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Blackberries, blueberries, terra cotta, brick and white pepper on the nose. Medium-bodied with very tight and...
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Bottle: $26.84 $28.20
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This young bottling will have a long cellar life, thanks perhaps to the old-vine attributes. Aromas of amaro-like...
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The 2019 Telescópico Garnacha · Garnacha Peluda · Mazuela was produced with grapes from Alpartir and Morata on...
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The 2021 Grenache Noir comes from five vineyards with younger vines than the Chenin, mainly planted in the early...
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Both wines from 2018 showed very fresh and young, younger than you'd have anticipated. The 2018 El Terroir follows...
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Bottle: $29.55 $30.40
Such a brooding nose with black pepper, violet and fresh blueberry and blackberry fruit. Spicy and tight on the...
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Bottle: $24.69 $27.59
Blackberries, blueberries and peppercorns on the nose. Full-bodied, yet tight and polished with chewy tannins and...
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It's fair to say that no other country delivered value in this year's DWWA to match that sent over to us from...
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Bottle: $33.60
Among the greatest sweet wines in the world. Let's get that straight. Only equalled by Germany. There is density and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $35.90
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The oldest vines in all of Soave: pre-phylloxera centurions, many nearly 140-years-old. The vinosity, sap, mineral...
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750ml
Bottle: $36.00
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The 2020 may have been considerably more concentrated than this vintage, and yet there is something more mellifluous,...
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Bottle: $17.94 $18.80
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Lifted perfumed nose of violets, lilies and roses over beautiful dark fruit and baking spice undertones. Really fresh...
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Amazing depth and intensity to this old-vine malbec with blackberry and black-licorice character to the wine....
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A different, fuller-weighted brood, boasting ample stone fruits, nutmeg and truffle. Savvy use of oak (tonneaux and...
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Racy, bone-dry and loaded with tension, this intriguing white offers delicate scents of white spring flower,...
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750ml
Bottle: $28.95 $32.00
Vibrant and mineral, it's full of lemongrass, wax, seaweed and lemon candy with a peaty depth and hints of noble rot....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.60
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Rulei is a demonstration of the uniqueness of the high-altitude vineyards in the Najerilla valley, which historically...
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750ml
Bottle: $26.35
Red volcanic ferrous soils with ample black basalt strewn amidst. Suits the later ripening Garganega, while screw cap...
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750ml
Bottle: $21.94 $23.60
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The 2020 Malbec Signature contains a 4% dash of Cabernet Franc from Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley and was aged for 13...
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Bottle: $39.93 $44.08
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A round, soft, and rich malbec with sliced plums, peaches and some flowers. Full-bodied. Juicy and fresh at the end....
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Garganega Grenache Malbec Wine

Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.


We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.

The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.

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.