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Underbrush, tilled soil, blue flower, pipe tobacco and wild berry aromas mingle together with leather and menthol....
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A vivid young wine with dried cherry and strawberry aromas that follow through to a full body, fine tannins and an...
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From the Treiso township, the 2013 Barbaresco Bernardot is a beautifully sophisticated wine that promises to evolve...
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TOP 100 WINES OF 2017 #45 - Lots of ripe fruit here, yet this is fresh and aromatic, not to mention focused. Full...
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Like the Prapo, the Barolo Brunate is much less expressive than it was immediately after bottling. Gracious and...
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Like the Prapo, the Barolo Brunate is much less expressive than it was immediately after bottling. Gracious and...
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#10 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2019 - Wild berry, fragrant purple flower and crushed herb aromas mingle with whiffs of...
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Aromas of underbrush, wild berry, leather, camphor and Mediterranean herb waft out of the glass. The full-bodied...
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Aromas of underbrush, wild berry, leather, camphor and Mediterranean herb waft out of the glass. The full-bodied...
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The 2013 Barolo Cannubi is suave, silky and polished to the core. Dark red cherry, plum, smoke, licorice, lavender...
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A new wine from Conterno-Fantino, the 2013 Barolo Castelletto Vigna Pressenda, is fabulous. Dark red cherry, plum,...
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The 2013 Barolo Ginestra Vigna del Gris is a beautiful wine that is built for the ages. It will show its best results...
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The 2013 Barolo Ginestra Vigna Sorì Ginestra shows a whole other level of fiber and textural richness. This is a...
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Delicately scented, this offers underbrush, pressed violet and wild berry aromas. It's medium-bodied and loaded with...
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This prestigious metodo classico gets its name, Brut Riserva Novecento, a sparkling wine which was first made in 1986...
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The 2013 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta is my favorite wine in the retrospective, along with the amazing...
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Good structure with gently orange-red colors denoting a correct ageing in tonneaux after a long maceration and soft...

2013 Argentina Italy South Africa

As the world's fifth largest producer of wine, after France, Italy, Spain and the United States, Argentina has plenty to offer the international wine market in regards to both quantity and quality. Despite this being the case for several decades now, it has only been since the end of the twentieth century that the Argentinian wine industry has really begun to up their game when it comes to the methods and techniques required to produce world class wines, which are both representative of their country and region of origin, and which stand alone as complex, interesting and delicious wines to drink. As Argentina became a serious contender in the international wine market, wineries previously concerned primarily with high volumes began to change their priorities, and formerly struggling small bodegas and independent wineries began to find success. Nowadays, well crafted wines from smaller vineyards in Argentina are being lauded as some of the finest in the world, and the country is starting to reap the benefits of its heritage, which include some very old vines, and up to four centuries of experience in wine production.

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.

Situated on the very tip of the African continent, South Africa has proved itself over three centuries to be an ideal location for producing a wide range of wines. Benefiting from something not dissimilar to a Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers complemented by both Atlantic and Indian Ocean winds, the grapes which grow on the valleys, mountainsides and plains of this fascinating country can ripen to their fullest capacity, producing wines packed full of fruity flavors and an array of interesting and enticing aromas. As a former colony, South Africa has long since been home to a range of different nationalities, who each brought something of their wine culture with them. As such, many European grape varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and others have been given time to flourish in South Africa, allowing the country to develop a diverse group of wine types which are proving increasingly popular around the world.