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Achaval-Ferrer Malbec Finca Bella Vista 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$120.54
The 2009 Finca Bella Vista was sourced from a vineyard planted in 1910 giving a miserly yield of 0.75 tons per acre....
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Alpasion Malbec Grand 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$111.66
The 2021 Malbec Grand Alpasión hails from Los Chacayes in the Uco Valley and was aged in new French oak barrels....
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$88.12
Blackberry and blueberry aromas with hints of spice and bark. Perfumed. Full body, layered, chewy and polished. Deep...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$95.95
This is another phenomenal Fortuna Terrae that just rolls across the palate with amazingly complex and beautiful...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$95.28
Very complex aromas of blueberries and blackberries with hints of cheese and wet earth. Hot stones, too. Full-bodied,...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$95.28
Cropped from a cooler and wetter year, the 2016 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae was bottled with six months less...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$95.94
A dense and layered red with fantastic, soft and silky tannins that entice every inch of your palate. Full-bodied yet...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$103.12
The aromatics here really seduce you with their blackberry and dried-strawberry notes and undertones of wet earth,...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$104.94
Blackberries with some black tea and perfumes. Full-bodied with fine, dusty tannins and seamless texture. So long and...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$114.62
Blackberries, dark plums, dried earth, tar, paprika, lavender and bark on the nose. Medium-bodied, dark fruited and...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$185.68
Tight, high acidity, lots of tannins; ageability.
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$226.16
There are three separate bottling from the Adrianna vineyard, one of them the 2013 Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$221.27
Very aromatic and vivid. Cherry and plum. Hints mushroom and tea. Full body, tight and beautiful. Focused and sexy....
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$255.45
This is a phenomenal malbec with intense blue fruits such as blueberries and blackberries. Black truffle, too....
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$248.76
In one of the coldest vintages of the last 30 years in Mendoza, the Adrianna Vineyard plot (just 1.4 hectares)...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$283.62
A layered and very soft red with checked yet unctuous tannins. Full body and caressing texture. Plenty of meat, earth...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$206.95
This is a really deep, decadent red, showing incredibly rich black soil, black olives and violets. Full body and rich...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$240.68
Made by Alejandro Vigil, this wine comes from the highest part of the Adrianna Vineyard at 1,390m, where the alluvial...
Aglianico Malbec Zinfandel Pre-Arrival Wine
Aglianico is a black skinned grape most commonly associated with the exquisite wines of the Campania region of Italy. It thrives most happily in hot and dry climates, and as such, has had plenty of success in the New World, particularly in the United States, where it is used to great effect in many red wines. It was believed to come from Greece several thousand years ago, brought by Pheonician tradesman, and was wildly popular in Roman times, when it was used in the finest wines made by the Roman empire. Aglianico grapes produce full bodied red wines which have a high tannin and acid content. As such, it has excellent ageing potential, and with a standard amount of time in a barrel, it rounds out and mellows to produce beautifully balanced wines.
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.
The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.