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A lovely blend of Merlot and Refosco, the Bastianich 2015 Vespa Rosso is a beautifully layered and generous wine that...
750ml - Case of 6
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Lovely aromas of freshly cut herbs, raspberry cheesecake, crushed stones and citrus. Medium body, fine and polished...
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Dynamite example of old vines from Etna. Structured and intense without being too tight to drink young. Bouquet of...
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Brown spice, crushed fall leaves cherry sauce and a lifting hint of fresh mint form a darkly alluring bouquet as the...
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Intense ruby red with garnet reflections. Fruity, slightly herbaceous, with distinct raspberry fragrance in youth, in...
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$39.12
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A delicious example of Barbera, sumptuous and infused with plum, black cherry, iron, leather and spice flavors....
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A characterful wine with light cedar highlighting overtones of dried berries, red plums, dried meat, tar and tobacco....
750ml - Case of 6
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Aromas of ripe strawberries and orange peel follow through to a full body, light tannins and a juicy finish. Full of...
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Plums, currants, smoked earth, and roasted herb notes all emerge from the 2015 Merlot, which is plump, rounded, and...
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Green olive and grilled rosemary notes show on the nose of this bright, medium- to full-bodied red, leading to a...
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The 2015 Campi Raudii is pliant, succulent and super-expressive. The warm vintage gives the Campi Raudii an extra...
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Barone Ricasoli Toscana Merlot Casalferro 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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Blackberries, blackcurrants, dark plums, Chinese spices and hints of vanilla. Full body, incredibly structured...
750ml - Case of 6
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$567.99
A new dimension in Etna red that belongs in the highest league of Italian and global wines. Enveloping floral,...
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Bibi Graetz Toscana Colore Rosso 2015
750ml - Case of 3
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$230.95
The 2015 Colore is a breakthrough wine for Bibi Graetz and his unique approach to winemaking and fruit sourcing....
750ml - Case of 6
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The 2015 I Sodi di San Niccolò is just stratospheric. That's pretty much all there is to it. Plush, deep and...
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Castello Dei Rampolla D'alceo IGT 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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Dark, powerful and explosive, D'Alceo is one of the epic wines of 2015. Crème de cassis, plum, graphite, sage,...
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Castello Dei Rampolla Toscana Sammarco IGT 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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I love the meatiness to this wine, but also the purity of fruit; think charcuterie, prosciutto, bay leaf, capsicum,...
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Castello Di Ama Vigna L'apparita 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$240.49
Ama's 2015 L'Apparita is shaping up to be phenomenal. That is the good news. But readers are going to have to give...
Brandy Italian Red Blends Merlot Nero D'avola 2015 750ml
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
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.