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750ml
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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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Castello Dei Rampolla Toscana Sammarco IGT 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$192.10
The 2005 Sammarco is soft, silky and impeccable balanced. Still fresh and beautifully delineated, the 2005 possesses...
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Duemani Cabernet Franc Duemani 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$70.92
The 2005 Duemani (Cabernet Franc) is equally impressive. It reveals gorgeous, expressive varietal notes in its...
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Maculan Torcolato 2005
750ml - Case of 12
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$55.38
The 2005 Torcolato pulls you in with notes of blood orange, gingery spice, dried nectarines and roasted almond. A...
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Masseto Toscana 2005
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$2658.95
This is a Masseto that is its own now with balance and harmony. It shows delicate chocolate and berry character with...
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Ornellaia Bolgheri 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$288.95
Still very young. Shows complex aromas of ripe fruit, blackberries, plums and currants. Polished, with soft tannins,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$194.95
COLOR: Dark ruby red.
NOSE: Dried violets, blueberries, Sichuan pepper, humus, rhubarb, rosewood, walnuts and...
1992 2005 Italy Tuscany Veneto
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
The central Italian region of Tuscany is widely understood to be one of the world's most famous and highly regarded wine regions. The beautiful rolling hillsides and medieval towns and castles which are a key feature of the area are also home to many of Europe's finest wineries, and extremely high quality vineyards growing the distinctive Sangiovese and Vernaccia grape varietals which are the flavorful backbone of Tuscany's wonderful red and white wines. For almost three thousand years, this region has been recognized as an ideal home for wine production on a large scale, and the ancient Etruscans, Greeks and Romans all noticed that fine grape varietals flourished on the unique soils and under the hot sunshine which typifies the area. Today, Tuscany is home to a wide range of wines, from the traditional to the complex, but all dedicated to excellent flavors and aromas, and maintaining the region's international reputation.
As historically one of the most important regions in the world regarding trade and experimentation, it comes as no surprise to discover that Veneto has always been a well respected and innovative wine region. This area of north-easterly area of Italy benefits greatly from a continental climate tempered by the Alps, and plenty of influence from the Germanic countries it is near to. Veneto is most commonly associated with beautifully elegant white wines, such as those of Soave, and has over ninety thousand hectares under vine. Impressively, within that area, over a third of the vineyards in the Veneto region have been granted official AOC status, and many of the sub-regions and appellations of Veneto have gone on to be world-famous in regards to quality. One such example is Valpolicella, where some of Italy's finest and most complex red wines are produced.