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The 2020 Malbec Massal 1945, from Almahue, Cachapoal, is purple in hue. It shows a mild nose of fresh plum and gentle...
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Delicate notes of plum and cherry mark the bouquet of this wine, followed by light touches of pepper and dark...
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This bright red wine with violet touches mixes delicate notes of berries with plum and cherry marmalades. The...
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This bright red wine with violet touches mixes delicate notes of berries with plum and cherry marmalades. The...
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Racy and fruity with ripe strawberries, blackberries, wild herbs and black pepper spices on the nose, as well as...
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Deep ruby-red in color, with intense aromas of black plum and blackberries, elegantly combined with mild notes of...
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$21.94
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• Malbec.
• 40-year-old organically dry-farmed vines grown on granite soils.
• Hand harvested in the first week...
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This full-bodied Malbec offers aromas of blackberry, oak, and spice. Luscious flavors of black plums and peppered...
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$22.00
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Once again, this is an impressive malbec from Colchagua. The fruit is mainly from Apalta. The fruit profile is mainly...
750ml
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$17.91
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The wine is deep ruby-red, tinged with purple at the rim. The nose delivers intense ripe fruit, such as cranberry,...
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An elegant high-end Malbec, with a lot of typicity, which comes from a small and exclusive organic vineyard, one of...
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This Malbec shows an intense, deep ruby red color. In the nose are aromas of berries, cherries, followed with notes...
Assyrtiko Malbec Mencia Chile
Cultivated since at least the middle of the Byzantine era, the Assyrtiko grape is generally considered to be one the finest of the Greek grape varietals, as a result of its multi-purpose properties and ability to flourish on a wide range of terrains. The ancient Byzantines used it in conjunction with Aidani and Athiri grapes for the production of their unusual and naturally sweet Vinsanto wines, which are still produced today in Santorini, and continue to be popular. However, the Assyrtiko grapes are used for many different AOC wines across Greece, and are favored by wine makers who want to maintain a dryness and acidic punch to their produce.
The Assyrtiko grapes are renowned for their ability to maintain their acidity as they ripen beneath the blazing Mediterranean sun, resulting in wines which have a distinctive dryness and a range of citrus fruit aromas, as well as great structure and high tannins. Often, Assyrtiko grapes will produce wines which leave an unusual after-taste reminiscent of the mineral rich, volcanic soils they are grown in on the slopes of Santorini, making them a favorite for wine drinkers looking for something full of character and interesting attributes. The past twenty five years have seen Assyrtiko vines planted all over the Greek mainland, and even in Attica and Macedonia, where the softer terrain often produces more fruit forward wines with a milder, less astringent character. However, wherever this fine grape varietal is grown, it is rare the results will be anything less than excellent.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?
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.
Chile has a long and rich wine history which dates back to the Spanish conquistadors of the 16th century, who were the first to discover that the wonderful climate and fertile soils of this South American country were ideal for vine cultivation. It has only been in the past forty or fifty years, however, that Chile as a modern wine producing nation has really had an impact on the rest of the world. Generally relatively cheap in price,Whilst being widely regarded as definitively 'New World' as a wine producing country, Chile has actually been cultivating grapevines for wine production for over five hundred years. The Iberian conquistadors first introduced vines to Chile with which to make sacramental wines, and although these were considerably different in everything from flavor, aroma and character to the wines we associate with Chile today, the country has a long and interesting heritage when it comes to this drink. Chilean wine production as we know it first arose in the country in the mid to late 19th century, when wealthy landowners and industrialists first began planting vineyards as a way of adopting some European class and style. They quickly discovered that the hot climate, sloping mountainsides and oceanic winds provided a perfect terroir for quality wines, and many of these original estates remain today in all their grandeur and beauty, still producing the wines which made the country famous.