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Red
750ml
Bottle: $76.08
6 bottles: $74.56
This old-vine Grenache delivers aromas of strawberry and rose jam that is hard to resist. Red licorice, green herbs...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $98.94
Golden yellow in color with aromas of white pear and apple blossom. Rich and textural on the palate with flavors of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.60
Shows a smoky underpinning that hints at espresso and char notes, with blackberry and anise flavors and sinewy...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $32.48 $34.19
6 bottles: $30.40
More delicate and floral than many garnachas from this area with a great balance on the palate between delicately...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.89
12 bottles: $27.33
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.94
The 2016 Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo opens slowly at this young stage, yet it’s quite intense all the same....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.94
12 bottles: $43.06
A fully flared Taurasi, brimming with volcanic fire and brimstone. This said, the mid-palate to finish is a rocky...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.87
12 bottles: $39.07
Dusty and darkly floral, the 2016 Taurasi Renonno opens in the glass, mixing rosemary and shaved cedar with black...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.70
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $99.65
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $59.67
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $166.43
The 2016 Ermitage De L’Orée is also beautiful in the vintage and has a huge nose of buttered citrus, white...
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White
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $1257.22
The best of the lineup in 2016 is unquestionably the 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc, which is all Marsanne from the...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $565.28
The best of the lineup in 2016 is unquestionably the 2016 Ermitage L’Ermite Blanc, which is all Marsanne from the...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $164.45
Similarly colored, the 2016 Ermitage Le Méal Blanc comes from a warmer terroir of pebbly and more loess soils and...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $58.00
Moving to the 2016s, the 2016 Saint Joseph Les Granits Blanc is beautiful, with lots of citrus blossom, crushed rock,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $55.62
The 2016 Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo opens slowly at this young stage, yet it’s quite intense all the same....
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Aglianico Grenache Marsanne

Aglianico is a black skinned grape most commonly associated with the exquisite wines of the Campania region of Italy. It thrives most happily in hot and dry climates, and as such, has had plenty of success in the New World, particularly in the United States, where it is used to great effect in many red wines. It was believed to come from Greece several thousand years ago, brought by Pheonician tradesman, and was wildly popular in Roman times, when it was used in the finest wines made by the Roman empire. Aglianico grapes produce full bodied red wines which have a high tannin and acid content. As such, it has excellent ageing potential, and with a standard amount of time in a barrel, it rounds out and mellows to produce beautifully balanced wines.

The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.