that can fit the taste of any enthusiast. Meanwhile, Spain offers powerful blends such as Garnacha, Bobal, or Tempranillo, helping you create memorable moments out of even the most ordinary evening. And this is only scratching the surface.

Our goal is to introduce you to popular, tested brands the same way we would introduce you to a potential soulmate. With the right mood and some good timing, you can develop a healthy, pleasurable relationship with wine that lasts a lifetime.

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  1. 1946 toro albala don px convento seleccion Dessert White
    1946 Toro Albala Don PX Convento Seleccion
    100
    RP
    The 1946 Don PX Convento Seleccion produced with Pedro Ximenez grapes dehydrated under the sun at the time of the Second World War, was only bottled in September 2011. This is an e..." Learn More
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    As low as $365.00
  2. 1963 quinta do noval nacional Port
    1963 Quinta Do Noval Nacional
    (Quinta do Noval Nacional) I had never tasted the legendary 1963 Nacional previously, and this stunningly pure and still almost youthful wine was every bit as profound as its reput..." Learn More
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    As low as $7,140.00
  3. 1967 dyquem Dessert White
    1967 d'Yquem
    100
    WS
    From one of the 20th century’s celebrated vintages for Yquem, this bottle stands up to all the hype--unforgettable for its purity, elegance, harmony, its ’total’ ..." Learn More
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    As low as $2,005.00
  4. 1977 fonseca Port
    1977 Fonseca
    100
    WS
    Vintage Port doesn’t seem like the right wine in the middle of the summer but I had an Amarone producer for dinner the other night in Tuscany and he had never drunk a wine fr..." Learn More
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    As low as $290.00
  5. 1982 la mission haut brion Bordeaux Red
    1982 La Mission Haut Brion
    100
    RP
    A monumental wine, this historic La Mission-Haut-Brion was the last vintage made by the descendants of the Woltner family, who had owned this estate for decades prior to selling it..." Learn More
    Formats Available:
    6L
    As low as $2,395.00
  6. 1982 latour Bordeaux Red
    1982 Latour
    100
    RP
    There are hints of brick orange around the outer edges, but this is still beautifully rich red at the core, and the warmth of the vintage’s sunshine is clear from the first momen..." Learn More
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    As low as $3,130.00
  7. 1982 leoville las cases Bordeaux Red
    1982 Leoville Las Cases
    100
    RP-HG
    Still stubbornly backward, yet beginning to budge from its pre-adolescent stage, this dense, murky ruby/purple-colored wine offers up notes of graphite, sweet caramel, black cherry..." Learn More
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    As low as $879.00
  8. 1982 Mouton Rothschild
    1982 Mouton Rothschild
    100
    RP
    What an amazing red. It’s so very youthful with toasted oak, light vanilla, and dark berries such as currants and blueberries. Then it turns to mint. This is so fresh and int..." Learn More
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    As low as $2,299.00
  9. 1982 mouton rothschild Bordeaux Red
    1982 Mouton Rothschild
    100
    RP
    What an amazing red. It’s so very youthful with toasted oak, light vanilla, and dark berries such as currants and blueberries. Then it turns to mint. This is so fresh and int..." Learn More
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    As low as $2,390.00
  10. 1982 pichon lalande Bordeaux Red
    1982 Pichon Lalande
    100
    RP
    One of the monumental wines of the last century is the 1982 Pichon Lalande. Since bottling, it has flirted with perfection, and was a sprinter out of the gate, which gave rise to q..." Learn More
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    As low as $2,055.00
  11. 1983 palmer Bordeaux Red
    1983 Palmer
    98
    RP
    Smoky, floral and fabulous. Violet-edged, this stands out over the 1982 for its complexity of aromatics and flavours. Brambled blackberry notes meld with soft leather and liquorice..." Learn More
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    As low as $905.00
  12. 1985 guigal cote rotie la mouline Cote Rotie
    1985 Guigal Cote Rotie La Mouline
    100
    RP
    One of the all-time great La Moulines, this still youthful and unevolved wine does not have the tannic ferocity of the 1988, or the sheer force and intensity of the 1978, 1976, and..." Learn More
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    As low as $3,520.00
