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100% Cabernet Franc, which Marco calls the “the foreigner who’s not a foreigner.” Usually harvested in early...
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The 2021 Poggio de Colli, 100% Cabernet Franc, is stunning. It’s peppery and floral throughout, with masses of...
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The finest dark chocolate, roses, cedar, sage, dried red currants, spiced orange peel; you can go on and on with a...
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Powerful and impenetrable, this is a wine destined for long aging. Sweet oriental spices and a fleeting recall of...
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Intense ruby-red color with damask-violet tints. Generous bouquet with touches of ripe fruit and the typical spices...
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Intense ruby red colour, full and complex bouquet with hints of berries and spices; elegant taste, soft, with good...
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Cabernet Franc came to Friuli-Venezia Giulia about the time of Napoleon — so it has been there with Merlot and...
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100% Syrah, a portion of which are partially de-stemmed, while some are left whole and still others are lightly foot...
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#8 TOP 100 WINES OF ITALY, 2022. Seductive aromas of violets, blackberries, blueberries, flowers and sandalwood....
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The aromas of red fruits with nutmeg and cinnamon come through clearly as well as notes of light cedar. It’s...
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Brilliant straw colored with emerald reflections. Inviting bouquet filled white peaches and honey, herbal notes such...
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Ruby red in color with an intense and typical nose. Delicate palate, generous and elegant with soft tannins.
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Benanti Etna Bianco Pietramarina Superiore 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$521.95
This definitive wine of pure Carricante is given extensive contact on the lees, without wood, taking its structure...
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Benanti Etna Bianco Pietramarina Superiore 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$351.75
A lovely nose of fresh flowers, lemon grass, blood orange, baked pear and toasted thyme. Medium-bodied with plenty of...
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Lemon, pineapple and confected fruit on the nose. Lots of lime. It’s dry and light-bodied with a blanched-almond...
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Duemani Cabernet Franc Duemani 2005
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The 2005 Duemani (Cabernet Franc) is equally impressive. It reveals gorgeous, expressive varietal notes in its...
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Duemani Syrah Suisassi 2004
750ml - Case of 6
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Luca D'Attoma and Elena Celli's new biodynamic Syrah exhibits opulent layers of soft chocolate, spice, red berry,...
750ml - Case of 6
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Cabernet Franc Carricante Pigato Syrah Italy
Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.
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.