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Shafer Merlot 2011 750ml
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $68.33
89-91 Shafer's 2011 Merlot jumps from the glass with dark cherries, spices, sage, mint and licorice. There is good...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2009 750ml
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $239.95
Lots of personality here, with aromas of black cherries, olives, seaweed, milk chocolate and salted plums. Velvety...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2011 750ml
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $217.95
The 2011 vintage was known for being an especially hot vintage and in fact harvesting started 15 days early, in the...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016 1.5Ltr
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016
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Bottle: $593.45 $604.44
2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016 750ml
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016
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Bottle: $229.81
2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016 750ml
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016
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Bottle: $210.67
2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
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Merlot 2009 2011

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.