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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.89 $60.79
A silky and very polished Barolo with cedar and floral character, as well as plenty of strawberries. Medium body and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.89 $60.79
Wild aromas of dried fruit, fresh herbs, rosebushes and thyme. Medium body and soft, silky tannins. A delicious...
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Red
750ml
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Aromas of cedar with flowers and dried strawberries following through to medium body. Fine tannins and a fresh, solid...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.41
12 bottles: $12.16
COLOR: Pale yellow with green reflections. NOSE: Fresh nose with grapefruit notes and underlying minerality. FLAVOR:...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $194.00
6 bottles: $192.80
Luminous bright red. Perfumed aromas of red cherry, red rose, violet and minerals are complicated by delicate hints...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $71.94
• 100% Nebbiolo. • Grown in calcareous clay/sandy soils. • 360 to 400 meters above sea level located within the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.79
12 bottles: $17.10
Colour: Straw-yellow with typical greenish hues. Nose: Wide, delightful, wildflower, almonds scent, white and yellow...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.89
12 bottles: $19.49
Bottled in January, the medium ruby 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo Clare J.C. is fresh and floral, with bright notes of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.84
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Quite an aromatic Barolo for 2014. Ripe plums, dried cherries and candied orange on the nose. Some real tannic power...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $13.80
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.32
100% Cortese. The perfect white to stock your fridge with when friends and family come over. Beautiful apricot and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $14.30
12 bottles: $12.68
100% Cortese. The grapes used in this classic example of Gavi grew in the shadow of “Il Forte,” the iconic...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $17.90
Straw yellow with slightly greenish reflections. Intense scents of white flowers and fruit exacerbated by a delicate...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $45.00
12 bottles: $44.10
Tar and leather aromas and flavors here. Chewy tannins and a savory finish. A little tough now but nothing that a few...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.93 $18.80
12 bottles: $17.42
The Gavi DOCG del Comune di Gavi has always been integral to the historic identity of Villa Sparina. It is a great...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $181.72
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $1174.92 $1249.92
The 2005 Barolo is super-delicate and finessed. This is a decidedly restrained, feminine style of Barolo laced with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $244.68
Camphor, fresh earth, incense and tobacco notes swirl around the core of cherry, rendering this aromatic. Firm on the...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $61.78

Cortese Nebbiolo 2005 2014 2023 Italy Piedmont

The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.

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.

Situated in the north-western part of Italy, the region of Piedmont is known worldwide and is highly respected for the quality of the wines produced there. Many of the most successful sub-regions in Piedmont produce many of the world's finest red wines, such as those made from the excellent Nebbiolo grape varietal in areas such as Barolo and Barbaresco. However, the historic wineries which typify this region use a relatively wide variety of grapes, including Dolcetto and Barbera for their red wines, which are typically aged and have a delightful velvety character. Piedmont isn't all about beautifully complex red wines, though, as it is also famed for high quality, elegant sparkling wines, notably the Asti wines made with the white Moscato grape. The region benefits from a range of terroirs which are often well expressed in the sparkling wines, and a wonderfully consistent climate ideal for vineyard cultivation.