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Red
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Bottle: $21.85 $23.00
6 bottles: $13.87
Deep ruby red color. Vibrant, complex aromas with typical fragrant hints of hay. On the palate, stylish spice...
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Red
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Bottle: $22.74 $23.94
6 bottles: $13.85
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Red
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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...
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White
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $28.84 $30.36
6 bottles: $19.20
With aromas and flavors of apricot, peach, and pear, it’s the result of excellent growing conditions along the...
Red
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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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Red
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...
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Red
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...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $234.84
Very racy and refined with bright acidity and a blueberry and dark-chocolate character. Love the interplay of acidity...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $253.53
The violets and blackberries show wonderfully on the nose here, yet this remains subtle and complete with hints of...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $182.95 $193.77
The violets and flowers with some asphalt and blackberries are so enticing on the nose. Green olives, too. It’s...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $213.67
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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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $856.95 $902.17
Powerful and saturated, with black cherry, plum, cedar, iron and wild herb aromas and flavors, this is also tightly...
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Red
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Bottle: $204.28
Deep ruby-red in color, with concentrated notes of crushed black cherries, cocoa, dried herbs, and a touch of balsam....
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $340.28
Deep ruby-red in color, with concentrated notes of crushed black cherries, cocoa, dried herbs, and a touch of balsam....
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $594.45 $603.98
2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $400.95 $422.55
This has gorgeous aromas of walnuts, chocolate, spiced plums, licorice and grilled herbs. Rich and chewy with a full...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $462.94
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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Merlot Niagara Riesling Italy 1.5Ltr

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.

Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.

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.