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Podere Poggio Scalette Piantonaia IGT 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$212.04
Produced entirely form Merlot grapes in a Vineyard located on the higher part of the Ruffoli hill in the heart of...
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Sansonina Verona Merlot IGT 1997
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$197.48
Deep ruby-red in color, with concentrated notes of crushed black cherries, cocoa, dried herbs, and a touch of balsam....
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Sansonina Verona Merlot IGT 1998
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$338.95
Deep ruby-red in color, with concentrated notes of crushed black cherries, cocoa, dried herbs, and a touch of balsam....
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2013
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$251.54
The violets and blackberries show wonderfully on the nose here, yet this remains subtle and complete with hints of...
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Masseto Toscana 2005
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$2658.95
This is a Masseto that is its own now with balance and harmony. It shows delicate chocolate and berry character with...
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$220.95
$234.96
This is very aromatic and lifted with mineral, nougat, floral, and lightly cooked apples. Some flint and matchstick....
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San Giusto A Rentennano Merlot La Ricolma 2016
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$855.95
$904.44
It is my job to come up with words to describe a wine, but the 2016 La Ricolma left me speechless. "Wow" is all I...
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2019
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$182.95
$193.91
The violets and flowers with some asphalt and blackberries are so enticing on the nose. Green olives, too. It’s...
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San Giusto A Rentennano Merlot La Ricolma 2015
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$855.95
$904.44
Powerful and saturated, with black cherry, plum, cedar, iron and wild herb aromas and flavors, this is also tightly...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$68.52
6 bottles:
$67.15
So vibrant for its age, this has so many herbal aromas it’s almost got a herb-liqueur nose! Very cool and elegant,...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2017
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$413.95
$438.64
This has gorgeous aromas of walnuts, chocolate, spiced plums, licorice and grilled herbs. Rich and chewy with a full...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2018
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$460.94
Aromas of walnuts and bark with some toasted oak and red fruit. Tapenade and violets, too. Changes all the time. This...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$593.95
$606.01
2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2011
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$272.95
This is a phenomenal pure merlot with blueberries, raspberries and hints of milk chocolate. Some nutmeg too. Full...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$27.93
$29.40
6 bottles:
$19.20
Color: Golden Aroma: Melon with soft tropical fruits Tasting Notes: honey, apples, peach, vanilla Pair with:...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$28.84
$30.36
6 bottles:
$19.20
With its ruby red color and round notes of plum, red cherry and a hint of chocolate, it’s a varietal that thrives...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$21.85
$23.00
6 bottles:
$13.87
Straw yellow in color. A bouquet of pineapple and peach aromas, with hints of melon. The palate is fruit forward with...
Chardonnay Merlot Italy 1.5Ltr
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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.