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Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$373.07
The 2005 Barbaresco Santo Stefano is striking in its beauty. This firm, structured wine bursts from the glass with...
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Bruno Giacosa Barolo 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$239.21
Red garnet in color. Intense and fine aromas of fresh red fruit. The palate presents good freshness, excellent...
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Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto 2001
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$381.71
Especially impressive for firm but elegant tannins. This Barolo is rich in raspberry, leather and anise aromas. Very...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1057.60
From the first parcels acquired by Bruno Giacosa in the 1980s, the iconic red label is made only in years the family...
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$1125.04
$1196.85
From the first parcels acquired by Bruno Giacosa in the 1980s, the iconic red label is made only in years the family...
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Bruno Rocca Barbaresco Rabaja 1998
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$120.28
Deep garnet red in color with notes of violet flowers, raspberry and cherry. The palate is warm and elegant with a so...
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Ceretto Barbaresco Asili 1998
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$99.32
The glorious, dark plum/garnet-colored 1998 Barbaresco Asij offers a complex nose of earth, truffles, cherry liqueur,...
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Domenico Clerico Barolo Ginestra Pajana 2001
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$148.60
Blackberry, spice and chocolate aromas and flavors follow through to a full-bodied palate, with chewy tannins and a...
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Gaja Barbaresco 1998
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$259.35
Subtle and perfumed, with rose, raspberry and strawberry. Full-bodied, with very silky tannins and a long finish....
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Giuseppe Mascarello Barolo Monprivato 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$253.56
The 2005 Barolo Monprivato is a very pretty, harmonious wine endowed with tons of purity in its fruit. All of the...
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La Spinetta Barbaresco Valeirano 2005
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$176.23
The 2005 Barbaresco Vigneto Valeirano opens with a huge, brooding nose of smoke, tar, and scorched earth. This...
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La Spinetta Barolo Campe 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$152.95
Intense ripe berry and dried fruit on the nose, with rose petal. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a mahogany,...
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Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2001
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$246.95
Dark red/garnet color. Tarry black cherries are front and center on the nose, with licorice, vanilla, black cassis,...
Nebbiolo 1998 2001 2005 Italy 750ml
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.