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750ml
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$38.65
6 bottles:
$37.88
A perfumed nose of plums, black cherries, violet and paprika. Medium- to full-bodied with lovely ripe red and black...
750ml
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$16.50
$18.33
The 2021 Secateurs Red has a lovely nose with brambly red fruit, an attractive floral note emerging with time. The...
750ml
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$10.90
$12.13
Made from a blend of Cabernet and Syrah, the 2021 The Curator Red Blend offers a fresh nose of red fruit with a spicy...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$11.90
“Achados e Perdidos” means “Lost and Found” in Portuguese….. This particular wine is the result of a bottle...
750ml
Bottle:
$19.17
$21.30
12 bottles:
$17.52
Plenty of fruit on the nose with a nice reductive and peppery edge. Dark cherries and strawberries with spiced plums...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$9.98
Ruby color, bright appearance, clean aroma, with fruity notes, pine caruma and wild flowers. In the mouth it has good...
750ml
Bottle:
$74.94
12 bottles:
$73.44
Apex pours a dark purple-black into the glass. Licorice, plumbs, wet stones and blackberries lead the way, with...
750ml
Bottle:
$47.94
12 bottles:
$46.98
The 2021 Redline jumps out of the glass with ripe blackberries, black cherry, licorice, and a hint of toasty oak. A...
![Aeris [By Rhys] Bricco Rosso 'Centennial Mountain' 2018 750ml](https://www.saratogawine.com/files/images/cached_thumbs/6b/6b9a515d3613a45bfbd5bbde7b0b84d9.jpg){kind=small}
750ml
Bottle:
$39.94
12 bottles:
$39.14
The lighter ruby-hued 2018 Bricco Rosso Centennial Mountain Vineyard offers up a pretty, Nebbiolo-like bouquet of...
750ml
Bottle:
$12.94
$14.30
12 bottles:
$12.35
This classic Malbec has dense flavors of dark plum, black cherry and chocolate, layered with toasted oak and a...
750ml
Bottle:
$11.15
$11.70
12 bottles:
$11.12
Food-friendly and downright yummy this is a complex wine with lots of layers and notes of earth, leather, red fruit...
750ml
Bottle:
$9.10
$13.01
This entry-level Malbec is an authentic mountain wine that offers excellent value for money. Just 30% was oak-aged,...
750ml
Bottle:
$14.30
12 bottles:
$14.01
Color: Red of good intensity.
Nose: Intense aromas resemble ripe cherries and raspberries that combined with the...
750ml
Bottle:
$24.28
12 bottles:
$23.79
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. Aged for two years in our finest new French oak...
750ml
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$15.44
$16.25
12 bottles:
$12.35
Alamos Malbec captures the spirit and terroir of Argentina’s signature variety. Grown at high-level altitudes, our...
750ml
Bottle:
$18.00
12 bottles:
$14.25
Hand selected from vineyards in the cool climate district of La Consulta, Alamos Selección is the brand’s premier...
750ml
Bottle:
$14.25
$15.00
12 bottles:
$11.12
Alamos Red Blend is picked at optimum ripeness to preserve its full-flavored, structural balance. Know for rich...
750ml
Bottle:
$31.94
12 bottles:
$31.30
There are a couple of rare red wines under the "O Esteiro" label and this one is the blend - organically grown 33%...
Malbec Melon de Bourgogne Mencia Red Blend 750ml
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.
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.