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Red
750ml
Bottle: $65.88 $73.20
Lots of bark, mushroom and forest-flower aromas with crushed cherries. Complex. Medium body with lovely acid tension...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $157.68 $175.20
Here is an exciting new wine from Poggio Antico. The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna i Poggi sees fruit from a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $231.48 $257.20
I was able to taste the 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino three times for this report, and it’s one of the great wines of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.90
12 bottles: $35.18
A really focused and rounded Brunello with lovely velvety tannins that give this length and grandeur. It’s medium-...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $51.94 $56.80
Vibrant acidity and refined tannins seep into the fabric of this round red, which is laced with cherry, raspberry and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $49.94
12 bottles: $48.94
Sour cherries with orange peel and hints of vanilla bean. Some bark, too. Medium body, with very fine tannins and a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $59.76
Packed with vivid black cherry, black currant and plum fruit, as well as iron, sanguine and tobacco accents, this red...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $116.91
Black cherries, lavender, black mushrooms, lead pencil and violets on the nose. Full-bodied with a powerful and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.60
6 bottles: $62.33
The wine shows intense red berry aromas with leather notes on the nose and palate. The wine is full-bodied with high...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $99.94
6 bottles: $97.94
This full-bodied wine offers intense aromas and flavors of red berries offset by notes of leather and incense,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $56.00
Dense and focused. Lots of dark fruits, bark, and a hint of cloves. Medium-bodied and creamy on the palate. Rather...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $139.65 $147.00
The Uccelliera 2019 Brunello di Montalcino offers ripe fruit, a note of cooked blackberry and pomegranate juice....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $65.88
12 bottles: $64.56
The Uccelliera 2019 Brunello di Montalcino offers ripe fruit, a note of cooked blackberry and pomegranate juice....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.84
6 bottles: $44.00
Color: Intense ruby red. Scent: Fine, ample, red fruits with notes of flowering grapes, and lavender. Taste: Dry...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $128.95 $135.00
A mentholated freshness introduces the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino, as a vibrant wave of crushed cherries, mint leaf,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $55.94
12 bottles: $54.82
A mentholated freshness introduces the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino, as a vibrant wave of crushed cherries, mint leaf,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $49.94
The Altesino 2019 Brunello di Montalcino boasts a rich and savory side that this wine wears very well. There is a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $111.30
Perfumed and beautiful with raspberry and cherry aromas and flavors. Purity like a mountain stream. Medium to full...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $62.78
Leafy underbrush, earth and dusty mineral notes frame the core of cherry and raspberry flavors in this succulent red,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $189.39
Salvioni's 2008 Brunello di Montalcino speaks to finesse above all else. Sensual, ever-changing aromatics draw the...
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Sangiovese 1993 2008 2019 Italy Tuscany Brunello Di Montalcino

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.

The central Italian region of Tuscany is widely understood to be one of the world's most famous and highly regarded wine regions. The beautiful rolling hillsides and medieval towns and castles which are a key feature of the area are also home to many of Europe's finest wineries, and extremely high quality vineyards growing the distinctive Sangiovese and Vernaccia grape varietals which are the flavorful backbone of Tuscany's wonderful red and white wines. For almost three thousand years, this region has been recognized as an ideal home for wine production on a large scale, and the ancient Etruscans, Greeks and Romans all noticed that fine grape varietals flourished on the unique soils and under the hot sunshine which typifies the area. Today, Tuscany is home to a wide range of wines, from the traditional to the complex, but all dedicated to excellent flavors and aromas, and maintaining the region's international reputation.