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$31.60
Ripe crunchy red forest fruits with notes of candied dark cherries. Rich and bold, with juicy tannins. (Bronze) -...
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$11.54
$12.57
Deep ruby red with violet reflections; intense fruity bouquet with notes of plum and cherry, hints of Mediterranean...
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$12.48
$13.87
Broad, ripe black fruit and spice aromas, with notes of pepper, toasty vanilla and Mediterranean scrub. On the...
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$18.34
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$17.97
Pale gold color for our Aligoté. The mouth is refreshing and reveals a beautiful minerality, aromas of Granny Smith...
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$26.00
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• Practicing organic.
• 100% Aligoté.
• From the village of Bissy-Sous-Cruchaud, just oustside of Buxy...
750ml - Case of 12
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Aromas of herbs, yellow apple and grapefruit on the nose. Generous ripe yellow fruit on the palate with a smoky,...
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This redefines what a Kamptal Grüner is, starting off with a hint of matchstick that signals soft reduction, but...
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$9.94
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$8.94
Notes of ripe plums, cherry jam and tobacco characterize the bouquet of this pure varietal Primitivo from the Apulia...
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The Bourgogne Aligoté is a white wine, greedy and fresh. Thanks to its freshness and fine liveliness, it is perfect...
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$18.40
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$18.03
This Bourgogne Aligoté, coming from the Auxerre area, is produced only from Aligoté grape. White wine, greedy and...
750ml
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$31.55
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$30.92
Supple and consistent, with a texture chiseled with an alert liveliness, it can be tasted at all stages of its life....
750ml - Case of 12
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$21.20
The 2020 Bourgogne Aligoté Les Maréchaux replaces the Petit Poiriers (for now) and this comes from 1.1-hectares...
750ml - Case of 6
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$28.80
The Aligoté is a rustic variety. It produces a lively and perfumed white wine, with peach, citrus, and acacia flower...
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$31.12
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$29.34
A large single plot measuring 1 hectare, planted by “massal selection” (the traditional method of selecting...
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$36.72
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$35.99
Added to our estate in 2014, Les Bouillottes completes our range of Aligoté (“Les Grands Champs” in...
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$14.30
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$12.35
Gottwieger Berg (named for the hillside on which the grapes are sustainably farmed) keeps the focus tight and the...
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$19.92
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$15.83
A crunchy, fresh style, with a bitter edge framing green apple and nectarine flavors. Slightly waxy, with honeyed...
Aligote Gruner Veltliner Mencia Primitivo
Gruner Veltliner is a pale skinned white wine grape varietal most closely associated with central European countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In recent years, it has spread somewhat to several New World countries, where it is becoming gradually more popular and regularly seen in wine stores. One of the main attractions of this grape varietal for winemakers is the fact that it is highly versatile, and can be used for the production of several different wine styles, including young, dry white wines, excellent sparkling wines, and it is also a grape varietal which is well suited for aging Gruner Veltliner has the ability to express much of its terroir, and the best examples are generally those which are full of delightfully mineral-rich flavors alongside the more usual notes of citrus fruits and peach.
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.