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2021 Le Casematte - Faro DOC
750ml | SKU 99335 |
12 Available
92
VM
The 2021 Faro is dark, rich and toasty in the glass, blending dried black cherries with grilled herbs and crushed violet candies. This mixes savory and sweet, with a core of tart wild berry fruits and chalky mineral tones osetting rosy inner orals and ...
$39.99
2020 Le Cinciole - Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Aluigi (750ml)
750ml | SKU 102995 |
24 Available
97
VM
The 2020 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Aluigi Campo ai Peri is 100% Sangiovese from a single vineyard in Panzano that faces Lamole. It spent two years in cask and a third year in a larger cask. Rich, sumptuous and beautifully layered, the 2020 is all...
$51.99
2018 Le Cinciole - Chianti Classico Riserva Petresco (750ml)
750ml | SKU 102996 |
6 Available
97
VM
The 2018 Petresco is another stellar wine from Le Cinciole. Bright and focused, with striking explosive energy, Petresco sizzles with tension. Black cherry, coffee, spice, leather, incense, lavender and plum all run through a linear, driving pure Sangi...
$64.99
2019 Le Macchiole(Cinzia Campolmi) - Toscana Rosso IGT Messorio (SHELF)
750ml | SKU 96773 |
1 Available
97
JS
The plums and hazelnuts come out clearly on the nose with some tar and black coffee undertones. It's full-bodied with ripe berry and cappuccino flavors. Chewy yet fine tannins. Merlot. Try after 2028.
$299.00
2020 Le Pupille - Toscana Rosso IGT Saffredi Super Tuscan (750ml)
750ml | SKU 99962 |
14 Available
96+
VM
The 2020 Saredi is compelling. Deep yet quite structured, 2020 is unlike any Saredi I can recall tasting because of its balance of intense dark fruit and vertical structure. Plum, blackberry, pencil shavings, lavender and spice saturate the palate. Rea...
$82.00
2016 Le Salette-Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico Pergole Vece (750ml)
750ml | SKU 99730 |
4 Available
92
WA
The 2010 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Pergole Vece is only made in the best vintages and represents a special selection of fruit. Dark cherry and blackberry set the tone both in terms of appearance and sweetness. The wine offers great complexity th...
$117.00
2018 Le Salette-Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico La Marega (750ml)
750ml | SKU 99729 |
3 Available
91
VM
The 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico La Marega opens with an intense burst of medicinal cherries and blackberries, complemented by shavings of dark chocolate. This is silky in texture, with juicy acidity and depths of ripe red and blue fruits a...
$79.99
2020 l'Erta di Radda - Chianti Classico Riserva
750ml | SKU 95586 |
8 Available
92
VM
The 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva is a dark, burly wine. Black cherry, menthol, licorice, dried herbs and graphite bring out the darker, more savory side of Sangiovese. The tannins could use a bit more polish, but its hard not to like this strapping, flav...
$44.99
2024 Les Cretes - Valle d'Aosta Petite Arvine (750ml)
750ml | SKU 102617 |
6 Available
93
JS
Technical data
Grape varieties and style: Dry white wine. 100% Petite Arvine (Indigenous vinifera variety) No oak.
Vineyards: Champorrette and Bufferia in Aymavilles (AO) and Frissonniere in Saint Christophe (AO).
Terroir : Loose , sandy, moraine soil. North-western exposure. Altitude 550 to 650 metres (1,804 to 2,132 feet).
First year production: 1992.
Surface: Training method Guyot
Harvest: Harvested by hand at the end of September.
Vinification: Gentle pressing,12 days of fermentation in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperature (18 Celsius/ 64 Farenheit, 1-2 months "sur lies" maturation, continual batonnage.
Characteristics : Brilliant straw yellow color with young green highlights. Delicate , floral (acacia flower) nose with a hint of citrus, exotic fruit (passion fruit) and sage. A rich texture with grapefruit and piercing minerality on the palate. Long finish with lingering sea salt and mineral overtones.
Food pairings: Fish dishes, shellfish, white meat, salami, short and medium aged cheeses...
Optimum serving temperature: 8-10 celsius( 46-50 Farenheit)
Side note: The name of this variety comes from the fact that the clusters have very small
berries full of concentrated flavor. This variety is popular in both Switzerland and the Aosta Valley, both of which claim paternity. Recent research shows that the original parent vine for this variety is native to the Aosta valley and known as the "Orious".
Vineyards: Champorrette and Bufferia in Aymavilles (AO) and Frissonniere in Saint Christophe (AO).
Terroir : Loose , sandy, moraine soil. North-western exposure. Altitude 550 to 650 metres (1,804 to 2,132 feet).
First year production: 1992.
Surface: Training method Guyot
Harvest: Harvested by hand at the end of September.
Vinification: Gentle pressing,12 days of fermentation in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperature (18 Celsius/ 64 Farenheit, 1-2 months "sur lies" maturation, continual batonnage.
Characteristics : Brilliant straw yellow color with young green highlights. Delicate , floral (acacia flower) nose with a hint of citrus, exotic fruit (passion fruit) and sage. A rich texture with grapefruit and piercing minerality on the palate. Long finish with lingering sea salt and mineral overtones.
Food pairings: Fish dishes, shellfish, white meat, salami, short and medium aged cheeses...
Optimum serving temperature: 8-10 celsius( 46-50 Farenheit)
Side note: The name of this variety comes from the fact that the clusters have very small
berries full of concentrated flavor. This variety is popular in both Switzerland and the Aosta Valley, both of which claim paternity. Recent research shows that the original parent vine for this variety is native to the Aosta valley and known as the "Orious".
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$29.99
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