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70% Montepulciano & 30% Sangiovese. Fermented in stainless steel and aged four months in steel & six months in bottle...
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Red blend
70% Montepulciano, 30% Sangiovese. Maceration 10-15 days in stainless. Aged 15-18 months in large botti...
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This wine, aged for 12 months in barriques, has a full ruby red colour with violet hues and good consistency. The...
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Color: Lively ruby red.
Bouquet: Fruity of good intensity with notes of ripe plums.
Flavor: Sapid, dry and vinous....
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•50% Montepulciano, 25% Syrah, 25% Merlot.
•Maceration on the skins in steel vats with temperature control for...
![Santa Barbara [Stefano Antonucci] Rosso Piceno 'Ste' 2023 750ml](https://www.saratogawine.com/files/images/cached_thumbs/ae/aeec9f3ce6cde842389ba16ef367af9e.jpg){kind=small}
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• Montepulciano and Sangiovese.
• Moderately dense clayey soils.
• Southwestern exposure.
• Fermentation and...
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Fruit driven on the nose with aromas of cherries and plums which follow through on the palate. Lovely warmth and...
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Fruit driven on the nose with aromas of cherries and plums which follow through on the palate. Lovely warmth and...
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Dusty and floral, the 2019 Rosso Ludi opens in the glass with a blend of musky black currants, plums, a dusting of...
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COLOR: Intense ruby red with violet hues.
NOSE: Aromas of pulpy fruit, blackberries ,cherries, a hint of licorice and...
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Color: Ruby red color with garnet hues.
Nose: The nose results intense with notes of red fruits, fresh violet flowers...
750ml
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COLOR: Intense ruby red color with lightly garnet hues
NOSE: The nose is complex and intense with notes of ripened...
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An aromatized wine native to Italy’s Marche region, Visciola blends the syrup of local sour cherries and red wine....
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Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.
However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
Marche, an Italian wine region on the Adriatic coast, is one of the world's most ancient wine regions. For thousands of years, vines have been cultivated in this beautiful and mountainous landscape, and the region has been influenced by the Pheonicians, the Lombards and the Romans, giving it a wine culture and identity quite unlike any other region of Italy. With a relatively high number of DOC and DOCG titles, Marche is home to many of Italy's finest wines, and is a region most readily associated with superb white wines. Indeed, the most common grape varietals grown in Marche are the Trebbiano and Verdicchio, which have been cultivated in vast amounts for white wine production in Marche for at least six hundred years, and which produce wines packed full of unique flavors associated with the region.