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Leather, black plum and cassis aromas carry the nose of this wine. The full-bodied palate brings jammy blackberry and...
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Aromas of dark cherries, charred wood, bark and mushrooms. It’s medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins and an...
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Fermented with native yeast and aged in concrete for six months and then moved to French oak (mostly used) for an...
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This wine is brilliantly elegant, generous, and fruity. It has a deep, subtle color with purple highlights, smooth...
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750ml
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A firm, silky red with berry, chocolate and light walnut aromas and flavors. Medium body. Medium chewy tannins and a...
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Floral aromatics of violets and red flowers, with a bright palate of fresh yet salty berry and dense but ripe,...
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• 100% Zinfandel. • Sourced from estate vineyard in St. Helena. • All native fermentation. • Aged for 11...
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OVERALL IMPRESSION: Dark colour and a nose with notes of spices and pepper, as well as ripe and jammy red berries....
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The intense and high-pitched 2018 Aluvional Gualtallary has finesse, which is the challenge in this very wild zone of...
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750ml
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There's more fruit in the 2018 Aluvional Los Chacayes than in the 2017, as if the cooler year delivered more red...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.85
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I loved the 2018 Aluvional Paraje Altamira at first sight. There's a bit more of everything, more aromatic...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $154.90
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Ripe dark fruit, leather, baking spices and wet compost on the nose. Some walnuts, too. Medium-to full-bodied, firm...
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750ml
Bottle: $18.92 $19.92
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An aromatic red with notes of ripe blue fruit, fresh flowers, vanilla, licorice, chocolate and herbs. Medium-to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.88 $40.00
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A real briar patch of a Zin, with appealingly rustic wild cherry, spiced cinnamon and bay leaf accents that take on...
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750ml
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Red Malbec Mencia Zinfandel 2018 Wine

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.