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Brick red colour with a good coating. Clean, complex and with good intensity on the nose, aromas of red fruits well...
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Dried violet and rose-like florals with bracken and some leafy nuances. The palate has a firm core of ripe, polished...
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$61.94
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$60.70
This inky violet-red wine offers aromas of black cherry, white chocolate and baking spices. Chewy tannins coat the...
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$41.00
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$40.18
Intense ruby red with garnet reflections. Fruity, slightly herbaceous, with distinct raspberry fragrance in youth, in...
750ml
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$21.10
12 bottles:
$18.91
Opaque ruby. Smoke-accented cherry and cassis aromas, complicated by hints of mocha and cured tobacco. Spice-accented...
750ml
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$172.08
6 bottles:
$168.64
Intense red with purple tones, powerful. On the nose, hints of wild herbs and balsams, black fruit and jam together...
750ml
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$42.94
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$42.08
This deep-hued wine has a bouquet of brambly fruits of the wood, coffee bean and dried sage. It opens with notes of...
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Colour: Ruby-cherry red, with good depth and amber-orange rim bright, clean.
Aromas: Fine, intense nose with ripe...
750ml
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$88.94
6 bottles:
$78.94
Very impressive complexity and width on the nose, showing lots of savoriness with mushrooms, sandalwood, cedar, sweet...
750ml - Case of 3
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$256.00
Deep, shimmering violet. A heady, extremely complex bouquet evokes ripe dark fruits, candied flowers, vanilla and...
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Plums, currants, smoked earth, and roasted herb notes all emerge from the 2015 Merlot, which is plump, rounded, and...
750ml - Case of 6
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$44.95
Green olive and grilled rosemary notes show on the nose of this bright, medium- to full-bodied red, leading to a...
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Barone Ricasoli Toscana Merlot Casalferro 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$57.62
Blackberries, blackcurrants, dark plums, Chinese spices and hints of vanilla. Full body, incredibly structured...
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Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado Enea 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$74.95
Well-tailored in an understated way, this harmonious red is plushly creamy on the palate, like fine cashmere, showing...
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Bodegas Y Vinedos Pujanza Rioja Norte 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$63.41
Singular vineyard that directly receives the north winds and sits on land where the limestone bedrock is only 50...
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Castello Di Ama Vigna L'apparita 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$240.01
Ama's 2015 L'Apparita is shaping up to be phenomenal. That is the good news. But readers are going to have to give...
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Cvne Rioja Gran Reserva Imperial 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$69.95
This is very ripe with blackberries, dried fruit, toasted oak and black licorice on the nose. Full-bodied with...
750ml - Case of 6
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$219.93
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Frescobaldi Toscana Lamaione 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$95.95
Perfumed and fresh aromas of violets, dark berries and hazelnuts follow through to a full-bodied, rich palate with...
Merlot Primitivo Tempranillo 2015 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.
There are plenty of notable native Spanish grapes which have made a big impression on the wine world at large, but none are as renowned or as widely loved as the Tempranillo varietal. This black skinned grape has been used for wine making for centuries, with several ancient civilizations noticing the fact that it is highly versatile and holds some delicious flavors and aromas, perfect for those looking for a powerful yet elegant grape for their wines. Tempranillo often causes winemakers some trouble, however, as it is highly susceptible to many diseases. Despite this, plenty continue to persevere with this varietal, as it is perfect for producing delicious and complex single variety and blended wines, packed full of classic Spanish flavors and plenty of aromatic and intense surprises.