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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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$97.20
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$95.26
This Riserva blends notes of eucalyptus and berries with spicy hints of liquorice and tobacco. Enveloping the palate...
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$379.80
The 1995 Chianti Classico Riserva is another marvelously complete wine. Waves of fruit saturate the palate in this...
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$73.95
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$72.47
The Castell’in Villa Chianti Classico Riserva is made of Sangiovese grapes entirely from our best vineyards. The...
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A bright and fresh red with orange-peel and blackberry character. Medium-to full-bodied, driven and fruity. Tangy....
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$154.49
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$151.40
Lots of ripe and dried cherries with vanilla bean, cocoa and some dried herbs. Full-bodied with firm, chewy tannins....
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$80.80
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$80.00
Iris, violet, leather and ripe dark-skinned fruit aromas come to the forefront alongside a tobacco note. The big,...
750ml - Case of 12
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$46.88
Ruby red with an attractive garnet hue; spicy, intense and persistent in the nose, perfectly integrated with the...
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$55.20
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The Cerbaia 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is silky and polished. There are small berry nuances on the bouquet with...
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$35.94
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$35.22
Dark-cherry, dark-plum, dried-herb and mushroom aromas with some spices and walnuts. It’s medium-bodied with creamy...
750ml - Case of 6
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A fresh, clean wine with currants, spice and light chocolate character. Medium body and fine tannins. Easy finish. A...
750ml
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This is really nicely done with plenty of blackberries, dark chocolate and toasted oak. Medium to full body. Needs to...
375ml
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$55.35
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$54.24
This offers up a small plume of cocoa before steering back to more typical dark currant and black cherry fruit notes,...
375ml
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$54.90
A tight, focused center palate to this red with blackberries, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and smoke. Medium to full...
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$83.40
A tight, focused center palate to this red with blackberries, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and smoke. Medium to full...
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$93.48
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Canon la Gaffeliere comes roaring out of the glass with exuberant...
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Showing spectacularly, the 2017 Chateau Canon checks in as a final blend of 77% Merlot and 23% Cabernet Franc...
750ml - Case of 12
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$47.70
A lush wine packed with tannins and rich dark fruits, this will be dense and complex. Its solid structure is balanced...
750ml
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$44.91
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$44.01
The 2017 Carbonnieux is dark and intense in the glass. Swaths of tannin wrap around a core of dark fruit in this...
Nebbiolo Red Bordeaux Sangiovese 1995 2017
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.
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.