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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
Colour: Intense bright red colour with violet reflections. Nose: Flavours of prune, tobacco and vanilla. Taste: Dry,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.90 $26.80
12 bottles: $24.40
Restrained fruit and blanched almond aromas are followed by subtle dried herbs, Bosc pears and toasted brioche...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.95
12 bottles: $22.49
The 2022 Nero d'Avola is dark and woodsy in the glass, with dried blueberries and exotic spices lifted by sage hints....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.93 $19.90
12 bottles: $17.39
A textbook semillon from Hunter Valley as always, with sliced lemons, green apples and lemon curd character with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.62 $15.13
The 2022 Nero d'Avola mixes sweet herbal tones with crushed black cherries and wet stone to form an inviting bouquet....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.94 $22.80
12 bottles: $21.66
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.64
Nero d’Avola, guyot, planted in 2011, harvested in late September at 42 hl/ha. Destemmed and crushed, with...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.94
12 bottles: $20.52
Very typical with lots of sour cherry and crisp lemon zest in both the nose and palate. Medium body with bright...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.53
Dark red in color with bright purple hues, a wine with complex aromas of red fruits, black cherries, plums and black...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.95 $17.91
12 bottles: $16.24
A full body and a rich mouthfeel dominate this 82% semillon and 18% sauvignon blanc wine. Golden apples, Bosc pears...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.44
12 bottles: $13.17
It is evident that food and wine are harmoniously linked in Sicily, defining the region. It is known for its rich and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $12.48
12 bottles: $11.12
Purato Nero d'Avola is packed with punchy fruit, with an excellent structure, yet is completely approachable.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.07 $15.63
Nero d’Avola gives this wine a red passion color, hints of ripe fruit and an intense and harmonious taste....
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.12
6 bottles: $18.74
Insieme represents our wish to produce a totally natural wine, with absolutely no chemicals, from the grape to the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
This 100% hand harvested Semillon is from a single vineyard in the Tupungato region of the Uco Valley. The lower...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $60.95
Marie-Cécile is produced exclusively from semillon grapes. The wine is vinified and matured in used barrels, by...

Nero D'avola Mencia Semillon 2022

Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.



Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.

Semillon was, at one point not so long ago, widely believed to be one of the most grown grape varietals in the world. Whilst today the numbers of Semillon grapes has dropped considerably, it remains a widely planted grape with vineyards all over Europe and the New World dedicated to making the most of this special and flavorful varietal. The grapes are recognizable by their golden color, and the fact that they can take on a pinkish hue in particularly warm climates. The wines the Semillon grape produces are notably varied, and are often very crisp and dry, or sweet and soft, full of a wide range of flavors Commonly, dry Semillon wines are particularly citrus in flavor, with a delicate and summery bouquet. The vine is hardy and vigorous, and notable for being easy to grow and produce high yields from.