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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.93 $72.00
The 2006 Sassontino is a pure expression of Sangiovese from 45-year-old vines. Past editions of this wine saw a small...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $66.84 $72.00
The 2006 Sezzana is a twin of the Sassontino, but not an identical one. Although the grape used is the same (100%...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $149.80
The 2006 Chianti Classico Riserva hits all the high notes. Ripe and structured, yet also wonderfully contained, the...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $177.84
The Grappa di Barbaresco Rabajà’s uniqueness is rooted in the vineyards from which it is made. Rabajà is regarded...
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Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $387.00
Intense sour berry and herbs nose, smoky, gamey complexity. Palate with great substance, hints of coconut and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $53.28
Colour: Lively, deep ruby-red; nature's gift. Perfume: Complex scent of ripe red fruit (mainly black cherry), spices,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $356.95
Displays loads of mint, eucalyptus, currant and meat on the nose. Full-bodied, with masses of fruit, yet reserved and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $82.63
Clear bright ruby color with very light garnet red reflections; intense and persistent aroma of red fruit with notes...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $157.95
This remains a perfect wine with such depth, intensity and incredible structure. Full body and powerful tannins. Yet,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $127.95 $134.43
This is somewhat porty on the nose, with plum and a slight raisin character. Full and velvety with wonderfully...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $173.95
Shows beautiful aromas and flavors of currant, toasty oak, tobacco and licorice. Full and very polished, with a...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $123.44
Made from Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes harvested in October and left to dry until early February, Castello di...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $125.95
The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino emerges from the glass with a finely knit bouquet of tobacco, sweet herbs, licorice,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $623.00
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $115.25
The estate’s 2006 Barolo Sori Ginestra is massive and intense. Layers of aromatic nuance and complexity are backed...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $485.86
Polished and expressive, this shows a smoky baseline of graphite-laced minerality, with fine-grained tannins and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $199.08
The 2006 Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra bursts onto the palate with gorgeous, well-delineated aromas and flavors. This...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $74.97
A beautiful Cabernet Franc with plums, dark fruits, violet and rose petal character. Full body, dense and chewy with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $147.95
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $149.70
Formerly labeled Roccamonfina IGP.

2006 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.