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•100% Nebbiolo from the Mombeltramo cru vineyard. •280 meters above sea level. •Calcareous clay stratified with...
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• 100% Nebbiolo. • Malvira’s top red from their old vines in the Trinita cru of Roero. • Soil rich with...
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This exhibits sweet berry, licorice and tobacco flavors. Intense and fresh, with dusty tannins on the finish. Shows...
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The 2011 Barolo Riserva Novantesimo is a proud and exuberant wine that does enormous justice to the vintage and to...
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A beautiful wine with dark and ripe fruit, shaved chocolate, volcanic salt and dried flowers. Full body, with...
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750ml - Case of 6
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This is an incredible wine that reminds me of the perfect 2000 Barolo Rocche del Falletto. Flowers, spices, leather...
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Italy’s best winemaker? Gorgeously pure red rose and sour red cherry notes. Last vintage ever of this wine by...
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The subtle and complex aromas are mesmerizing here in this famous Barolo with strawberries, red roses, citrus and...
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This reminds me of the perfect 2000. Aromas of blackberries, violets, smoke and sliced plums. Subtle, classic beauty...
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Rich, intense and complex, this red is beginning to reveal secondary aromas and flavors of leather, dried berry,...
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The 2011 Barolo Prapò is just as impressive as it has always been. In 2011, the Prapò has retained considerable...
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A rush of dark red and black fruit, menthol, mocha, spice, tobacco and cedar flesh out in the 2011 Barolo Sorì...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Intense aromas of licorice, plums and dried fruit follow through to a full body with rich, round tannins that are...
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The 2011 Barolo Cannubi is a model of pure grace. Silky and precise, the 2011 is laced with sweet red berries,...
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Melon de Bourgogne Nebbiolo Mencia 2011

One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.


Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.

The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy's finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means 'fog' in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.