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750ml
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$46.33
6 bottles:
$45.60
Deep dense intense ruby red colour, with a purple viscous rim.
Intense nose with ripe blackberry, wild strawberry and...
750ml
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$11.94
$12.57
Intense aroma of dry fruits and flowers. Dry and savory with soft tannins & notes of dark cherry and red berry fruit....
1.5Ltr
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$19.09
$20.09
6 bottles:
$15.84
Dry, well-balanced and delightfully tannic, with concentrated berry flavors
750ml
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$13.50
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$13.23
Dry, well-balanced and delightfully tannic, with concentrated berry flavors
750ml
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$14.29
12 bottles:
$14.00
Ruby red with bright purple hues. Generous aroma of red fruit and delicate spicy notes. Soft, with good structure,...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$18.00
Deep ruby red in color with an intense, berry-like bouquet. Dry, and savory, with hints of blackberry jam and good...
750ml - Case of 12
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$7.94
Deep ruby red in color with an intense, berry-like bouquet. Dry, and savory, with hints of blackberry jam and good...
750ml
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$16.95
12 bottles:
$16.61
100% Montepulciano from a 0.5ha parcel planted in 1985, facing west at 250m, on silty clay with gypsum outcroppings....
750ml
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$18.79
$20.88
12 bottles:
$14.25
This 100% Montepulciano is ruby red with a garnet rim. Intense, persistent and fruity (red fruits, plum) with hints...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$17.94
A tangy red, with an earthy overtone to the steeped blackberry and herb flavors. Chewy. Drink now. 8,000 cases made,...
750ml
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$12.48
12 bottles:
$12.23
COLOR: Deep ruby red color, little transparency.
NOSE: Intense, clean and pleasing aromas of black cherry, blueberry,...
750ml
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$15.51
12 bottles:
$15.20
COLOR: Ruby red with violet hints.
NOSE: Intense with notes of dark fruit such as currants and blackberries with...
375ml
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$13.93
12 bottles:
$13.65
A tasty red, with currant, passion fruit and fig, with a hint of spicy vanilla. Medium-bodied, with fine,...
375ml
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$12.94
$13.91
12 bottles:
$11.12
The crackling, astringent nose features aromas of cranberries, plums, pepper, herbs and cocoa. On the palate, an...
750ml
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$15.99
The crackling, astringent nose features aromas of cranberries, plums, pepper, herbs and cocoa. On the palate, an...
750ml
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$18.08
12 bottles:
$17.72
Intense ruby-red with purple hues, with characteristic flavors of the montepulciano grape. Full-bodied with tannic...
1.5Ltr
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$28.84
$30.36
6 bottles:
$19.20
It is red in color and has bold inviting aromas of cherries and spices that explode from the glass to offer a fine,...
Montepulciano Mencia Savatiano Italy
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.
Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.
However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.
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?
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.