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Bottle: $17.99
An easy-drinking fresh California Pinot Noir with hints of blueberries, raspberries and backed by notes of flowers...
Red
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Bottle: $111.95
6 bottles: $109.71
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $166.60
Rich and lush, with cherry, currant and spice flavors driven by tangy acidity, accented by a touch of mint. Firm and...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $20.71 $21.80
6 bottles: $18.34
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $126.12 $132.76
6 bottles: $120.00
Deep purple with flecks of garnet in color with lavish aromas of warm blackberry pie, raspberry, licorice, and white...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $126.12 $132.76
6 bottles: $120.00
Offers notes of plum preserves and cherry clafoutis that glide through, with sweet toast around the edges. The soft,...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $119.48 $132.76
Frankly ripe, with a wave of jammy plum and blackberry preserves flowing through, laced with sweet toast and...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $172.04 $191.16
3 bottles: $150.40
This late release offers intriguing forest floor, chaparral, black tea and mulled plum and black cherry flavors, all...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $21.85 $23.00
6 bottles: $13.87
Ruby red in color with hints of garnet. Bolla Pinot Noir is well-balanced and fruit forward, with black cherry and...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $34.39 $36.20
6 bottles: $26.00
Medium-bodied, with berry, tea leaf and earthy aromas characteristic of Pinot Noir. Dry, light ruby in color, with...
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $71.40
3 bottles: $69.97
Ripe crunchy red forest fruits with notes of candied dark cherries. Rich and bold, with juicy tannins. (Bronze) -...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $93.00
Very well structured, yet restrained and elegant with a cool and delicate personality for the warm vintage, this is a...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $89.11
6 bottles: $87.33
Bright and vivid with a linear palate of black cherries, plums and orange peel. It’s tight and focused with a...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $21.09 $22.20
6 bottles: $13.00
Tasting Notes: This ruby-colored wine has aromas that include raspberry and violets. Flavors of cherry and plum lead...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $75.94 $79.00
This Pinot Noir is a medium garnet color. On the nose it is showing cola berry, oolong tea and wild berry aromas. It...
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $66.19
6 bottles: $64.87
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $35.52 $37.39
6 bottles: $33.60
If it wasn’t for the lively acidity and the violet note, you might mistake this for a sophisticated Volnay!...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $27.93 $29.40
6 bottles: $19.20
Color: Pale red Aroma: Strawberries, cherries and a touch of spice. Tasting Notes: Cranberry, cherry, raspberry...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $20.33 $21.40
6 bottles: $12.13
From meats to meaty fish (think salmon), our Pinot Noir is a good play. In fact, it's always a good play. Subtle...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $93.00
Expressively complex with plenty of red-cherry, strawberry and pomegranate aromas, as well as oak spice and sappy...
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Gamay Godello Pinot Noir Primitivo 1.5Ltr

The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.


The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.

Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.

As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.


Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.