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Enzo Boglietti Barolo Case Nere 1997
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$97.62
Case Nere is from 1.1ha, SE facing at 300-350m. The cru presents itself with a dark core of fruit and spice, often...
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Harlan Estate Red 1997
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$2340.84
The 1997 Harlan Estate is one of the greatest Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines I have ever tasted. A blend of 80%...
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Luigi Pira Barolo Margheria 1997
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$120.84
Luigi Pira, who has the most massive hands I have ever encountered on a vigneron, has fashioned a more structured...
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Revello Barolo 1997
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$70.87
Medium red. Nose dominated by a perfumed aroma of dried rose. Fat and aromatic in the mouth, with enticing red fruit...
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Seghesio Barolo La Villa 1997
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$72.03
A dense plum/garnet color and exquisite bouquet of cigar box, smoke, licorice, black cherry/berry fruit, and subtle...
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Silvio Grasso Barolo 1997
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$72.03
Extremely polished, rich 1997, with masses of cinnamon and berry character. Full-bodied, with superfine tannins and a...
Japanese Whiskey Nebbiolo Red Blend White Blend 1997
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.
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.