Do we ship to you?.
Pre-Arrival
Mas De Daumas Gassac Blanc 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$56.82
A fragrant grapefruit and tangerine bouquet touched with scented pears and delicate spice. There’s weight and...
Pre-Arrival
Mas De Daumas Gassac Blanc 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$69.95
This has aromas of white pepper, baked apple, pineapple, white tea, smoked almond and papaya. It’s medium-to...
Pre-Arrival
Mas De Daumas Gassac Blanc 2022
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$54.72
To be drunk young (in the first 18 months) to appreciate its magnificent minerality and very complex fruit aromas....
Pre-Arrival
Mullineux White Blend Old Vines 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$38.09
The 2019 White Old Vines was left without additional sulfur on its lees until spring and matured in foudres and...
Pre-Arrival
Mullineux White Blend Old Vines 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.79
This has a ripe and complex nose of cooked lemon, apricot, papaya, shortcrust pastry, chamomile, juniper berries and...
Pre-Arrival
Mullineux White Blend Old Vines 2022
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$35.00
An aromatic, full-bodied white with aromas of mangoes, papayas, honeysuckle, grilled herbs and beeswax. Textural and...
Pre-Arrival
R. Lopez De Heredia Gravonia Blanco 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$51.68
Aromas of dried apples, wax, blanched nuts, and lemon curd follow through to a medium to full body with serious...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$527.95
Limpid, brass-tinged yellow-gold. Highly pungent, heady aromas of orange pith, dried peach, iodine, jasmine, honey...
Pre-Arrival
R. Lopez De Heredia Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$120.95
Nuanced pine nuts, macadamia, white truffle, dried pineapple, seaweed and marzipan. Full and voluminous on the palate...
Pre-Arrival
Sadie Family Palladius 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$160.84
This inspired wine is the product of 10 different varieties grown on three main soil types in the Paardeberg:...
Pre-Arrival
Sadie Family Palladius 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$147.37
Impressively graceful, moving confidently across the palate. The firm but well-integrated acidity links notes of...
Pre-Arrival
Sadie Family Skerpioen 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$125.66
Skerpioen is quite a place: a wind-swept, seashore vineyard with sand and limestone soils that makes one of the...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$64.15
The Schola Sarmenti 2013 Primitivo Diciotto is the proverbial "big boy" wine from Puglia. If you don't get that from...
Ice Wine Primitivo Vidal Blanc White Blend
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.