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750ml - Case of 6
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A tight, fruity red with black-cherry and blueberry aromas and flavors. It’s full-bodied with chewy yet...
750ml - Case of 6
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$94.12
The 2018 Chianti Classico Riserva Marchese Antinori offers a beguiling mix of Sangiovese energy and Cabernet...
750ml - Case of 6
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$43.95
Beautiful aromas of roses and other flowers, together with cherries and orange peel. Medium-bodied with ultra-fine...
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Tenute Silvio Nardi Brunello Di Montalcino 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$61.45
This full-bodied wine offers intense aromas and flavors of red berries offset by notes of leather and incense,...
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Very complex aromas of tanned leather, dried fruits and flowers. So beautiful to smell. This is so full and...
750ml - Case of 6
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Very complex aromas of tanned leather, dried fruits and flowers. So beautiful to smell. This is so full and...
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This is really beautiful with black cherries, porcini mushrooms, black walnuts and dried flowers on the nose. It’s...
750ml - Case of 6
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$159.20
This is really beautiful with black cherries, porcini mushrooms, black walnuts and dried flowers on the nose. It’s...
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Terralsole Brunello Di Montalcino 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$73.28
Wonderful aromas of ripe fruit such as plums, and grilled meat. Then it shows fresh soil and sliced mushroom. Full...
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Terre Nere Brunello Di Montalcino 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$45.56
A flavorful yet delicately fruity wine with dried fruit, cedar and spice character. Medium body, hints of walnuts and...
750ml - Case of 6
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Lovely smooth and rich cherry and blackcurrant fruit here - even some blueberry touches. It's well balanced - dense,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$62.45
Delicious crunchy fruit on the palate with softly grippy tannins. There's a dense concentration of vibrant and juicy...
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Uccelliera Brunello Di Montalcino 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$73.95
Andrea Cortonesi of Uccelliera shows real talent when it comes to highlighting vintage variation in his wines. His...
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Uccelliera Brunello Di Montalcino 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$94.00
Balsam herbs, cocoa and sweet white smoke give way to crushed black cherry and plum as the 2017 Brunello di...
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Uccelliera Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva 2015
750ml - Case of 3
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$167.10
An enticing version, whose vibrant character sets the pace for fresh black cherry, blackberry, iron and tobacco, with...
Gamay Ice Wine Petite Sirah Sangiovese
The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.
The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.
Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.
By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.
There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.
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.