  13. 1986 lafite rothschild Bordeaux Red
    1986 Lafite Rothschild
    100
    DEC
    The 1986 possesses outstanding richness, a deep color, medium body, a graceful, harmonious texture, and superb length. The penetrating fragrance of cedar, chestnuts, minerals, and ..." Learn More
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    As low as $1,855.00
  14. 1986 leoville las cases Bordeaux Red
    1986 Leoville Las Cases
    100
    RP
    The late Michel Delon always thought that this was the greatest vintage he had produced. We often tasted it side by side with the 1982, because I always preferred the latter vintag..." Learn More
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    As low as $635.00
  15. 1986 mouton rothschild Bordeaux Red
    1986 Mouton Rothschild
    100
    RP
    Wonderful, concentrated and still astonishingly young, this has brushes of violet aromatics rising above the tight cassis fruits and rich black truffle, and the classic menthol edg..." Learn More
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    As low as $1,395.00
  16. 1988 guigal cote rotie la turque Cote Rotie
    1988 Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque
    100
    RP
    Deep purple-colored, with grilled meat and smoky, barbecue-like aromas beginning to emerge, along with lavishly ripe scents of black plums and cassis, the 1988 La Turque is not qui..." Learn More
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    As low as $1,845.00
  17. 1989 chapoutier hermitage le pavillon Hermitage
    1989 Chapoutier Hermitage Le Pavillon
    100
    RP
    The 1989 Le Pavilion is a prodigious wine. Made from yields of 14 hectoliters per hectare, this parcel of old vines (averaging 70-80 years of age) has produced an opaque black/purp..." Learn More
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    As low as $780.00
  18. 1989 dyquem Dessert White
    1989 d'Yquem
    100
    DEC
    A remarkable, profound example of how top Sauternes wines age, with intense notes of marmalade on the nose. Although it seemed there were some hints of passerillage, Sandrine Garba..." Learn More
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    As low as $499.00
  19. 1989 haut brion Bordeaux Red
    1989 Haut Brion
    100
    RP
    (Château Haut-Brion) It had been more than a decade since I last tasted a bottle of the 1989 Haut-Brion (having absolutely zero interest in opening any bottles out of my cellar be..." Learn More
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    As low as $3,699.00
  20. 1989 la mission haut brion Bordeaux Red
    1989 La Mission Haut Brion
    100
    RP
    Both La Mission-Haut-Brion and Haut-Brion hit home runs in this vintage, which did not produce as many profound wines as the Bordeaux publicity machine suggested. 1989, the 200th a..." Learn More
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    As low as $2,825.00
  21. 1989 montrose Bordeaux Red
    1989 Montrose
    100
    RP
    This was yet another wine I drunk with wine collector friends in Bangkok – the city is truly buzzing when it comes to wine and when you know where to look! On the nose, there wer..." Learn More
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    As low as $849.00
  22. 1990 beausejour duffau Bordeaux Red
    1990 Beausejour Duffau
    100
    RP
    One of the most singular Bordeaux I have ever tasted, it verges on being port-like, but it pulls back because of the extraordinary minerality and laser-like focus. The wine is mass..." Learn More
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    As low as $1,799.00
  23. 1990 cheval blanc Bordeaux Red
    1990 Cheval Blanc
    100
    DEC
    The standout wine of the entire tasting. Powerful, smooth, mouthfilling sweetness, still deeply coloured. You will find it hard to track down this wine on the market today, and eve..." Learn More
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    As low as $2,055.00
  24. 1990 latour Bordeaux Red
    1990 Latour
    100
    WS
    This is one of my favorite wines ever. Full-bodied, with layers of silky fruit and masses of currant, mineral and berry character. Amazing. It’s a wine with perfect structure..." Learn More
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    As low as $1,359.00
  25. 1990 margaux Bordeaux Red
    1990 Margaux
    100
    RP
    The 1990 Château Margaux is really beginning to hit its stride at age 31, soaring from the glass with aromas of blackberries and cassis mingled with notions of licorice, cedar and..." Learn More
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    As low as $1,849.00
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