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Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf Du Pape 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$82.84
Big wine, but so refined and sleek, it comes across as delicate on the palate. Plenty of finely tuned oak, with...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$104.95
The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee may be one of the few 2000s that is better than its 1998 counterpart. A...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$127.39
This wine is a wonderful blend of fine elegant red fruits and a bouquet of spice. It has a harmonious palate that is...
Malvasia Nero D'avola Red Rhone Blend 2000
Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.
Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.