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Showing enormous precision and direction, the 2020 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo (with 25,000...
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A firm and focused red with cherry, bark and hints of wood. Medium body, slightly chewy and a fresh finish....
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DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2018 - PLATINUM: Deliciously complex notes of fresh apple, chamomile, lemon and baked...
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A complex red, with a core of cherry and strawberry fruit framed by almond, loamy earth and iron notes. Silky yet...
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The 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva Levigne is fabulous. In fact, the 2020 is one of the best Riservas I can remember...
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Due to the dry end of the growing season in 2020, Diego Finocchi shortened macerations by one week for a total of 20...
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The 2021 Rosso di Montalcino from La Poderina wafts up with a peppery mix of violets, lavender and wild blueberries....
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The 2020 Rosso di Montalcino is dark, intense and decidedly savory in style, blending rosemary with mocha, red plums...
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The Riserva is 100% Sangiovese from the estate’s oldest vines, planted in 1993. Maceration lasted a month. Aging...
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Deep, vibrant ruby; characteristically varietal Parma violets aromatics with cherry and red berry fruits, lifted by a...
750ml
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COLOR: Ruby red, with slightly garnet hues.
PERFUME: Obvious spiciness and persistent complexity.
TASTE: Well-defined...
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Intense and persistent red fruit with subtle spice on the nose. On the palate this Chianti is quite full bodied, but...
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Mr. Tomato Man! 85% Sangiovese and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from Tuscan vineyards. Pizza wine unparalleled....
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A nose of mixed berries with a backbone of crushed stone, graphite and freshly ground pepper transitions onto a...
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A juicy Rosso di Montalcino with savory red berries, spices and a hint of cream. This is crunchy and firm with a...
750ml
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Savory, spiced plums, stones and a hint of blood orange follow through to a succulent, medium-bodied palate, full of...
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The 2020 Tin (Sangiovese) offers up a heady mix of red-toned fruit, blood orange, white pepper, chalk and dried...
Sangiovese Sherry 2006 2020
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.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.