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Color: Ruby red very intense with purple reflexes.
Bouquet: Strong and distinctive with sensations of spice and ripe...
750ml
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Straw yellow colour with golden reflections; mellow citrus fruits and delicate vanilla floral notes fill the nose; to...
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Very intense and elegant ruby red colour; broad and complex fruity fragrance with hints of plum, cherry jam and...
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Ripe crunchy red forest fruits with notes of candied dark cherries. Rich and bold, with juicy tannins. (Bronze) -...
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Ripe crunchy red forest fruits with notes of candied dark cherries. Rich and bold, with juicy tannins. (Bronze) -...
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Deep ruby red with violet reflections; intense fruity bouquet with notes of plum and cherry, hints of Mediterranean...
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Fermented with native yeast and aged in concrete for six months and then moved to French oak (mostly used) for an...
750ml - Case of 12
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A pretty nose of plums, cherries, earth, walnuts and sweet spices. Some spearmint, too. Medium-bodied with fine...
750ml
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Casale Marchese is one of the rare Frascati producers who chooses to hand-harvest.
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Aromas of raspberries and ripe red fruits. The mouth feel shows good concentration and structure, with a soft texture...
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Wine of ruby red color, bright, with intense aromas of red fruits and subtle touches of wood; its tannins are smooth...
750ml
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San Giovanni della Sala shows a light straw color with greenish highlights. On the notes, pleasurable notes of...
750ml
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Broad, ripe black fruit and spice aromas, with notes of pepper, toasty vanilla and Mediterranean scrub. On the...
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Aromas of plums, dark cherries, blueberries, tar and crushed stones. It’s medium-bodied with round, velvety...
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Aromas of plums, dark cherries, blueberries, tar and crushed stones. It’s medium-bodied with round, velvety...
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Blackberries, dark plums, dried earth, tar, paprika, lavender and bark on the nose. Medium-bodied, dark fruited and...
750ml
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Fascinating nose of blue flowers, blueberries, sea shells, moss and lemon grass. It’s medium-bodied with...
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Wild blackberries, pine cones, bark, chili chocolate, cracked pepper, cloves, iodine and crushed stones on the nose....
Bobal Italian White Blends Malbec Primitivo
The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.
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.