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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.00
12 bottles: $29.40
The top wine, made in tiny quantities, the 2015 Brega comes from the oldest vineyards of the estate (both planted...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $8.01
12 bottles: $7.61
Dark purple. Potent blackberry liqueur, cherry-cola, incense and mocha scents pick up a smoky nuance with aeration....
VM
90
Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.87
12 bottles: $13.59
Violet red color. Licorice aromas, red and black fruits (strawberries, blackberries) and violets, well integrated...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.88
12 bottles: $16.54
Peak red with violet edging. Wide range of fruit and flower aromas on the nose, with dairy touches. In the mouth it...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.60
Shows a smoky underpinning that hints at espresso and char notes, with blackberry and anise flavors and sinewy...
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
The 2019 Telescópico Garnacha · Garnacha Peluda · Mazuela was produced with grapes from Alpartir and Morata on...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.00
12 bottles: $26.46
I tasted two vintages of some of the wines, like the blend of Garnacha Fina, Garnacha Peluda and Mazuela from the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
The austere red 2022 Microcósmico Garnacha has moderate ripeness and alcohol (13.5%) and very good freshness and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $29.94
The 100% Garnacha expresses itself fully, both in the nose and in the mouth, with flavours of blackthorn, a sensation...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.90 $18.00
12 bottles: $16.63
This smells really jammy with so much cherry and berry character. Some raspberries, too. Yet, on the palate it is...
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WA
91
Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.20
12 bottles: $22.80
The 2017 Ternario 10 is also Garnacha Tintorera from a specific plot within the same vineyard that produces the...
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JS
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
Intense aromas of blackberry, black pepper and black walnut follow through to a full body with chewy tannins and a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.25 $12.50
12 bottles: $10.93
Cherry red with violet nuances. Has a ripe fruit nose with floral tones. Full bodied wine, spicy and with a complex...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.92
12 bottles: $10.45
Cherry red, intense has a ripe fruit nose, is full bodied and elegantly textured; exhibits a long complex finish.
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $32.48 $34.19
6 bottles: $30.40
More delicate and floral than many garnachas from this area with a great balance on the palate between delicately...
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JD
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $31.73 $33.40
6 bottles: $29.60
A super brambly red that has abundant rich and ripe, dark berry and cherry aromas. The palate is a riot of fresh dark...
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92
VM
91
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.90 $15.10
A bold but balanced red, leading with aromatic tar and black licorice notes that are well-meshed with raspberry...
WS
90
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Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.04 $17.09
Very intense cherry red color with tones of purple. Presents in the nose a great concentration of aromas of ripe red...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $8.58
Fresh bright red fruit balanced by a fine structure and ample bouquet. Viña Borgia is made from 100% Grenache and is...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $37.70 $39.68
6 bottles: $31.61
TOP 100 SPIRITS 2022. Light, fresh aromas suggest honeysuckle and a hint of pear. The palate echoes those notes,...
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Grenache Mencia Mencia Tequila

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.

Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.

One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.

The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.