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750ml
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$20.08
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$19.68
Ripe, plummy aromas and flavors. Medium body. A hint of vanilla coming through at the end. Balanced, tasty finish....
750ml
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$13.81
$15.34
Color: Streaks of garnet giving way to intense ruby red.
Nose: Candied fruits and spices that evolve into clean...
750ml - Case of 12
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$14.26
Color: Ruby red very intense with purple reflexes.
Bouquet: Strong and distinctive with sensations of spice and ripe...
500ml
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$26.94
6 bottles:
$26.40
The lovely result of a long wait. Bright colour with intense golden reflections, balanced bouquet with scents of...
375ml
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$24.94
$25.92
COLOR: Gold color with copper notes
NOSE: Rich, concentrated nose with notes of orange peel, acacia honey and...
750ml
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$15.89
$17.09
12 bottles:
$15.57
This French dessert wine is from the beautiful Dordogne Valley. Aromas of apricots, melon and honeysuckle; smooth...
375ml
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$67.94
$69.80
Intricately woven aromas and flavors of baked apple, dried apricot, orange blossom and freshly toasted almonds. Rich...
500ml
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$26.94
12 bottles:
$26.40
Marmalade, ripe apricot, ripe apple, honey, chamomile, a touch of spice and acidity that sings!
750ml
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$19.94
12 bottles:
$19.54
COLOR: Intense red colour with garnet hints. NOSE: On the nose it displays fruity notes of blackberry and black...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.66
12 bottles:
$15.83
Dark, brooding and spicy, the 2019 Primitivo di Manduria lifts up with notes of crushed rocks, cardamom and black...
750ml
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$22.80
Dark ruby red, with garnet hues. It opens with notes of ripe blackberry and raspberry, followed by intense aromas of...
750ml
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$25.92
6 bottles:
$25.40
With ripe dark fruit and healthy acidity, it's perfect with a Porterhouse.
750ml
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$24.90
A heady dose of sweet spices grace the nose, with baked black-cherry and plum tones at the core. This is ultrasoft...
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375ml
Bottle:
$27.94
12 bottles:
$27.38
This richly aromatic dessert wine shows off characters of litchi, apricot, peach and spice, along with notes of fresh...
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Schloss Johannisberg Blaulack Riesling TBA 2019
375ml - Case of 3
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$456.64
Breathtaking clarity and purity, but also stunning, caramelized-rhubarb character that stands out from the crowd of...
Dessert Wine Negroamaro Primitivo 2019
One of the key grapes of the ever-growing Puglia wine industry is the Negroamaro, a native grape of this southern Italian region, famed for its deep, bloody red color and excellent set of flavors Indeed, many of the finest and most highly esteemed full bodied red wines of Puglia are made using the Negroamaro varietal grape, and it is grown most notably in the Salento area of the region, where it makes several types of red wine enjoyed locally and sold overseas. The name 'Negroamaro' means 'black-bitter', giving some clue as to one of the key features of the grape. Wines made with Negroamaro do indeed hold quite a lot of earthy bitterness, but generally are celebrated for their 'rustic' taste and extremely aromatic qualities.
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.