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Vietti Barolo Brunate 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$142.95
The aromas of licorice, violets and bramble berries impress. Full body, incredible length and texture. Lasts for...
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Vietti Barolo Brunate 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$188.45
Vietti's 2013 Barolo Brunate is one of the most reticent, powerful and explosive wines in the range. Huge beams of...
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Vietti Barolo Brunate 2015
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$328.48
This has a rather reserved nose with dried-herb, rosehip, potpourri and light cedary aromas, ahead of fragrant dried...
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Vietti Barolo Brunate 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$173.95
This has a rather reserved nose with dried-herb, rosehip, potpourri and light cedary aromas, ahead of fragrant dried...
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Vietti Barolo Brunate 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$258.79
The 2016 Barolo Brunate is a powerful, vertical wine endowed with tremendous explosive energy and intensity. Crushed...
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Vietti Barolo Brunate 2016
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$229.89
The 2016 Barolo Brunate is a powerful, vertical wine endowed with tremendous explosive energy and intensity. Crushed...
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Vietti Barolo Brunate 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$162.21
Sourced from an average of 54-year-old vines in Brunate of La Morra, the 2017 Barolo Brunate was aged for 32 months...
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Vietti Barolo Brunate 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$162.66
Sourced from an average of 54-year-old vines in Brunate of La Morra, the 2017 Barolo Brunate was aged for 32 months...
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Vietti Barolo Brunate 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$189.17
With fruit from La Morra, the mid-weight 2018 Barolo Brunate shows a pretty softness and a delicate side with dried...
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Vietti Barolo Brunate 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$202.38
With fruit from La Morra, the mid-weight 2018 Barolo Brunate shows a pretty softness and a delicate side with dried...
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Vietti Barolo Brunate 2020
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$198.95
Harmonious and seductive with endless counts of aromas in good depth. Strawberries, crushed raspberries, fresh...
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Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$56.28
Vietti’s Castiglione feels electric in the 2013 vintage, its flavors of red cherry, mint and spice pulsating with...
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Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$48.62
The 2014 Barolo Castiglione is superb. Nuanced, layered and sculpted in the glass, the Castiglione is a wine of real...
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Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$64.02
Lastly, the 2016 Barolo Castiglione from Vietti shows the warmer style of the vintage with its ripe, sexy style yet...
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Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$49.28
There’s such purity of fruit to this with both dried and ripe strawberries and citrus rind. It’s full-bodied and...
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Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$50.12
Vietti has the enormous advantage of 10 MGA sites at its disposition for blending purposes (and for making...
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Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$54.74
This is the most accessible Barolo from Vietti and the wine that casts the biggest net in terms of fruit sourcing...
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Vietti Barolo Castiglione 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$53.99
Racy and focused. I like the aromas of lavender, violet and white roses alongside strawberry, cranberry and stone....
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Vietti Barolo Cerequio 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$194.95
The 2018 Barolo Cerequio is a new wine in this range. Soaring aromatics and bright, red-toned fruit give the Cerequio...
Carmenere Dolcetto Nebbiolo Tequila 750ml
The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.
In Italian, Dolcetto means 'little sweet one' – a slightly misleading name, as the black grapes of this varietal have relatively little natural sugar and almost almost produce dry wines. However, the Dolcetto grapes are remarkably popular with those looking for a full, rounded and highly flavorful wine, and are grown extensively in their native Italy, and in many other countries around the world. Dolcetto varietal grapes tend to have quite a high level of tannin, due to their thick, black skins, and low acidity, resulting in interesting wines with a large feel in the mouth, despite being relatively light in body. They are most commonly associated with big, complex flavors such as liquorice and prunes, and are regularly described as having a finish similar to the flavor of bitter almonds.
The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.