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Fontodi Case Via Syrah IGT 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$97.94
Black fruit, soy sauce, spices and dried herbs on the nose. It’s full-bodied with firm tannins. Structured and...
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Frescobaldi Toscana Lamaione 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$96.29
Perfumed and fresh aromas of violets, dark berries and hazelnuts follow through to a full-bodied, rich palate with...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$142.26
The 2016 Syrah is a fascinating contrast to the 2015. The cooler vintage (vis-à-vis) 2015 yielded a perfumed, silky...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$90.78
The Isole e Olena 2018 Syrah Collezione Privata (co-fermented with 2% Viognier) is especially Tuscan in character in...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$99.62
Here's a hot vintage Syrah from the heart of Tuscany. The Isole e Olena 2017 Syrah Collezione Privata opens to dark...
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.
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$56.28
A racy, flamboyant wine, the 2011 Syrah Bramasole hits the palate with superb depth and intensity, while retaining...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$52.62
Very grapey with whole stem, and there is a vanilla character throughout. Full body, fine tannins and a slightly...
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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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2008
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$216.45
This is layered and juicy, with lots of chocolate and berries and loads of other stuff. Full and velvety, with a long...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$207.95
A wine with great structure and muscular tone. It is full-bodied with chewy tannins that remain polished and very...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$803.98
A crazy good wine that flirts with perfection, the 100% Merlot 2013 Messorio comes from two vineyards, the Puntone...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$192.95
A little lean for Messorio but plenty of tobacco, cedar and berry character. Medium body, chewy tannins and a...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$159.78
This wine shows beautiful clarity and class on the nose with roses, tar, currants, green and black olives and plums....
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$160.05
This wine shows beautiful clarity and class on the nose with roses, tar, currants, green and black olives and plums....
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$173.95
Lots of flowers, blueberries and orange peel. The palate is really long and extended, with ultra-fine tannins that...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2019
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...
Red Merlot Syrah 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.