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COLOR: Ruby red color.
NOSE: The nose is very fruity, of red ripe fruits.
FLAVOR: It has a good acidity and smooth...
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Brilliant ruby red. Clean and bright aromas of red cherry, wild berry, and dried herbs. Full and soft on the palate...
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Sangiovese, Malvasia Nera, and Canaiolo. Co-harvested/co-fermented in unlined concrete with macerations lasting a...
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$34.95
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The 2016 Chianti Classico Riserva is a potent, brooding wine. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender, licorice and dried herbs...
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Produced from Sangiovese grapes, this is a well-structured dry red that is perfect with pizza and pasta with tomato...
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Aromas of redcurrants and red flowers, followed by a touch of pie crust and sandalwood. Full-bodied with steely and...
750ml
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$128.83
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The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva wafts up with a classic Capanna profile, rich yet elegant, with masses of...
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Smooth, perfumed red fruit aromas lead to a red, berry and cherry palate with excellent structure and a long, elegant...
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$128.94
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The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Adalberto is a seductress, tempting the imagination with an array of exotic...
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$55.60
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Wine of great personality and thickness, it has an intense ruby ??color. The bouquet has balsamic and spicy notes....
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A dense, brooding style, this red evokes black cherry, plum and tar flavors. Offers beefy yet not overly astringent...
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La Spinetta has decided to vinify this variety in purity, in order to enhance its peculiarities. The scents are...
750ml
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Intense ruby red in color with intense cherry and spicy mint characteristics on the nose. Densely rich on the palate,...
750ml
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$21.94
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$21.50
Intense ruby red in color with intense cherry and spicy mint characteristics on the nose. Densely rich on the palate,...
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$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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Here is another late-release Sangiovese from Casanova della Spinetta, only in this case, fruit is sourced from...
750ml
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The Casanova della Spinetta 2008 Sassontino is a late-release wine that hits the market with 10 additional years of...
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$72.00
The 2006 Sezzana is a twin of the Sassontino, but not an identical one. Although the grape used is the same (100%...
Garganega Gewurztraminer Insolia Sangiovese 750ml
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.
Gewurztraminer is renowned for being a particularly tricky grape varietal to grow and cultivate, but is one which plenty of wineries persevere with due to its unique properties and excellent flavors The vines themselves are highly robust, and can even be unruly when in the correct type of soil, but they cannot grow well in terroirs which contain chalk or other similar components. They are also extremely susceptible to a wide range of diseases and rot, and due to their early budding and fruiting, they cannot survive frost. However, despite these problems, in cooler climates and on the right terroir, the Gewurztraminer grape varietal produces wonderful results quite unlike any other vine. The pink grapes are packed full of elegant and sweet flavors, their relatively high sugar content offering a light sweetness alongside floral notes, perfumed and aromatic aromas, and a distinctive taste of lychees.
The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.