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$48.95
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Located in the southeast corner of Bennett Valley, Jemrose Vineyard consists of rolling hillsides surrounded on the...
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$28.92
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$28.34
"2016 was my first vintage and I made it with Grenache and Tempranillo grapes from two 30+ year old vines,...
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$12.00
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$11.40
100% Garnacha from old, gobelet-pruned vines in granitic sand at extremely high altitude (1007 meters) in the Sierra...
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$19.50
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$19.11
Fresh and aromatic, this wine truly represents the spirit of terroir of the Garnacha from the Las Moradas estate....
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$29.94
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$29.34
Fresh and floral with strawberries and cherries. Medium body. Very fine tannins and a creamy texture. Attractive...
750ml
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The 2021 Pelito Lindo is a new Garnacha bottling produced with grapes from three vineyards in the paraje, or...
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$19.28
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$14.00
Big, inky-black fruit, spice and white pepper; layered and rich in the mouth with jammy black cherries, truffles,...
750ml
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$16.24
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$15.92
Deep ruby red with violet reflections. Intense fruity bouquet with notes of plum and cherry, hints of Mediterranean...
750ml - Case of 12
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$13.65
Dark fruit layered with oak. Sweet on palate with vanilla, rum character. Long powerful finish.
750ml
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$13.01
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$12.75
Lurra or "terroir" in Basque comes from the appellation of Campo de Borja in the Moncayo mountains and sheep country...
750ml - Case of 12
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$14.75
Deep crimson in color with notes of blackberry, cocoa, and sweet spices. Juicy and fruit-driven on the palate with...
750ml
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$16.94
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$16.60
A balanced, medium-bodied red, with light tannins and a subtle underpinning of fresh, loamy earth layered with...
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$15.59
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$14.05
Dense ruby red with a purplish rim, it is immediately intense on the nose with marked aromas of ripe and fleshy red...
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$14.73
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$13.99
Dark, brooding and spicy, the 2019 Primitivo di Manduria lifts up with notes of crushed rocks, cardamom and black...
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Raspberry coulis and fresh soil with grass popping through on the nose turns to an almost cake-like raspberry and...
Catarratto Grenache Primitivo
The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.
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.