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750ml
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$53.88
12 bottles:
$52.80
The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino is a pretty, translucent ruby color. The dusty bouquet blends dried roses and violets...
750ml
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$96.94
12 bottles:
$95.00
A Brunello with plenty of cherry and walnut character. Coffee, too. It’s full-bodied with firm, chewy tannins and a...
750ml
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$42.72
6 bottles:
$41.87
In the austere camp, delivering plum, cherry, graphite, leather and earth notes. Vibrant, firm and long, in a...
750ml - Case of 12
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$88.14
Elegant and complex with notes of matured dark fruit, leather and underbrush. Well balanced with pronounced and...
750ml - Case of 3
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$144.93
A powerful version, this red delivers concentrated plum, black cherry, iron and earth flavors allied to a base of...
750ml
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$30.94
6 bottles:
$30.32
I love the purity of fruit to this delightful sangiovese with fresh hibiscus tea, rose petals and orange rind. Medium...
750ml
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$39.93
12 bottles:
$39.13
A firm, silky red with beautiful density and tightness, showing finesse and focus. It’s medium-to full-bodied with...
750ml
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$39.76
$41.10
12 bottles:
$38.96
The sliced dark-cherry and floral aromas with hints of meat and spice are beautiful. Full body, round and chewy...
750ml
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$125.89
6 bottles:
$123.38
A very pretty, focused Brunello with blue fruit, black cherries and some cedar and sandalwood. Crushed stones, too....
750ml
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$200.89
3 bottles:
$200.00
Timelessly fascinating, it loves to share its story. It is a sensual wine, seducing with a soft velvetiness that...
750ml
Bottle:
$200.89
3 bottles:
$200.00
A monolith of elegance and finesse, depth and intensity, a celebration of ancient memories of its birth-place.
750ml
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$109.94
6 bottles:
$107.74
Intense aromas of dark cherries, oak bark, black truffles and violets. It’s full-bodied and chewy with firm, silky...
750ml
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$116.00
Ripe and supple, boasts cherry, raspberry and plum flavors, augmented by juniper, thyme and earth notes. It firms up,...
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Altesino Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva 2015
750ml - Case of 12
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$94.34
Laced with ripe cherry, strawberry, floral, spice, iron and leather flavors, this red is complex and charming, yet...
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Argiano Brunello Di Montalcino 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$56.22
What's often forgotten in the general hubbub which surrounds Brunello di Montalcino is that this DOCG circumscribes...
750ml - Case of 6
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$153.31
Earthy aromas of truffle, underbrush, rose and new leather shape the nose along with scents of dark-skinned berry and...
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Baricci Brunello Di Montalcino 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$85.77
The full name of this estate is Baricci Colombaio Montosoli, and indeed it is one of the protagonists of the...
750ml - Case of 6
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$95.12
Great purity of sangiovese with cherry, plum and fresh flowers. Hints of orange peel. Ash. Balsamico. Full body, with...
750ml - Case of 6
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$77.95
Amazing aromas of black truffle and cherry with wet earth. Walnut also. Iodine. Rusty. Full body, intense acidity...
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Bibi Graetz Toscana Testamatta Rosso 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$86.00
#5 TOP 100 WINES OF 2017. A stunning wine. This is the best Testamatta ever made. Fascinating aromas of red fruits,...
Marsala Moschofilero Sangiovese 2015 Wine
Marsala is a well known fortified wine from Italy’s largest island, Sicily. A largely misunderstood and undervalued fortified wine, it is most commonly associated with its sweet variety - usually used as a cooking wine - although the finest dry Masalas are able to stand up to more revered, similar wines such as Sherry and Madeira. Marsala has been made in Sicily since the mid 18th century, and it grew wildly popular around Europe as sailors introduced it to port towns across the continent. Marsala wine has a beautiful set of flavors, most typically including apricot, tamarind, vanilla and tobacco, making it a delightfully intense treat when served as a sipping wine.
Marsala wine comes in several different varieties, and most of them are a world away from the sweet wines used in sauces and chicken dishes. Amber, golden and ruby versions of Masala are produced, from a range of different native grape varietals, and many of the finest are aged for over ten years to achieve a fascinating set of complex flavors and a remarkably smooth finish. It is usually made from the Grillo, Inzolia, Damaschino and Catarratto white grapes, although the ruby Masala wines uses typical Sicilian red varietals such as Nero d’Avola and Calabrese, among others.
Greece has many AOC regions, each with their own signature grape varietal which is cultivated and processed to an exceptionally high degree of excellence. The AOC of Mantinia on the beautiful expansive plateau of the Peloponnese has the Moschofilero varietal, a gray colored white variety which produces exceptional Blanc de Gris wines. A delicate grape, highly sensitive to adverse weather conditions, it is nonetheless prized by wine makers for its unique attributes and the quality of the wine which can be made from it. Although commonly compared to western European Muscat wines, the Moschofilero grapes produce wine which is in a league of its own – full of floral aromas containing heavy, almost soporific notes of rose petals and violets. The flavor of the wine tends to be spicy, and leans more towards earthy mineral flavors rather than fruit ones, making it perfect as an aperitif or coupled with salty olives and cheeses.
Moschofilero wines tend to be elegant and subtle, with their strength being in their crispness, and the bouquet of floral aromas rising from the glass. The finest Moschofilero wines to come out of Greece in recent decades have included the Tselopos, whose high altitude vineyards have seemingly mastered the potential and complexity of this gray grape to international acclaim.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?
The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.