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COLOR: Wine of very elegant red color.
BOUQUET: Intense aroma, with fruity hints of ripe plums, cherry jam and notes...
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Red plum, currants and cedar aromas with a touch of earthy goodness. This wine is medium to full-bodied and...
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Aromas of currants, cedar and violets follow through to a medium body and fine tannins with a lovely, light velvety...
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Beautiful, broad and plush, this structured but charming wine overflows with red fruits and baking spices, with a...
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Lively lavender aromas elevate the dark berry and thyme scents on the nose of this bottling. The core of blueberry...
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Peach please. Sip and savor the juicy peach bubbs. André Peach Bellini is a cocktail that you can't help but take...
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Not just any mimosa. Sweet & refreshing pineapple flavor meets Sunday morning brunch! André Pineapple Mimosa is...
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Fiesta in a bottle. Feel the fizz and taste the tangy citrus flavor. André Sweet Fizzy Sangria is perfect for an...
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Our Apothic Merlot is a silky, approachable red wine grown in California. Notes of blackberry and boysenberry are...
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Intense, deep red in colour, Desiderio 2019 reveals inviting notes of sweet cherries and raspberries, rose petals and...
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Our Merlot is garnet in color with flavors of black cherry on the palate. Soft and smooth.
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All the cool, crisp notes of sweet summer apples in a light and inviting white wine. Apple FRUITSCATO is the perfect...
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Dark garnet color. Aromas of blueberry acai yogurt, hint of herbal cough lozenge, berry bubblegum, and lavender jelly...
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This deliciously sweet blend is made with white wine and natural flavors and bursts with the aroma of fresh-squeezed...
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Silvery amber color. Aromas of tangerine, honey, and passionfruit with a satiny, vibrant, petillant, sweet...
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Pale pink coral color. Aromas of watermelon, fresh peach, honeysuckle, and apricot with a soft, crisp, petillant,...
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Barefoot Pear Fruitscato has ripe and juicy pear flavors, with hints of white flower aromas, and a lingering, smooth...
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All the tropical vibes without the sunburn, Barefoot Pineapple Fruitscato overflows with ripe pineapple flavor and...
Fruilano Fruit Wine Merlot Primitivo 750ml
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
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.