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Hofstatter Pinot Bianco 2009, 750ml
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Castell'in Villa Chianti Classico 2005, 750ml
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Our Price: $26.56
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Our Price: $27.90
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Pale yellow in color. An aromatic nose of white flowers that is echoed on the medium- to full-bodied palate and accented by subtle spice and honey notes.
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Located in Catelnuovo Berardenga, in the southern most part of the Chianti Classico zone, Castell'in Villa is one of the oldest estates in this DOC region. Leonessa Coralia Pignatelli owns and operates the winery and crafts intelligent wines-wines to reflect upon and wines that age for an extremely long time. The 2005 is a full-throttle 100% Sangiovese with a dark red color, a fresh and delicious nose, and a palate of juicy cherry and chewy tannins.
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Grosjean Freres Torrette 2007, 750ml
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Villa Sparina Brut NV, 750ml
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Our Price: $28.18
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Our Price: $29.94
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The Grosjean Torette is a blend of several grapes including Doucet, Fumin and Mayolet. It's a bright, lively red with fairly soft tannins that makes it a versatile match with a wide range of foods.
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Beppe Caviola leads the wayat Villa Sparina, exploring the full potential of the Cortese grape in his Gavi wines. This sparkling version of Gavi is made from the native white grape Cortese, a vigorous vine that thrives in southeastern Piemonte's Monferrato Hills, producing fresh wines with subtle flavors of apple, citrus, and honeysuckle.
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Bisson Vermentino Vigna Intrigoso 2007, 750ml
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Sette Ponti Crognolo 2008, 750ml
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Our Price: $29.99
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Our Price: $30.00
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While cultivated in both Sardegna and Toscana, Vermentino has a special rapport with Liguria, delivering a distinct herbal dimension on both the nose and palate. Bisson's efforts with this varietal are considered to be among the region's most accomplished. This is a crisp wine with pronounced herbal distinction, mild brininess and a savory dimension.
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Tenuta Sette Ponti's first release was the 1998 vintage Crognolo, named after a wild bush, Cornus, which grows on the estate. The blend of Sangiovese and Merlot from vines of an average age of 25 to 35 years yields a refined, elegantly stylish wine of fruit forward lushness. The wine's dense color suggests a concentration confirmed on the palate along with sweet ripe flavors of wild cherries, black fruit, leather and vanilla also evident in the aromas. The wine is firmly structured yet elegant, with good tannic support and well-integrated oak notes, leaving an overall impression of harmony, balance and length.
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Terrosi Bianco Delfino della Contessa 2008, 750ml
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Movia Ribolla 2007
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Our Price: $30.43
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Our Price: $30.53
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Only 100 percent Friulano could make this white so elegant with flavors of white peach and apricots with refreshing minerality. Grown on the historic vineyards once owned by ontessa Weiz Del Mestri, the Tenuta della Contessa provides 50- to 80-year-old vine for the formerly-known "Tocai" variety. The wine is ready to drink now and was produced in only a small quantity (625 cases).
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Known as Rebula in Slovenia and Robola in Greece, Ribolla wines are generally dry and buttery, possessing good acidity in their youth. However, age moderates this grape’s juvenile vivacity and many age well, developing a mature richness.
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Movia Pinot Grigio 2007
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Movia Sauvignon 2007
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Our Price: $30.73
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Our Price: $30.73
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While many oenophiles may feel it obligatory to dismiss all Italian Pinot Grigio, Friuli’s top producers consistently demonstrate this varietal’s eminent worth and range. Most regard it as a fairly light, quaffable wine, but Movia’s version expresses the wine’s broader dimensions in a full-bodied version that delivers generous tropical fruits, acacia honey, underlying minerality, and a creaminess reminiscent of crème brûlée. While Movia’s Pinot Grigio is grown exclusively in Friuli, the vinification facilities are situated across the border in Slovenia.
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Sauvignon Blanc is reinvented at Movia. Grassy gooseberry aromas are the trademark of New Zealand’s take on this international varietal. It exhibits a softer, more subtle dimension in the wines of Bordeaux, where it figures in blends with Sémillon. Movia, however, does not reference either of these popular expressions in its interpretation. This unique Sauvignon is derived from a clone of the grape found exclusively in one plot of the Movia estate. A subtle version—i.e., less “green” than typical Sauvignon—this wine is laden with floral and tangerine notes. While possessing a high level of acidity, this element is integrated into the wine through aging in new oak on its lees for 20 months, which fashions a voluptuous character and supple finish.
