Bordeaux reds with some bottle age are an excellent companion for Christmas food, although beware of anything still carrying an over-abundance of tannin.
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Bordeaux for Christmas:
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{"wineId":"30333","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"24942","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"33320","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"19121","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"21464","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"29979","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"21357","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"30873","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"28573","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"21560","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"33479","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"24594","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"21466","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"22726","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"33663","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"22727","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"34131","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"33127","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"34025","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"21370","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"32612","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"20120","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"30840","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"30827","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"30724","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
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