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750ml
Bottle: $16.83 $18.28
A vibrant, elegant red, despite the firm tannins. Reveals prevailing floral, cherry, strawberry and iron flavors as...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.92 $35.60
6 bottles: $32.00
A juicy red, with flesh and bright acidity framing cherry and strawberry flavors. Firm and taut, yet finds...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
A versatile, young red wine with a ruby red colour and a bouquet characterised by inviting aromas of ripe cherries,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.79
12 bottles: $22.80
Elegant aromas of fresh, red berry fruits with delicate floral undertones and an intriguing balsamic touch. The taste...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.93 $18.00
Notes of cooked strawberries, red licorice, blood orange and cedar. Medium body. Bright and racy with crunchy acidity...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $9.44 $10.01
Notes of red and purple fruit with cocoa, nutmeg and bark on offer. Some licorice, too. Medium-bodied with steady...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.25
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The 2021 Chianti Classico RS Cultusboni is rich, boisterous and quite appealing. I would open it in advance to allow...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $55.51 $61.68
6 bottles: $54.41
24 Jul, 2023 – This is really velvety and open with a caressing texture that entices with every sip. Medium-bodied...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $22.67 $25.19
12 bottles: $20.51
Notes of red plums and bramble berries with dried rose petals, red licorice and bark. Medium- to full-bodied with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.00 $30.00
6 bottles: $26.40
Color: Deep and intense mauve red. Bouquet: Gentle aromas of vanilla, tobacco and coffee, with hints of cherry jam...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.74
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Lovely sweet berry and orange zest aromas that follow through to a medium to full body with crunchy fruit and a stony...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.94
Bright and floral on the nose with orange blossom to the vivid sliced cherry character. Medium body, with ultra-fine...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.93
6 bottles: $78.33
Aromas of al dente cherries with citrus peel. Flowers, such as red roses, also come through clearly. Medium to full...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.83
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Very perfumed with hibiscus flower, citrus and fresh cherry aromas that follow through to a medium body with layers...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.94
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Riper and richer Roncicone with plums, currants and jam, accompanied by fresh flowers and walnut undertones....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.14 $23.99
12 bottles: $22.79
A savory version, this Chianti Classico delivers green olive, tomato leaf, iron and tobacco flavors centered on a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94 $16.25
12 bottles: $14.64
Bere is an everyday, easy-drinking Super-Tuscan blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot featuring notes of...
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Red
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.63
This leads off with dark fruit tones of black cherry and blackberry, with contrasting scents of violet and iron...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.83
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A Sangiovese with lots of cherry and raspberry, a nice acidity which helps with food and a round medium body with low...
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Japanese Whiskey Sangiovese 2020 2021 NV

Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.

The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.

Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.

While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.

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.