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Black raspberry and cherry scents are accented by cracked pepper and fennel. Juicy and focused on the palate,...
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750ml
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$22.00
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$21.56
*Certified organic, in conversion to biodynamics
*One of the highest elevation vineyards of the Beaujolais...
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750ml
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$28.00
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$26.60
*Certified organic, in conversion to biodynamics
*45+ year old vines
*Crushed granite and clay
*300m altitude
*One of...
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750ml
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$29.60
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$28.12
• Certified organic, practicing biodynamic.
• 100% Gamay.
• From the single vineyard Côtes de Besset.
• One...
750ml
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$13.99
Offering up aromas of sweet red berries, orange oil, spices and vine smoke, the 2021 Beaujolais-Villages Le Perréon...
750ml
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$13.94
$15.00
An excellent Beaujolais-village with so much black cherry fruit, but also the brightness and liveliness we look for...
750ml
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$28.00
12 bottles:
$27.44
• Certified organic.
• 100% Gamay.
• Grown on glacial debris 30 meters deep
• Ancient clos of large and small...
750ml
Bottle:
$17.94
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$17.58
Intense red berry, floral and peppery spice aromas, along with a hint of succulent herbs. Juicy and precise, offering...
750ml
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$20.94
$22.20
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$20.52
Saint Amour is bounding with juicy raspberry fruit. It's full of energy with great minerality and silky tannins....
750ml
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$19.20
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$18.24
750ml
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$20.40
12 bottles:
$19.99
Explosion of fleshy red fruits and berries on the nose and on the palate, with a pleasant freshness to finish.
750ml
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$20.52
$22.80
In the cellar, the vinification is semi-carbonic and lasts between 12 to 15 days. A weighted grill keeps the cap...
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750ml
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$15.44
$16.25
An impressive, concentrated Nouveau, with ripe, fresh cherry and garrigue flavors that show a salty mineral...
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750ml
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$18.24
$19.20
This wine features a complex bouquet of raspberries, mulberries, rose petals, and wet stone. The palate is supple,...
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750ml
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$19.00
$20.00
Floral and fruity, the aromas of strawberry, peach, violet and spicy cinnamon are common.
750ml
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$15.94
$17.91
Fermented naturally (carbonic maceration) and aged in cement and stainless steel. Fermentation lasts 8 – 12 days....
Gamay Ice Wine Negroamaro Primitivo
The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.
The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.
One of the key grapes of the ever-growing Puglia wine industry is the Negroamaro, a native grape of this southern Italian region, famed for its deep, bloody red color and excellent set of flavors Indeed, many of the finest and most highly esteemed full bodied red wines of Puglia are made using the Negroamaro varietal grape, and it is grown most notably in the Salento area of the region, where it makes several types of red wine enjoyed locally and sold overseas. The name 'Negroamaro' means 'black-bitter', giving some clue as to one of the key features of the grape. Wines made with Negroamaro do indeed hold quite a lot of earthy bitterness, but generally are celebrated for their 'rustic' taste and extremely aromatic qualities.
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.