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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $62.90
A very fresh attack with crunchy, energetic blueberries and redcurrants, delivering a plush, supple pastry-like...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $82.84
Big and rich. Loads of crushed raspberry aromas, with toasted oak and coffee highlights. Full-bodied, with a solid...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $55.58
Intensely plummy, with ripe fruit and floral aromas with lots maraschino cherries. Full-bodied and soft, with lovely...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $157.95
The 2016 Ampio delle Mortelle needs time to shed some of its considerable power. Red cherry, plum, licorice and dried...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $137.95
This has a perfumed nose of licorice, blueberries, blackcurrants, blackberries, mocha and dried flowers. Kumquat,...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $223.04
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $255.63
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $44.95
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $56.70
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $49.95
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $58.92
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $64.45
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750ml - Case of 6
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The plush texture envelops black cherry, black currant and plum flavors, backed by a strict spine of acidity and...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Very complex aromas of fresh flowers, blackberries and black licorice follow through to a full body, integrated...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $84.28
This is really dense and structured, yet there’s energy and agility throughout. Full-bodied, yet agile and firm....
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750ml - Case of 6
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Profound nose here with chili chocolate and sandalwood beneath the sweet blackberry background. A hint of violets,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $65.30
Great impact on the nose, black berry fruit, spices, well integrated wood, chocolate and coffee. Soft and round...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $57.67
Wonderful aromas of Mediterranean flowers such as rosemary and lavender with red fruits such as plums and cherries....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $164.58
The 2005 Isola dei Nuraghi Turriga is incredibly primary at this stage. This dark, textured Turriga reveals...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $43.77

Gamay Italian Red Blends Pre-Arrival

The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.


The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.