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Bottle: $92.32
Beautifully seductive with ripe berry, meat and leather character that turns to cedar. Full body, soft and velvety...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $72.84
6 bottles: $72.00
The Damilano 2018 Barolo Brunate is immediately lively and polished, and it is a charmer. I found this expression to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $72.90 $75.79
A polished wine with charming layers of fruit and complexity. The enchanting aromas of red cherry, rambutan,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $74.67 $80.80
Rated 96 - Aromas reminiscent of wild rose, eucalyptus, violet and baking spice mingle together on this stunning red....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $249.90
3 bottles: $244.90
The purity of this wine is pretty phenomenal with blackberries, strawberries, fresh flowers and licorice. Hints of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $234.94 $243.19
Incredible, reserved ripeness and depth already evident on the nose after one whiff, offering plum, cedar, rose hip,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $288.95
3 bottles: $283.17
This is a phenomenal Barolo from a benchmark vintage. It’s so powerful and structured with toned and muscular...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $77.55
6 bottles: $76.00
Plum, berry, dried-flower and light rose-stem aromas follow through to a full body with firm, rounded tannins and a...
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Red
500ml
Bottle: $55.93
6 bottles: $54.81
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750ml
Bottle: $36.90 $37.60
12 bottles: $36.16
This is really creamy and delicious with chocolate, hazelnut, dried-berry and walnut character. Round and chewy with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $36.93
12 bottles: $36.19
The second of our brace of 2019 Baroli is the darker of the pair, perhaps the result of having spent only 24 rather...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.79
12 bottles: $34.09
Ruby red in color with orange reflections. An intense bouquet, with tertiary notes of rose, leather, tobacco and...
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750ml
Bottle: $75.69
6 bottles: $74.18
Full and intense, with red and black berries on a well-balanced palate with supportive but non-aggressive tannins...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.90 $22.39
12 bottles: $20.52
Aromas of ripe cherries and red plums with aged citrus peel, licorice and cloves. Notes of bark and nutmeg, too....
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $51.84
The 2017 Barolo is a very pretty, gracious Barolo that will drink well upon release. Aromatic and lifted, but with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $45.28
Medium-bodied wine with aromas of juicy, red cherries, wildflowers, a hint of menthol, and spice. Well-balanced with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $50.58
Medium-bodied wine with aromas of juicy, red cherries, wildflowers, a hint of menthol, and spice. Well-balanced with...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $124.66
Very attractive aromas of dried strawberries with dried spices, such as cloves, as well as hints of hazelnuts. It’s...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $68.55
Very attractive aromas of dried strawberries with dried spices, such as cloves, as well as hints of hazelnuts. It’s...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $53.58
The 2017 Barolo del Commune di Monforte d’Alba is a gorgeous, beguiling wine. Readers will find a Barolo that...
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Nebbiolo Italy Piedmont

The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.

Situated in the north-western part of Italy, the region of Piedmont is known worldwide and is highly respected for the quality of the wines produced there. Many of the most successful sub-regions in Piedmont produce many of the world's finest red wines, such as those made from the excellent Nebbiolo grape varietal in areas such as Barolo and Barbaresco. However, the historic wineries which typify this region use a relatively wide variety of grapes, including Dolcetto and Barbera for their red wines, which are typically aged and have a delightful velvety character. Piedmont isn't all about beautifully complex red wines, though, as it is also famed for high quality, elegant sparkling wines, notably the Asti wines made with the white Moscato grape. The region benefits from a range of terroirs which are often well expressed in the sparkling wines, and a wonderfully consistent climate ideal for vineyard cultivation.