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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.60
12 bottles: $26.22
SP68 is a road but it is also a young wine. Cool and pleasant, with a delicate taste that it brings the flavour of...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.64
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $14.73
• Montepulciano and Sangiovese. • Moderately dense clayey soils. • Southwestern exposure. • Fermentation and...
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
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $252.95
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $1142.72
The 2003 Masseto is tremendous tonight. I admit, 2003 is one of my least favorite vintages, and yet the wine is so...
VM
94
WA
93
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $241.95
The 2003 Ornellaia (magnum) is another impressive wine. Owing to the heat of the vintage, this is an especially ripe,...
WA
93
VM
93

Italian Red Blends Merlot Other Italian Reds 2003 2023 750ml

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.