×
Sale
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.14 $23.99
12 bottles: $22.79
A savory version, this Chianti Classico delivers green olive, tomato leaf, iron and tobacco flavors centered on a...
VM
91
WS
91
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.93
12 bottles: $26.39
Plenty of sweet plums on the nose with orange peel. It’s full-bodied with juicy ripe fruit and creamy tannins. Some...
12 FREE
JS
92
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.90
12 bottles: $16.56
The 2021 BenMarco Malbec was produced with fruit from Los Chacayes in Valle de Uco, fermented destemmed in stainless...
WA
92
VM
92
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.93
12 bottles: $14.63
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.74
12 bottles: $21.31
Savory and tarry cranberries and strawberries here, followed with some cured meat and blood orange. This is a juicy...
12 FREE
JS
93
WS
91
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.99
The crackling, astringent nose features aromas of cranberries, plums, pepper, herbs and cocoa. On the palate, an...
WE
88
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $7.99
Smooth, perfumed red fruit aromas lead to a red, berry and cherry palate with excellent structure and a long, elegant...
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
It is red in color and has bold inviting aromas of cherries and spices that explode from the glass to offer a fine,...
Sale
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.50 $16.08
La Spinetta has decided to vinify this variety in purity, in order to enhance its peculiarities. The scents are...
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.85
Intense ruby red in color with intense cherry and spicy mint characteristics on the nose. Densely rich on the palate,...
Sale
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.90 $66.00
12 bottles: $62.70
The Casanova di Neri 2019 Brunello di Montalcino shows thick fruit fabric with stitchings of underbrush, pressed...
12 FREE
WA
95
WS
94
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $324.94
Cherry, flower and cedar aromas follow through to a full body with lots of pure and juicy fruit character. Creamy and...
12 FREE
JS
100
WA
98
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.94
12 bottles: $27.44
The Castell’in Villa Chianti Classico is composed of 100% Sangiovese grapes. It is a complex and serious blend of...
12 FREE
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.85
12 bottles: $11.61
Perfumed nose of cedar, spearmint, morello cherry, vanilla and lemon verbena. Medium-bodied with polished tannins....
JS
91
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.93
12 bottles: $19.53
Bright ruby red colour with purple highlights. Thanks to the harmony of the tannins, combined with the delicate...
Sale
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.40 $40.22
This is a fantastic Chianti Classico with so much complexity and intensity. Cherry, chocolate, hazelnut and wet earth...
JS
95
WE
94
Sale
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.90 $29.65
12 bottles: $28.17
A classic Chianti Classico with plums, strawberries and peaches on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied with very fine...
WA
93
JS
93
Sale
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.58 $47.52
Rampolla's 2018 Sangiovese di Santa Lucia is 100% Sangiovese done in cocciopesto (a mix of clay and cement), which...
VM
92
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.00
12 bottles: $15.68
As is true for all wines of this celebrated Tuscan DOCG, Chianti del Castello del Trebbio commands its most defining...
12 FREE
Sale
Rapid Ship
Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.90 $52.00
#35 TOP 100 WINES OF ITALY, 2022. Perfumed and beautiful with flowers, cherries and raspberries. Forest fruits, too....
12 FREE
WNR
97
JS
97

Malbec Montepulciano Sangiovese 750ml Rapid Ship

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.

Montepulciano grapes are one of the most widely cultivated varietals in Italy, with vines growing in twenty of Italy's ninety five provinces. This varietal is renowned for producing high yields, making it popular with vintners looking for a relatively easy varietal to grow. Whilst the grapes tend to have a low skin to juice ratio, the skins themselves are remarkably high in tannins with a lot of pigmentation, which means they often produce rather well bodied wines with a beautiful deep, dark color The wines of Montepulciano grapes are most commonly associated with soft, rounded characteristics, with plenty of juicy, plummy flavors The wines are known for being very smooth and drinkable, and easy to match with a wide range of foods.

The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.