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$139.87
$144.79
This has a polished nose of black olives, oyster shells, thyme, salted chocolate, graphite, black fruit and cassis....
750ml
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$139.93
$144.79
Complex and intense with a rare mineral quality for the hot 2020 vintage. Fresh blueberries, wild herbs, hot stones...
750ml
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$17.10
$18.00
The 2020 Malbec Massal 1945, from Almahue, Cachapoal, is purple in hue. It shows a mild nose of fresh plum and gentle...
750ml
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$15.94
$16.66
12 bottles:
$15.83
I initially found the 2021 Agreste too wild ("agreste" means "wild" in the Spanish language) with earthy notes, hints...
750ml
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$123.11
$136.79
A really refined, expressive and layered Clos Apalta with fine olives, incense, cigar box, cocoa powder, Spanish...
750ml
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$51.12
$56.80
A beautiful delivery of Petit Clos with spiced black cherries, cassis, olives and some red capsicums to the nose....
750ml
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$17.01
$17.91
12 bottles:
$13.99
Deep ruby-red in color, with intense aromas of black plum and blackberries, elegantly combined with mild notes of...
750ml
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$14.94
12 bottles:
$14.64
Aromas of blackberries, mocha and baking spices. Medium-bodied with fine tannins. Round-textured and balanced. Savory...
750ml
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$13.13
Lots of lifted aromas of fresh fruit, such as currants and blackberries, as well as flowers, following through to a...
750ml - Case of 6
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$105.60
The aromas of this are complex with currants and blackberries with rose petal and hints of sweet tobacco. This is...
750ml - Case of 6
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$58.52
Complex and deep nose with plenty of nuance. A fine twist of balsamic with some graphite, cigar box and walnut to the...
750ml
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$19.94
$22.00
12 bottles:
$17.48
Once again, this is an impressive malbec from Colchagua. The fruit is mainly from Apalta. The fruit profile is mainly...
750ml
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$17.91
12 bottles:
$17.55
The wine is deep ruby-red, tinged with purple at the rim. The nose delivers intense ripe fruit, such as cranberry,...
750ml
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$99.90
6 bottles:
$97.90
Deep nose, but really fresh at the same time. Currants, blackberries and chili-pepper chocolate with cedary and meaty...
750ml
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$14.89
$15.84
A blend of Carmenere (The Lost Bordeaux Grape), Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, Primus is a combination of power and...
750ml - Case of 6
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$108.15
Sweet blackberries, brambleberries and cigar tobacco with fresh flowers. Some cedar and mahogany, too. Full bodied...
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Domaine Bournet-Lapostolle Clos Apalta 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$116.62
There is a subtle complexity on the nose with currant, berry, fresh herb and wet earth aromas. Cut fresh flowers,...
Malbec Red Blend Chile Valle Central Colchagua 750ml
The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.
Chile has a long and rich wine history which dates back to the Spanish conquistadors of the 16th century, who were the first to discover that the wonderful climate and fertile soils of this South American country were ideal for vine cultivation. It has only been in the past forty or fifty years, however, that Chile as a modern wine producing nation has really had an impact on the rest of the world. Generally relatively cheap in price,Whilst being widely regarded as definitively 'New World' as a wine producing country, Chile has actually been cultivating grapevines for wine production for over five hundred years. The Iberian conquistadors first introduced vines to Chile with which to make sacramental wines, and although these were considerably different in everything from flavor, aroma and character to the wines we associate with Chile today, the country has a long and interesting heritage when it comes to this drink. Chilean wine production as we know it first arose in the country in the mid to late 19th century, when wealthy landowners and industrialists first began planting vineyards as a way of adopting some European class and style. They quickly discovered that the hot climate, sloping mountainsides and oceanic winds provided a perfect terroir for quality wines, and many of these original estates remain today in all their grandeur and beauty, still producing the wines which made the country famous.
Chile is a fascinating country when it comes to wines and viticulture, and by far the most internationally renowned wine region in the country is the Valle Central. This expansive valley is located close to the Chilean capital of Santiago, and stretches between the Maipo Valley and Maule Valley, a long, winding fault through the mountainous regions of the country which is now almost completely covered by vineyards producing wines of exquisite character. The region itself may well be associated with the 'New World' of wines, but in actual fact, vineyards have been cultivated around the Maipo valley since the 16th century, when settlers from Europe brought vines across the ocean with which to make sacramental wines. A wide range of grape varietals thrive in the hot climate of Valle Central, from the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot vines the country is most famous for, to Syrah, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Carmenere.