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Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2016
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$75.95
A light coating of mocha allows dark cherry and plum compote flavors to glide through center stage while gentle black...
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Alain Voge Cornas Les Chailles 2016
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$60.95
A bright, piercing style, with a beam of violet and iron racing forth, backed by bitter cherry and red currant coulis...
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Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Fontaines 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$131.80
Dark and winey, with a large core of steeped plum and blackberry fruit, infused liberally with sage, sweet tapenade,...
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Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes 2016
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$76.28
From lieux-dits Mazard and La Côte, 80% destemmed. Sun-warmed herbs accompany sand, lavender and raspberry on the...
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Bodega Noemia Malbec Noemia 2016
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$130.95
Cropped from an almost perfect growing season when the grapes ripened slowly, the 2016 NoemÃa is pure Malbec from...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$96.28
Cropped from a cooler and wetter year, the 2016 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae was bottled with six months less...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$253.19
In one of the coldest vintages of the last 30 years in Mendoza, the Adrianna Vineyard plot (just 1.4 hectares)...
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$365.95
$374.73
Like the other Malbecs from Adrianna Vineyard, the 2016 Adrianna Vineyard River Stones was bottled a little earlier,...
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Catena Zapata Malbec Nicasia Vineyard 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$69.33
This is really complex and exotic with dark fruit, flowers and asphalt undertones. Full-bodied, soft and silky with a...
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Chateau De La Negly Clos Des Truffiers 2016
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$415.95
$428.53
Bottled in January, the 2016 Coteaux du Languedoc looks even better than it did as a barrel sample. It's a huge,...
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Chateau De La Negly La Porte Du Ciel 2016
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$442.95
$453.86
Bottled just a month before my visit, the 2016 La Clape la Porte du Ciel looks even more impressive than it did from...
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Chateau De La Negly La Porte Du Ciel 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$201.01
Bottled just a month before my visit, the 2016 La Clape la Porte du Ciel looks even more impressive than it did from...
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Delas Freres Cote Rotie La Landonne 2016
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$312.95
$327.25
Sun-baked garrigue and smoky notes of iron and earth accent intensely ripe black cherry and cassis in this wine. Made...
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Delas Freres Cote Rotie La Landonne 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$169.20
Sun-baked garrigue and smoky notes of iron and earth accent intensely ripe black cherry and cassis in this wine. Made...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$75.62
Sleek and refined, with a very focused beam of cassis and cherry preserves laced with subtle tea, bay leaf and floral...
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Delas Freres Hermitage Les Bessards 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$135.80
Fresh and ripe, with a delicious mix of blueberry, blackberry and cherry fruit flavors that is carried by juicy...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$151.10
Youthful purple. A hugely perfumed bouquet evokes fresh red and blue fruit, floral, exotic spice, licorice, cola and...
Malbec Savagnin Syrah Pre-Arrival
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.
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.