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Tignanello Toscana 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$203.95
The bottle that changed Italian wine forever, Tignanello is as modern and innovative as its first vintage many...
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Tignanello Toscana 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$215.45
One of the best Tignanellos ever made. Aromas of currants and blueberries with hints of flowers. Full body with fine...
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Tignanello Toscana 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$156.95
Ruby, rose, clear color. Fresh grapes, red fruit, marble and stone on the nose. Paprika, some cinnamon and fresh...
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Tignanello Toscana 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$161.95
Aromas of blackcurrants and blueberries with hints of lavender and violets. Full body, chewy and polished tannins and...
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Tignanello Toscana 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$187.57
This is amazing on the nose with blackberry, black truffle, dried cherry and hints of tobacco. So complex on the...
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Tignanello Toscana 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$165.60
The highlight in this range, the exquisite 2014 Tignanello is all about persistence and understated class. The...
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Tignanello Toscana 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$194.95
Fantastic aromas of dark berries, sandalwood and Spanish cedar that are ever so deep. Full body, an incredible spin...
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Tignanello Toscana 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$203.60
#1 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2020. This fragrant, savory red carries aromas of underbrush, plum, blue flower, cocoa...
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Tignanello Toscana 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$156.95
Aromas of cassis, menthol, blue flower and pipe tobacco shape the nose on this gorgeous red. A blend of Sangiovese,...
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Tignanello Toscana 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$167.95
This wine brought to mind precise imagery of tailcoats, striped dress pants, wingtip collar shirts and other...
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Tignanello Toscana 2019
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$411.58
$437.85
The Marchesi Antinori 2019 Tignanello was born in a classic growing season that saw some cooling summer rains and...
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Tignanello Toscana 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$166.86
The Marchesi Antinori 2019 Tignanello was born in a classic growing season that saw some cooling summer rains and...
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Tignanello Toscana 2020
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$414.95
$439.24
Newly on the market now, the 2020 Tignanello shows a gorgeous bouquet with an upfront and accessible personality....
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Tignanello Toscana 2020
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$114.00
Newly on the market now, the 2020 Tignanello shows a gorgeous bouquet with an upfront and accessible personality....
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Tignanello Toscana 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$154.24
Newly on the market now, the 2020 Tignanello shows a gorgeous bouquet with an upfront and accessible personality....
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Tignanello Toscana 2021
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$99.90
The currants and spices are very pretty, with some hazelnut undertones. Medium- to full-bodied with juicy tannins and...
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Tignanello Toscana 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$159.95
The currants and spices are very pretty, with some hazelnut undertones. Medium- to full-bodied with juicy tannins and...
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Tua Rita Toscana Giusto Di Notri 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$59.12
A dark, brooding wine, the 2012 Giusto di Notri presents a compelling array of dark stone fruits, grilled herbs,...
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Tua Rita Toscana Giusto Di Notri 2014
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$73.95
Love tasting this with a real sexy character plus currants, hints of spice and cinnamon. Full to medium body. Ripe...
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Tua Rita Toscana Giusto Di Notri 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$68.45
This has a wonderful texture of beautiful, ultra-fine tannins, complex character of dark fruit, currants, hazelnuts...
Italian Red Blends Sherry Mencia Tequila
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.
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.