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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$79.97
A luminous gold-copper color with an extraordinarily rich, elegant bouquet showing hints of honey, acacia flowers and...
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Altesino Alte D'altesi Toscana Igt 1997
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$82.61
Big and rich. Loads of crushed raspberry aromas, with toasted oak and coffee highlights. Full-bodied, with a solid...
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Altesino Borgo Altesi Igt 1997
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$51.95
Intensely plummy, with ripe fruit and floral aromas with lots maraschino cherries. Full-bodied and soft, with lovely...
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Avignonesi Cortona Merlot Desiderio 1997
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$109.98
Intense, deep red in colour, Desiderio 1997 reveals inviting notes of sweet cherries and raspberries, rose petals and...
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Banfi Brunello Di Montalcino 1997
750ml - Case of 6
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$77.08
Very dark garnet with saturated purple hues. Penetrating aromas of underbrush, sweet tobacco and wild mushroom. Quite...
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Capanna Brunello Di Montalcino 1997
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$116.82
Colour: Deep ruby red colour with garnet hues.
Bouquet: Ethereal, of red fruit and vanilla, persistent.
Taste:...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$154.59
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Enzo Boglietti Barolo Case Nere 1997
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$97.62
Case Nere is from 1.1ha, SE facing at 300-350m. The cru presents itself with a dark core of fruit and spice, often...
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La Poderina Brunello Di Montalcino 1997
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$79.66
Opaque garnet. Seductive aromas of clove, nutmeg and mocha. Concentrated and plush, with a tarry, roasted quality and...
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Luigi Pira Barolo Margheria 1997
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$121.70
Luigi Pira, who has the most massive hands I have ever encountered on a vigneron, has fashioned a more structured...
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Ornellaia Bolgheri 1997
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$493.73
Fruit and complexity as well as freshness and richness. Beautiful nose with extraordinary aromas of prunes, licorice,...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$86.00
Impenetrable blackish-garnet color. Potent, penetrating aromas of plum, wild cherry and chocolate. Rich, full and...
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Revello Barolo 1997
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$70.87
Medium red. Nose dominated by a perfumed aroma of dried rose. Fat and aromatic in the mouth, with enticing red fruit...
1997 Italy United States Wine of the World 750ml
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.