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Bartolo Mascarello Barolo Artist Label 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$453.95
A light-bodied, fluid style, offering steeped cherry, licorice, earth and menthol flavors. This is approachable now,...
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Brovia Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2017
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$91.56
Camphor, star anise, tobacco and underbrush are just some of the aromas you'll find on this stunning red. Full-bodied...
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Brovia Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$83.78
Camphor, star anise, tobacco and underbrush are just some of the aromas you'll find on this stunning red. Full-bodied...
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Brovia Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$101.25
Camphor, star anise, tobacco and underbrush are just some of the aromas you'll find on this stunning red. Full-bodied...
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Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$128.96
There’s impeccable transparency and freshness to this Barbaresco on the nose, which introduces bright rose petals,...
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Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabaja 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$195.05
The Bruno Giacosa 2017 Barbaresco Rabajà is a fine and delicate wine that throws a curveball at our expectations of...
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Bruno Giacosa Barolo 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$159.90
Red garnet in color. Intense and fine aromas of fresh red fruit. The palate presents good freshness, excellent...
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Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$183.90
Sweet berries, smoke, cedar and olives on the nose. Floral. Full-bodied with firm, chewy tannins and a pretty...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$545.85
Roses and lavender with other flowers. Peaches. Glorious fruit of dark plums and ripe strawberries. This is dense and...
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Bruno Rocca Barbaresco DOCG 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$68.95
The classic Bruno Rocca 2017 Barbaresco surprisingly reveals cool-vintage aromas from what was in fact a warm growing...
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Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$57.95
Available in numbered bottles, the organic Cavallotto 2017 Barolo Bricco Boschis is a generous and fleshed out...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$139.95
The dark style of Alfio Cavallotto is, if possible, enhanced here by the natural style of the vintage. This is a cask...
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Cavallotto Barolo Riserva Vignolo 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$118.93
Beginning to mellow, this red reveals plum, cherry, autumn wood, tar, smoke and menthol flavors. Broad and burly,...
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Ceretto Barbaresco 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$70.77
Really open, rich and complex on the nose, showing dried roses, strawberries and cherries. Full-bodied, layered, rich...
Nebbiolo Primitivo 2017 750ml
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.
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.