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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2016
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$354.95
The 2016 Barolo Ravera is bursting with all of the tension that is the most singular characteristic of this site....
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$450.25
The 2016 Barolo Ravera is bursting with all of the tension that is the most singular characteristic of this site....
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$174.49
Located in Novello, from three hectares of the Ravera MGA with southwest exposure, the 2017 Barolo Ravera was aged...
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$166.33
Located in Novello, from three hectares of the Ravera MGA with southwest exposure, the 2017 Barolo Ravera was aged...
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$179.41
The 2018 Barolo Ravera is a wine of real depth and vertical structure. As always, the Ravera is a taut, nervy Barolo...
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$183.80
The 2018 Barolo Ravera is a wine of real depth and vertical structure. As always, the Ravera is a taut, nervy Barolo...
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2019
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$328.99
The 2019 Barolo Ravera is the most intensely mineral and saline of the Barolos. Crushed rocks, white pepper, flowers,...
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Vietti Barolo Ravera 2020
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$223.69
Intense garnet-red colour. The nose, while stark to begin with, reveals complex floral notes that emerge after a few...
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Vietti Barolo Riserva 2015
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$292.95
The first vintage for the 2015 Barolo Riserva offers richness and depth of profile, with spiced red plum, sweet...
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Vietti Barolo Riserva 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$137.30
The first vintage for the 2015 Barolo Riserva offers richness and depth of profile, with spiced red plum, sweet...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$172.11
Offers Christmas pudding, currant and other dried fruit. Full-bodied, with amazing concentration of ripe fruit and...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$135.95
A wonderfully balanced and refined Barolo with firm tannins and delicious berry, plum and light chocolate character....
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2012
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$375.95
$397.11
Wow. The rose petal aroma is gorgeous with ripe strawberry and cherry undertones. Full body, dense and powerful....
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2013
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$248.95
The venerated Rocche di Castiglione MGA is noted for its extremely steep slope, southeastern exposure and pure white...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2015
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$390.95
$412.82
A hauntingly complex and finely detailed nose that touches so many different characters. Roses, dried wood, cedar,...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2015
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$204.50
A hauntingly complex and finely detailed nose that touches so many different characters. Roses, dried wood, cedar,...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$186.51
A hauntingly complex and finely detailed nose that touches so many different characters. Roses, dried wood, cedar,...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2016
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$1442.95
$1472.84
The Vietti 2016 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a complete wine, offering exact measures of purity, intensity,...
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Vietti Barolo Rocche Di Castiglione 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$496.75
The Vietti 2016 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a complete wine, offering exact measures of purity, intensity,...
Grappa Nebbiolo Mencia Italy
Like so many of the great spirits of Europe, Grappa was born from a need to make resources go that little bit further, to eke out the last drop of flavor and potential from the crops of winemakers. Indeed, Italian vintners invented Grappa as a way to make use of the pomace - leftover grape skins, stems, pulp and seeds - which remained after the juice was extracted from the fruit needed to make wine. Over the centuries, the process was refined, and the distillation of Grappa became an art in itself. Today, top Grappa producers use a range of state of the art equipment, from continuous stills to pot stills, to manufacture a wide variety of Grappas, each with their own distinct characteristics.
Most of us know Grappa from our local Italian restaurants, where it is commonly served as a digestif. However, in the twenty first century, there is a high interest in unique, boutique Grappas, which showcase the talent of the distillers through a range of interesting qualities. Grappa can be aged in oak, in which case it takes on a beautiful golden color, quite different from the clear Grappas we are most familiar with. The high end Grappas are a world away from the harsh spirit many of us have encountered, and have a smooth, gentle quality which can be nothing short of a revelation.
The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.
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.