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Castello Di Ama Vigna L'apparita 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$157.95
The 2013 L’Apparita gets this tasting off to a very strong start. Fresh, perfumed and totally sensual, the 2013...
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Feudi Di San Gregorio Irpinia Patrimo 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$83.89
This vintage really embodies the message and style that this great Campania Merlot aims to achieve. It stays true to...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$502.78
The aromas to this are mind-blowing. Pure violets, lilacs, blueberries, blackberries, licorice, and flowers. Full...
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Masseto Toscana 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$870.62
Aromas of blueberries, violets and roses turn to black truffles. Full body, ultra-fine tannins and great length. So...
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Podere Poggio Scalette Piantonaia IGT 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$142.95
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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Querciabella Merlot Palafreno 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$107.95
Beautifully ripe mulberries take center stage as well as freshly picked brambleberries, plums and so much orange...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$47.95
An opulent, dense red, featuring ripe black cherry and blackberry notes, with persistent hints of earth and tobacco....
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$177.95
2013 had a very wet spring followed by a very sunny summer, although rain showers in July and August delayed ripening...
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Twomey Merlot 2013
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$57.41
Offers fresh-crushed herbal aromas and flavors, as well as dried berry and crushed stone notes. Toasty finish. Drink...
Merlot Nero D'avola Verdelho 2013 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.
Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.
Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.