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Ada Nada Barbaresco Cichin 2004, 750ml
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San Giuliano Barbaresco 2006, 750ml
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Our Price: $45.72
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Our Price: $52.25
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Founded in 1919, the family-owned Ada Nada estate is currently overseen by Annalisa (fourth generation), and her husband, Elvio. The portfolio includes a cru Barbaresco trio—Valeirano, Elisa, and the wine concerned, Cichin, which is the only bottling to be aged exclusively in cask.
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San Giuliano's Barbarescos are especially elegant and approachable. Fermented in stainless steel, aged in Slovenian botti for 18 months and then for an addition six months in the bottle, San Giuliano Barbarescos possess the telltale brilliant garnet of an archetypal Barbaresco. The 2006 vintage in specific enjoys a full body, an explosive mouth and a long finish. The perfect complement to roasted meat and aged cheeses, this Barbaresco is drinking well now.
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Castello di Nipozzano Montesodi Chianti Rufina Riserva 2004, 750ml
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Tenuta di Salviano Solideo di Salviano 2006, 750ml
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Our Price: $52.34
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Our Price: $53.68
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Uncommon richness. A dense Chianti with dark fruits across the palate fortified by layers of tannins, terroir and minerality. A pure reflection of Tuscan soils coupled with an abundant fruit flavor profile.
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Grapes are harvested and vinified separately. Fermentation occurs in temperature controlled vats with 15 to 20 days of maceration on the skins. Racking is followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine is then aged separately in French oak barriques for 18 to 20 months, followed by blending, stabilization and further refinement in bottle. Intense ruby color with light violet reflections; ripe fruit, vanilla and spice on the nose. Tannins are rich yet soft, round and balanced with a long finish and a structure that is well suited for aging.
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Hilberg Barbera Superiore 2005, 750ml
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Tua Rita Perlato del Bosco 2006, 750ml
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Our Price: $55.00
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Our Price: $55.00
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Once considered to be a rather unexceptional, commonplace grape, Barbera's image began to undergo a significant change in the late 1970s. Now, several winemakers employ techniques that maximize the grape's virtues (such as aging in French barriques and sourcing grapes from premier sites). Piemonte producer Hilberg has maximized Barbera's makeover, fashioning a style that's been embraced by the cult market. Styled to be consumed young, this hard-to-find yet oh-so-easy-to-drink idol pairs well with a vast gastronomic line-up.
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Tua Rita's Perlato of Tua Rita began as an all-Sangiovese project but starting with 2003 vintage, the estate blended a bit of Cabernet Sauvignon into the wine, creating a suave, streamlined wine with notes of cassis and bright red fruit along with a penetrating minerality. A mere 1,250 cases were produced of this lovely wine.
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Hofstatter Yngram 2000, 750ml
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Cascina Ebreo Segreto 2001, 750ml
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Our Price: $62.50
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Our Price: $64.35
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Dense, concentrated and interesting, Yngram holds an abundance of black currants, sweet herbs, raspberry jam and spices. Characterized by mouthwatering tannins balanced by a jaunty acidity, Yngram’s complex
mineral finish sings, deliciously.
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Light ruby in color, with a medium body. Round with aromas of jammy fruits. Luscious, concentrated " and fruitful.
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Foradori Granato 2006, 750ml
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Valdicava Brunello Di Montalcino 2004, 375ml
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Our Price: $68.19
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Our Price: $69.00
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The 2006 Granato further establishes Foradori as one of Italy's premier winemakers. This is a stunning red from start to finish. The wine bursts onto the palate with a never-ending kaleidoscope of dried roses, spices, pomegranate and raspberries. This medium to full-bodied Granato possesses stunning balance and finessed, elegant tannins that caress the palate with notable elegance.
