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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $239.94
So aromatic and fresh with dried flowers, sweet tobacco and hints of straw. Red fruit, cloves and green peppercorns....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $139.45 $144.79
This has a polished nose of black olives, oyster shells, thyme, salted chocolate, graphite, black fruit and cassis....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $72.72 $80.80
Aromas of ripe dark fruits, chocolate and a hint of sweet spices. On the palate it is bursting with sweet juicy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.63
6 bottles: $33.94
Aromas of black fruit, green herbs, smoked meat, oyster and lemon zest. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.13
Lots of lifted aromas of fresh fruit, such as currants and blackberries, as well as flowers, following through to a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.64
This wine is a "Gran Merlot", born in a special terroir in our vineyards of Padre Hurtado that, thanks to the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.93
Fragrant and herbal nose of currants, violets, thyme, mixed peppercorns, olives, mint chocolate and cloves. It’s...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.94
12 bottles: $32.28
Deep yet fresh blackcurrants, black olives, peppermint and some damson and bay leaf. This is a full-bodied red with a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.20
6 bottles: $24.70
The elegant, complex aromas greet you with garrigue, notes of red fruits, cardamom, oolong tea, tobacco, and black...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $346.95 $360.52
A solid and structured red with blackcurrant, herb, tobacco and mussel-shell character. Some moss, too. Full-bodied...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $183.62
A solid and structured red with blackcurrant, herb, tobacco and mussel-shell character. Some moss, too. Full-bodied...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $34.95
#23 Top 100 Chilean Wines, 2020. The blackcurrants and violets are impressive on the nose with hints of slate....
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $107.92
So aromatic and fresh with dried flowers, sweet tobacco and hints of straw. Red fruit, cloves and green peppercorns....
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $43.28
A medium-bodied red with blackberry, red-berry and spice aromas and flavors. It’s chewy and polished with a medium...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $346.46
The aromas show blackcurrant, pine-tree, violet and light spearmint character. Full-bodied, yet reserved and tight...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $72.03
There are three Carignan/Cariñena wines from the same vineyard in Truquilemu in 2018, and the 2018 Vigno comes from...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $44.95
The 2018 Albis combines 70% Cabernet Sauvignon with 30% Carmenère aged for 18 months in new French barrels. An...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $114.95
This is amazing. The vibrancy and energy in this wine is stunning. The complexity of aromas are breathtaking with...
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2018 Chile Valle Central

Chile has a long and rich wine history which dates back to the Spanish conquistadors of the 16th century, who were the first to discover that the wonderful climate and fertile soils of this South American country were ideal for vine cultivation. It has only been in the past forty or fifty years, however, that Chile as a modern wine producing nation has really had an impact on the rest of the world. Generally relatively cheap in price,Whilst being widely regarded as definitively 'New World' as a wine producing country, Chile has actually been cultivating grapevines for wine production for over five hundred years. The Iberian conquistadors first introduced vines to Chile with which to make sacramental wines, and although these were considerably different in everything from flavor, aroma and character to the wines we associate with Chile today, the country has a long and interesting heritage when it comes to this drink. Chilean wine production as we know it first arose in the country in the mid to late 19th century, when wealthy landowners and industrialists first began planting vineyards as a way of adopting some European class and style. They quickly discovered that the hot climate, sloping mountainsides and oceanic winds provided a perfect terroir for quality wines, and many of these original estates remain today in all their grandeur and beauty, still producing the wines which made the country famous.

Chile is a fascinating country when it comes to wines and viticulture, and by far the most internationally renowned wine region in the country is the Valle Central. This expansive valley is located close to the Chilean capital of Santiago, and stretches between the Maipo Valley and Maule Valley, a long, winding fault through the mountainous regions of the country which is now almost completely covered by vineyards producing wines of exquisite character. The region itself may well be associated with the 'New World' of wines, but in actual fact, vineyards have been cultivated around the Maipo valley since the 16th century, when settlers from Europe brought vines across the ocean with which to make sacramental wines. A wide range of grape varietals thrive in the hot climate of Valle Central, from the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot vines the country is most famous for, to Syrah, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Carmenere.