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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $131.37
A dark, super-ripe wine, the 2008 Valpolicella Superiore is fabulous in this vintage. Smoke, tar, incense, licorice...
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500ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $126.52
Deep yellow-gold. Knockout nose offers yellow peach, ripe pineapple, marzipan and acacia honey. Very rich, ripe and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $344.95
The 2008 Sassicaia is a rich, deep wine imbued with notable class in its black cherries, plums, grilled herbs,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $179.14
COLOR: Dark ruby red. NOSE: Dried violets, blueberries, Sichuan pepper, humus, rhubarb, rosewood, walnuts and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $82.78
Structured and racy, showing blueberry and chocolate aromas and flavors, with loads of currant. Full and tannic, yet...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $236.99
Subtle and complex aromas of licorice, dried flowers and currant follow through to a full-bodied palate with fine...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $211.95
The 2008 Tignanello is unquestionably one of the wines of the vintage. The 2008 isn't a huge or obvious Tignanello,...
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Long and silky, this harmonious red offers fine-grained tannins swathed in flavors of ripe black cherry puree,...
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1974 2003 2008 Italy

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.