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Rated 95 - This is a fantastic Chianti Classico with so much complexity and intensity. Cherry, chocolate, hazelnut...
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Rated 93 - The 2020 Chianti Classico is Sangiovese with small parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. This is a lovely...
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Castello Dei Rampolla D' Alceo 1998 750ml
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Rated 93 - Rampolla's 1998 Vigna d'Alceo is a sexy wine that brings together the dark blue/blackish fruit of the 1996...
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Castello Dei Rampolla D' Alceo 2009 750ml
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Rated 96 - The 2009 d'Alceo comes across as much more classic in style and structure than the 2008. According to Luca...
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Castello Dei Rampolla D' Alceo 2011 750ml
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Rated 97 - The 2011 d'Alceo is fascinating to taste next to the Sammarco, as it is much more open-knit, silky and...
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Castello Dei Rampolla
Region: Tuscany
The beautiful region of Tuscany has been associated with wine production for almost three thousand years, and as such is one of the oldest and most highly respected wine producing regions in the world. The hot, sunny climate supports quite a wide range of grapes, but the grape varietals most widely grown across this large region are Sangiovese and Vernaccia, both of which are used in the production of Tuscany's most distinctive red and white wines. Cabernet Sauvignon and other imported grape varietals have also flourished there for over two hundred years, but it wasn't until the 1970's and the rise of the 'Super Tuscans' that they were widely used, when the fine wineries of the region began experimenting with Bordeaux style red wines to great effect.
Country: 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.