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750ml
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$71.94
The Casanova della Spinetta 2008 Sassontino is a late-release wine that hits the market with 10 additional years of...
1.5Ltr
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$119.94
6 bottles:
$117.54
Chocolate, sweet spice, tobacco, leather and dark berry fruit give this Brunello a bold and impactful first...
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...
750ml
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$139.80
Savory herbs, tobacco, mint, licorice and dark cherries take shape in the glass as the 2008 Chianti Classico Riserva...
750ml
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$62.93
12 bottles:
$61.67
A red with soft and silky tannins and ripe and sweet fruit. Full and juicy with a dried strawberry and plum...
750ml
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$203.52
6 bottles:
$202.80
The 2008 Terre di San Leonardo is a gorgeous entry-level wine. Dark cherries, plums, herbs, leather, spices and...
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$19.60
12 bottles:
$15.83
The black-olive, blueberry and blackberry character, combined with stone and orange peel is very attractive. Full to...
750ml
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$13.94
12 bottles:
$13.66
Intense nose of bramble fruits, liquorice, leather and tobacco. Very nice palate, with smooth and elegant tannins,...
750ml
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$15.17
12 bottles:
$12.36
Bursting with sweet, ripe red fruit flavors, featuring notes of cherry, strawberry and blackberry. The delicate...
500ml
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$22.93
6 bottles:
$22.40
An aromatized wine native to Italy’s Marche region, Visciola blends the syrup of local sour cherries and red wine....
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Argiolas Isola Dei Nuraghi IGT Turriga 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$164.42
The 2005 Isola dei Nuraghi Turriga is incredibly primary at this stage. This dark, textured Turriga reveals...
750ml - Case of 6
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$92.12
750ml - Case of 6
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$189.39
Salvioni's 2008 Brunello di Montalcino speaks to finesse above all else. Sensual, ever-changing aromatics draw the...
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Bibi Graetz Toscana Colore Rosso 2008
750ml - Case of 3
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$252.63
This is a phenomenal, tiny-production red made mostly from colorino and canaiolo grapes. It has an amazing density...
750ml - Case of 3
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$1099.12
After the highly unusual and exotic 2007, the 2008 Toscana Sangiovese marks a return to a more classic Soldera style....
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Castello Dei Rampolla Toscana Sammarco IGT 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$192.46
The 2005 Sammarco is soft, silky and impeccable balanced. Still fresh and beautifully delineated, the 2005 possesses...
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Castello Dei Rampolla Toscana Sammarco IGT 2008
750ml - Case of 6
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$124.95
Dense ruby-purple color. Intense, intriguing nose of high class cigar tobacco intermixed with smoke, minerals, black...
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Castello Di Ama Chianti Classico Riserva 2008
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$145.25
Good medium-deep red. Black cherry, redcurrant, licorice and menthol aromas are lifted by a floral element that...
Italian Red Blends Sangiovese 2005 2008 NV Italy
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.