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750ml
Bottle: $44.72
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Intense, deep red in colour, Desiderio 2019 reveals inviting notes of sweet cherries and raspberries, rose petals and...
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750ml
Bottle: $79.94
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A rich, dark expression of Merlot, this red walks the line between austerity and generosity, the latter gaining...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.89
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A pretty red with aromas of blueberries, plums, incense and tea leaves. Full-bodied and structured with a creamy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.94
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The 2019 Merlot Liu' is another outrageously beautiful wine from Rampolla. Deep, inky and explosive, the 2019...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $12.45
Fragrant aromas of red berries, soft round fruit flavors and a smooth stylish finish
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $181.50
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Very deep and dark fruit in the nose, with violets, ink, blackberries, roasted meat, asphalt and spices. Wet earth,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $36.80
Leuta 0,618 Syrah DOC Cortona comes from a vineyard cultivated in Cortona - Tuscany - IT -. The intrinsic...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.42 $18.25
COLOR: Ruby red color with distinct violet shades. NOSE: The bouquet is slightly vinous with fruity notes of...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $40.01
Powerful and impenetrable, this is a wine destined for long aging. Sweet oriental spices and a fleeting recall of...
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $64.95
Intense and concentrated, with classic pepper and spice aromas, big and rich on the palate with excellent length.
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $64.45
A solidly built red permeated with blackberry, black cherry, ink and black pepper flavors. This tightens up, a good...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $164.46
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $178.95
This Messorio 2019 from Le Macchiole is a delightful wine. It has plenty of sweet oak spice aromas with vibrant...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $834.95
Rated 100 - Masseto is Italy's most expensive red wine, currently releasing onto the market with prices between...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $839.05
Rated 100 - Masseto is Italy's most expensive red wine, currently releasing onto the market with prices between...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $182.95 $193.91
The violets and flowers with some asphalt and blackberries are so enticing on the nose. Green olives, too. It’s...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $93.24
The violets and flowers with some asphalt and blackberries are so enticing on the nose. Green olives, too. It’s...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $194.95
The iconic San Giusto a Rentennano 2019 La Ricolma remains one of the most important Merlot-based wines made in...
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Red Merlot Syrah 2019 Italy

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.

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.