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The 1995 Chianti Classico Riserva is another marvelously complete wine. Waves of fruit saturate the palate in this...
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Intense ruby red in color. On the nose it presents a wide range of aromas with hints of fruit and spices along with...
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Aromas of blackberries, fresh mushroom, and spice. Violets and rich minerality on the palate with earthy undertones....
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#77 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2020. This is the final Riserva to benefit from the late Franco Biondi Santi's...
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The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto offers a prolonged, flowing and carefully massaged drinking experience...
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This edition of Casanova di Neri's celebrated single-vineyard wine opens to a luminous garnet color and exuberant...
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This wine encompasses all the star qualities of white Bordeaux. Lemon and grapefruit tones are balanced by ripe...
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I am not sure what the exact blend is for the 2012 Pape Clément, but it has a light gold color and is a gorgeously...
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Merlot Sangiovese White Bordeaux 1995 2012

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.

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.