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$52.50
$60.00
A more forward style of Brunate with dark berry as well as orange peel and rose petal. Medium body, firm and silky,...
750ml
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$120.79
6 bottles:
$120.00
Aromas of rose petal and grapefruit follow through to a medium body with fine tannins and a fresh and brilliant...
750ml
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$38.95
The 2013 Ghemme Anno Primo shows just how well these wines age. At nearly ten years of age it is just starting to...
750ml - Case of 12
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$92.32
Beautifully seductive with ripe berry, meat and leather character that turns to cedar. Full body, soft and velvety...
750ml
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$249.90
3 bottles:
$244.90
The purity of this wine is pretty phenomenal with blackberries, strawberries, fresh flowers and licorice. Hints of...
750ml
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$57.20
COLOR: Ruby red color, tending to garnet with aging.
PERFUME: Bouquet of berries, spices (white pepper, licorice),...
750ml
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$80.80
6 bottles:
$80.00
This estate sources Barolo grapes from four communes, but its only single-vineyard bottling is from this outstanding...
750ml
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$59.93
12 bottles:
$58.73
Color: Ruby red with orange tints.
Perfume: Intense nose, rich in spices with dark berries and fruits and dried...
750ml
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$35.94
12 bottles:
$35.22
•100% Nebbiolo from the Mombeltramo cru vineyard.
•280 meters above sea level.
•Calcareous clay stratified with...
750ml
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$36.00
12 bottles:
$34.20
• 100% Nebbiolo.
• Malvira’s top red from their old vines in the Trinita cru of Roero.
• Soil rich with...
750ml
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$35.94
12 bottles:
$35.22
• 100% Nebbiolo from the Renesio vineyard.
• Calcareous clay soil.
• Harvested in October.
• Fermentation and...
750ml
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$135.00
This red is beginning to hit its stride, featuring fading cherry and berry fruit, mushroom and woodsy notes, menthol...
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Azelia Barolo San Rocco 2013
750ml - Case of 12
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$76.53
Another highlight in this range, the 2013 Barolo San Rocco is utterly beguiling. The bouquet alone is striking, but...
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Azienda Agricola Rivetto Barolo Briccolina 2013
750ml - Case of 3
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$159.49
This Barolo is developing nicely and beginning to reveal mature notes of earthy, woodsy spice and licorice, with...
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Bartolo Mascarello Barolo 2013
750ml - Case of 6
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$425.49
Round and smooth, with a core of cherry surrounded by leather, licorice and underbrush flavors. Tobacco and mineral...
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Boroli Barolo Villero 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$87.97
Wicked complexity and richness with aromas and flavors of dried strawberries and spices. Full-bodied, layered and...
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Bruno Giacosa Barolo Le Rocche Del Falletto 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$158.96
This is incredibly powerful and structured with so much tannin backbone and ripe fruit. Aromas of plums and...
Nebbiolo Primitivo 2013 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.