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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.28
12 bottles: $23.79
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. Aged for two years in our finest new French oak...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.94 $39.92
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $31.94
Made from 60% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, and the rest a mix of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Malbec, the 2012 Limoux...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $305.64 $339.60
The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon, which used to be a proprietary blend and had a somewhat rustic, Italian...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.38
12 bottles: $32.71
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.50
Moving toward their top-of-the-line proprietary reds, Kendall-Jackson’s 2012 Meritage Grand Reserve is 30.7%...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.90 $65.59
6 bottles: $64.80
A full-bodied wine distinguished by hints of toast, cloves and spices. Beautiful ageing potential. Enjoy decanted.
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $84.85
The 2012 Vin Santo is compelling, as it so often is. Caramel, honey, brown sugar and kirsch are some of the many...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.28
12 bottles: $33.59
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $155.33
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $480.24
Another perfect wine is Bevan’s equal part blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the 2012 Proprietary Red Sugarloaf...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $373.66
Cardinale’s 2012 Proprietary Red, the flagship wine from the Jackson Family, was looked after and put-together by...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $596.89
The 2012 IX Proprietary Red Estate, which comes from their gorgeous hillside vineyards overlooking Lake Hennessey...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $381.05
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $37.93
Duval's regional red, which melds shiraz, grenache and mourvèdre together seamlessly, is a stunning rendition in the...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $80.38
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $94.03
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $149.68
The terrific 2012 Cote a Cote is 60% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah that was aged in a combination of new and...
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Dessert Wine Nero D'avola Red Blend 2012

Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.



Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.