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750ml - Case of 6
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$476.95
The 1985 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio al Vento is now fully mature. Tobacco, truffles, black cherries,...
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Fonseca Port Vintage 1992
750ml - Case of 6
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$97.34
Fonseca has scored in both the 1991 and 1992 vintages. The 1992 is a majestic young port that should ultimately...
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Gaja Barbaresco Sori Tildin 1985
750ml - Case of 6
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$793.44
#5 Top 100, 1988. A majestic wine, beautifully harmonious, seamless and integrated, with magn ificent fruit,...
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Marchesi Di Barolo Barolo Cannubi 1985
750ml - Case of 6
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$146.28
Garnet-red in color with ruby reflections. Intense perfume with clean scent of roses, vanilla, licorice, spices and...
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Marchesi Di Barolo Barolo Coste Di Rose 1985
750ml - Case of 6
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$146.28
Ruby-red color tending to garnet. Intense perfume with clean scents of roses, licorice, spices and aromatic herbs....
1965 1985 1992 Italy Portugal
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
Benefiting from both the hot, dry Iberian climate as well as brisk Atlantic winds, Portugal is a perfectly situated country for vineyard cultivation and wine production. With a wine making history which stretches back thousands of years, it comes as little surprise that wine plays an important role in the cultural identity and practices of the country. The Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, the Greeks and the Romans all had a hand in forming Portugal as an important center for wine production, and over the millennia, this resulted in each region of this beautiful part of Europe producing its own distinctive wines easily identifiable and separate from neighboring Spain's. Today, the varied terroir and climate across Portugal allows a great range of wines to be made each year, from the fresh and dry Vinho Verde wines to the famous and widely drunk fortified Port wines, and many in between.