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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.90
12 bottles: $11.66
COLOR: Ruby red. NOSE: Fresh nose with plum and blackberry notes. FLAVOR: Medium structure, easy drinking with fresh...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.80
12 bottles: $19.00
Our Barbera d'Alba comes from a wonderful range of estate vineyards. It is fermented for an average of 20 days and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.52
Deep red in color with purple highlights and aromas of black berries on the nose. Crisp acidity on the palate with a...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
This Merlot is deep red in color with violet hues. In the nose are notes of dark fruits such as black cherry and...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $127.29
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $160.52
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $867.95
(Cellar Selection)
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97
JS
95
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $145.71
Produced entirely form Merlot grapes in a Vineyard located on the higher part of the Ruffoli hill in the heart of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $239.03
Lots of personality here, with aromas of black cherries, olives, seaweed, milk chocolate and salted plums. Velvety...
VM
95
JS
95

Barbera Merlot 2009 2023

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

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.