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Drink 2010-2030.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747508826221,"sku":"2270","price":22035.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32802941993069,"sku":"2270","price":3675.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Ausone_90bbcebf-a31e-43d1-a61e-a93ac683da89.jpg?v=1592323695"},{"product_id":"ausone-2006-0-75l","title":"Ausone 2006","description":"\u003cp\u003e50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 98, Neal Martin: 93, James Suckling: 93\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: One of the handful of candidates for wine of the vintage is the 2006 Ausone. In fact, while tasting it, I was thinking, is there any estate in Bordeaux that, since 1998, has made as many legendary wines as proprietor Alain Vauthier has at his beloved Ausone? Boasting an inky\/blue\/purple color as well as an extraordinary, precise bouquet of minerals, flowers, blueberry liqueur, and black currants, this wine possesses fabulous fruit and great intensity, but what makes it so special is its precision, focus, and almost ethereal lightness despite substantial flavor intensity and depth. It is a ballerina with density and power. The abundant noticeable tannin is sweet and, not surprisingly, very finely grained. It should be cellared for a decade, and consumed over the following half century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747749441645,"sku":"22207","price":21675.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32802938847341,"sku":"22207","price":3610.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Ausone_8d1225bc-7e6a-42fc-8bf3-90194de20c40.jpg?v=1592323689"},{"product_id":"ausone-2003-0-75l","title":"Ausone 2003","description":"\u003cp\u003e50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 100, Neal Martin: 100, James Suckling: 96\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: Amazing! The limestone soils of Ausone appear to have been the perfect foil for resisting the extreme heat and drought of June, July and August, 2003. This black\/purple-colored effort boasts a glorious nose of violets, truffles, lead pencil shavings, blueberry and blackberry liqueur. Full-bodied with staggering concentration, a voluptuous texture, low acidity and well-integrated, melted tannins, this deep, multidimensional, profound Bordeaux is beginning to drink exceptionally well. It should continue to do so for another two decades or more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747639341165,"sku":"22184","price":42445.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32802935505005,"sku":"22184","price":7075.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Ausone_c25379bb-1106-458a-86fb-583cc9d358a6.jpg?v=1592323680"},{"product_id":"le-petit-cheval-2008-0-75l","title":"Le Petit Cheval 2008","description":"\u003cp\u003e65% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 90, Neal Martin: 90\/92, James Suckling: 87\/90\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: The 2008 Le Petit Cheval (65% Cabernet Franc and the rest Merlot) is a light, but not a wimpy wine. It is more cedary and evolved, with spice box, tobacco leaf, licorice, and red and black fruits in a medium-bodied, classic style that should drink nicely for 10-12 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747697307757,"sku":"2248","price":7405.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32803146498157,"sku":"2248","price":1235.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/LePetitCheval_cac68368-fc32-4b9e-bd27-97414fde5efe.jpg?v=1592410807"},{"product_id":"verite-la-desir-2008-0-75l","title":"Verite Le Desir 2008","description":"\u003cp\u003e61% Cabernet Franc, 31% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 100\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: The fruit for this blend of 61% Cabernet Franc, 31% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec came from Chalk Hill (58%) and Alexander Valley (42%). Pierre Seillan believes the Chalk Hill fruit provides a truffle-like character and the Alexander Valley gives minerality, structure, tannin and intensity. The 2008 will be fascinating to taste next to the 2007 over the next 30+ years. Sweet mulberry, blueberry and blackberry fruit intermixed with notions of black truffles, damp earth and forest floor emerge from this beauty of stunning intensity, purity and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747532157037,"sku":"4310","price":16370.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32803280289901,"sku":"4310","price":2730.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/VeriteDesir_2.jpg?v=1592645166"},{"product_id":"ausone-2012-0-75l","title":"Ausone 2012","description":"\u003cp\u003e55% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 96+, Neal Martin: 96, James Suckling: 98\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: One can't say enough about the amazing job that Alain Vauthier and his daughter have done at this historic property on the decomposed limestone slopes of St.-Emilion. Not surprisingly, the 2012 Ausone is one of the candidates for the wine of the vintage. Inky purple in color, with notes of crushed rocks, spring flowers and blueberry and black raspberry, the wine grows on the palate, offering up amazing concentration. There is no heaviness or cloying characteristics. Pure, rich, full-bodied and, although accessible, it is capable of lasting 30 or more years. This will be one of the profound 2012s, following what Haut Brion and Mission Haut Brion did in Pessac-L̩eognan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747515379821,"sku":"22254","price":26975.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32802946187373,"sku":"22254","price":4495.