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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.95
12 bottles: $22.49
The 2022 Nero d'Avola is dark and woodsy in the glass, with dried blueberries and exotic spices lifted by sage hints....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.49
12 bottles: $15.19
Pretty, yellow gold colour revealing straw tints. Apricot and floral notes of white and yellow flowers. Good...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
6 bottles: $29.34
Colour: Deep, almost solid ruby red. Nose: Intense fruity notes of blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, myrtle, leather...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.61
Crushed stone and exotic spices lift up from the 2020 Nero d'Avola Naturalmente. It takes its time opening up in the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.80
6 bottles: $44.00
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White
750ml
Bottle: $53.72
12 bottles: $52.65
• Vines planted on steep slopes (with a grade of up to 55%) facing south by south-east. • Grapes are hand picked...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $64.94
12 bottles: $63.64
• Vines planted on steep slopes (with a grade of up to 55%) facing south by south-east. • Grapes are hand picked...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.93
6 bottles: $78.33
Caressing and intense, characterized by an ample bouquet with fruity notes combined with balsamic and spicy scents....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
With a pretty ruby red color the Sedàra 2021 offers a fruity bouquet with scents of cherry and plum combined with a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $63.94
Reveals ripe kumquat, green plum and pear puree notes that have a glycerol texture on a finely tuned palate, with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $97.20 $108.00
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.88 $44.08
6 bottles: $40.00
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.50
So and expressive, revealing a deep strong character. Well-tempered silky tannins with flawless fruit reminiscent of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.81
Creamy oak gives this a rather hedonistic feel to the blackberries with walnuts and some new leather. A hint of figs....
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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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White
750ml
Bottle: $59.94 $61.20
12 bottles: $58.74
100% Viognier from Chavanay and Vérin, with decomposed granite and quartz terroir. Twenty-five-year-old vines. Low...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
12 bottles: $29.34
A young-vine Viognier from two villages known for Condrieu, Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône and Verin. The soil is sandy...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $68.50
Rich and powerful with expressions of ripe cherries, dark chocolate and spices. This full bodied wine is supported by...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $57.89
Fresh and fleshy with essence-like apricots and plenty of grilled peaches and hazelnuts. Elegant, refined and...
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Blaterle Carignan Nero D'avola Viognier 12 Ship Free Items

Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.

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.

Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.