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750ml
Bottle:
$39.60
12 bottles:
$37.62
• 100% Nebbiolo.
• Malvira’s top red from their old vines in the Trinita cru of Roero.
• Soil rich with...
750ml
Bottle:
$109.93
12 bottles:
$107.73
This polished and structured Barolo presents rich fruit and floral scents of black cherry, plum and rose. The dark...
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Conterno Fantino Barolo Vigna Sori Ginestra 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$86.50
Last in the lineup is the 2009 Barolo Sori Ginestra that incorporates many of the high points of the two wines...
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Conterno Fantino Barolo Vigna Sori Ginestra 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$74.20
Last in the lineup is the 2009 Barolo Sori Ginestra that incorporates many of the high points of the two wines...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$139.21
The 2009 Barolo Via Nuova is the base Barolo and is executed in the most classic fashion. The wine started as a...
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Gaja Barbaresco Sori Tildin 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$355.95
The 2009 Sori Tildin is a fascinating wine. The vineyard sits just above Costa Russi, separated only by the road that...
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Gaja Barolo Sperss 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$218.28
Good deep red. Knockout, almost liqueur-like nose combines plum, redcurrant, red licorice, marzipan, menthol,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$299.87
COLOR: Deep ruby red color with garnet hues.
NOSE: The bouquet is complex and sophisticated with elegant notes of...
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La Spinetta Barbaresco Valeirano 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$152.54
This is intense and wonderful with polished tannins and fabulous dark berry and licorice aromas. Flowers too. Full...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$179.18
The single-vineyard 2009 Barolo Cannubi Boschis opens with intense focus and sharpness. Beyond its dark color and...
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Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$194.12
The 2009 Barolo Le Vigne shows class and pedigree with bright fruit tones carefully wrapped within the wine’s...
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Oddero Barolo Riserva Vignarionda 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$215.87
Oddero owns a precious 0.80 hectares at the pinnacle of this famed cru: 360 metres above sea level with a full south...
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Paolo Scavino Barolo Cannubi 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$107.74
The concentration and richness of this Barolo where the charm of Nebbiolo is fully expressed. Harmonious and very...
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Pio Cesare Barbaresco 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$71.12
Aromas of shaved chocolate, some nuts and red berries. Full body, with compacted tannins that are soft and velvety....
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Pio Cesare Barolo 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$66.45
Pio Cesare offers two very distinct expressions of Barolo. The first, the 2009 Barolo, shows classic lines and...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$81.07
This used to be called Moccagata but the name was changed in 2007. Lots of ripe fruit on the nose with hints of dried...
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Roagna Barolo La Pira 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$183.57
The 2009 Barolo Pira is another pretty wine. Next to the 2009 Pajè, its rough equivalent in the range of...
Nebbiolo Primitivo 2009 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.