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Vincenzo’s systematic changes have earned Valdicava a place among the elite producers of Brunello di Montalcino. With just 10 hectares in the coldest part of the Brunello zone, he is probably the most exacting grower in the area, managing vegetation so that each grape will enjoy the perfect amount of sun and mercilessly expunging tightly packed grapes to avoid rot and diseases. He has also rebuilt the cellar, where he replaced his grandparents’ botti with stainless steel and oak fermenters and new wood casks for ageing. Abbruzzese’s Brunello and Brunello Riserva are truly outstanding, while the Rosso di Montalcino is one of the best available; and all of his bottlings consistently demonstrate richness and excellent structure.
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La Castellada Ribolla Gialla Collio 2003, 750ml
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La Castellada Sauvignon Collio 2003, 750ml
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Our Price: $69.00
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Our Price: $69.00
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The single-varietal production of Friuli's most celebrated grape by one of its most famous and sought-after producers. Golden-amber in color with a unique flavor profile of citrus, cream and a distant hint of roasted nuts.
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This Sauvignon declines to take a contemporary and familiar style, offering a lush, full-bodied interpretation with a mild tropical character and savory dimension.
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Gravner Breg Anfora 2002, 750ml
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Gravner Ribolla Gialla 2000, 750ml
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Our Price: $71.10
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Our Price: $71.10
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It is the most controversial and misunderstood wine that we have carried in the past three years. More importantly, though, Gravner's Breg Anfora has also been the most inspirational, earning Gravner a dedicated chapter in Sergio's new memoir, Passion on the Vine
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Ribolla Gialla is one of Friuli's oldest indigenous vines, and enjoyed the distinction of serving as the drink of choice—under the name Rabiola del Collio—in the Republic of Venice. While virtually unknown to a modern audience, Josko Gravner authored a movement dedicated to its reclamation, endeavoring to comprehend this difficult varietal's character and nuances over a period spanning two decades. His work with Ribolla represents the achievement of which he is most proud.
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Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino 2005, 750ml
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Il Palazzone Lorenzo e Isabelle 2005, 750ml
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Our Price: $73.55
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Our Price: $75.00
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The Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello is possessed of rich cherry fruit interspersed with layered notes of smoke, minerals, and earth; the firm tannins work well with this profile, rendering it wonderfully drinkable now, yet capable of developing even more with a few years of cellar age.
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Cabernet Franc rarely gets the lead in a Super-Tuscan blend, but Il Palazzone’s Dick Parsons gave it a shot in this debut bottling, Lorenzo & Isabelle. Named for Parsons’ parents, Lorenzo & Isabelle is comprised of Cabernet Franc (59%), Sangiovese (39%), and Petit Verdot (2%), the last of which, according to Parsons, is “for the nose.”
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Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo 2006, 750ml
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Poggiomandorlo 2004, 750ml
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Our Price: $76.36
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Our Price: $78.00
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The wine remains inside stainless steel vats for four to five months and is transferred into Slavonian oak barrels where it is left to age for 26 to 28 months before bottling. The grapes used to make Conterno's Barolo come from vineyards which are at least 20 years old.
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This Super Tuscan blend is a very modern combination of Merlot and Cabernet Franc from the trendy Toscana zone of Maremma. It has notes of cherry and spice, firm tannins and a bright acidity.
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Gravner Ribolla Gialla Anfora 2003, 750ml
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Tua Rita Giusto di Notri 2006, 750ml
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Our Price: $78.69
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Our Price: $79.99
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Aromas of pineapple, dried apricot and vanilla bean. Full-bodied and fruit forward, almost a red wine in structure. Ribolla Gialla is one of Friuli's oldest indigenous vines, and enjoyed the distinction of serving as the drink of choice—under the name Rabiola del Collio—in the Republic of Venice. While virtually unknown to a modern audience, Josko Gravner authored a movement dedicated to its reclamation, endeavoring to comprehend this difficult varietal's character and nuances over a period spanning two decades. His work with Ribolla represents the achievement of which he is most proud.
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Layered flavor spectrum, capturing each individual variety even as it seems too perfectly integrated to give individual attention to any one grape. But it does just that, particularly in the signature herbaceous contribution of Cabernet Franc, enhanced by notions of pencil lead and violets.
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