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The Casanova della Spinetta 2008 Sassontino is a late-release wine that hits the market with 10 additional years of...
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Chocolate, sweet spice, tobacco, leather and dark berry fruit give this Brunello a bold and impactful first...
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Savory herbs, tobacco, mint, licorice and dark cherries take shape in the glass as the 2008 Chianti Classico Riserva...
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A red with soft and silky tannins and ripe and sweet fruit. Full and juicy with a dried strawberry and plum...
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• 100% Nebbiolo.
• Malvira’s top red from their old vines in the Trinita cru of Roero.
• Soil rich with...
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• 100% Nebbiolo from the Renesio vineyard.
• Calcareous clay soil.
• Harvested in October.
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This polished and structured Barolo presents rich fruit and floral scents of black cherry, plum and rose. The dark...
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COLOR: Intense ruby red with orange reflections.
NOSE: Intense bouquet of ripe fruits, such as currants and...
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Azelia Barolo Margheria 2008
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The 2008 Barolo Margheria opens with a sweet, inviting bouquet redolent of hard candy, flowers, mint and licorice....
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Salvioni's 2008 Brunello di Montalcino speaks to finesse above all else. Sensual, ever-changing aromatics draw the...
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From Giulio Salvioni’s La Cerbaiola estate, the 2009 Brunello di Montalcino is a fantastic wine with an impressive...
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Bartolo Mascarello Barolo 2009
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This producer has made an outstanding Barolo 2009—no easy feat in this vintage. This bottling is made from top...
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Bellaria Brunello Di Montalcino Assunto 2008
750ml - Case of 6
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This opens with pretty, dark concentration and balanced aromas of black cherry and red currant set against leather,...
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Bellaria Brunello Di Montalcino Assunto 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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A wine with a plenty of fruit and an attractive tannin mouth feel. Full and chewy.
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Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili 2008
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Intense garnet color with orange highlights. Notes of red fruit and roses are found on the nose. On the palate, good...
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Amazing nose of chocolate, orange peel, plums and hazelnut. Full-bodied, with super fine tannins and a long finish....
Nebbiolo Sangiovese 2008 2009 Italy
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.