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Quite closed on the nose, but intense and concentrated on the palate with confident progression, a subtle but tangy...
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A melange of floral, berry, licorice, spice and tobacco aromas and flavors signal this stylish, well-structured red....
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A young wine that builds on the palate with plums, spices, cedar and hints of chocolate. Turns to hazelnuts. Full to...
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The 2004 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio al Vento is developing beautifully. Whereas the 2006 possesses...
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The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio al Vento is a monumental wine from this storied appellation in...
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Manetti calls 2012 'the vintage of two faces': summer was very hot until mid-August, when some rain brought cooler...
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The 2012 Barolo Bricco delle Viole is pure class. A decidedly sensual, inviting Bricco delle Viole, the 2012 fleshes...
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A wealth of cherry flavor is surrounded by cut grass, tar, tobacco and iron notes in this complex, intense red....
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The 2012 Barolo Le Vigne, here in a library release, is still a very young wine. Bright acids lift a core of red...
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The estate’s 2004 Barolo Vigna Rionda is beautifully perfumed, understated and refined, with silky layers of fruit...
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The 2004 Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille is darker and richer than the Rennina. Black cherries, plums, tar,...
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Due to the very hot growing season, the 2012 Percarlo shows slightly evolved and spicy aromas of tobacco and leather...
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Complex aromas of dried figs, dark fruits and hints of walnuts and dried meat. Full body, dense and polished palate....
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The aromas of licorice, violets and bramble berries impress. Full body, incredible length and texture. Lasts for...
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The 2012 Barolo Lazzarito impresses for its precision and class, two qualities that aren’t easy to find in wines...
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The tar and asphalt comes through here with ripe plum and berry character too. Full body, tight and muscular. Deep...
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Wow. The rose petal aroma is gorgeous with ripe strawberry and cherry undertones. Full body, dense and powerful....
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2004 2012 Italy 1.5Ltr

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.