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Achaval-Ferrer Malbec Finca Bella Vista 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$121.81
The 2009 Finca Bella Vista was sourced from a vineyard planted in 1910 giving a miserly yield of 0.75 tons per acre....
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Bodega Noemia Malbec Noemia 2016
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$130.95
Cropped from an almost perfect growing season when the grapes ripened slowly, the 2016 Noemía is pure Malbec from...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$96.28
Cropped from a cooler and wetter year, the 2016 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae was bottled with six months less...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$251.41
In one of the coldest vintages of the last 30 years in Mendoza, the Adrianna Vineyard plot (just 1.4 hectares)...
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$365.95
$374.73
Like the other Malbecs from Adrianna Vineyard, the 2016 Adrianna Vineyard River Stones was bottled a little earlier,...
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Catena Zapata Malbec Nicasia Vineyard 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$77.55
Catena Zapata Nicasia Vineyard Malbec is a dark violet Malbec. Ripe black-and-red currant, raspberries and an elegant...
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Catena Zapata Malbec Nicasia Vineyard 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$69.33
This is really complex and exotic with dark fruit, flowers and asphalt undertones. Full-bodied, soft and silky with a...
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Cockburn Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$59.94
This shows fantastic graphite and dark-berry character with black-stone undertones and hints of dried roses....
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Croft Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$54.87
Extremely perfumed with dark-berry and currant aromas. Hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied, round and medium...
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Croft Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$63.62
Extremely perfumed with dark-berry and currant aromas. Hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied, round and medium...
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Dow Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$78.07
Based on Touriga Franca with Touriga Nacional and Sousão. Tight-knit, with firm, rapier-like tannins on the palate...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$158.62
I was blown away by the 2016 Finca Piedra Infinita, a wine I have been anticipating because I’ve seen the...
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Familia Zuccardi Malbec Jose Zuccardi 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$43.79
A tribute to winemaker Sebastián Zuccardi's father; a blend of 95% Malbec from Paraje Altamira, with Cabernet...
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Fonseca Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$68.51
Lots of ripe fruit here with raisins and wet earth that turn to violets and hot stones. Full-bodied, tannic and...
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Fonseca Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$62.28
Lots of ripe fruit here with raisins and wet earth that turn to violets and hot stones. Full-bodied, tannic and...
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Graham Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$82.45
Extremely complex aromas that show the classic Graham character of black-fruit marmalade and burnt oranges. Follows...
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Pocas Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$59.92
A well-built, solidly juicy and fairly forthright Port, brimming with plum cake, blackberry paste, melted black...
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Quinta Do Noval Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$67.22
This is a superb baby Noval that reminds me of the 1966. Chewy yet so polished. The light sweetness suggests an...
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Sandeman Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$109.90
This is a ripe and generous wine, with tannins that are well integrated into the powerful black-fruit core. It is...
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Taylor Fladgate Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$77.12
OMG. This is really the most amazing young Taylor’s I have ever tasted. Full-bodied and lightly sweet with super...
Malbec Port Blend Recioto 2009 Pre-Arrival Wine
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.
Port wine is Portugal’s great gift to the world. Coming from the ancient harbour capital city of Porto and the surrounding Douro Valley region, Port wine has been made by Portuguese vintners for at least four hundred years, although viticulture has been continually happening in the area for well over two thousand years. Port is a fortified wine, meaning it is a wine which has been bolstered by the addition of grape brandy. Originally, this was used as a method of preservation, allowing the delicate Portuguese wines to survive the journey by sea to trading partners in the UK and France. However, the wonderful taste and unique character the fortification process lends to the wine soon became massively popular, and before long, this new wine style was a hit all across Europe.
Unlike some other fortified wines, Port is made by adding brandy before the wine itself has completed its fermentation. The result of this is that plenty of the grapes’ natural sweetness is maintained in the barrel, meaning it is exceptionally smooth and rounded on the palate. Port comes in many different styles - Tawny Port wines are prized for their richness and mellow character, Reserve and Late Bottled Ports are full of fruit flavor. Vintage Port is a complex, wonderful thing - capable of standing up to some of the finest wines in the world when it comes to depth of flavor and fascinating features.