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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.89 $15.41
Baked cherries and plums with some spices. Medium-bodied on the palate with juicy but light fruit. The soft, dusty...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.93
12 bottles: $16.59
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.23
This wine is brilliantly elegant, generous, and fruity. It has a deep, subtle color with purple highlights, smooth...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.93 $12.57
Intense violet colored wine, very complex aromas of red fruit jam, spices, vanilla an a delicate smokiness. On the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.10 $18.00
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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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.37 $17.08
This firm red offers sanguine notes to the dark plum and mineral flavors. Leafy herbal notes linger on the finish....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.83 $16.66
12 bottles: $12.76
Colores del Sol Malbec is deep ruby in color with bright purple hues. Intense aromas of ripe blackberry and hints of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.63
Color: Intense Violet color. Aroma: Intense aromas of violets, aromas of red fruits such as raspberries and plums....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.94
12 bottles: $20.52
100% Malbec (aka Auxerrois in local parlance). From 3 plots averaging 40 years old and totaling 3 hectares, on red...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.50
12 bottles: $17.15
100% Malbec (aka Auxerrois in local parlance). The fruit for Pur comes from seven different Combel sites totalling...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.25 $15.00
12 bottles: $11.12
Delicate notes of plum and cherry mark the bouquet of this wine, followed by light touches of pepper and dark...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $21.09 $22.20
6 bottles: $13.00
This bright red wine with violet touches mixes delicate notes of berries with plum and cherry marmalades. The...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.11 $11.70
12 bottles: $8.55
This bright red wine with violet touches mixes delicate notes of berries with plum and cherry marmalades. The...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.20 $18.00
12 bottles: $14.25
Racy and fruity with ripe strawberries, blackberries, wild herbs and black pepper spices on the nose, as well as...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $8.51
12 bottles: $8.08
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.87 $15.41
A fresh and spicy malbec with plenty of currants, red cherries and a hint of black olives. Linear and juicy on the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.87 $22.08
12 bottles: $16.63
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.05 $38.48
12 bottles: $36.31
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.08
12 bottles: $17.81
A firm, silky red with berry, chocolate and light walnut aromas and flavors. Medium body. Medium chewy tannins and a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.51 $21.68
12 bottles: $17.42

Garganega Malbec Other Italian Reds

Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.


We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.

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.