Malbec-dominant Alamos 2021 Mendoza Red Blend is a dark ruby-purple color in the glass, offering juicy red-plum aromas backed by blackberry and a spicy-smoky back note a quick six-month stay in French and American oak barrels imparts. Brisk acidity and soft tannins surround a ripe berry and plum flavor, with hints of tobacco and black pepper joining a long finish.

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Clear ruby in color, Škegro 2020 Krš Crni Blatina introduces the relatively unfamiliar Blatina grape in a wine from Bosnia & Herzegovina. Ripe blackberry and black cherry scents are backed by hints of dark chocolate and black pepper. Crisp acidity brightensgood black-fruit flavor, with soft tannins in the background. U.S. importer: Vinum USA Inc., Basking Ridge, N.J. (Jan. 22, 2025)

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Dark reddish-purple Mi Terruño “Expresión” Mendoza Cabernet Franc surrounds cherry and plum aromas with whiffs of cocoa, fresh herbs, and a hint of wood smoke. It’s dry and freshly acidic on the palate; plum and cherry carry over from the nose and add black pepper notes and gentle smoke testifying to its relatively brief stay in oak barrels.

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Made from organically farmed grapes, fermented with indigenous yeasts, kept in stainless steel with no contact with oak, minimally sulfited and unfiltered, dark reddish-purple Cirelli la Collina Biologica Montepulciano d’Abruzzo offers a pure and delightful expression of central Italy’s Montepulciano grape. Rustic, in a good way, it’s made to go with food.

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