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Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $2072.95
Extremely perfumed with violet, currant and berry character. Hints of sandalwood. Full body, firm and silky tannins...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $132.82
This is another beautiful creation from the Gaja family. The 2016 Bolgheri Rosso Camarcanda (Cabernets Sauvignon and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $82.45
Grattamacco is one of the highest estates in Bolgheri, located just beneath the village of Castagneto Carducci. It...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $100.54
This wine delivers an exceptional quality of fruit. The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore l'Alberello is vinous and raw with an...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $68.62
The 2012 Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia is striking. Mocha, plums, roasted coffee beans, espresso, dark red fruit and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $882.44
#11 Top100 Italian wine of 2015. Fantastic aromas of lavender, rosemary, violets and currants. Full body, a wonderful...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $1189.96
Masseto has pulled off back-to-back home runs. This is the first time that an Italian wine has earned 100 points in...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $63.12
Lots of blackcurrants and blackberry aromas and flavors with hints of bark and mushrooms. Full-bodied, chewy and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $201.78
This famed SuperTuscan wine (a Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blend with 10% Cabernet Franc and 7% Petit Verdot) is the...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $269.94
An astoundingly vibrant, powerful and concentrated Ornellaia that has a wealth of intense dark cherries, mulberries...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $385.04
Black currant, plum, cedar, lead pencil and toasty, spicy elements highlight this intense red. Muscular tannins line...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $290.45
One of Italy’s most iconic bottlings, the 2012 Sassicaia is drop-dead gorgeous. A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $1494.95
One of the secret of Bolgheri’s mediterranean and windy climate is to turn pyrazines from the Cabernets into...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $479.94
One of the secret of Bolgheri’s mediterranean and windy climate is to turn pyrazines from the Cabernets into...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $492.45
One of the secret of Bolgheri’s mediterranean and windy climate is to turn pyrazines from the Cabernets into...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $303.08
Extremely perfumed with violet, currant and berry character. Hints of sandalwood. Full body, firm and silky tannins...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $470.77
Speechless here. I thought the 2015 was already perfect but this is perfect, too. But in a different way. It is so...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $160.62
Full-bodied, dense and layered with fantastic aromas and flavors. Long, long finish. Serious contender here for wine...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $452.69
The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore Matarocchio, the estate's pure Cabernet Franc, is stunning. Dark, sumptuous and...
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Red
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $459.94 $489.07
The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore Matarocchio, the estate's pure Cabernet Franc, is stunning. Dark, sumptuous and...
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2012 Italy Tuscany Bolgheri

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.

The central Italian region of Tuscany is widely understood to be one of the world's most famous and highly regarded wine regions. The beautiful rolling hillsides and medieval towns and castles which are a key feature of the area are also home to many of Europe's finest wineries, and extremely high quality vineyards growing the distinctive Sangiovese and Vernaccia grape varietals which are the flavorful backbone of Tuscany's wonderful red and white wines. For almost three thousand years, this region has been recognized as an ideal home for wine production on a large scale, and the ancient Etruscans, Greeks and Romans all noticed that fine grape varietals flourished on the unique soils and under the hot sunshine which typifies the area. Today, Tuscany is home to a wide range of wines, from the traditional to the complex, but all dedicated to excellent flavors and aromas, and maintaining the region's international reputation.