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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $45.00
Brown spice, crushed fall leaves cherry sauce and a lifting hint of fresh mint form a darkly alluring bouquet as the...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $91.14
Black and red berries, along with vegetal spice and balsamic dominate on the nose. The mouth is full, and...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $193.45
I love the currant and rosemary character of this wine. Some sage, too. Complex aromas that draw you in. Full body,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $298.95
Effusive aromas and flavors of black currant, blackberry, violet, cedar, iron and tobacco mark this elegant, balanced...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $193.88
The 2015 Ridolfo is a new Cabernet Sauvignon/Pugnitello blend from Marco Ricasoli bottled only in magnum. Vibrant and...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $1102.45 $1136.80
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $306.95
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $269.95
Immediately alluring aromas of ripe black currant and blackberry waft from the glass, framed by spicy oak. Picks up...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $139.95 $147.38
Plenty of ripe blackberry and incense. Opens up beautifully in the glass. So perfumed. Full body and seamless tannins...
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Italian Red Blends 2015 Italy 1.5Ltr

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.