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750ml - Case of 12
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$18.28
Liquorice on the nose with bright violet notes and hints of mint. Fresh, juicy yet powerful wine with soft tannins...
750ml
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$14.84
$15.91
The dark-fruited 2020 IGP Côtes Catalanes Nicolas is 100% Grenache and made from vines averaging 65 years of age....
750ml
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$28.00
12 bottles:
$27.44
• Certified biodynamic.
• 100% Grenache.
• Schist and basalt terroir.
• Southeast facing sites.
• 320+...
750ml
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$31.94
Both wines from 2018 showed very fresh and young, younger than you'd have anticipated. The 2018 El Terroir follows...
750ml
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$124.95
$129.60
The 2020 Espectacle del Montsant has 15% alcohol, lower than the two previous vintages despite being a warmer year,...
750ml
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$13.93
$14.73
12 bottles:
$13.18
La Valentina Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is an excellent example of the Abruzzo region’s most characteristic wine—a...
750ml
Bottle:
$12.99
12 bottles:
$11.52
Floral and fruity garnacha with strawberries, some thyme and Mediterranean spices. Flavorful, medium-bodied palate,...
750ml
Bottle:
$234.94
This multilayered, exuberant grenache explodes with delicious fruit, spice, dark chocolate, toasted almond,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$57.54
Delicate black cherries and cassis on the nose. The palate is refined and elegant, with layers of pink peppercorn and...
1.5Ltr
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$27.93
$29.40
6 bottles:
$19.20
Color: Ruby Aroma: Bold notes of cherries and cranberries. Tasting Notes: Rich red fruits with flavors of cassis,...
750ml
Bottle:
$11.70
12 bottles:
$11.47
A juicy, fleshy unoaked red wine, showing great purity and the typicity of high-altitude Garnacha from the heart of...
Grenache Grenache Montepulciano Mencia
The Grenache grape holds the honor of being the most widely planted wine grape varietal on earth. It has a long and impressive history, and has been the backbone of the some of the planet’s most respected and famed wine regions, blended with Syrah in regions such as Chateauneuf du Pape, and in certain other Loire and Languedoc regions where it reigns supreme as a single varietal wine grape. In other key areas, such as Spain’s La Rioja (where it is known as Garnacha Tinta), it is blended with Tempranillo to make that country’s signature red wine, and is widely used as a blending grape in other old and new world countries, due to its unique character and jammy, fruit forward character.
For a long time, the Grenache grape was somewhat looked down upon as an ignoble varietal, incapable of producing wines of any particular interest. However, times are very much changing - in the right hands, Grenache grapes result in astonishingly intense and complex wines, full of fascinating features, and capable of achieving plenty of expression. For a while now, Grenache has been a major player in Australian wines. While not yet quite as extensively planted down under as Shiraz is, the Barossa Valley is bringing out some of the finest examples of this grape’s wines in recent years.
The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.
Montepulciano grapes are one of the most widely cultivated varietals in Italy, with vines growing in twenty of Italy's ninety five provinces. This varietal is renowned for producing high yields, making it popular with vintners looking for a relatively easy varietal to grow. Whilst the grapes tend to have a low skin to juice ratio, the skins themselves are remarkably high in tannins with a lot of pigmentation, which means they often produce rather well bodied wines with a beautiful deep, dark color The wines of Montepulciano grapes are most commonly associated with soft, rounded characteristics, with plenty of juicy, plummy flavors The wines are known for being very smooth and drinkable, and easy to match with a wide range of foods.