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Focussed herbal, wild black fruit and tobacco nose. The youthful palate is poised and approachable with a soft...
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Lots of fruit and flowers here with a mixture of red and blue berries. Currants and blueberries. Juicy, vibrant fruit...
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Grapes are destemmed and vinified in concrete tanks with the use of indigenous yeast. Short alcoholic fermentation...
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Among the greatest sweet wines in the world. Let's get that straight. Only equalled by Germany. There is density and...
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All tank fermented. A straight-shooting, mid-weighted force of mineral, quince paste, almond husk and Meyer lemon....
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Stony, flinty, smoky aromas, with sparks of gunflint and green apple. There are some stone fruit characters too,...
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Ruby red with purplish shimmer, on the nose it presents a distinct red berries aroma, from raspberry, sour cherry, to...
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COLOUR: Deep ruby color.
AROMA: It has a very complex and concentrated nose. It reveals aromas of red fruit, spices...
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The new País 2021 Bluepit was bottled later because Parra found the tannins needed a longer élevage. It comes from...
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There is a new País from a vineyard planted in 1895 that he rents in Ñipas on black basalt soil, first produced in...
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• 100% País.
• Dry farmed, 100 year old vines grown on basalt and granitic soils in the Ñipas and Guarilihue...
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Brothers Dario, the oenologist and Andrea, the agronomist, are responsible for more than 70ha of proprietary...
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Racy, bone-dry and loaded with tension, this intriguing white offers delicate scents of white spring flower,...
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Purato Nero d'Avola is packed with punchy fruit, with an excellent structure, yet is completely approachable.
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Stone fruits and white pepper-laced acidity. Lovely depth. Mid-weighted, highly versatile and saline across a long,...
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Red volcanic ferrous soils with ample black basalt strewn amidst. Suits the later ripening Garganega, while screw cap...
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Sweet berry and orange peel with peach undertones as well as lemon blossom. Medium body, with crunchy fruit and a...
Cayuga Garganega Mencia Nero D'avola In-Store or Curbside pickup
Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.
We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.
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.