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Red
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Bottle: $22.95
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100% Cabernet Franc, which Marco calls the β€œthe foreigner who’s not a foreigner.” Usually harvested in early...
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750ml
Bottle: $17.00
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COLOR: Garnet red color with delicate purple reflections. NOSE: Intense, fresh nose with red fruit aromas and...
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Bottle: $63.21
Ambitious and satisfying, with spicy oak accenting the blackberry and plum aromas and flavors. The wood adds...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.85 $14.73
Aromas of raspberries, wild strawberries, blood orange, crushed stones and hibiscus. Medium-bodied, juicy and racy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
A wine with hints of cherry and red fruits alternating with spicy and sometimes floral hints. A Barbera of excellent...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.93 $17.71
Color: Intense ruby red with violet reflections. Aroma: Fruity, fresh, with young, captivating notes of red fruits,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.64 $19.60
12 bottles: $15.83
Aromas of juicy plums, macerated blackberries and intense purple flower notes dusted with savory spice pour from the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.84 $27.60
Succulent, with black cherry and blackberry fruit plying the velvety texture, this gains depth from earth and iron...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
A perfectly perfumed nose of red berries and sweet spices lift from the glass, making way for notes of black fruits...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.72
Intense ruby red in color. Persistent on the nose, with hints of jam, tobacco and tanned leather. Big and bold on the...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $21.31
Intense ruby red in color. Persistent on the nose, with hints of jam, tobacco and tanned leather. Big and bold on the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.94
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The fine aromas of lavender, spices and vanilla in Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore Miolera express a great deal of...
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750ml - Case of 12
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $19.20
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.00
Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
100% Barbera, harvested from 2 parcels (Gatti and Battorella) amounting to one hectare, planted between 1920 and 1960...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.93 $18.00
Expressive aromatics meld into a core of sweet red stone fruit, silky. Sweet floral and spice notes reappear on the...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
A bright, fruity red, this offers pomegranate, cherry, almond and fresh earth flavors. Charming and balanced, ending...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.94
12 bottles: $32.28
This intense red exudes macerated cherry, kirsch and plum aromas and flavors. Shows firm tannins and a touch of heat...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.94
The 2021 Poggio de Colli, 100% Cabernet Franc, is stunning. It’s peppery and floral throughout, with masses of...
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Barbera Cabernet Franc Carmenere Faro Italy

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.

The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.

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.