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$71.94
The Casanova della Spinetta 2008 Sassontino is a late-release wine that hits the market with 10 additional years of...
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$139.80
The 2005 Chianti Classico Riserva is an impressive wine for the vintage. It boasts a serious core of fruit backed up...
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Savory herbs, tobacco, mint, licorice and dark cherries take shape in the glass as the 2008 Chianti Classico Riserva...
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12 bottles:
$61.67
A red with soft and silky tannins and ripe and sweet fruit. Full and juicy with a dried strawberry and plum...
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The 2008 Terre di San Leonardo is a gorgeous entry-level wine. Dark cherries, plums, herbs, leather, spices and...
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$54.90
The 2008 Chinon Les Picasses is an authentic representative of the vintage as well as of the domain. The 2008 has a...
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Argiolas Isola Dei Nuraghi IGT Turriga 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$164.77
The 2005 Isola dei Nuraghi Turriga is incredibly primary at this stage. This dark, textured Turriga reveals...
750ml - Case of 6
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$188.95
Salvioni's 2008 Brunello di Montalcino speaks to finesse above all else. Sensual, ever-changing aromatics draw the...
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Bibi Graetz Toscana Colore Rosso 2008
750ml - Case of 3
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$251.95
This is a phenomenal, tiny-production red made mostly from colorino and canaiolo grapes. It has an amazing density...
750ml - Case of 3
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$1096.59
After the highly unusual and exotic 2007, the 2008 Toscana Sangiovese marks a return to a more classic Soldera style....
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Castello Dei Rampolla Toscana Sammarco IGT 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$192.87
The 2005 Sammarco is soft, silky and impeccable balanced. Still fresh and beautifully delineated, the 2005 possesses...
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Castello Dei Rampolla Toscana Sammarco IGT 2008
750ml - Case of 6
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$124.95
Dense ruby-purple color. Intense, intriguing nose of high class cigar tobacco intermixed with smoke, minerals, black...
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Castello Di Bossi Toscana Corbaia 2008
750ml - Case of 6
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$82.92
The 2008 Corbaia is striking in this vintage. A delicate, graceful bouquet gives the impression of femininity, until...
750ml - Case of 6
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$83.78
Sweet rich, lush and layered, yet also remarkably light on its feet, the 2008 Brunello di Montalcino dazzles from...
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Duemani Cabernet Franc Duemani 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$71.20
The 2005 Duemani (Cabernet Franc) is equally impressive. It reveals gorgeous, expressive varietal notes in its...
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Fattoria Galardi Terra Di Lavoro 2008
750ml - Case of 6
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$82.92
Formerly labeled Roccamonfina IGP.
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Grattamacco Bolgheri Superiore 2008
750ml - Case of 6
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$144.95
Here's another special peek back in time. The 2008 Bolgheri Superiore Grattamacco is drinking beautifully right now...
Cabernet Franc Italian Red Blends Sangiovese 2005 2008 750ml
Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.
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.