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Castello Di Ama Vigna L'apparita 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$211.36
The 2018 L'Apparita is a total stunner. Ama's 100% Merlot is usually a wine of bombastic intensity, but the 2018...
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Castello Di Ama Vigna L'apparita 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$213.95
A viscous, salted licoricetinged red, with plum, earth and spice flavors. Reveals a solid grip of tannins lining the...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$32.45
Honeyed fruits, blossom, vibrant nectarine, and apples with some texture and richness on the palate. (Bronze) - DWWA...
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Cotarella Sodale 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$41.35
The Cotarella family was especially attracted to the idea of making Merlot in Lazio thanks to the volcanic soils...
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Cotarella Sodale 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$38.39
The Famiglia Cotarella 2019 Merlot Sodale Cotarella sees the French grape panted in volcanic soils in the region of...
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Falesco Merlot Montiano 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$95.96
A medium-to full-bodied red with aromas of spiced plums, cherries, anise, balsamic and sweet tobacco. Firm, creamy...
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Feudi Di San Gregorio Irpinia Patrimo 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$83.77
This vintage really embodies the message and style that this great Campania Merlot aims to achieve. It stays true to...
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Frescobaldi Toscana Lamaione 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$95.81
Perfumed and fresh aromas of violets, dark berries and hazelnuts follow through to a full-bodied, rich palate with...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$206.95
A wine with great structure and muscular tone. It is full-bodied with chewy tannins that remain polished and very...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$192.95
A little lean for Messorio but plenty of tobacco, cedar and berry character. Medium body, chewy tannins and a...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$157.95
This wine shows beautiful clarity and class on the nose with roses, tar, currants, green and black olives and plums....
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$176.46
This wine shows beautiful clarity and class on the nose with roses, tar, currants, green and black olives and plums....
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$165.62
Lots of flowers, blueberries and orange peel. The palate is really long and extended, with ultra-fine tannins that...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$177.95
This Messorio 2019 from Le Macchiole is a delightful wine. It has plenty of sweet oak spice aromas with vibrant...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$215.95
A nose like a private library with old books on the shelves, dried lavender and violets on the desk, and sunbeams and...
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Masseto Toscana 1996
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1141.29
Tasted from a double magnum, this 1996 (which was not a particularly good vintage in Bolgheri) shines for its...
Arneis Fumin Grechetto Merlot Italy
The Arneis white wine grape varietal is a native fruit of the beautiful northern region of Piedmont, in Italy. Whilst it has had great success over recent decades in several New World countries, Arneis has been cultivated for centuries in northern Italy, where it is recognized as one of the most representative grapes of the region. Arneis has long been used as a blending grape, due to its highly aromatic character, but it is becoming more and more common to see single variety bottles made using this grape. At its best, Arneis produces beautifully full bodied white wines, packed full of orchard fruit and apricot flavors, with a fine crispness and acidic punch. However, it is a notoriously difficult grape to cultivate successfully, hence its name which translates as 'little rascal'.
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
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.