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750ml
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$39.69
12 bottles:
$38.90
Aromas of currants, cedar and violets follow through to a medium body and fine tannins with a lovely, light velvety...
750ml
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$23.60
12 bottles:
$23.13
Deep, violet-ruby red in color, New York ICON Merlot is a fruity wine with notes of plums and blackberries. Intense,...
750ml - Case of 12
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$42.75
Warm and plush, with ample red fruit and classic spice aromas and flavors. Gentle notes of tobacco, clove, and black...
1.5Ltr
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$68.52
6 bottles:
$67.15
So vibrant for its age, this has so many herbal aromas it’s almost got a herb-liqueur nose! Very cool and elegant,...
750ml
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$31.52
6 bottles:
$30.89
So vibrant for its age, this has so many herbal aromas it’s almost got a herb-liqueur nose! Very cool and elegant,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$69.94
Saturated garnet. Deep, smoke- and spice-accented red and blue fruit qualities on the nose. Smooth and fleshy in...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$36.80
Leuta 1,618 Merlot DOC Cortona comes from a vineyard cultivated in Cortona - Tuscany - IT -. The intrinsic...
1.5Ltr
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$118.93
$121.40
6 bottles:
$118.40
Beautiful cassis, chocolate, leafy herbs, and earth all emerge from the 2017 Pedestal, a ripe, sexy, opulent wine...
750ml
Bottle:
$137.99
6 bottles:
$137.20
A red with focus and precision and beautifully ripe, polished tannins. It’s medium-to full-bodied with...
750ml
Bottle:
$45.20
6 bottles:
$44.30
Color: Deep ruby red.
Bouquet: Very ripe and intense nose; ripe blackberry and plum, fig, cracked pepper and orange...
750ml
Bottle:
$240.79
3 bottles:
$240.00
This has gorgeous aromas of walnuts, chocolate, spiced plums, licorice and grilled herbs. Rich and chewy with a full...
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Castello Di Ama Vigna L'apparita 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$167.45
Intense and exotic on the nose with blackberry, blueberry, violet and walnut aromas that follow through to a full...
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Chateau Laroque Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$54.62
Composed of 99% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, the 2017 Laroque sports a deep garnet-purple color and is redolent of...
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Duckhorn Merlot Three Palms 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$155.77
Powerful, rich and complex, with a refined mix of currant, dark cherry and plum tart flavors backed by suave,...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$159.78
This wine shows beautiful clarity and class on the nose with roses, tar, currants, green and black olives and plums....
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$160.05
This wine shows beautiful clarity and class on the nose with roses, tar, currants, green and black olives and plums....
Ice Wine Merlot Primitivo 2017
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
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.