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Bottle: $102.80
Intense, deep red in colour, Desiderio 1998 reveals inviting notes of sweet cherries and raspberries, rose petals and...
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Bottle: $169.86
This remains a perfect wine with such depth, intensity and incredible structure. Full body and powerful tannins. Yet,...
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This is somewhat porty on the nose, with plum and a slight raisin character. Full and velvety with wonderfully...
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Bottle: $59.45
A well proportioned, elegant body, dark berry, fresh spice flavors, intense, smooth taste. Food pairing: Great...
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750ml - Case of 12
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The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino emerges from the glass with a finely knit bouquet of tobacco, sweet herbs, licorice,...
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Bottle: $82.95
100% Sangiovese Grosso. The Padovani sisters have around 4.2 contiguous, hilly hectares near Poggio San Polo in the...
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The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is huge, powerful and totally implosive. The seductive allure...
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Good dark red. Sexy high-toned perfume of cherry, ripe strawberry, dried rose, tobacco, leather and underbrush; the...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $1407.95
The wine that most delighted me at this historic tasting of Tuscany's most iconic wines was the 2006 Masseto. This is...
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Bottle: $189.00
The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino emerges from the glass with warm, seductive black cherries, flowers, tobacco,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $311.62
Parallels to the red wines of Burgundy abound in discussions of Poggio di Sotto. The Sangiovese wines released from...
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I have always adored San Giusto a Rentennano's 2006 Percarlo, a wine I bought heavily as 2006 is my son's birth year....
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Bottle: $340.95
Deep ruby-red in color, with concentrated notes of crushed black cherries, cocoa, dried herbs, and a touch of balsam....

Merlot Sangiovese 1998 2006 Pre-Arrival Wine

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.

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.