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Clean lines of black cherry and warm baking spices draw the nose into this widely available bottling, perfect for...
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Clean lines of black cherry and warm baking spices draw the nose into this widely available bottling, perfect for...
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Our Columbia Valley Merlot includes grapes from Klipsun, Ciel du Cheval, Champoux and Weinbau vineyards. The...
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Dark cherries, chocolate wafers, vanilla and sweet spices on the nose follow through to a medium to full body with...
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Intricate layers of black cherry, plum, currant, and wild berry mingle with a hint of spice. The soft, delicate,...
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The silky and velvety textured Merlot delivers strawberry, black tea and star anise aromas with a complex core of...
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I like the tar and bark undertones to the blackberry fruit. Some orange peel fragrance. It’s bright and lively with...
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Wine with a ruby red color, it has an intense, pleasant and balanced aroma. Excellent in combination with red meats...
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• Practicing Organic.
• 93% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot.
• Sourced from Happy Canyon AVA of Santa Ynez Valley.
•...
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Aged for 10 months in Hungarian oak barrels, our Merlot shows a deep garnet color and an enticing nose of mulberry,...
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Notes of dark berries, dried cherries, licorice and dark chocolate. Medium- to full-bodied, spiced and dark-fruited...
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This wine begins with a powerful nose that leads with rich Bennett Valley grown Syrah. Black cherries, boysenberry...
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Deep red in colour, the Scooter exudes fresh berries and spice. Layers of redcurrants and fresh plums are laced with...
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This is no wimpy Merlot. We make this wine to please even the finickiest of Cab drinkers. Look for aromas and flavors...
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“The 2010 Napa Cellars Merlot boasts lifted aromas of toasty baking spices, vanilla, malt and fresh, ripe plums....
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The 2021 Merlot Sangiacomo Vineyard is magnificent. In fact, the 2021 is one of the best vintages of this wine I can...
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Light and focused, with balanced green herbal notes, plus tangy berry and cherry flavors and cedar accents. Drink...
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The Parcel 41 Merlot shines ruby red in the glass, with shimmering purple undertones. The nose is dark and alluring,...
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Aromas of dark red fruits and a touch of cooking spices. Flavors of cherry and plum are showcased with vanilla toast...
Ice Wine Merlot Primitivo 2021
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
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.