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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$358.95
A vivid, focused Amarone with dark berry, dark chocolate, coffee and spice. Also bark and walnut. It’s full-bodied,...
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$417.95
$441.80
One of two Allegrini wines making their debut on the Place de Bordeaux this year. From an 8ha vineyard at 415m....
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$206.95
One of two Allegrini wines making their debut on the Place de Bordeaux this year. From an 8ha vineyard at 415m....
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$194.95
Another astounding wine from Allegrini, if you didn't buy Fiermonte last year here's a chance to buy something just...
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Allegrini La Poja Veronese IGT 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$67.87
Very dense, tightly packed aromas of blackcurrants and blackberries, as well as notes of hazelnuts. Full-bodied and...
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Allegrini La Poja Veronese IGT 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$71.12
An elegant, sophisticated wine with a noble profile and great aromatic expression. The enveloping and intense scent...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$493.11
Polished and expressive, this shows a smoky baseline of graphite-laced minerality, with fine-grained tannins and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$348.28
Production was skipped over in 2007 due to extreme hail damage. The fruit that would normally be destined to Amarone...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$364.28
Production was skipped over in 2007 due to extreme hail damage. The fruit that would normally be destined to Amarone...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$387.64
The Dal Forno family considered the idea of releasing their Amarone ten years after the harvest. If that plan had...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$341.35
This was an excellent vintage in much of Italy, but unfortunately the weather was not as pleasant in this specific...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$265.95
This is a real bruiser of a wine, and it marks the first of three excellent back-to-back vintages (2011, 2012 and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$268.95
The 2013 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta is my favorite wine in the retrospective, along with the amazing...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$413.36
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$394.93
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$333.95
The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta takes wine intensity to almost unthinkable levels. That's the...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$296.95
With the 2016 still being held for release down the road as it slowly comes into focus, today it's the 2017 Amarone...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$431.17
With the 2016 still being held for release down the road as it slowly comes into focus, today it's the 2017 Amarone...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$323.53
Chasselas Corvina Blend Gaglioppo Savatiano Pre-Arrival
Corvina grapes are most commonly associated with the Veneto region of Italy, where they have been grown successfully for centuries, and are a vital component of the region's viticultural identity. The Corvina varietal is famed around the world for its inclusion in such fine wines as Amarone and Valpolicella, where it is blended with small quantities of other grape varietals to produce wines of exceptional character and balance. The grapes themselves have a naturally high level of acidity, which often results in an aftertaste of bitter almonds. However, this bitterness is quite a sought for feature of this varietal, as it balances beautifully with the sour cherry notes also associated with the grape. Corvina grapes have a wonderfully potential for aging, and this process mellows the bitterness and acids present in the fruit, resulting in soft, complex and highly admired wines.
Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.
However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?