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750ml - Case of 12
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$28.40
Color: Dark ruby red with violet highlights that, after ageing, turn on garnet red.
Bouquet: Intense, resolute but...
750ml
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$87.11
$96.79
Based on Touriga Franca with Touriga Nacional and Sousão. Tight-knit, with firm, rapier-like tannins on the palate...
750ml
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$133.60
Gianfranco Fino has rightfully entered the range of those winegrowers tied to traditions wishing to save old...
375ml
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$47.95
$52.04
12 bottles:
$47.50
Extremely complex aromas that show the classic Graham character of black-fruit marmalade and burnt oranges. Follows...
750ml
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$120.31
$133.68
Extremely complex aromas that show the classic Graham character of black-fruit marmalade and burnt oranges. Follows...
750ml
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$80.94
This is a luscious wine, with tannins that are cushioned by the ripe plum and prune fruits. That doesn't mean it is...
750ml
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$55.84
$56.40
6 bottles:
$55.20
A beautifully balanced, rich wine, this has great tannins, a dense, firm texture and luscious blackberry fruits. It...
750ml
Bottle:
$49.95
12 bottles:
$48.95
The 2016 Vintage Port is a field blend from old vines coming in at just 79 grams of residual sugar, meaning that it...
750ml
Bottle:
$22.94
12 bottles:
$22.48
The 2016 Unfiltered Late Bottled Vintage Port is a field blend from typical grapes like Touriga Nacional, Touriga...
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Cockburn Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$58.78
This shows fantastic graphite and dark-berry character with black-stone undertones and hints of dried roses....
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Croft Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$55.20
Extremely perfumed with dark-berry and currant aromas. Hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied, round and medium...
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Croft Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$63.53
Extremely perfumed with dark-berry and currant aromas. Hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied, round and medium...
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Dow Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$77.85
Based on Touriga Franca with Touriga Nacional and Sousão. Tight-knit, with firm, rapier-like tannins on the palate...
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Fonseca Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 12
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$68.32
Lots of ripe fruit here with raisins and wet earth that turn to violets and hot stones. Full-bodied, tannic and...
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Fonseca Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$62.95
Lots of ripe fruit here with raisins and wet earth that turn to violets and hot stones. Full-bodied, tannic and...
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Graham Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$82.45
Extremely complex aromas that show the classic Graham character of black-fruit marmalade and burnt oranges. Follows...
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Pocas Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$59.92
A well-built, solidly juicy and fairly forthright Port, brimming with plum cake, blackberry paste, melted black...
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Quinta Do Noval Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$67.04
This is a superb baby Noval that reminds me of the 1966. Chewy yet so polished. The light sweetness suggests an...
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Sandeman Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$109.90
This is a ripe and generous wine, with tannins that are well integrated into the powerful black-fruit core. It is...
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Taylor Fladgate Port Vintage 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$75.45
OMG. This is really the most amazing young Taylor’s I have ever tasted. Full-bodied and lightly sweet with super...
Petit Rouge Port Blend Primitivo
Port wine is Portugal’s great gift to the world. Coming from the ancient harbour capital city of Porto and the surrounding Douro Valley region, Port wine has been made by Portuguese vintners for at least four hundred years, although viticulture has been continually happening in the area for well over two thousand years. Port is a fortified wine, meaning it is a wine which has been bolstered by the addition of grape brandy. Originally, this was used as a method of preservation, allowing the delicate Portuguese wines to survive the journey by sea to trading partners in the UK and France. However, the wonderful taste and unique character the fortification process lends to the wine soon became massively popular, and before long, this new wine style was a hit all across Europe.
Unlike some other fortified wines, Port is made by adding brandy before the wine itself has completed its fermentation. The result of this is that plenty of the grapes’ natural sweetness is maintained in the barrel, meaning it is exceptionally smooth and rounded on the palate. Port comes in many different styles - Tawny Port wines are prized for their richness and mellow character, Reserve and Late Bottled Ports are full of fruit flavor. Vintage Port is a complex, wonderful thing - capable of standing up to some of the finest wines in the world when it comes to depth of flavor and fascinating features.
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.