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750ml - Case of 12
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$23.72
Best matched with cured meat, stews and full fat cheese.
750ml
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$22.39
12 bottles:
$20.52
Dark ruby red in color with hints of crushed raspberries and violets, undertones of herbs, woodland berries and cacao...
750ml
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$12.48
$13.87
Broad, ripe black fruit and spice aromas, with notes of pepper, toasty vanilla and Mediterranean scrub. On the...
750ml
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$11.90
12 bottles:
$11.66
COLOR: Ruby red.
NOSE: Fresh nose with plum and blackberry notes.
FLAVOR: Medium structure, easy drinking with fresh...
750ml
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$9.94
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$8.94
Notes of ripe plums, cherry jam and tobacco characterize the bouquet of this pure varietal Primitivo from the Apulia...
750ml
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$22.89
$24.00
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$22.80
*100% Barbera
*From small parcels in the Serraboella vineyard in Neive
*350 meters elevation
*Clay soil...
750ml - Case of 12
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$16.25
Appearance: Clear garnet red.
Nose: Rich and intense, with a good concentration of delicate, crisp fruity aromas....
750ml
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$23.94
12 bottles:
$23.46
100% Barbera from selected vineyards in the village of Monforte d’Alba. Vineyards planted from 1980 – 1998. 200...
750ml
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$17.94
12 bottles:
$17.58
This is dark-fruited with notes of chocolate and dark spices as well as bark and wet soil. Full and creamy with...
750ml
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$14.93
12 bottles:
$14.63
This is bright and fruity with raspberries, blueberries, violets and dark chocolate on offer. Medium- to full-bodied,...
750ml
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$56.94
6 bottles:
$55.80
A plush, modern style, this Barbera offers sweet, ripe plum, fig and toasty oak flavors. Remains fresh, with balance...
750ml
Bottle:
$13.95
12 bottles:
$13.67
100% Barbera from a clay and limestone-gypsum vineyard with 20 year old vines, densely planted at 5000 plants per...
750ml
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$15.93
$16.76
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$15.92
Sleek and elegant, this Barbera boasts rose, cherry, raspberry and iron flavors. Linear and bracing, with fine...
750ml
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$19.19
12 bottles:
$17.48
This 100% Barbera wine is produced from a Monferrato vineyard that is 20 to 30 years old. The soil contains white...
750ml
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$12.36
$13.01
12 bottles:
$10.93
This wine takes its name from the vineyard from which the grapes are sourced. (The name of the vineyard comes from...
750ml
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$20.80
12 bottles:
$20.38
100% Verdelho. Organically grown and hand-harvested from the Vista Luna Vineyard. Foot stomped and fermented dry on...
750ml
Bottle:
$23.49
12 bottles:
$23.02
Colour: Deep ruby red with typical purple hues.
Nose: Wide, vinous with notes of violet, cherry, currant, plum and...
Barbera Gaglioppo Primitivo Verdejo
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.
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.