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The 2003 Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto is a fascinating wine. It is classic Giacosa, with a lovely core of sweet...
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Menthol, pine, sweet tobacco and incense are some of the many notes that take shape in the 2003 Barolo Sorì...
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Shows aromas of flowers and berries, with hints of vanilla and a touch of rosebud. Full-bodied and very concentrated,...
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A single-vineyard blend of 95% Sangiovese and 5% Colorino from Casanova, Terricciola, aged in new, medium-toasted...
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The 2003 Scrio (100% Syrah) is another terrific effort from Le Macchiole. Packed with clove, cinnamon, sweet dark...
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Intense garnet red in color, the powerful Marenca has a fresh nose with great complexity of aromas, layering wild...
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Rocche dell’Annunziata is all about finesse, details, weightless elegance. It’s a symphony of ethereal aromas...
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The 2003 Rosso Passito Vino Dolce Vigna Serè is impossibly fresh. It opens like a dusty cedar spice box with a sweet...
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The 2003 Ornellaia (magnum) is another impressive wine. Owing to the heat of the vintage, this is an especially ripe,...
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Lots of raspberry and cherry on the nose. Full-bodied and chunky with lots of fruit and a long, velvety finish. Hints...
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Long and silky, this harmonious red offers fine-grained tannins swathed in flavors of ripe black cherry puree,...
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2003 Italy

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.