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Color: full and compact ruby red.
Nose: of great breadth and finesse, with beautiful notes of plum, blackberry and...
750ml - Case of 12
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Best matched with cured meat, stews and full fat cheese.
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Aromas of plums, blackcurrants, dark chocolate, tobacco, balsamic and cigar box. It’s medium-to full-bodied with...
750ml
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$97.99
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$92.34
Aromas of blueberries, blackberries, cloves, tobacco, walnuts and chocolate. It’s full-bodied with firm,...
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$97.39
The 2018 I Sodi di San Niccolò is the most elegant Sodi I have ever tasted, and I have tasted them all. Sodi can be...
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$101.20
Super fragranced nose, patchouli, pot pourri, Turkish Delight, rose with caramelised red berries and a touch of smoke...
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$81.20
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$78.30
Color: Deep red.
Bouquet: Complex, with aromas of cassis, ripe fruit, licorice and tobacco. Taste: In the mouth, the...
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$69.92
$73.20
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Packaged with an embossed metal plate on its front label, the Castello Banfi 2018 SummuS is an all-Tuscan blend of...
750ml
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$78.94
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$77.36
Dark-fruited and chocolaty character here with crushed walnuts, dried leaves, licorice and hints of moss. Medium- to...
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$15.17
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The ‘Poggio’ winemaking team takes great pride in crafting delightful wines of the highest quality. Please enjoy!...
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$47.85
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$46.89
Firm and racy merlot with fine tannins that are polished and pretty. Medium body. Lovely walnut undertones to the...
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$60.45
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$59.24
Intense ruby-red in color with garnet highlights, Corbaia offers jammy aromas of black currants, cherries, and cassis...
750ml
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$46.94
6 bottles:
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COLOR: Ruby red color.
NOSE: Elegant and intense bouquet on the nose with aromas of black fruitsand spices, and an...
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$38.75
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Well-marked by toasty oak, this red also reveals juicy black cherry, blackberry and black olive flavors. Shows a...
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$16.63
$18.48
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$13.71
COLOR: Ruby red in the glass.
AROMA: Notes of cherry, small red fruit and floral notes of iris and violet on the...
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Dark ruby red in color with hints of crushed raspberries and violets, undertones of herbs, woodland berries and cacao...
750ml - Case of 12
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Deep violet colour, with the typical fruity note, almost “vinoso” that would get lost if aged in wooden barrels....
750ml - Case of 12
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On the nose, complex and persistent aroma with youthful notes of fresh fruit and violets. Light-bodied, harmonious...
Barbera Italian Red Blends Nero D'avola Verdeca 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.
Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.
Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.
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.