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750ml
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$11.70
12 bottles:
$11.47
Color: Dark, dense ruby color.
Nose: Beautiful aromas of licorice, blackberries and blueberries.
Palate:...
750ml
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$15.16
12 bottles:
$13.59
Appearance: Ruby red. Aromas + Flavors: Dark berry fruits, plum, blackberry, spice, licorice. Structure: Full-bodied,...
750ml
Bottle:
$37.45
12 bottles:
$36.70
This is one of the bottles that symbolizes the Sicilian Wine Renaissance that started a few decades ago. The Morgante...
750ml
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$15.90
$17.49
12 bottles:
$15.83
This wine shows aromas of ripe black cherries and blackberries accompanied by hints of vanilla, peppery spice, and...
750ml
Bottle:
$12.90
$13.86
12 bottles:
$12.64
Aromas of crushed plums, black tea, fresh flowers and blackberries. Medium-to full-bodied with silky tannins. Notes...
1.5Ltr
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$28.84
$30.36
6 bottles:
$18.34
Aromas and flavors of fruits, dry figs and prumes. This Marsla boasts well balanced fruit and spice.
750ml
Bottle:
$15.94
12 bottles:
$15.62
Vivid ruby red. Floral scents with notes of wild strawberry and red currant, with slightly spicy hints on the nose. A...
750ml
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$14.95
12 bottles:
$14.65
Extremely fruity, with notes of black cherries, pomegranates and plums. Sweet, with evident hints of red berries,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$39.94
A very spicy fruity wine, brilliant and clear, perfumed with carob, bergamot and orange peel. The compact ripe fruit...
750ml
Bottle:
$14.62
$16.25
Dark garnet. A complex bouquet of ripe plums, black pepper, and tobacco emerges from the glass. The palate has a...
750ml
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$13.44
12 bottles:
$13.17
It is evident that food and wine are harmoniously linked in Sicily, defining the region. It is known for its rich and...
750ml
Bottle:
$13.01
Purato Nero d'Avola is packed with punchy fruit, with an excellent structure, yet is completely approachable.
750ml
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$10.94
$12.05
Purato Nero d'Avola is packed with punchy fruit, with an excellent structure, yet is completely approachable.
750ml
Bottle:
$14.07
$15.63
Nero d’Avola gives this wine a red passion color, hints of ripe fruit and an intense and harmonious taste....
750ml
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$15.94
12 bottles:
$15.62
A firm and lightly chewy nero d'avola with earth and spice and some mushroom undertones. Medium body, solid tannins...
750ml
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$21.94
12 bottles:
$21.50
From a 1.5-hectare vineyard planted around 30 years ago. The vines are traditionally pruned in alberello, in other...
750ml
Bottle:
$19.12
6 bottles:
$18.74
Insieme represents our wish to produce a totally natural wine, with absolutely no chemicals, from the grape to the...
Gelber Muskateller Marsala Mencia Nero D'avola Wine
Marsala is a well known fortified wine from Italy’s largest island, Sicily. A largely misunderstood and undervalued fortified wine, it is most commonly associated with its sweet variety - usually used as a cooking wine - although the finest dry Masalas are able to stand up to more revered, similar wines such as Sherry and Madeira. Marsala has been made in Sicily since the mid 18th century, and it grew wildly popular around Europe as sailors introduced it to port towns across the continent. Marsala wine has a beautiful set of flavors, most typically including apricot, tamarind, vanilla and tobacco, making it a delightfully intense treat when served as a sipping wine.
Marsala wine comes in several different varieties, and most of them are a world away from the sweet wines used in sauces and chicken dishes. Amber, golden and ruby versions of Masala are produced, from a range of different native grape varietals, and many of the finest are aged for over ten years to achieve a fascinating set of complex flavors and a remarkably smooth finish. It is usually made from the Grillo, Inzolia, Damaschino and Catarratto white grapes, although the ruby Masala wines uses typical Sicilian red varietals such as Nero d’Avola and Calabrese, among others.
Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.
Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.