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$73.00
3 bottles:
$71.54
Red berry, botanical herb and forest floor aromas appear in the glass along with a floral whiff of violet. Firmly...
1.5Ltr
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$223.02
$247.80
One of my personal favorites, the 2018 Barolo Le Vigne is savory in character and packed with dark fruit. Ripe cherry...
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Cascina Fontana Barolo 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$172.95
$182.73
The 2018 Barolo is exquisite. Macerated cherry, chinato spice, tobacco and leather are some of the notes that grace...
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Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$188.39
The Cavallotto 2018 Barolo Bricco Boschis (a certified organic wine) is a lovely expression with fruit from one of...
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Domenico Clerico Barolo 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$147.95
$154.33
Tight and focused on the nose with clean red berries and oak. Expands a little on the medium-to full-bodied palate,...
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Elio Grasso Barolo Gavarini Vigna Chiniera 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$131.95
$138.56
Dried-cherry, strawberry and tar aromas follow through to a full body with intense, chewy tannins that frame the wine...
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Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Mate 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$131.95
$138.56
A graceful, elegant red, featuring rose, strawberry, currant and cherry aromas and flavors. Reveals an underlying...
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Fratelli Alessandria Barolo Monvigliero 2018
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$278.32
The 2018 Barolo Monvigliero shows a beautiful signature of pressed violets, rose garden, white stone, crushed...
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Gaja Barbaresco 2018
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$413.95
Fragrant and loaded with extraordinary finesse, this radiant red offers intense aromas of rose, violet, perfumed...
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Giacomo Conterno Barolo Arione 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$535.95
$559.81
Perfumed and suave, this red boasts cherry, strawberry, sandalwood, floral and mint aromas and flavors. This one is...
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Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$595.07
$633.05
Of the three Barolo samples I tasted from barrel (including Arione and Cerretta, which are also from Serralunga...
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$225.95
$236.37
Made with fruit from Cannubi Boschis, the Luciano Sandrone 2018 Barolo Aleste is plump and ripe, but this wine also...
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Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$198.95
$209.55
One of my personal favorites, the 2018 Barolo Le Vigne is savory in character and packed with dark fruit. Ripe cherry...
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Luigi Pira Barolo Marenca 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$147.95
$155.90
The 2018 Barolo Marenca is a powerful, deep Serralunga Barolo. Wild dark cherry, spice, menthol, licorice, plum,...
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Luigi Pira Barolo Vignarionda 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$212.95
$222.17
A tight nose with a blend of fresh red berries and nutshell-like oak. Mineral, floral and light minty notes lurk...
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Nervi Conterno Gattinara Vigna Valferana 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$349.90
$370.48
The 2018 Gattinara Valferana is explosive right out of the glass. Supporting veins of tannin carry a core of red...
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Oddero Barolo 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$129.95
$136.98
Rated 95 - The 2018 Oddero Barolo has light cherry and red fruit aromas at first, but it opens out to rich strawberry...
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Oddero Barolo Brunate 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$359.95
$378.36
Always a standout wine, the Oddero 2018 Barolo Brunate is a complete wine, and I use that word specifically because...
Barbera Dessert Wine Nebbiolo 2018 Italy 1.5Ltr
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.
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.