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$71.94
Here is another late-release Sangiovese from Casanova della Spinetta, only in this case, fruit is sourced from...
750ml
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$71.94
This shows a faint nose of leather, red peppers, dried herbs and red berries. Medium body and fine tannins, but a...
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$53.88
12 bottles:
$52.80
The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino is a pretty, translucent ruby color. The dusty bouquet blends dried roses and violets...
750ml
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$96.94
12 bottles:
$95.00
A Brunello with plenty of cherry and walnut character. Coffee, too. It’s full-bodied with firm, chewy tannins and a...
750ml
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$42.72
6 bottles:
$41.87
In the austere camp, delivering plum, cherry, graphite, leather and earth notes. Vibrant, firm and long, in a...
750ml - Case of 12
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$88.14
Elegant and complex with notes of matured dark fruit, leather and underbrush. Well balanced with pronounced and...
750ml - Case of 3
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$144.93
A powerful version, this red delivers concentrated plum, black cherry, iron and earth flavors allied to a base of...
750ml
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$30.94
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$30.32
I love the purity of fruit to this delightful sangiovese with fresh hibiscus tea, rose petals and orange rind. Medium...
750ml
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$41.00
6 bottles:
$40.18
Intense ruby red with garnet reflections. Fruity, slightly herbaceous, with distinct raspberry fragrance in youth, in...
750ml
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$39.93
12 bottles:
$39.13
A firm, silky red with beautiful density and tightness, showing finesse and focus. It’s medium-to full-bodied with...
750ml
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$39.76
12 bottles:
$38.96
The sliced dark-cherry and floral aromas with hints of meat and spice are beautiful. Full body, round and chewy...
750ml
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$124.94
6 bottles:
$122.44
A very pretty, focused Brunello with blue fruit, black cherries and some cedar and sandalwood. Crushed stones, too....
750ml
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$96.00
12 bottles:
$91.20
Mocali's beautiful riserva opens with an inky dark appearance, thick concentration and savory aromas of leather and...
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Grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and macerated in open-topped wooden vats for 20 days without refrigeration....
750ml
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$200.89
3 bottles:
$200.00
Timelessly fascinating, it loves to share its story. It is a sensual wine, seducing with a soft velvetiness that...
750ml
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$200.89
3 bottles:
$200.00
A monolith of elegance and finesse, depth and intensity, a celebration of ancient memories of its birth-place.
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Plums, currants, smoked earth, and roasted herb notes all emerge from the 2015 Merlot, which is plump, rounded, and...
750ml
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$109.94
6 bottles:
$107.74
Intense aromas of dark cherries, oak bark, black truffles and violets. It’s full-bodied and chewy with firm, silky...
750ml - Case of 6
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$44.95
Green olive and grilled rosemary notes show on the nose of this bright, medium- to full-bodied red, leading to a...
750ml
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$40.79
6 bottles:
$40.00
Somerston's 2014 Merlot Stornoway is gorgeous. The interplay of intense fruit and brightness is quite appealing,...
Merlot Sangiovese 2007 2014 2015 750ml
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
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.