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La Spinetta Barbaresco Gallina 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$176.49
A fabulous nose of Christmas pudding, plum and lemongrass leads to a full body, with soft, silky tannins and...
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La Spinetta Barbaresco Starderi 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$259.31
Good full medium red. Pure, vibrant nose features cherry and minerals. Silky on entry, then minerally and perfumed in...
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La Spinetta Barbaresco Valeirano 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$155.42
Good medium red. Wild aromas of truffle, smoke, underbrush, spices and cigar box. Then fat and lush in the mouth,...
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La Spinetta Barbaresco Valeirano 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$152.45
This is intense and wonderful with polished tannins and fabulous dark berry and licorice aromas. Flowers too. Full...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$180.24
The single-vineyard 2009 Barolo Cannubi Boschis opens with intense focus and sharpness. Beyond its dark color and...
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Mastrojanni Brunello Di Montalcino 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$85.95
The color is bright and brilliant ruby red and it shows the typical aroma of ripe plum and berries notes that blend...
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Oddero Barolo Riserva Vignarionda 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$216.95
Oddero owns a precious 0.80 hectares at the pinnacle of this famed cru: 360 metres above sea level with a full south...
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Paolo Scavino Barolo Cannubi 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$108.06
The concentration and richness of this Barolo where the charm of Nebbiolo is fully expressed. Harmonious and very...
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Pian Dell'orino Brunello Di Montalcino 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$202.27
The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino emerges from the glass with warm, seductive black cherries, flowers, tobacco,...
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Pio Cesare Barbaresco 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$71.53
Aromas of shaved chocolate, some nuts and red berries. Full body, with compacted tannins that are soft and velvety....
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Pio Cesare Barolo 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$66.78
Pio Cesare offers two very distinct expressions of Barolo. The first, the 2009 Barolo, shows classic lines and...
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Poggio Di Sotto Brunello Di Montalcino 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$311.62
Parallels to the red wines of Burgundy abound in discussions of Poggio di Sotto. The Sangiovese wines released from...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$80.95
This used to be called Moccagata but the name was changed in 2007. Lots of ripe fruit on the nose with hints of dried...
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Prunotto Barolo Bussia Colonnello Riserva 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$148.98
Vigna Colonnello is garnet ruby red in color. The nose is complex offering aromas of spices, even exotic spices,...
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San Giusto A Rentennano Toscana Percarlo 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$239.95
I have always adored San Giusto a Rentennano's 2006 Percarlo, a wine I bought heavily as 2006 is my son's birth year....
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$116.34
Taking its name from an aromatic wild herb, our Brunello di Montalcino Helichrysum comes from the highest vineyards...
Nebbiolo Sangiovese 2006 2009 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.
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.