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The 2011 San Leonardo (Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Merlot) is another landmark edition of this celebrated...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $153.13
Ruby red in color with light purple hues, complex aromas of wild berries, violets, spice and a so note of oak...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $380.88 $423.20
Blackberry jam, cassis, grilled herbs and melted road tar meld together in the 2011 Solaia. Another super-exotic,...
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750ml - Case of 6
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This is very firm and dense with fantastic structure and a superb depth of fruit and silky tannins. Full body showing...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $89.95
Aromas of tar, chilis, raspberries and dark chocolate follow through to a full body with super velvety tannins and a...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $70.98
Complex aromas of blackberry, stones, cracked black pepper and tar. Full body with soft, round tannins and a juicy,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $122.67
#14 of Top 100: 2014. Beautiful deep ruby with incredible richness in aroma—blackberry, blueberry and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $78.33
Mocha, espresso, plums and cloves form a highly expressive mosaic of aromas and flavors in the 2011 Guidalberto....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $73.60
A gorgeous wine, the 2011 Bolgheri Rosso Le Serre Nuovo dell-Ornellaia (57% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $60.78
A gorgeous, sleek wine with super-polished tannins and fabulous fruit. It's full but so refined and sexy. It goes on...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $204.95
A dark, inky red, featuring violet, black currant, cedar, sandalwood and iron aromas and flavors. Nonetheless, this...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $254.95
Ripe black cherry and blackberry flavors pick up rosemary, mineral and spice accents in this red, which is...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $282.08
Ripe black cherry and blackberry flavors pick up rosemary, mineral and spice accents in this red, which is...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $321.28
Blackberry jam, cassis, grilled herbs and melted road tar meld together in the 2011 Solaia. Another super-exotic,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $263.26
This is the best ever, with fabulous, silky refinement and length. It's full-bodied, with a balance of fruit and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $153.73
This is the best ever, with fabulous, silky refinement and length. It's full-bodied, with a balance of fruit and...
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Bottle: $552.95 $564.96
Varietal tones of Cabernet Franc are the dominant force in the 2011 Lodovico (that also sees an important bending...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $83.95
There is a purity of fruit in this young Tuscan red, with flowers, citrus fruit and currants. Full body with firm,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $157.78
Ruby, rose, clear color. Fresh grapes, red fruit, marble and stone on the nose. Paprika, some cinnamon and fresh...
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500ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $217.67

Italian Red Blends Nero D'avola Pisco 2011

Italy’s largest island, Sicily, has a wine producing history that can put most other European regions to shame. It was producing quality wines before the days of the Roman empire, and even the Ancient Greeks were not the first to cultivate vines on the island. For as long as anyone knows, the key grape varietal of Sicily has been Nero d’Avola, the beautiful, deep blue skinned grape which produces the region’s characterful, powerful red wines. While in the past, Nero d’Avola was mainly used as a blending grape, due to its deep color and intensely full body, it is today being increasingly celebrated as a single varietal wine grape, and is perfect for those who like their wines boisterous, loud and strong.



Nero d’Avola is grown pretty much everywhere on Sicily, as demand for wines made from this grape have never been higher. Despite its power and body, it is quite a versatile grape - it can be aged in oak barrels, which produces a dense and dark wine which puts its intense characteristics to good use, but it is also often drunk quite young, which allows its jammy, plummy character to come forward. It is also used to make rose wines in some appellations of Sicily, demonstrating a softer side to this otherwise heavy, deeply flavorful grape.