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Red
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Bottle: $39.16
6 bottles: $24.79
Vint California Merlot Red Wine offers concentrated raspberry, plum and mocha flavors with notes of ripe cherry, plum...
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Red
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Bottle: $128.95 $135.00
A mentholated freshness introduces the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino, as a vibrant wave of crushed cherries, mint leaf,...
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Red
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Bottle: $11.99
Our Merlot displays rich aromas of cherry, chocolate, and red berries with enticing flavors of cherry cola and toasty...
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Red
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Bottle: $21.09 $22.20
6 bottles: $13.00
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $320.15
Best Montosoli since 1997. Aromas of plum jam and cherries follow through to a full body, with velvety tannins and a...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $334.95 $350.22
Quite closed on the nose, but intense and concentrated on the palate with confident progression, a subtle but tangy...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $211.21
A beautiful nose with tangerine peel, strawberries, rose petals, boysenberries, cranberries, red plums, red cherries...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $421.95 $446.54
#23 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2022. Aromas of rose petal, dark spice, woodland berries and camphor form the nose on...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $1035.95 $1095.49
The Biondi-Santi 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is initially a reticent wine and one that does not immediately...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $1262.95 $1337.07
#80 TOP 100 WINES OF ITALY, 2022. Aromas of strawberries, flowers, fresh mushroom, forest flower, sandalwood, and...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $1485.28
The wine presents a vivid garnet red color and is characterized by a high spherical perception and persistency. It...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $141.95 $149.70
This has wonderful aromas, with sweet berry and flowers on the nose, turning to raspberry and blueberry. Full-bodied,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $127.95 $135.48
This is somewhat porty on the nose, with plum and a slight raisin character. Full and velvety with wonderfully...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $346.95 $367.59
Ama's 2016 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista is a flat out stunner. Dark and brooding in its first...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $317.95 $336.01
The 2016 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto La Casuccia is rich, sensual and inviting, as it so often is. The...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $136.95 $144.96
Good medium-deep red. Black cherry, redcurrant, licorice and menthol aromas are lifted by a floral element that...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $1368.45 $1401.81
The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino is an absolutely distinctive wine and one unlike this producer has ever released. It...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $571.47
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Red
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Bottle: $381.95 $397.90
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $80.30
The 2016 Laroque is blended of 95% Merlot, 4.5% Cabernet Franc and 0.5% Cabernet Sauvignon from vines more than 50...
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Merlot Sangiovese Semillon 1.5Ltr 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.

Semillon was, at one point not so long ago, widely believed to be one of the most grown grape varietals in the world. Whilst today the numbers of Semillon grapes has dropped considerably, it remains a widely planted grape with vineyards all over Europe and the New World dedicated to making the most of this special and flavorful varietal. The grapes are recognizable by their golden color, and the fact that they can take on a pinkish hue in particularly warm climates. The wines the Semillon grape produces are notably varied, and are often very crisp and dry, or sweet and soft, full of a wide range of flavors Commonly, dry Semillon wines are particularly citrus in flavor, with a delicate and summery bouquet. The vine is hardy and vigorous, and notable for being easy to grow and produce high yields from.