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750ml
Bottle: $18.40
12 bottles: $18.03
This Bourgogne Aligoté, coming from the Auxerre area, is produced only from Aligoté grape. White wine, greedy and...
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Bottle: $49.90
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.55
12 bottles: $30.92
Supple and consistent, with a texture chiseled with an alert liveliness, it can be tasted at all stages of its life....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.20
The 2020 Bourgogne Aligoté Les Maréchaux replaces the Petit Poiriers (for now) and this comes from 1.1-hectares...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $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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White
750ml
Bottle: $29.94 $31.12
12 bottles: $29.34
A large single plot measuring 1 hectare, planted by “massal selection” (the traditional method of selecting...
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750ml
Bottle: $36.72
12 bottles: $35.99
Added to our estate in 2014, Les Bouillottes completes our range of Aligoté (“Les Grands Champs” in...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.76
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.94
Undergoing a four-week maceration followed by approximately nine months in French oak (50% new), Es is intoxicating:...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $133.60
Gianfranco Fino has rightfully entered the range of those winegrowers tied to traditions wishing to save old...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $62.40
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750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.44 $13.17
Nicely spicy on the nose, to complement the range of red and purple fruit. Mocha and dried herbs, too. Medium-bodied,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.94
12 bottles: $39.14
A rich and spicy pinotage that shows notes of cedar, spice box, cumin, vanilla and chocolate cherries. Full-bodied,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $13.18
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.32 $19.28
12 bottles: $14.00
Big, inky-black fruit, spice and white pepper; layered and rich in the mouth with jammy black cherries, truffles,...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.24
12 bottles: $15.92
Deep ruby red with violet reflections. Intense fruity bouquet with notes of plum and cherry, hints of Mediterranean...
White
750ml
Bottle: $20.28
12 bottles: $19.87
A pale yellow colour, the Burgundy Aligote 2016 reveals an aromatic nose of fresh hazelnuts and white flowers. The...

Aligote Niagra Pinotage Primitivo Wine

Pinotage is the signature grape varietal of South Africa, and is the most widely grown grape in the country, as well as being common in several other countries around the world. It is a viticultural cross of two fine grape varietals, the Pinot Noir and the Cinsaut (known as Hermitage in South Africa, hence the portmanteau name), and is notable for the fact that it produces excellent and flavorful wines of a deep red color The flavors most commonly associated with Pinotage wines are generally smoky in nature, with notes ranging from dark bramble fruits, to plum, mulberry and earthy characteristics. However, it often also includes quite tropical flavors of stewed banana. The Pinotage varietal is a versatile one, and is often used for producing fortified and sparkling wines, as well as the more common still red wines.

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.