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750ml - Case of 12
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$17.87
Bursts through the glass with dark red cherry, plum, cocoa and spice. Bright acididty on the palate with soft and...
750ml
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$58.95
$60.00
#68 TOP 100 ITALIAN WINES OF 2019 - Very complex aromas of crushed berries, yet the fresh herbs, dried berries,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$67.99
The 2016 Bottiglia Particolare (Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon) is packed with dark fruit, dried herbs, leather,...
750ml
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$49.75
$55.28
Smoked meat, volcanic ash, licorice and wild cherries. It’s medium-bodied with fine, silky tannins. Delightfully...
750ml
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$16.94
100% Côt (Malbec). Beautiful dark garnet color with ruby highlights. The nose has expressive spicy black fruits, and...
750ml
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$25.91
$28.79
Bright red-ruby. Slightly porty aromas of blackberry, cassis, menthol licorice and pungent peppery herbs. Intensely...
750ml - Case of 12
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$34.18
Slightly advanced color of brick red. The nose shows dried cherries, spices and strawberries with some soya. Medium...
750ml
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$162.72
6 bottles:
$162.00
The 2016 Pecchia is one of the best wines I have ever tasted from Gagliole, maybe the best. It possesses tremendous...
750ml
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$43.94
12 bottles:
$43.06
The 2016 Camalaione is a worthy follow up to the 2015. For Camalaione, proprietors Luca Orsini and Valeria Viganò...
750ml - Case of 12
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$14.64
The 2016 Rosso Villa Fidelia, a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, is dark and feral in the glass, mixing black...
750ml
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$499.94
A beautiful, complex red with blackcurrants, sage, rosemary and sweet tobacco. Red tile, too. Full-bodied, very...
750ml
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$47.94
Gorgeous aromas of crushed berries and currants with violet and lavender undertones. Full body, fine tannins and a...
750ml
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$90.94
A wine made from a careful selection of indigenous grape varieties of Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio from...
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Ampio Delle Mortelle Toscana 2016
750ml - Case of 3
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$204.86
The 2016 Ampio delle Mortelle needs time to shed some of its considerable power. Red cherry, plum, licorice and dried...
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Antoniotti Odilio Bramaterra 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$64.45
The plush texture envelops black cherry, black currant and plum flavors, backed by a strict spine of acidity and...
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Argiano Toscana Solengo IGT 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$66.01
Very complex aromas of fresh flowers, blackberries and black licorice follow through to a full body, integrated...
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Bibi Graetz Toscana Colore Rosso 2016
750ml - Case of 3
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$232.60
Floral and perfumed with wonderful firmness and brightness. Mushroom and wet earth. Full-bodied with firm, linear...
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Bodega Noemia Malbec Noemia 2016
750ml - Case of 3
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$131.28
Cropped from an almost perfect growing season when the grapes ripened slowly, the 2016 Noemía is pure Malbec from...
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Ca' Marcanda (Gaja) Bolgheri Camarcanda 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$133.21
This is another beautiful creation from the Gaja family. The 2016 Bolgheri Rosso Camarcanda (Cabernets Sauvignon and...
Cabernet Sauvigon Italian Red Blends Malbec Nero D'avola 750ml
The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.
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.