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Very intense and elegant ruby red colour; broad and complex fruity fragrance with hints of plum, cherry jam and...
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Ripe crunchy red forest fruits with notes of candied dark cherries. Rich and bold, with juicy tannins. (Bronze) -...
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Notes of ripe plums, cherry jam and tobacco characterize the bouquet of this pure varietal Primitivo from the Apulia...
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And if you don’t, you need to know. Our Fine Tawny has fervent fans around the world who love it for its...
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Aromas of fig, dried red berries, and burnt sugar are bright and focused. The deep flavors carry the sweetness well...
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Made with wild blueberries which are small, concentrated and brimming with flavor. Blueberries are slowly fermented...
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The 2017 Vintage Port, not quite bottled when seen but the final blend, is a field blend (with typical grapes like...
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Very deep colour with compote of red berries, ripe concentration on the nose with aguardiente following onto the...
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Undergoing a four-week maceration followed by approximately nine months in French oak (50% new), Es is intoxicating:...
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Ripe and opulent plummy fruit on the nose, big and bold. Well extracted deep fruits on the palate framed by well...
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Ripe and opulent plummy fruit on the nose, big and bold. Well extracted deep fruits on the palate framed by well...
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An elegant style that light-footedly dances across the tongue. Subtle layers of flavour play across the senses. Much...
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The 2004 White Colheita Port (Maynard's) is a blend of 35% Malvasia Fina, 35% Arinto, 20% Códega and 10% Rabigato,...
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Really rich, roasted nuts on the nose with beeswax and honey. Very intense palate with a baked, rustic character....
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Well-integrated and harmonious, with a rich, creamy Christmas cake complexity on the nose and palate, building to a...
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Aged in small 550L old oak casks in Niepoort’s cellars at Vila Nova de Gaia, this svelte 10-year-old has detail and...
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Very spicy, sporting caramel, cinnamon and tarry flavors, sweet and silky on the long finish.
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Intense and complex of ripe red pulp fruit (cherry, plum, raspberry) in a balanced bottling with light wooden notes....
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Dark ruby red, with garnet hues. It opens with notes of ripe blackberry and raspberry, followed by intense aromas of...
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The NV Black cuvée comes half from estate vineyards (the rest is sourced from the Cima Corgo region in the Douro...
Mondeuse Port Blend Primitivo Viogner In-Store or Curbside pickup Wine
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.
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.