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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $92.99
6 bottles: $91.13
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $139.79
6 bottles: $136.00
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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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $103.94
Slightly more expensive, the 2019 Chardonnay A26 is cut from the same cloth as the Mountain Select release yet offers...
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92
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $177.45 $189.00
Very attractive combination of dried fruit and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and...
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97
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96
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $154.85 $163.00
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley includes 9% Merlot from a vineyard in Oak Knoll and spent 16 months in 28%...
WA
91
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90
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $109.25 $115.00
Darker fruit on the nose with walnut, spice box, incense and espresso bean, too. Medium-bodied, firm and structured...
JS
95
WA
94
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $151.94
6 bottles: $148.90
A fresh and crunchy Fontalloro with currants, orange peel and hints of peaches and cedar. Medium body, firm and fine...
JS
96
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $96.82
The Gianfranco Bovio 2019 Barolo opens to a light garnet appearance with hints of plum and terracotta. It shows...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $148.20
4 bottles: $145.24
The colour is dark ruby and the nose is classic Sangiovese, transporting one instantly to Montalcino. The bouquet is...
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $124.00
6 bottles: $121.52
Aromas of bark, dark cherries and flowers, too. It’s medium- to full-bodied with purity of fruit that runs the...
JS
97
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $115.00
3 bottles: $112.00
The 2019 Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore is a bright, sculpted wine that is going to need a few years to come into its...
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93
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $324.90
A classy red, complex and delineated, yet elegant and supple in texture, setting the stage for black currant,...
WS
97
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $51.48 $54.19
Aromas of crushed stones, dark berries and blueberries follow through to a medium to full body with creamy tannins...
JS
94
Sale
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $195.90 $206.20
Aged in 50% new and 50% second-use American Oak from the Duncan family's The Oak cooperage in Higbee, Missouri. Matt...
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94
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $172.58 $191.76
Dark black fruit, brighter blue fruit and lavish oak spices fill the nose. Medium bodied yet rich on the palate, with...
DC
93
JS
93
Sale
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $25.27 $26.60
6 bottles: $22.40
Bright ruby red color. Intense and characteristic bouquet, fruity with a violet fragrance. Dry and harmonious with...
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $147.00
3 bottles: $144.00
The Uccelliera 2019 Brunello di Montalcino offers ripe fruit, a note of cooked blackberry and pomegranate juice....
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95
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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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JD
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Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $392.95 $416.58
This is so perfumed and seductive, with blackberries, cherries, dried flowers and perfume. It’s full-bodied and...
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Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $310.12

2019 Italy United States 1.5Ltr

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.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.