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Tenuta Luce Toscana Lucente 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$55.96
Lots of blue fruit, graphite and stone aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with tight and linear tannins and a fresh,...
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Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$93.88
Fabulous aromas of blackberries, orange peel, raspberries and citrus. Violets too. Full body, ultra-fine tannins and...
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Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$59.95
A wine with terrific texture and balance. Very polished tannins that are etheral and harmonious. Full-bodied, yet...
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Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2015
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$139.95
$147.03
Plenty of ripe blackberry and incense. Opens up beautifully in the glass. So perfumed. Full body and seamless tannins...
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Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$110.35
Plenty of ripe blackberry and incense. Opens up beautifully in the glass. So perfumed. Full body and seamless tannins...
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Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$75.95
Gorgeous floral and deep, dark berry aromas with hints of spices such as cinnamon and hazelnuts. Full body and...
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Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$64.12
A fresh yet rich and dense red with cherries, berries, light cream and hints of hazelnuts. Full body, soft and...
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Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$64.45
Wow. Fantastic aromas of blackberries, currants, minerals, violets and graphite. Full-bodied with firm, silky tannins...
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Tignanello Toscana 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$257.07
Still rigid and dense, this is packed with plum, cherry, leather and licorice flavors. Structured and on the austere...
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Tignanello Toscana 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$252.66
Big, rich and dense, this is still a bit closed despite being integrated. The velvety texture embraces cherry, plum,...
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Tignanello Toscana 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$194.95
The 2008 Tignanello is unquestionably one of the wines of the vintage. The 2008 isn't a huge or obvious Tignanello,...
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Tignanello Toscana 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$202.95
The bottle that changed Italian wine forever, Tignanello is as modern and innovative as its first vintage many...
Italian Red Blends Mencia Ribolla Gialla Tequila
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.