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White
750ml
Bottle: $150.00
A prestigious micro-cuvée entirely dedicated to the legendary Semillon grape variety and made from the estate’s...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.40
12 bottles: $13.13
COLOR: Bright magenta red in color. NOSE: Very fruit forward with notes of red berries (cherry, blackberry),...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $13.70
Red ruby in color. On the palate it is soft and enveloping. Medium to full-bodied and lightly candied, with dark...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.72
6 bottles: $24.00
Lightly chewy and fresh, this balanced, medium-bodied red has a subtle, pleasing toasty edge to the flavors of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.94
12 bottles: $13.66
Thick and intense color; aromas of ripe red fruit combined with leather notes. On the palate is full-bodied and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.90 $13.86
12 bottles: $12.64
Aromas of crushed plums, black tea, fresh flowers and blackberries. Medium-to full-bodied with silky tannins. Notes...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $39.94
A very spicy fruity wine, brilliant and clear, perfumed with carob, bergamot and orange peel. The compact ripe fruit...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
A firm and lightly chewy nero d'avola with earth and spice and some mushroom undertones. Medium body, solid tannins...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.57 $18.41
12 bottles: $14.69
A light- to medium-bodied red, with dried cherry, bitter plum fruit and cola flavors underscored by smoke and dried...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.90 $24.00
• A blend of 60% Nero d’Avola with 40% Frappato from 10 to 25 year old vines. • Spontaneous fermentation occurs...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.94
12 bottles: $20.52
Intense ruby red color with aromas of cherry and raspberry, and a nicely balanced spicy background. Full, warm, and...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.48
6 bottles: $18.11
White
750ml
Bottle: $46.00
6 bottles: $44.80
The Monterotondo is the Villa Sparina Cru obtained from rich, complex grapes from a historic, favourably exposed part...
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White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $80.05
I also loved the 2020 Château Suduiraut Pur Semillon, a 100% Semillon that will also shine on the dinner table....
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Cortese Nero D'avola Semillon 2020

The Cortese white wine grape varietal has been grown in and around south Piedmont, Italy, for at least five hundred years. Its delicate nature and moderate acidity have made it a favorite with people around the world, and it is most commonly served alongside the excellent seafood and shellfish dishes of the part of Italy it is traditionally grown in. Cortese grapes are easily identifiable by their lime and greengage flavors, and their generally delicate and medium bodied character. Cortese wines are also notable for their freshness and crispness, again, making them an ideal match for seafood. Whilst colder years often produce harsher, more acidic Cortese wines, practices such as allowing malolactic fermentation can solve any such problems and still produce delicious white wines made from this varietal.

Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.



Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.

Semillon was, at one point not so long ago, widely believed to be one of the most grown grape varietals in the world. Whilst today the numbers of Semillon grapes has dropped considerably, it remains a widely planted grape with vineyards all over Europe and the New World dedicated to making the most of this special and flavorful varietal. The grapes are recognizable by their golden color, and the fact that they can take on a pinkish hue in particularly warm climates. The wines the Semillon grape produces are notably varied, and are often very crisp and dry, or sweet and soft, full of a wide range of flavors Commonly, dry Semillon wines are particularly citrus in flavor, with a delicate and summery bouquet. The vine is hardy and vigorous, and notable for being easy to grow and produce high yields from.