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Color: Dazzling scarlet over a grenadine backdrop.
Nose: Fruit of the forest aromas, coupled with aromatic jammy...
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Creamy notes of fruit are noticed along with nice and good balsamic and vanilla hints. A wine with a good acidity and...
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Dark maroon colour with good cover. On the nose, penetrating aroma of berries due to the great maceration and violets...
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It is the utmost expression of the Cabernet Sauvignon variety, aged and evolved to perfection. This intense and...
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A blend of quintessential Bordeaux varieties, elegant on the nose, with toasted notes and spicy undertones resulting...
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Aromas of blackberries, currants, mint chocolate and dried herbs. It’s medium-bodied with firm, fine tannins. Round...
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Deep violet to the eye, this wine offers a nose of cherry, purple fig and saddle leather. Bright at first sip, it has...
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Black cherry, dried black currants, roasted mushroom and a hint of mahogany aromas. Full-bodied and deep. flavors of...
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Cabernet Sauvignon Corvina Blend Petite Sirah Mencia Spain Wine
Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired wines.
Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.
By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.
There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.
Ever since the Phoenicians and Romans brought their knowledge of vine cultivation to Spanish soils, the country's culture has grown alongside wine production, with wine being a vital part of Spanish identity and Spanish traditions. Each region of Spain has a wine quite distinct from the others, and it is produced by smallholders and families as much as it is by large companies and established wineries. From the relatively mild and lush regions of La Rioja to the arid plateaus that surround Madrid, grapes are grown in abundance for the now booming Spanish wine industry, and new laws and regulations have recently been put in place to keep the country's standards high. By combining traditional practices with modern technology, Spanish wineries are continuing to produce distinctive wines of great character, flavor and aroma, with the focus shifting in recent decades to quality over quantity.