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Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.94 $40.08
12 bottles: $38.16
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $124.94
The 2019 Barbera d’Asti Ai Suma is laced with blackberry jam, crème de cassis, sweet spice, licorice, lavender and...
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Red
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $35.39
A supple, concentrated red, with plum, blackberry, earth and iron flavors permeating the rich texture. Stays...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $163.62
A smooth red, saturated with plum, blueberry, loam and toasty oak flavors. Reveals assertive tannins on the finish,...
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Red
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle: $42.99
A smooth red, saturated with plum, blueberry, loam and toasty oak flavors. Reveals assertive tannins on the finish,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $68.88
A smooth red, saturated with plum, blueberry, loam and toasty oak flavors. Reveals assertive tannins on the finish,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $83.91
Ruby red in color, with purple hues. Rich, intense and persistent aromas of liquorice, violet, plum and vanilla....
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $30.40
Characterised by well defined fragrances of ripe cherry and small red fruits. Violet ruby red in color. Intense mouth...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $13.00
12 bottles: $11.70
Color: Ruby red. Nose: Intense, fruity with a persistent aroma of spices and licorice. Palate: Full, warm with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.94 $38.40
Intense ruby red colour with violet reflections. Intense winey bouquet recalling sour cherry and spices. Lively,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $36.63
Bruno Rocca's 2020 Barbera d'Alba offers terrific brightness to play off its red fleshed fruit. This mid-weight,...
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Red
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $16.71 $17.59
12 bottles: $13.18
Red
375ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Ruby red in color with pleasant aromas of red fruits and sweet spices. Notes of black cherry on the palate are...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.94 $26.00
12 bottles: $24.70
Ruby red in color with pleasant aromas of red fruits and sweet spices. Notes of black cherry on the palate are...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.88 $39.60
Ruby red in color with pleasant aromas of red fruits and sweet spices. Notes of black cherry on the palate are...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.93
12 bottles: $41.09
• 90% Sangiovese with 10% Canaiolo. • “Gandino” is a combination of “Gano” and “Dino” who were the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.88
12 bottles: $20.46
This 100% Sangiovese is garnet red in color. Intense and persistent on the palate with fruity notes of strawberry and...
Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $195.00
Very beautiful and perfumed with floral and fresh cherry character. Medium-bodied, silky and creamy with a lovely...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.90
6 bottles: $37.14
Ripe and opulent, boasting macerated cherry, plum, eucalyptus and iron flavors matched to a muscular structure. Shows...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93 $44.32
The fruit is on the darker side for the vintage, evoking black cherry, blackberry and dark plum flavors, while earth...
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Barbera Passerina Mencia Sangiovese

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.

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.