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Red
750ml
Bottle: $49.86 $52.00
12 bottles: $49.40
Overtones of vanilla give way to pungent fennel and sage. Belying Agostina Pieri’s warm, southerly location, the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $52.92 $56.00
The Altesino 2019 Brunello di Montalcino boasts a rich and savory side that this wine wears very well. There is a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $104.16 $112.00
Perfumed and beautiful with raspberry and cherry aromas and flavors. Purity like a mountain stream. Medium to full...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.68 $12.56
A tight, focused red with currant and cherry character and hints of chocolate and sandalwood. Medium to full body,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.85
12 bottles: $17.49
A savory and pretty nuanced Vino Nobile here showing orange zest, plums, grapefruit, mineral and fine spices. A twist...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $49.93
6 bottles: $48.93
Subtle roasted spices are chiselled to the pomegranate and grapefruit notes with some savory berries, sage and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.94
Leafy underbrush, earth and dusty mineral notes frame the core of cherry and raspberry flavors in this succulent red,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $30.85 $32.80
The organic Badia a Coltibuono 2019 Chianti Classico Riserva is 90% Sangiovese with Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo and Colorino...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $68.04 $75.60
Color: Intense ruby red with garnet reflections. Bouquet: Ethereal, violet, vanilla with hints of licorice. Taste:...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
Plenty of sweet plums on the nose with orange peel. It’s full-bodied with juicy ripe fruit and creamy tannins. Some...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.74
12 bottles: $21.31
Savory and tarry cranberries and strawberries here, followed with some cured meat and blood orange. This is a juicy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $124.94
The 2019 Barbera d’Asti Ai Suma is laced with blackberry jam, crème de cassis, sweet spice, licorice, lavender and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $30.40
Characterised by well defined fragrances of ripe cherry and small red fruits. Violet ruby red in color. Intense mouth...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93 $44.32
The fruit is on the darker side for the vintage, evoking black cherry, blackberry and dark plum flavors, while earth...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $61.89
12 bottles: $60.65
Aromas of redcurrants and red flowers, followed by a touch of pie crust and sandalwood. Full-bodied with steely and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.85
12 bottles: $16.51
Intense ruby red in color with intense cherry and spicy mint characteristics on the nose. Densely rich on the palate,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.95 $66.00
12 bottles: $62.70
The Casanova di Neri 2019 Brunello di Montalcino shows thick fruit fabric with stitchings of underbrush, pressed...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $324.94
Cherry, flower and cedar aromas follow through to a full body with lots of pure and juicy fruit character. Creamy and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $130.68 $145.20
In my mind, this is the wine that best represents the Casanova di Neri house style. With 30 months of aging in...
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Barbera Sangiovese 2019 750ml

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.