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Bottle: $115.00
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Rated 95 - Darker fruit on the nose with walnut, spice box, incense and espresso bean, too. Medium-bodied, firm and...
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Red
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Bottle: $112.80
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Rated 95 - A polished and very refined Rancia with sweet berries, cedar and hints of chocolate. Medium body. Fresh...
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Red
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Bottle: $84.60
Rated 92 - Melini makes a single wine from its Radda property, La Selvanella, selected from the 50 hectares of...
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Bottle: $43.89 $46.20
6 bottles: $28.80
Mature fruit aromas and a richly textured flavor mingle with spectacular effect in this beautifully crafted Chianti...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $347.95 $366.78
Rated 98 - Ama's 2016 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista is a flat out stunner. Dark and brooding in...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $322.95 $335.28
Rated 97 - Mature black-skinned berry, rose, tilled soil and a balsamic whiff of eucalyptus shape the nose. The...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $114.95
Rated 95 - Bright, fully saturated red. Knockout nose combines raspberry, minerals, sweet spices and violet; the most...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $123.95 $130.49
Rated 97 - The south-facing Rancia vineyard reaches altitudes of 420 metres, overlooking the lower-lying vineyards of...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $154.95
Rated 95 - #66 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2018. Exotic spice, pipe tobacco, dark-skinned berry, forest floor and a...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $224.95 $237.61
Rated 98 - This is always an entrancing Gran Selezione and the 2016 shows dried raspberries, boysenberries, vanilla...
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Red
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Bottle: $209.95
Rated 98 - The 2018 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is quite possibly the most elegant, refined...
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Red
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Bottle: $213.82
Rated 97 - This iconic wine has all new energy, as it is now part of an exciting set of potential Gran Selezione...
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Red
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Bottle: $57.95

Italy Tuscany Chianti Classico 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.

The central Italian region of Tuscany is widely understood to be one of the world's most famous and highly regarded wine regions. The beautiful rolling hillsides and medieval towns and castles which are a key feature of the area are also home to many of Europe's finest wineries, and extremely high quality vineyards growing the distinctive Sangiovese and Vernaccia grape varietals which are the flavorful backbone of Tuscany's wonderful red and white wines. For almost three thousand years, this region has been recognized as an ideal home for wine production on a large scale, and the ancient Etruscans, Greeks and Romans all noticed that fine grape varietals flourished on the unique soils and under the hot sunshine which typifies the area. Today, Tuscany is home to a wide range of wines, from the traditional to the complex, but all dedicated to excellent flavors and aromas, and maintaining the region's international reputation.