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As always, this exceptional Champagne, only released in top vintages, shows its rare qualities. Its poise between...
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A dense, backward red, with plenty of cherry, plum, spice and eucalyptus flavors. A broad swath of tannins and juicy...
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A broad, mouthfilling style, boasting black cherry, plum, leather, chocolate and spice aromas and flavors. A riper...
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Due to the very hot growing season, the 2012 Percarlo shows slightly evolved and spicy aromas of tobacco and leather...
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Taking its name from an aromatic wild herb, our Brunello di Montalcino Helichrysum comes from the highest vineyards...
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Complex aromas of dried figs, dark fruits and hints of walnuts and dried meat. Full body, dense and polished palate....
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So much violet, licorice and berry character to this. Wonderful depth. Full body, dusty and chewy tannins and a...
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The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva PS is absolutely impressive, but with only 4,500 bottles made, it may not...
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Aromas of ripe fruit such as sweet strawberries and hints of orange peel and chocolate. Medium to full body, soft and...
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A special wine boasting all Castelnuovo dell'Abate can offer in a "Cru" wine for Brunello di Montalcino. Earth,...
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#33 Wine of the World 2022. This is a fantastic and refined Blanc de Blancs. So layered and complex, with lemon curd,...
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A beautiful color of bronze and orange with some pink at the end. Aromas of dried strawberry and orange peel with...
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A complex red with rose petals, violets, crushed stones and cherries follows through to a full body and chewy tannins...
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A generous golden colour betrays the dominance of Pinot Noir in the blend; this theme thereafter maintained by...
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Champagne Blend Sangiovese 2009 2012

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

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.