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Bottle: $111.95
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Bottle: $244.20
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Perfumed and beautiful with raspberry and cherry aromas and flavors. Purity like a mountain stream. Medium to full...
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Red
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Bottle: $173.45 $189.00
Very attractive combination of dried fruit and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $109.25 $115.00
Darker fruit on the nose with walnut, spice box, incense and espresso bean, too. Medium-bodied, firm and structured...
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Red
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A fresh and crunchy Fontalloro with currants, orange peel and hints of peaches and cedar. Medium body, firm and fine...
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Expressively complex with plenty of red-cherry, strawberry and pomegranate aromas, as well as oak spice and sappy...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $104.95
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Aromas of bark, dark cherries and flowers, too. It’s medium- to full-bodied with purity of fruit that runs the...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $204.00
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Succulent red cherry and raspberry nectar extend from nose to finish in this generous, richly concentrated wine. It's...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $25.27 $26.60
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Bright ruby red color. Intense and characteristic bouquet, fruity with a violet fragrance. Dry and harmonious with...
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Red
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Bottle: $139.65 $147.00
The Uccelliera 2019 Brunello di Montalcino offers ripe fruit, a note of cooked blackberry and pomegranate juice....
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $128.95 $135.00
A mentholated freshness introduces the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino, as a vibrant wave of crushed cherries, mint leaf,...
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Red
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Very attractive combination of dried fruit and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and...
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Melon de Bourgogne Pinot Noir Sangiovese 2019 1.5Ltr

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.

Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.

The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.