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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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$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 - Case of 12
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$63.64
Aromas of blackberries, fresh mushroom, and spice. Violets and rich minerality on the palate with earthy undertones....
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.
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
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$116.00
Ripe and supple, boasts cherry, raspberry and plum flavors, augmented by juniper, thyme and earth notes. It firms up,...
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Altesino Brunello Di Montalcino 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$74.78
Cherry, leather and iron notes mark this suave, elegant red. A bit reticent now, but the fruit is fresh and long on...
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Altesino Brunello Di Montalcino Montosoli 2012
750ml - Case of 6
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$115.23
Fantastic aromas of blueberries, plums, bark and wet earth follow through to a full body, velvety and polished...
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Altesino Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva 2015
750ml - Case of 12
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$94.39
Laced with ripe cherry, strawberry, floral, spice, iron and leather flavors, this red is complex and charming, yet...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$106.58
Quite closed on the nose, but intense and concentrated on the palate with confident progression, a subtle but tangy...
750ml - Case of 6
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$202.27
Earthy aromas of truffle, underbrush, rose and new leather shape the nose along with scents of dark-skinned berry and...
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Baricci Brunello Di Montalcino 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$86.50
The full name of this estate is Baricci Colombaio Montosoli, and indeed it is one of the protagonists of the...
Sangiovese 2012 2015 Italy United States 750ml
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.
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.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.