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750ml
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$28.00
12 bottles:
$25.46
“Pure ” is typical of the Sancerre appellation style. This wine displays a pale gold with green hints. Very...
750ml
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$15.41
12 bottles:
$14.64
Fruit driven on the nose with aromas of cherries and plums which follow through on the palate. Lovely warmth and...
750ml
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$32.60
Pale, whitish straw in color. The nose is very fresh, very clean with notes of lime peel, green herbs, black currant;...
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Ornellaia Bolgheri 1997
750ml - Case of 6
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$523.23
Fruit and complexity as well as freshness and richness. Beautiful nose with extraordinary aromas of prunes, licorice,...
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Francois Cotat Sancerre Caillottes 2022
750ml - Case of 12
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$61.60
Aromas of crisp pear, white pepper, lemon and lime zest. Fresh, dry, pure; yellow fruits mix with crushed oyster shells.
750ml
Bottle:
$67.60
6 bottles:
$64.00
Notes of cassis, spice and chocolate. Elegant, complex and seamless palate with silky ripe tannins and a long fresh...
750ml
Bottle:
$194.94
6 bottles:
$191.04
Biserno shows immediately its quality with taste of impeccable cherry, blackberry and dark prune flavors. It presents...
750ml
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$41.93
$46.00
Pretty, fragrant, expressive. Floral, cherry, mint nose; palate adds raspberry, brown spices, rose petal and tobacco....
750ml
Bottle:
$30.00
12 bottles:
$25.08
Purple red color. Aromas of black plum, blueberry, blackberry, brambles, light hints of rose petals. The palate adds...
750ml
Bottle:
$38.00
6 bottles:
$34.40
A medium intense nose of dark fruits, blackberries, some floral notes and a hint of spicy oak in the background. A...
Italian Red Blends Nero D'avola Sauvignon Blanc
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.
The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.