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Argiolas Isola Dei Nuraghi IGT Turriga 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$164.63
The 2005 Isola dei Nuraghi Turriga is incredibly primary at this stage. This dark, textured Turriga reveals...
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Castello Dei Rampolla Toscana Sammarco IGT 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$192.72
The 2005 Sammarco is soft, silky and impeccable balanced. Still fresh and beautifully delineated, the 2005 possesses...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$11760.46
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$104.95
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$548.80
Oak character adds vanilla to the lemon and apple flavors, yet this is intense, creamy and vibrant. Lingers with...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$682.01
$725.54
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$615.62
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$1394.18
$1483.17
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$245.11
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$368.13
The golden colour shows bright reflections. The aromas reveal complex notes of white fruit associated with touches of...
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Ornellaia Bolgheri 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$288.95
Still very young. Shows complex aromas of ripe fruit, blackberries, plums and currants. Polished, with soft tannins,...
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$811.05
Arneis Chardonnay Italian Red Blends 2005 750ml
The Arneis white wine grape varietal is a native fruit of the beautiful northern region of Piedmont, in Italy. Whilst it has had great success over recent decades in several New World countries, Arneis has been cultivated for centuries in northern Italy, where it is recognized as one of the most representative grapes of the region. Arneis has long been used as a blending grape, due to its highly aromatic character, but it is becoming more and more common to see single variety bottles made using this grape. At its best, Arneis produces beautifully full bodied white wines, packed full of orchard fruit and apricot flavors, with a fine crispness and acidic punch. However, it is a notoriously difficult grape to cultivate successfully, hence its name which translates as 'little rascal'.
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.