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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $583.79
96-100 The 2015 Cappella should be close to perfection when it is finally released in several years. Inky...
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Bottle: $453.28
Beautiful stuff, the 2017 Capella offers a perfumed, complex style with lots of cassis and darker fruits as well as...
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This is loaded with potent blueberry, acai berry and fig compote flavors that are dense but remarkably polished and...
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A big version, with broad-shouldered currant and fig paste notes, wrapped in tar and roasted mesquite accents. The...
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Bottle: $520.21
Even better than the awesome 2016, Abreu's 2017 Thorevilos Proprietary Red takes those familiar piney-herbal notes...
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Bottle: $756.35
This doesn't pull any punches, with a deep well of compact black currant and blackberry paste flavors entangled with...
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Blackcurrant, flower, lead-pencil, and iodine aromas. Medium to full body with firm, polished tannins. Very young and...
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A Cabernet Sauvignon with 24% Carménère, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot from Puente Alto, Maipo that spent...
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375ml - Case of 12
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This is an emotional wine that touches your soul the minute you put your nose in the glass and then taste it. Its...
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This is an emotional wine that touches your soul the minute you put your nose in the glass and then taste it. Its...
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A solid and structured red with blackcurrant, herb, tobacco and mussel-shell character. Some moss, too. Full-bodied...
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A solid and structured red with blackcurrant, herb, tobacco and mussel-shell character. Some moss, too. Full-bodied...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Founded by Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro in Puente Alto, Almaviva excels with its Bordeaux-inflected...
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#97 Wine of the World 2022. Fresh and deep nose, full of blueberries, minty cassis, mussels, cigars, dark spice and...
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Bottle: $155.01
#97 Wine of the World 2022. Fresh and deep nose, full of blueberries, minty cassis, mussels, cigars, dark spice and...
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375ml - Case of 12
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A fresh and discreet Almaviva with subtle pencil shavings and cigar box to the cassis and hints of chili chocolate...
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Italian White Blends Primitivo Red Blend Viognier Pre-Arrival Wine

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.

Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.