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$20.80
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$20.38
There is a rustic, iron-like, rugged quality to this full-bodied and firmly tannic wine that will mellow somewhat...
375ml
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$32.00
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$31.36
Alluring aromas and flavors of cherry, raspberry, leafy underbrush, tar, iron and hay mark this luscious red, which...
375ml
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$31.94
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$31.30
A beautiful Barolo here with a touch of dried spices to the grapefruit citrus, minerals, camphor and dried flowers....
375ml
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$19.94
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$19.54
Ruby red with garnet shades, beautiful clarity. The nose is delicate and complex: the essence of Nebbiolo. The...
375ml
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$23.94
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$23.46
Nervy minerality with fresh raspberries, strawberries and white pepper. Medium body with juicy, chalky tannins and a...
375ml
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$19.60
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$19.21
A restrained Barolo with garnet color, offering notes of dried cherries, dried orange peel and hints of cocoa and...
375ml
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$39.93
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$39.13
Racy and focused. I like the aromas of lavender, violet and white roses alongside strawberry, cranberry and stone....
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Gaja Barbaresco 2018
375ml - Case of 12
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$122.59
Fragrant and loaded with extraordinary finesse, this radiant red offers intense aromas of rose, violet, perfumed...
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Gaja Barbaresco 2019
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$115.23
Rated 97 - Gaja's 2019 Barbaresco was bottled only a few days before this tasting but it already has sweet roses and...
Fumin Nebbiolo Primitivo 375ml Wine
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.
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.