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Intriguing nose, with violet and cola character to the smoky black raspberries and cherry fruit,as well and some...
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Color: Ruby red very intense with purple reflexes.
Bouquet: Strong and distinctive with sensations of spice and ripe...
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A fresh, peach and apple-inflected white, accented by lemon and mineral. The rich fruit is matched to a steely...
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Hoppy nose with complex notes of orange peel, rhubarb and touches of ginger. Succulent with a lovely balance provided...
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The attractive, ripe white-peach, pomegranate and honeysuckle aromas are married to a light body, but this has a...
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Tropical flavors abound throughout this producer's lineup of 2019 Spätlese, but piercing flavors of guava, pink...
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A shimmering silver-yellow color, on the nose this Riesling displays supple fruit tones of golden apple, tangerine,...
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Golden-yellow in color, this Riesling delivers aromas of candied lime, ripe yellow apple, baked lemon, ginger spice...
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The 2019 Malbec Bressano is a blend of grapes (40% from Paraje Altamira, 35% from Gualtallary and 25% from Vista...
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What a nose, garnering complexity and depth. A wide spectrum of aromas that range from blackberries and blueberries...
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A juicy red with berry, clove and black-mushroom aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with firm tannins and a...
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This Malbec shows plenty of verve, with lively acidity and firm tannins offering structure to the floral, loam-laced...
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We have to have one more classic Mosel style wine classic wine in the portfolio,” says Marco. “This is our super...
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Rätzelhaft means ‘to riddle’ and originally the idea here was to use long lees contact, a specific blending of...
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Socalcos comes from Portuguese word for ‘Terrace.’ This wine comes entirely from stone terraced vineyards in the...
Malbec Primitivo Riesling 2009 2019 750ml
The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.
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.
Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.