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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.99 $23.94
This has an attractive nose of blackberries, olives, charcuterie, peppercorns and cloves. Some iodine and lemon zest....
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Bottle: $49.94
Enticing hints of white blossoms, vanilla and graphite are a fragrant entry point for this graceful white. There's...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.94
The 2016 Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo opens slowly at this young stage, yet it’s quite intense all the same....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.93 $18.34
Brothers Dario, the oenologist and Andrea, the agronomist, are responsible for more than 70ha of proprietary...
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Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.44 $18.34
12 bottles: $17.42
Color: Brilliant straw yellow colour with greenish hints. Perfume: The delicate nose is reminiscent of almond...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $39.95
A different, fuller-weighted brood, boasting ample stone fruits, nutmeg and truffle. Savvy use of oak (tonneaux and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.95
6 bottles: $17.59
This is a fresh and expressive Soave, with classic aromas of white flowers, almond blossoms, marzipan and a touch of...
White
750ml
Bottle: $59.93
The salubrious flagship, crafted with a cordon cut technique to concentrate the fruit across a meld of three...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.95 $29.60
Vibrant and mineral, it's full of lemongrass, wax, seaweed and lemon candy with a peaty depth and hints of noble rot....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $34.93
12 bottles: $34.23
Offers a rich note of petrol on the nose, which underscores the palate's flavors of blood orange, pink grapefruit...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.93
12 bottles: $17.48
Energetic, mid-weighted Soave. Delicious drinking. Prosaic in the best sense, with attractive notes of garden herbs,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.90
12 bottles: $24.40
A bright, zesty white, with lively hints of grapefruit zest and milled white pepper accenting peach, lentil and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.89 $31.20
Aromas of blackberries, sweet paprika, fresh rosemary and plums. Full-bodied with velvety tannins. Sweet fruit and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $110.94
100% Viura. There's richness, ripeness and complexity in this stunning, long-lived Viura. Impressive aromatic...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.84 $19.60
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100% Aglianico grown in calcareous clay soils. Maceration on the skins is 10-12 days in steel, followed by six months...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
A mid-weighted wine of immense character, showcasing the versatility of aglianico in the right hands. Fidelitous...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.87 $36.00
Molettieri’s 2007 Taurasi Vigna 5 Querce is a big, big wine. Mocha, espresso, game, tar, licorice and dark...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.81
12 bottles: $40.97
The 2015 Taurasi Cinque Querce dazzles with a vivid blend of rum-soaked currants dusted with cocoa and sweet sage....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.94
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A fully flared Taurasi, brimming with volcanic fire and brimstone. This said, the mid-palate to finish is a rocky...
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Aglianico Aleatico Garganega Viura 750ml

Aglianico is a black skinned grape most commonly associated with the exquisite wines of the Campania region of Italy. It thrives most happily in hot and dry climates, and as such, has had plenty of success in the New World, particularly in the United States, where it is used to great effect in many red wines. It was believed to come from Greece several thousand years ago, brought by Pheonician tradesman, and was wildly popular in Roman times, when it was used in the finest wines made by the Roman empire. Aglianico grapes produce full bodied red wines which have a high tannin and acid content. As such, it has excellent ageing potential, and with a standard amount of time in a barrel, it rounds out and mellows to produce beautifully balanced wines.

Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.


We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.