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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $59.56
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Bottle: $59.56
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $1079.33
The 2010 L’Ermita is approximately 90% Garnacha, 8% Carinena and 2% white grapes, mainly Garnacha Blanca, since...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $1103.30
Aromas of blueberry, purple fruits, violet petal, blue slate ... moss. Full body yet compacted and compressed with...
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Bottle: $1081.57
The flagship 2018 L'Ermita is already classified as Gran Vinya Classificada, the new category of Grand Cru vineyards...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $1198.95
Take your time to appreciate this beauty. This is different from the richer and more opulent 2020, instead, it is...
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Bottle: $102.05
#29 Top 100, 2016. Subtle nose of dried rose petals, slate and hints of red cherries. Full body, a beautiful...
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Bottle: $261.95 $268.32
This is a very tight and fine-grained red with a compressed mouthfeel. The fruit comes through to a class and...
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Bottle: $135.52
This is a very tight and fine-grained red with a compressed mouthfeel. The fruit comes through to a class and...
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Bottle: $99.94
Full ruby-red. Mineral-accented red and dark berry preserve, incense and exotic spice aromas are complemented by...
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The single-vineyard red 2019 Finca Dofí comes from the 14 hectares of vines planted across three parajes (lieu-dits)...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $202.30
The 2019 La Baixada is from the 1.3-hectare vineyard of the same name that is in the process of being classified as...
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Bottle: $32.77
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $178.95
The flagship 2017 Clos Erasmus is even better, with a heavenly, lifted nose of black raspberry and mulberries...
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2018 was a cool and rainy year, and the 2018 Com Tu has a fresh and elegant profile. It comes from different Garnacha...
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Bottle: $42.80
The 2019 Com Tu is now part of the Clos Mogador portfolio even though it started as a small separate project from...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $61.55
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Bottle: $106.01
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Bottle: $393.67
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Grenache Primitivo Pre-Arrival Wine

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.