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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$166.33
Located in Novello, from three hectares of the Ravera MGA with southwest exposure, the 2017 Barolo Ravera was aged...
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$179.41
The 2018 Barolo Ravera is a wine of real depth and vertical structure. As always, the Ravera is a taut, nervy Barolo...
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$183.80
The 2018 Barolo Ravera is a wine of real depth and vertical structure. As always, the Ravera is a taut, nervy Barolo...
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2019
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$328.99
The 2019 Barolo Ravera is the most intensely mineral and saline of the Barolos. Crushed rocks, white pepper, flowers,...
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2020
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$223.69
Intense garnet-red colour. The nose, while stark to begin with, reveals complex floral notes that emerge after a few...
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Vietti Barolo Riserva 2015
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$292.95
The first vintage for the 2015 Barolo Riserva offers richness and depth of profile, with spiced red plum, sweet...
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Vietti Barolo Riserva 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$137.30
The first vintage for the 2015 Barolo Riserva offers richness and depth of profile, with spiced red plum, sweet...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$172.11
Offers Christmas pudding, currant and other dried fruit. Full-bodied, with amazing concentration of ripe fruit and...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$135.95
A wonderfully balanced and refined Barolo with firm tannins and delicious berry, plum and light chocolate character....
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2012
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$375.95
$397.11
Wow. The rose petal aroma is gorgeous with ripe strawberry and cherry undertones. Full body, dense and powerful....
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$248.95
The venerated Rocche di Castiglione MGA is noted for its extremely steep slope, southeastern exposure and pure white...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2015
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$390.95
$412.82
A hauntingly complex and finely detailed nose that touches so many different characters. Roses, dried wood, cedar,...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2015
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$204.50
A hauntingly complex and finely detailed nose that touches so many different characters. Roses, dried wood, cedar,...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$186.51
A hauntingly complex and finely detailed nose that touches so many different characters. Roses, dried wood, cedar,...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2016
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$1442.95
$1472.84
The Vietti 2016 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a complete wine, offering exact measures of purity, intensity,...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$496.75
The Vietti 2016 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a complete wine, offering exact measures of purity, intensity,...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2016
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$407.72
The Vietti 2016 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a complete wine, offering exact measures of purity, intensity,...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$183.84
There’s clarity and energy to this, offering sweet strawberries and watermelon with fresh-rose and sandalwood...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$204.50
This is one of my sweetheart wines from Castiglione Falletto. The Vietti 2018 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is...
Ice Wine Nebbiolo Mencia Savatiano
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.
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?