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Bottle: $20.93 $22.40
75% Tempranillo from the Obarenes zone, and 25% Garnacha from Cárdenas.
Red
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Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.44 $21.60
12 bottles: $17.10
This dark purple wine has complex aromas of black cherry, spice, plum, cassis, blueberry, oak and vanilla. This is a...
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Bottle: $59.93
Simply, unique. It needs a lot of aeration before tasting, otherwise it can show some rusticity due to some...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.93 $11.51
12 bottles: $6.66
Our Sweet Red is light on the palate, exploding with bright red fruit and a little spritz. FOOD PAIRINGS: Sweet...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.93 $13.43
12 bottles: $11.69
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $134.83
Founded by Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro in Puente Alto, Almaviva excels with its Bordeaux-inflected...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $132.93
#97 Wine of the World 2022. Fresh and deep nose, full of blueberries, minty cassis, mussels, cigars, dark spice and...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $148.94
A fresh and discreet Almaviva with subtle pencil shavings and cigar box to the cassis and hints of chili chocolate...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $53.70
Lots of finely roasted sweet spice and roasted sesame to the blackberries, cassis and iron, together with hints of...
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Bottle: $54.92
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.50
12 bottles: $16.17
Medium-high robe, cherry red with bluish rim. Fruit is the dominating aroma, with notes of blackberries mainly, but...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.92 $18.80
12 bottles: $15.63
The wine has ripe, red fruit aromas and spicy notes, with round, soft tannins and a lively mouthfeel.
Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
6 bottles: $29.34
The 2020 Terroir Selection Malbec blends grapes from their vineyards in different subzones of Mendoza. This time, 25%...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.42 $83.60
A hint of mocha and plenty of sweet spices to the cassis, blueberries, graphite, sandalwoood and pine cones. A ripe...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.90 $18.80
12 bottles: $17.54
The 2020 Atemporal was produced with 60% Malbec, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot from Campo de los Andes...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
This Malbec has intense red fruit aromas, specially plums, with hints of vanilla and a subtle trace of coffee. It is...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
92-93 The 2022 Edad Moderna Malbec was finished and about to be bottled when I tasted it. It's a wine that wants to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.94
12 bottles: $20.52
The red 2019 Edad Moderna Blend was produced with 25% each Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.94
• A blend of Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. • The wine is aged in equal parts in 500-liter barrels of first,...
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Malbec Red Blend Ruche Savatiano 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.

Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.

However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.

Additional Information on Greek Wines


Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?