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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $15.99
Deep ruby-purple in color, this wine boasts exquisite aromas of blackberries, blueberries, plum and spice. It is well...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $18.29
Food-friendly and downright yummy this is a complex wine with lots of layers and notes of earth, leather, red fruit...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $34.52 $38.36
6 bottles: $27.43
Leather, black plum and cassis aromas carry the nose of this wine. The full-bodied palate brings jammy blackberry and...
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91
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $14.40
The Astica Malbec offers a pure, fruit driven example of Argentina’s signature grape. Medium in body with juicy...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $23.37 $24.60
6 bottles: $15.00
Black violet color. Aromas of blackberry jam, mulberry preserves, black tea, dark chocolate, orange blossom, and...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $163.62
A smooth red, saturated with plum, blueberry, loam and toasty oak flavors. Reveals assertive tannins on the finish,...
WS
93
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $21.09 $22.20
6 bottles: $13.00
This bright red wine with violet touches mixes delicate notes of berries with plum and cherry marmalades. The...
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $69.94
6 bottles: $68.54
Amazing depth and intensity to this old-vine malbec with blackberry and black-licorice character to the wine....
JS
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93
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 4
Bottle: $16.86
Intense ruby red. Intense and charming with aromas of cherry, plum and red berries. Complex, of good structure,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $144.95
A smooth red, saturated with plum, blueberry, loam and toasty oak flavors. Reveals assertive tannins on the finish,...
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93
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $124.76
Ruby red in color, with purple hues. Rich, intense and persistent aromas of liquorice, violet, plum and vanilla....
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $358.95 $368.85
Like the other Malbecs from Adrianna Vineyard, the 2016 Adrianna Vineyard River Stones was bottled a little earlier,...
WA
100
JS
95
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $357.95
Incredible aromas of blackberries, hot stones, wet earth and flowers. Full-bodied, it floats across the palate with...
JS
100
WA
98
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $357.95
This is really something. There’s purity and focus to the aromas of crushed berries, licorice and black tea, which...
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100
WA
99
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $88.95
This is very lively and delicious with dark fruit, orange peel and a hint of chocolate. Medium to full body, tangy...
JS
92
WA
91
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $93.95 $98.74
The Barbera grape can often act like Nebbiolo showing its best results in the later vintages that end on a cool note....
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93
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $179.93
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $372.95 $392.40
The 2015 Barbera d'Alba Pozzo dell'Annunziata offers a good deal of immediacy to match its soft, silky personality....
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Barbera Malbec Vermentino Nero 1.5Ltr

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

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.