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Ausone_e40dfd19-2332-4e58-8503-c605e653a455.jpg?v=1592323705"},{"product_id":"ausone-2010-0-75l","title":"Ausone 2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e55% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 98+, Neal Martin: 94+, James Suckling: 98\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: The 2010 Ausone struck me as another brilliant, potentially perfect wine, which should come as no shock to people who have been following Vauthier's work over the last decade or more. Backward and intense, this wine offers up notes of crushed chalk\/rock mineralilty interwoven with blueberry, black raspberry and cassis as well as some graphite and vanillin. It is incredibly rich but at the same time precise, fresh and vivacious. This is a super wine, but it will require enormous patience from its potential suitors. Forget it for a decade and drink it over the following 50+ years. One of the other perfectionist, compulsive producers in St.-Emilion is Alain Vauthier, who is now capably assisted by his daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747701764205,"sku":"22211","price":45810.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32802945695853,"sku":"22211","price":7635.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Ausone_03468be5-9fb6-4ab0-8886-2f95d4cb328a.jpg?v=1592323700"},{"product_id":"ausone-2005-0-75l","title":"Ausone 2005","description":"\u003cp\u003e50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 100, Neal Martin: 95, James Suckling: 100\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: The 2005 Ausone is a perfect wine of the vintage. It displays crushed rock, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry fruit, a full-bodied mouthfeel, stunning purity and richness, and perfect harmony among all of its component parts (acidity, tannin, wood, alcohol and extract). Still youthful, but oh, so promising, this wine should be set aside for another decade and drunk over the following 50-75 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747749605485,"sku":"22214","price":67715.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32802936094829,"sku":"22214","price":11285.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Ausone_958606e9-cf61-4aef-8fd0-3dc73d320e81.jpg?v=1592323684"},{"product_id":"ausone-2000-0-75l","title":"Ausone 2000","description":"\u003cp\u003e50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 98, James Suckling: 97\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: Its saturated purple color was followed by a surprisingly more evolved and open wine than I had written in my tasting note in 2003, where I predicted maturity between 2020 and 2075. This wine displays wonderful, sweet tannin and a big, sweet kiss of truffle, crushed rock, blueberry, blackberry, and licorice. Extremely rich, full-bodied, with astonishing power, precision, and delicacy, this is a sumptuous wine that should age well for 50-60 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32744545878125,"sku":"2228","price":8040.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Ausone.jpg?v=1592323676"},{"product_id":"chapelle-dausone-2006-0-75l","title":"Chapelle D'Ausone 2006","description":"\u003cp\u003e50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 91\/93, Neal Martin: 89\/91\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: Ausone's second wine, La Chapelle d'Ausone, is better than most Ausone cuvees were in the fifties, sixties, and seventies. Made in the style of its bigger sibling, but with softer tannin and not nearly the sublime concentration, the 2006 reveals aromas, flavors, and a character similar to Ausone. This beauty must be tasted to be believed. It should drink well for 25+ years. Obsessive perfectionist proprietor Alain Vauthier's extraordinary attention to detail in both the vineyard and cellar has resulted in virtually perfect wines in vintage after vintage. Ausone is a 50-year wine, and generations to come will regard them with almost mythical acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32744656207981,"sku":"2256","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/ChapelleD_Ausone_84146419-ed2c-46b9-ae96-c88dc7f42003.jpg?v=1592324653"},{"product_id":"le-petit-cheval-2007-0-75l","title":"Le Petit Cheval 2007","description":"\u003cp\u003e70% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eNeal Martin: 87\/89, James Suckling: 84\/87\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eNeal Martin: This has a little dryness on the nose, more savoury than usual, a touch of sous-bois and damp moss. Moderate definition. Good entry on the full-bodied palate, well-balanced, some dense black fruits that seem more merlot than cabernet franc but there is some dryness on the finish. Hopefully barrel ageing will round this out. Tasted April 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32744692416621,"sku":"2226","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/LePetitCheval.jpg?v=1592410804"},{"product_id":"chapelle-dausone-2000-0-75l","title":"Chapelle D'Ausone 2000","description":"\u003cp\u003e50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 90\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: Consumers should take a look at the 2000 Chapelle d'Ausone. This wine is priced at 10% of its bigger sibling. The tightly-structured, mineral-infused 2000 Chapelle d'Ausone exhibits outstanding concentration as well as depth in addition to floral, blackberry, and blueberry aromas and flavors. Deep and rich, it is better than many Ausones produced in the seventies, sixties, and fifties ... believe it or not! Anticipated maturity: 2008-2025.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32744677212269,"sku":"2255","price":2510.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/ChapelleD_Ausone.jpg?v=1592324648"},{"product_id":"angelus-2014-0-75l","title":"Angelus 2014","description":"\u003cp\u003e50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 96, Neal Martin: 96, James Suckling: 96\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeal Martin: The 2014 Angelus is now really beginning to blossom. It has an outstanding bouquet with plush but delineated black cherry and cassis fruit, crushed violet and just a hint of pencil lead. There is wonderful focus here. The palate is medium-bodied with tightly knit black fruit, graphite and spice. There is weight and presence, but it is effortlessly counterbalanced by the freshness and acidity, whilst the finish if extraordinarily long. