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The 2016 Taillefer is a straightforward, easygoing Pomerol endowed with quite a bit of near and medium-term appeal....
750ml - Case of 6
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One of the best Merlots I've tasted from Australia, Hickinbotham's 2016 The Revivalist Merlot does hint at cherry...
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Bertinga Volta Di Bertinga 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$86.62
This is a pure merlot with violets, blueberries and hints of minerals and black truffles. Black olives, too....
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Castello Di Ama Vigna L'apparita 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$207.95
The 2016 L'Apparita, 100% Merlot, is a breathtaking, riveting wine that captures all the potential of the vintage. In...
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Chateau Laroque Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2016
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$80.53
The 2016 Laroque is blended of 95% Merlot, 4.5% Cabernet Franc and 0.5% Cabernet Sauvignon from vines more than 50...
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Domenico Clerico Barbera D'alba Trevigne 2016
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$90.95
This is very lively and delicious with dark fruit, orange peel and a hint of chocolate. Medium to full body, tangy...
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Elio Grasso Barbera D'alba Vigna Martina 2016
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The Barbera grape can often act like Nebbiolo showing its best results in the later vintages that end on a cool note....
750ml - Case of 12
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$94.76
A dense, powerful version, exhibiting plum, blackberry, cola and baking spice flavors. Heady, with appreciable...
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Masseto Toscana 2016
750ml - Case of 3
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$1177.32
Masseto has pulled off back-to-back home runs. This is the first time that an Italian wine has earned 100 points in...
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$101.28
The aromas of dried flowers, stones, dark tea leaves, hot tile, and dark berries. Full-bodied, yet tight and linear....
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The 2015 Barbera d'Alba Pozzo dell'Annunziata offers a good deal of immediacy to match its soft, silky personality....
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$591.45
$600.82
2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016
750ml - Case of 3
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$229.63
2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$211.03
2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
Barbera Bobal Carignan Merlot Wine
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.
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.