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Cooked cherries, cherry cough drops, raspberry, vanilla, dried banana chips, and old attic on the nose. The palate's...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $401.98
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $314.95
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $251.95
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $751.61
The 2003 Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto is a fascinating wine. It is classic Giacosa, with a lovely core of sweet...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $114.95
Menthol, pine, sweet tobacco and incense are some of the many notes that take shape in the 2003 Barolo Sorì...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $367.95
Vintages of this wine between 1996 and 2011 are labelled Langhe Sori San Lorenzo.
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $164.48
Shows aromas of flowers and berries, with hints of vanilla and a touch of rosebud. Full-bodied and very concentrated,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $257.64
A single-vineyard blend of 95% Sangiovese and 5% Colorino from Casanova, Terricciola, aged in new, medium-toasted...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $243.95
The 2003 Scrio (100% Syrah) is another terrific effort from Le Macchiole. Packed with clove, cinnamon, sweet dark...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $68.59
Intense garnet red in color, the powerful Marenca has a fresh nose with great complexity of aromas, layering wild...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $1142.61
The 2003 Masseto is tremendous tonight. I admit, 2003 is one of my least favorite vintages, and yet the wine is so...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $461.57
A wonderful nose of currants, cranberries, blackberries, and light earth notes. Very precise nose. Full bodied and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $240.95
The 2003 Ornellaia (magnum) is another impressive wine. Owing to the heat of the vintage, this is an especially ripe,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $137.09
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $324.28
This has a wonderful balance of full, silky tannins and creamy ripeness, but with a degree of delicacy that...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $400.13
Loads of fresh, ripe strawberry on the nose, with lemony undertones. Full-bodied, with big, silky tannins and a long,...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $4090.77
This 2003 was showing spectacularly well, and based on my recollection, I think I may have liked it even more than...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $236.47
Subtle and complex aromas of licorice, dried flowers and currant follow through to a full-bodied palate with fine...
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2003 Italy Martinique United States

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.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.