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Bottle:
$39.94
12 bottles:
$39.14
•100% Nebbiolo from the Mombeltramo cru vineyard.
•280 meters above sea level.
•Calcareous clay stratified with...
750ml
Bottle:
$39.60
12 bottles:
$37.62
• 100% Nebbiolo.
• Malvira’s top red from their old vines in the Trinita cru of Roero.
• Soil rich with...
750ml
Bottle:
$39.94
12 bottles:
$39.14
• 100% Nebbiolo from the Renesio vineyard.
• Calcareous clay soil.
• Harvested in October.
• Fermentation and...
750ml
Bottle:
$109.93
12 bottles:
$107.73
This polished and structured Barolo presents rich fruit and floral scents of black cherry, plum and rose. The dark...
750ml
Bottle:
$438.95
6 bottles:
$430.17
Each year we strive to bring you the finest and rarest one of a kind aged tequila. This year we are proud to announce...
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Bartolo Mascarello Barolo 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$273.28
This producer has made an outstanding Barolo 2009—no easy feat in this vintage. This bottling is made from top...
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Conterno Fantino Barolo Vigna Sori Ginestra 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$85.46
Last in the lineup is the 2009 Barolo Sori Ginestra that incorporates many of the high points of the two wines...
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Conterno Fantino Barolo Vigna Sori Ginestra 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$71.95
Last in the lineup is the 2009 Barolo Sori Ginestra that incorporates many of the high points of the two wines...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$137.95
The 2009 Barolo Via Nuova is the base Barolo and is executed in the most classic fashion. The wine started as a...
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Gaja Barbaresco Sori Tildin 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$359.95
The 2009 Sori Tildin is a fascinating wine. The vineyard sits just above Costa Russi, separated only by the road that...
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Gaja Barolo Sperss 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$212.62
Good deep red. Knockout, almost liqueur-like nose combines plum, redcurrant, red licorice, marzipan, menthol,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$294.99
COLOR: Deep ruby red color with garnet hues.
NOSE: The bouquet is complex and sophisticated with elegant notes of...
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La Spinetta Barbaresco Valeirano 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$152.95
This is intense and wonderful with polished tannins and fabulous dark berry and licorice aromas. Flowers too. Full...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$176.95
The single-vineyard 2009 Barolo Cannubi Boschis opens with intense focus and sharpness. Beyond its dark color and...
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Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2009
750ml - Case of 6
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$194.27
The 2009 Barolo Le Vigne shows class and pedigree with bright fruit tones carefully wrapped within the wine’s...
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Oddero Barolo Riserva Vignarionda 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$213.95
Oddero owns a precious 0.80 hectares at the pinnacle of this famed cru: 360 metres above sea level with a full south...
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Paolo Scavino Barolo Cannubi 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$106.04
The concentration and richness of this Barolo where the charm of Nebbiolo is fully expressed. Harmonious and very...
Nebbiolo Tequila 2009 750ml
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.
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.