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Red
750ml
Bottle: $344.95 $347.20
The single-vineyard 2019 Quiñón de Valmira is made with Garnacha (and 10% other traditional varieties) grown at 616...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.93 $27.60
12 bottles: $26.39
The 2019 Pasos de San Martín was produced with Garnacha from the cooler zone of San Martín de Unx in Navarra where...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $21.94
The 2019 Telescópico Garnacha · Garnacha Peluda · Mazuela was produced with grapes from Alpartir and Morata on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.90 $18.00
12 bottles: $16.63
This smells really jammy with so much cherry and berry character. Some raspberries, too. Yet, on the palate it is...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $18.49 $20.54
6 bottles: $16.71
Fresh bright red fruit balanced by a fine structure and ample bouquet. Viña Borgia is made from 100% Grenache and is...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.94
The 2019 Grenache opens with effusive aromas of strawberry, sandalwood, floral spice and earthiness. A sleek, soft...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $11.75
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.51
Full, spicy nose with touches of smoked bacon and terra cotta. In spite of the good concentration, this Rasteau has...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.93
6 bottles: $78.33
The 2019 Sicilia Mille e Una Notte is a blend of Nero d'Avola, Petit Verdot, Syrah and other complementary grapes....
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $41.06
Deep and impenetrable ruby red with a purple edge. Delightful nose with ripe scents of cherries, plums and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.95
12 bottles: $29.35
"2016 was my first vintage and I made it with Grenache and Tempranillo grapes from two 30+ year old vines,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.50
12 bottles: $19.11
Fresh and aromatic, this wine truly represents the spirit of terroir of the Garnacha from the Las Moradas estate....
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $13.65
Dark fruit layered with oak. Sweet on palate with vanilla, rum character. Long powerful finish.
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.75
Deep crimson in color with notes of blackberry, cocoa, and sweet spices. Juicy and fruit-driven on the palate with...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.45
12 bottles: $36.70
This is one of the bottles that symbolizes the Sicilian Wine Renaissance that started a few decades ago. The Morgante...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.70
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.23 $22.48
6 bottles: $16.66
Expression of Nero d'Avola grapes of high hills. Primary aromas, without excess ripeness, differentiate it from the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.93 $56.80
Beguilingly aromatic with red pomegranates, sour cherries and stalk notes, preceding seductively perfumed, potpourri...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $206.95
The 2019 La Baixada is from the 1.3-hectare vineyard of the same name that is in the process of being classified as...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $43.13
The 2019 Com Tu is now part of the Clos Mogador portfolio even though it started as a small separate project from...
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Grenache Nero D'avola Mencia 2019

The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.

Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.



Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.