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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $244.20
6 bottles: $240.00
Perfumed and beautiful with raspberry and cherry aromas and flavors. Purity like a mountain stream. Medium to full...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $177.95 $189.00
Very attractive combination of dried fruit and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $214.89
6 bottles: $210.59
This has fabulous class and length with ultra-fine tannins that caress and enchant. Full body, yet dense and...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $109.25 $115.00
Darker fruit on the nose with walnut, spice box, incense and espresso bean, too. Medium-bodied, firm and structured...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $151.94
6 bottles: $148.90
A fresh and crunchy Fontalloro with currants, orange peel and hints of peaches and cedar. Medium body, firm and fine...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $104.95
6 bottles: $102.85
Aromas of bark, dark cherries and flowers, too. It’s medium- to full-bodied with purity of fruit that runs the...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $25.27 $26.60
6 bottles: $22.40
Bright ruby red color. Intense and characteristic bouquet, fruity with a violet fragrance. Dry and harmonious with...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $139.65 $147.00
The Uccelliera 2019 Brunello di Montalcino offers ripe fruit, a note of cooked blackberry and pomegranate juice....
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $128.95 $135.00
A mentholated freshness introduces the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino, as a vibrant wave of crushed cherries, mint leaf,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $1373.45 $1405.03
The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino is an absolutely distinctive wine and one unlike this producer has ever released. It...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $140.95
Loads of ripe plums on the nose with hints of cedar, too. Turns to dried citrus fruit. Full body with velvety, soft...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $114.08
Bright, fully saturated red. Knockout nose combines raspberry, minerals, sweet spices and violet; the most ethereal...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $228.48
This iconic wine has all new energy, as it is now part of an exciting set of potential Gran Selezione wines made at...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $113.21
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $201.12 $211.71
Very complex aromas of tanned leather, dried fruits and flowers. So beautiful to smell. This is so full and...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $333.20 $354.47
Absolutely stunning aromas of nectarine, orange peel, sweet black cherry, plum, flower, licorice and mushroom. Full...
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Sangiovese 2010 2019 Italy 1.5Ltr

The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.

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.