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Masseto Toscana 2017
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$748.37
The clarity of the ripe blackcurrants, black cherries and flowers in the nose is entrancing. Lavender, too. It’s...
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Masseto Toscana 2017
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$778.95
$821.89
The clarity of the ripe blackcurrants, black cherries and flowers in the nose is entrancing. Lavender, too. It’s...
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Masseto Toscana 2018
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$805.81
This is extremely perfumed with flowers, cherries and blackberries, as well as hints of lavender. It’s full-bodied,...
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Masseto Toscana 2019
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$798.95
Rated 100 - Masseto is Italy's most expensive red wine, currently releasing onto the market with prices between...
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Masseto Toscana 2020
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$787.95
Intense and full on the nose, fragrant with ripe black fruit, floral aspects and soft spicing. Round and full on the...
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2011
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$88.95
This is a phenomenal pure merlot with blueberries, raspberries and hints of milk chocolate. Some nutmeg too. Full...
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$100.28
Very racy and refined with bright acidity and a blueberry and dark-chocolate character. Love the interplay of acidity...
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$95.95
#3 TOP 100 WINES OF 2017 - Terrific aromas of violets, roses and raspberries with hints of strawberries and brown...
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2016
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$100.59
The aromas of dried flowers, stones, dark tea leaves, hot tile, and dark berries. Full-bodied, yet tight and linear....
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$77.28
This is incredibly fresh for a 2017 with a well-executed, reductive edge; it opens with rosemary, thyme and tea...
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$95.12
Really gorgeous blue fruit with blackberries and blueberries, sandalwood and fresh flowers. Such a cool and bright...
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$89.07
The violets and flowers with some asphalt and blackberries are so enticing on the nose. Green olives, too. It’s...
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$84.17
#56 TOP 100 WINES OF ITALY, 2022. Subtle yet intense aromas of black fruit and violets. Extremely perfumed. Crushed...
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Petrolo Toscana Galatrona IGT 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$89.32
Though seamless and lusciously saturated with black currant, blackberry, violet, iron, tobacco and spice aromas and...
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Podere Poggio Scalette Piantonaia IGT 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$144.57
Produced entirely form Merlot grapes in a Vineyard located on the higher part of the Ruffoli hill in the heart of...
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Podere Poggio Scalette Piantonaia IGT 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$130.95
Produced entirely form Merlot grapes in a Vineyard located on the higher part of the Ruffoli hill in the heart of...
Merlot Sherry Vernaccia 750ml Pre-Arrival
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.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.