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$16.50
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Medium-high robe, cherry red with bluish rim. Fruit is the dominating aroma, with notes of blackberries mainly, but...
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$23.85
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Hints of stewed herbs to the nicely baked cherries, strawberries and some hibiscus and dark spices. Fruity,...
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• 50% Sumoll, 50% Garnatxa.
• Destemmed and fermented spontaneously in tank with 15 days of maceration.
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Mencia, Garnacha Tintorera and Palomino from about 50 year old vines in mostly clay soils. Grapes are destemmed and...
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Poula means "abandoned" and has become a tribute to the "drinking" wine the locals have always produced. A wine with...
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$26.94
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A deep rose made with a co-fermentation of red and white grapes from vineyards in a single town. 'Clarete' in the...
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Intensity bright cherry red fruit and summer strawberries exquisitely combined with hints of caramel, balsamic and...
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Made from estate-grown Listán Negro and Tintilla, aged 3 months in mostly used American oak barrels. (About one of 8...
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This is a youthful interpretation of the winery's most complex red wines. It is made primarily from the Petit Verdot...
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$11.99
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Earthy aromas of black cherry and cranberry with subtle smoky overtones. The palate shows flavors of juicy black...
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$19.94
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Deep cherry-red hue, with touches of violet over a deep, ruby background. The rich red-berry aromas are complemented...
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• Rayos Uva is Olivier’s version of a Bourgogne Rouge sourced from fruit grown in the sandy, gravelly and...
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$25.20
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$24.70
The Grenache fruit shines with a wild beauty, elegance and whimsy untouched by any oak contact. Enticing aromas of...
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$34.92
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Listan Prieto, with the rest of the wine being a blend Listan Blanco, Vijariego Negro, Verdello, Gual and Albillo...
Melon de Bourgogne Red Blend 2022 Spain 750ml
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.
Ever since the Phoenicians and Romans brought their knowledge of vine cultivation to Spanish soils, the country's culture has grown alongside wine production, with wine being a vital part of Spanish identity and Spanish traditions. Each region of Spain has a wine quite distinct from the others, and it is produced by smallholders and families as much as it is by large companies and established wineries. From the relatively mild and lush regions of La Rioja to the arid plateaus that surround Madrid, grapes are grown in abundance for the now booming Spanish wine industry, and new laws and regulations have recently been put in place to keep the country's standards high. By combining traditional practices with modern technology, Spanish wineries are continuing to produce distinctive wines of great character, flavor and aroma, with the focus shifting in recent decades to quality over quantity.