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Red
750ml
Bottle: $93.15 $103.50
This is a delicious and savory wine with beautiful, ripe and creamy tannins, as well as chocolate and plum character....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.90
Sweet-berry and tar aromas with cherries and ripe strawberries. Full-bodied with round and relitively soft tannins...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $66.03
A classic Barolo with power and finesse. Black currant bound up in rich tannins with promising leather and tobacco...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $41.10
A very refined nose with redcurrants, red flowers and a complex mix of light, fresh earth and tobacco leaf. The...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $43.21
Deep purple robe with black hints. The nose is complex and discreet, the bouquet will further develop upon ageing....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $35.95
You can tell that this is ripe with so much plum and peach character, yet it remains fresh and vivid. Medium to full...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $99.99
6 bottles: $97.99
Sweet fruit with cherry, toffee, chocolate and walnut character. Asphalt, too. It’s medium-to full-bodied with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $75.99
6 bottles: $74.47
Plenty of dried-orange and berry character with hints of chocolate and coffee. Medium to full body with chewy tannins...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $75.99
6 bottles: $74.47
A tight, focused Barolo with gorgeous dried-strawberry and cherry character and hints of vanilla and hazelnuts....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $598.83 $654.80
Roses and lavender with other flowers. Peaches. Glorious fruit of dark plums and ripe strawberries. This is dense and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $48.00
The "Terlo Gold Label" Barolo is sourced from the Camerano family's, perfectly exposed, "Terlo" Vineyard, the oldest...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.84
12 bottles: $53.74
The 2017 Ghemme Collis Breclemae handled the rigors of the year better than some of the other wines in the range. It...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $97.20
12 bottles: $95.26
This Riserva blends notes of eucalyptus and berries with spicy hints of liquorice and tobacco. Enveloping the palate...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $80.80
6 bottles: $80.00
Iris, violet, leather and ripe dark-skinned fruit aromas come to the forefront alongside a tobacco note. The big,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $19.99
A fresh, clean wine with currants, spice and light chocolate character. Medium body and fine tannins. Easy finish. A...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.69 $48.79
This is really nicely done with plenty of blackberries, dark chocolate and toasted oak. Medium to full body. Needs to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.56 $83.40
A tight, focused center palate to this red with blackberries, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and smoke. Medium to full...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $107.54 $119.49
Showing spectacularly, the 2017 Chateau Canon checks in as a final blend of 77% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Franc...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $47.87
A lush wine packed with tannins and rich dark fruits, this will be dense and complex. Its solid structure is balanced...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $44.91 $47.10
The 2017 Carbonnieux is dark and intense in the glass. Swaths of tannin wrap around a core of dark fruit in this...
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Carricante Nebbiolo Red Bordeaux 1986 2017 750ml

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.

There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.