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750ml
Bottle: $15.44 $16.25
12 bottles: $14.25
Catarratto Lucido, guyot, planted in 2011, harvested in September at 33 hl/ha. Destemmed, pressed, fermented and...
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Bottle: $71.28
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Dal Cero Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG is stunning depth and concentration, both in its rich aromas of ripe fruit...
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Eye: Limpid and garnet-coloured, darkened by purple tints. The coloured legs run slowly and cling to the glass. Nose:...
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Incipio displays notes of verbena and jasmine on the nose followed by perfectly ripe white peach notes. On the palate...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Big raspberry and plum aromas on the nose as well as a hint of eucalyptus and liquorice. The wine is rich and mouth...
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Roasted coffee and liquorice on the nose with some blackberry notes and a light smokiness showing the age of the...
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A pale yellow wine. Juicy and fruit forward white with notes white peach, yellow apples and some tropical fruit....
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750ml
Bottle: $13.93
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All old vine Carignan, the 2019 Côtes Catalanes Tessellae from Jean-Marc Lafage offers a beautifully pure nose of...
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750ml
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• Certified biodynamic. • 100% Genovese. • Emera is a Corsican plant that surrounds this vineyard. • A single...
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Amarone Grotta del Ninfeo has an intense ruby red colour. With ethereal scents of ripe fruit and marasca cherry, it...
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Valpolicella Grotta Del Ninfeo has a vivid ruby red colour with purplish tinges. On the nose the red fruit scent is...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Valpolicella Ripasso Grotta del Ninfeo has an intense ruby red colour. On the nose subtle hints of red ripe fruit and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
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100% Clairette (plus a touch of Marsanne). From mainly Clairette vines planted on a south-facing slope on granite...
White
750ml
Bottle: $49.94
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The aroma calls out with discreet notes of fresh tropical fruits. Like life, it becomes more complex as the light...
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750ml
Bottle: $11.49
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Delicate and complex at the same time. Notes of white flowers combined with citrus scents and spicy nuances. Fresh...
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750ml
Bottle: $37.50
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100% Manzoni Bianco. Manzoni is a 1930's crossing of Riesling Renano and Pinot Bianco, developed in the Veneto by Dr....
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750ml
Bottle: $66.00
The 2019 Cru Truquilemu has even lower alcohol (12.5%) but a little less acidity and higher pH than the 2018. This...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.94 $31.10
12 bottles: $28.41
Lushly flavored, intensely concentrated and silky-textured. It is deep garnet, velvety-red in color with aromas of...

Carignan Corvina Blend Mencia Sherry 750ml

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.

Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired wines.

Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.

Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.

Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.