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32908025921645,"sku":"22198","price":13255.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32744645754989,"sku":"22198","price":2210.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Angelus_46e7f1c6-3051-425c-97c4-ad02f0288441.jpg?v=1592322976"},{"product_id":"ausone-2015-0-75l","title":"Ausone 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003e50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Merlot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 99, James Suckling: 99\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: Composed of 50% Cabernet Franc and 50% Merlot aged in French oak barrels, 85% new, for 20 months, the 2015 Ausone features a deep garnet-purple color and comes bounding out of the glass with expressive plum preserves, wild blueberries and cherry pie aromas plus fragrant nuances of roses, licorice, Indian spices, baker's chocolate, new leather and cedar chest plus a touch of underbrush. Big, rich, opulent and full-bodied in the mouth, it is laden with bold blue and black fruits, superbly supported by very firm, very finely grained tannins and wonderfully seamless freshness, finishing with long-lingering exotic spice hints.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32901295210605,"sku":"22271","price":29970.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Case of 3","offer_id":32901295177837,"sku":"22271","price":15060.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":37681897799875,"sku":"22271","price":4995.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Ausone_9c3bc2ea-c604-4de3-978d-66c7c5b5fb02.jpg?v=1595936163"},{"product_id":"ausone-2018-0-75l","title":"Ausone 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003e55% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Suckling: 99-100, Wine Advocate: 100, Neal Martin: 96-98\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Suckling: This is really exotic with wild-fruit character that I have seldom encountered in Ausone. Full-bodied yet reserved and very tight. Amazing depth and purity of fruit. Incredible beauty. Sexy. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":44110039122200,"sku":"22283","price":30525.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":39285004402883,"sku":"22283","price":5090.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Ausone_f2feb816-2960-48be-be6a-7d604e9ecfd1.jpg?v=1614705834"},{"product_id":"figeac-2019-0-75l","title":"Figeac 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003e36% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWine Advocate: 98-100, James Suckling: 98-99, Neal Martin: 97-99\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWine Advocate: Tasted as a wine future, the Premier Grand Cru Classe of Saint-Emilion Chateau Figeac 2019 confirmed the very high quality of this superb vintage ending in -9. The wine displays a deep amaranth red colour, with shimmering purple reflections. The intensely aromatic and very pure bouquet expresses the typicity of each grape variety. Cabernet punctuates the bouquet with notes of red and black fruit, along with delicate floral fragrances. On the palate, the attack reveals the dense and delicious texture of the Chateau Figeac 2019. The palate is harmonious, evolving a mouth-coating texture, testifying to the fine quality of the Merlot. This wine offers an incredibly persistent finish with great finesse, and the minerality of the Cabernet brings a great freshness to this deliciously fruity wine. The Chateau Figeac 2019 is polished, reflecting the unique nature of its great terroir in a fantastic year ending in -9, surely one of the greatest vintages to be produced at the estate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":40324059758787,"sku":"22287","price":9075.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":39298220851395,"sku":"22287","price":1510.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Figeac_62281152-c709-40ae-8d7a-d3687632dff2.jpg?v=1614874688"},{"product_id":"cheval-blanc-2018-0-75l","title":"Cheval Blanc 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003e54% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeal Martin: 96, James Suckling: 99\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Suckling: Love the floral character to the aromas of dark fruit, such as blueberries and black cherries. Red and black licorice, too. The full-bodied palate starts slowly and then expands with super polished, searing tannins that lead you up the palate into a place of grandeur. Lightly chewy at the end. Such great purity and presence here. 6% cabernet sauvignon in the blend with franc and merlot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":41185539522755,"sku":"22280","price":29845.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":41185539555523,"sku":"22280","price":4975.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/ChevalBlanc_f44f06c4-90dc-4916-8d0f-d0dd3fb8e0c1.jpg?v=1637922239"},{"product_id":"lafleur-2015-0-75l","title":"Lafleur 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e54% Cabernet Franc, 46% Merlot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeal Martin: 98, James Suckling: 100\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeal Martin: The 2015 Lafleur has a broody but intense bouquet with exquisite definition and top quality Cabernet Franc showing through. This just has to be Lafleur! The palate is extremely well balanced with gentle grip, almost powdery in texture and demonstrating enormous depth and persistence on the finish. It is nowhere near ready but it will be a wonderful Pomerol. There is a sense of audacity here that is compelling. 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