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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $45.37
This is extremely aromatic with flowers, lavender, thyme and rosemary. Full body, fine tannins. Wonderful texture....
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Bottle: $109.79
#10 Top 100, 2015. A phenomenal Saffredi with so much structure and length. It’s full-bodied yet remaines agile and...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Bright straw-yellow in color with a golden sheen. A highly delicate nose of rare intensity, in which the fruity aroma...
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Manetti calls 2012 'the vintage of two faces': summer was very hot until mid-August, when some rain brought cooler...
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The 2012 Barolo Bricco delle Viole is pure class. A decidedly sensual, inviting Bricco delle Viole, the 2012 fleshes...
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Richly textured and spiced, this red features cherry, licorice, tar and leather flavors. Direct and almost fleshy,...
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Intensely fragrant, this offers enticing scents of woodland berry, violet, rose, aromatic herb and new leather....
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The Giuseppe Mascarello 2012 Barolo Riserva Monprivato Cà d'Morissio is only made in the best vintages. We did not...
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The 2012 Barolo Tre Tine is lifted, precise and gracious, with beams of firm supporting tannin that give the wine its...
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Il Poggione is a Brunello superstar and a vintage like this reveals every reason why that affirmation is true. From...
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Crazy aromas of Indian spices and fresh herbs with an undertone of ripe plums. Full body, round tannins and rich,...
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Shows firm tannins and pretty structure for the vintage. Tight and precise with super polished tannins and a lovely...
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The 2012 Barolo Le Vigne, here in a library release, is still a very young wine. Bright acids lift a core of red...
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The 2012 Barolo Le Vigne, here in a library release, is still a very young wine. Bright acids lift a core of red...
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2012 Italy

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.