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$17.90
$19.52
12 bottles:
$17.86
The 2022 Malbec A Lisa originates from Mainqué in Río Negro, Patagonia. A bright, purple-hued wine, it offers fresh...
750ml
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$43.90
$48.72
A full-bodied red with olives, blackberries, wild blueberries, mussel shells and hints of licorice on the nose. Fresh...
750ml
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$142.90
$147.12
COLOR: Deep Violet.
NOSE: The bouquet of this wine is an intense dark fruit, with hints of coffee, dark chocolate and...
750ml
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$12.76
$13.43
12 bottles:
$10.45
Round, smooth and full-flavored. It has a purplish color and spicy aroma. Balanced with smooth tannins, rich plums...
750ml
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$15.41
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$15.10
Deeply red with violet hues. Aromas of ripe red fruits, cassis and pepper. Sweet on the palate, friendly tannins with...
750ml
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$15.94
$17.91
12 bottles:
$13.99
Lots of fruit and flowers here. Elegant violets, dark cherries and a fine twist of peppery spice. Quite juicy on the...
750ml
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$18.36
$20.40
12 bottles:
$16.63
A nicely juicy and fine-grained malbec with restrained sweet spices, blackberries, blueberries and a hint of...
750ml - Case of 12
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$10.93
Beautiful red fruits such as plums and cherries. The palate offers a balanced mouthfeel with flavors of redcurrant...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$11.99
Perfumed yet focused nose with lots of violets and deep but fresh blueberries. Very pure. A mineral undertone makes...
750ml
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$14.08
$14.82
12 bottles:
$10.46
An intense red-colored wine. The nose has aromas of ripe red fruit. It is elegant and balanced on the palate, with...
750ml
Bottle:
$12.94
12 bottles:
$12.35
Sweet berries and cherries with some dusty-earth aromas that follow through to a medium body, light tannins and a...
3.0Ltr
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$18.94
TASTING NOTES Bota Box Malbec is easy drinking, with a big, jammy fruit profile. Ripe blueberry and blackberry notes...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.15
12 bottles:
$15.83
Appearance: Luminous, deep ruby red, with purplish rim.
Bouquet: Fruity aromas of dark cherry, wild cherry, red...
750ml
Bottle:
$28.57
12 bottles:
$28.00
Planting a forest one bottle at a time.
Browne Family Vineyards is honored to partner with One Tree Planted....
750ml
Bottle:
$23.94
$25.20
12 bottles:
$22.80
A wine that is full expression of the potential of Apulian nature, the Rosso dei Vespa combines the traditional...
750ml
Bottle:
$13.93
$15.34
Color : Ruby red with delicate garnet undertones.
Nose : The minerality of the nose creates a delicate combination...
750ml - Case of 12
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$18.80
Color: Ruby red very intense with purple reflexes.
Bouquet: Strong and distinctive with sensations of sour cherry...
750ml - Case of 12
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$28.40
Color: Dark ruby red with violet highlights that, after ageing, turn on garnet red.
Bouquet: Intense, resolute but...
Malbec Mencia Mencia Primitivo
The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.
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.