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Murgo Brut Rose 2007, 750ml
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Domenico Clerico Barbera d'Alba Trevigne 2006, 750ml
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Our Price: $30.75
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Our Price: $32.50
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The Murgo estate is situated in a privileged position southeast of Mount Etna and has been making wines traditional to this territory since 1850. A Sicilian gem, this wine, made of 100 percent Nerello Mascalese, and indigenous grape of the region, exhibits hints of cherry and red fruit, with an intense aroma f fruits and flowers. This wine has a long mineral finish with persistent bubbles and nice acidity.
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First released in 1979, Clerico’s single cru Barbera is matured in 70-percent new barrique for 12 to 16 months. Intense raspberry and currant on the nose lead into a rich, persistent palate. This Barbera complements cured meats and pasta dishes well
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Scarzello Nebbiolo 2007, 750ml
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Enrico Fossi Terrantica 2000, 750ml
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Our Price: $32.99
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Our Price: $34.30
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Dry and concise with firm tannins, floral notes and flavors of forest berry fruit and a lingering spice in the background.
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The Enrico Fossi estate, located just outside Firenze, is one of the most dynamic producers of powerful, almost over-the-top reds, from both native and international varieties. But Fossi also makes this beautiful, rich, barrel-aged white from Pinot Bianco that's an equally impressive--and elegant--offering.
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Freres Grosjean Torrette Superieur Vigne Rovetta 2006, 750ml
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Fontodi Chianti Classico 2006, 750ml
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Our Price: $34.40
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Our Price: $36.84
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The Grosjean Family has been making wines in the high alpine mountains since 1975, hand harvesting many of the grapes. The wines are then vinified mostly in stainless steel tanks with a small percentage in used oak barrels. The Torette is a blend of several grapes including Doucet, Fumin and Mayolet. It's a bright, lively red with fairly soft tannins that makes it a versatile match with a wide range of foods.
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Resting near Panzano in the epicenter of Toscana's viticulture, Fontodi's vines enjoy a southern aspect, a position in a natural amphitheatre, and marl soil. These optimum conditions allow the grapes to ripen perfectly, therefore creating wines of great character and structure. The natural potential of the grapes combined with the leadership of Marco and Giovanni Manetti (cousins who are sons of the 1968 visionaries) makes for perfection in winemaking. The estate dates back to the 16th century, but her modern era started in 1968 when the Manettis, a Florentine family famous for more than three centuries for their terracotta production, purchased the estate.
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Le Trame Chianti Classico 2005, 750ml
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Tenuta Castellino Terre di Franciacorta Capineto 2000, 750ml
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Our Price: $37.13
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Our Price: $37.13
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Giovanna Morganti comes from a long line of winemakers (her father Enzo Morganti was best known for his winemaking efforts at the famous Agricola San Felice.) She produces just one wine at Podere Le Boncie called Le Trame, or "the intrigues," a Chianti Classico that possesses tremendous grace and elegance. Displaying flavors of dark cherries, herbs and earth, it is supple and full of character. It's a wine that will make you fall in love with Chianti--and Sangiovese--all over again.
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Cabernet Sauvignon thrives in this area of Lombardia due to the clay and limestone soils. So naturally it's not a surprise that the Castellino estate has fashioned a superb expression, replete of Franciacorta's unmistakable terroir. The wine possesses intense black fruit flavors, extraordinary concentration and significant depth.
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Cos Cerasuolo Vittoria Classico 2007, 750ml
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Cantalupo Ghemme 2004, 750ml
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Our Price: $37.95
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Our Price: $39.99
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The Arluno family's Cantalupo estate produces four bottlings under the Ghemme DOC, three of which are single-vineyard efforts. As aforementioned, blending is a typical and oftentimes necessary practice in this region, yet all Spanna productions in the Cantalupo catalogue are pure varietal expressions. At Cantalupo everything is done by hand. Aged 3 years in oak its a wine that has velvety tannins, violets flavors and at the same time a classic rustic acidity.
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