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$44.00
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$41.80
Smoke, iron, tobacco, grilled herbs and expressive red stone fruits hit the palate in the 2010 Roero Riserva...
750ml
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$44.94
12 bottles:
$44.04
A host of dark cherries, smoke, tobacco, licorice and melted road tar hit the palate in the 2010 Roero Riserva...
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COLOR: Intense ruby red with orange reflections.
NOSE: Intense bouquet of ripe fruits, such as currants and...
750ml - Case of 12
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$67.85
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Azelia Barolo Riserva Bricco Voghera 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$155.24
This is almost hitting its sweet spot, settling into a groove with fading cherry, berry, truffle, licorice, mineral...
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Bartolo Mascarello Barolo 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$623.43
From one of the denomination's leading traditional producers, this gorgeous, elegant Barolo opens with floral aromas...
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Chris Ringland Nebbiolo Solita 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$123.28
Solita is a joint venture with Journalist Nick Stock with Nebbiolo sourced from the Longview vineyard, near...
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Conterno Fantino Barolo Vigna Sori Ginestra 2010
750ml - Case of 12
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$82.27
From 40-year-old vines that enjoy southern exposures, the 2010 Barolo Sori Ginestra is the estate’s most complete...
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Damilano Barolo Cannubi Riserva 1752 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$312.20
#54 TOP 100 WINES OF 2018. The aromas of this wine are perfect with decadent and wild fragrances of sliced fresh...
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Damilano Barolo Cannubi Riserva 1752 2010
750ml - Case of 3
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$222.96
#54 TOP 100 WINES OF 2018. The aromas of this wine are perfect with decadent and wild fragrances of sliced fresh...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$114.30
Good full red. Liqueur-like plum and black cherry on the nose. Then fine-grained and classy but tightly wound,...
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Domenico Clerico Barolo Ginestra Pajana 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$135.78
Good medium red. Less expressive on the nose than the Briccotto, hinting at ripe, musky plum, black raspberry,...
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Domenico Clerico Barolo Percristina 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$251.35
This shows ethereal quality with dark fruit, dried flowers, tar, wet earth and fresh mushrooms and then cedar wood....
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Fratelli Alessandria Barolo Monvigliero 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$177.42
The 2010 Barolo Monvigliero shows a pretty degree of color salutation with brilliant garnet and ruby highlights. The...
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G.D. Vajra Barolo Ravera 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$112.38
Vajra's 2010 Barolo is striking. Freshly cut flowers, mint, crushed rocks, pine and aromatic spices all take shape in...
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Gaja Barbaresco 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$270.57
Gaja's classic Barbaresco is gorgeous in 2010, showing an intense perfume of violet, earth and ripe red fruits...
Nebbiolo Primitivo 2010 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.