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Deep dense intense ruby red colour, with a purple viscous rim.
Intense nose with ripe blackberry, wild strawberry and...
750ml
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$14.73
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Dried flowers, cherries, sage and tobacco on the nose. Full-bodied, with savory and mineral layers framed by firm...
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$30.40
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Showing aromas of licorice, black plums, walnuts, spice box and oyster leaves. It’s firm and muscular, with a full...
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• 100% Fiano from 20-year-old vines.
• Fiano vineyards are in the zone of Lapio at 500 meters above sea level....
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$13.40
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Color: Deep violet.
Aroma: Intense aromas of black fruits, dark chocolate, with notes of toast and olive.
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Intense aroma of dry fruits and flowers. Dry and savory with soft tannins & notes of dark cherry and red berry fruit....
750ml
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Dry, well-balanced and delightfully tannic, with concentrated berry flavors
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$14.29
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Ruby red with bright purple hues. Generous aroma of red fruit and delicate spicy notes. Soft, with good structure,...
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Deep ruby red in color with an intense, berry-like bouquet. Dry, and savory, with hints of blackberry jam and good...
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$16.95
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100% Montepulciano from a 0.5ha parcel planted in 1985, facing west at 250m, on silty clay with gypsum outcroppings....
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This 100% Montepulciano is ruby red with a garnet rim. Intense, persistent and fruity (red fruits, plum) with hints...
750ml
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$12.48
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COLOR: Deep ruby red color, little transparency.
NOSE: Intense, clean and pleasing aromas of black cherry, blueberry,...
750ml
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$15.51
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COLOR: Ruby red with violet hints.
NOSE: Intense with notes of dark fruit such as currants and blackberries with...
750ml
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The crackling, astringent nose features aromas of cranberries, plums, pepper, herbs and cocoa. On the palate, an...
750ml
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$18.08
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$17.72
Intense ruby-red with purple hues, with characteristic flavors of the montepulciano grape. Full-bodied with tannic...
750ml
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It is red in color and has bold inviting aromas of cherries and spices that explode from the glass to offer a fine,...
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Lush and fruit-forward, with hibiscus accents to the raspberry and plum core, adding mineral and spice details around...
Carmenere Fiano Japanese Whiskey Montepulciano 750ml
The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.
Montepulciano grapes are one of the most widely cultivated varietals in Italy, with vines growing in twenty of Italy's ninety five provinces. This varietal is renowned for producing high yields, making it popular with vintners looking for a relatively easy varietal to grow. Whilst the grapes tend to have a low skin to juice ratio, the skins themselves are remarkably high in tannins with a lot of pigmentation, which means they often produce rather well bodied wines with a beautiful deep, dark color The wines of Montepulciano grapes are most commonly associated with soft, rounded characteristics, with plenty of juicy, plummy flavors The wines are known for being very smooth and drinkable, and easy to match with a wide range of foods.