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Stewed blackberries, baked blueberries, earth and wet tobacco on the nose. Medium-to full-bodied with powdery...
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750ml
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Dark-black-cherry in color, this wine has aromas of Chambord, cherry cola and tarragon. It opens with bright notes of...
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Red
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Color: Ruby Aroma: Bold notes of cherries and cranberries. Tasting Notes: Rich red fruits with flavors of cassis,...
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Rosato (pink) wines are an Italian specialty, and Montepulciano is considered one of the best Italian grape varieties...
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Red
750ml
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375ml
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
375ml
Bottle: $11.64 $13.00
The custodian of the oldest vines in Soave, a great many pre-phylloxera centurions, while the majority are circa...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.89 $18.00
The custodian of the oldest vines in Soave, a great many pre-phylloxera centurions, while the majority are circa...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $34.99
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Exceptional Soave from a producer firmly entrenched in the regional firmament. Perhaps this doesn’t quite equal the...
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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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White
750ml
Bottle: $36.00
12 bottles: $35.28
The 2020 may have been considerably more concentrated than this vintage, and yet there is something more mellifluous,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.59
12 bottles: $15.28
Full of plum fruit, licorice, earthiness, and black cherries. Fullbodied, silky texture with medium tannins and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94 $17.91
12 bottles: $16.60
Intense ruby colour; rich nose of black cherry, plum, blackberry. Intense and complex palate of cherry with spice...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $23.42
A full bodied, round wine that leads with aromas of ripe yellow fruits and lemon curd with notes of pleasantly bitter...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $19.94 $21.34
6 bottles: $19.54
The appellation, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, reveals exactly what this wine is: montepulciano grapes from the Abruzzo...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.80 $12.00
The appellation, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, reveals exactly what this wine is: montepulciano grapes from the Abruzzo...

Garganega Mencia Montepulciano

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.

Montepulciano grapes are one of the most widely cultivated varietals in Italy, with vines growing in twenty of Italy's ninety five provinces. This varietal is renowned for producing high yields, making it popular with vintners looking for a relatively easy varietal to grow. Whilst the grapes tend to have a low skin to juice ratio, the skins themselves are remarkably high in tannins with a lot of pigmentation, which means they often produce rather well bodied wines with a beautiful deep, dark color The wines of Montepulciano grapes are most commonly associated with soft, rounded characteristics, with plenty of juicy, plummy flavors The wines are known for being very smooth and drinkable, and easy to match with a wide range of foods.