This elegant Pinot Noir is bright red, featuring a delightful nose of intense cherries. On the palate it is supple and lingering with a velvety finish. Production of pinot noir in New Zealand is still a recent phenomenon, a couple of decades old. Marlborough is the commercial center of the New Zealand wine industry—and better known for its Sauvignon Blanc—but it also grows almost half of all the Pinot Noir in New Zealand. It is the home of broad, flat vineyard expanses, relatively large companies and Pinot Noirs that often deliver excellent value. Perfect with roast duck or a contrasting
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This wine is a 100% Syrah from Tuscany. Black currant, cinnamon, baking spices and tobacco are prevalent on the nose. Flavors of black fruit abound, especially black cherry, dried herbs, vanilla, and spice. The intense bouquet of ripe fruit gives the wine its smooth and fullbodied flavor. Giueseppe Brancatelli is a powerful wine that pairs well with most full flavored main courses, grilled red meat and Italian antipasti. 93 Point Organic Super Tuscan Vernoelli’s Guide
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Valle Del Sogno is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc. This IGT wine is bold and robust, yet still elegant with a velvety finish. Beautifully balanced with rich flavors of black fruits, especially black currants, dried herbs, and vanilla. An aromatic wine that will seduce you with black currants and cassis on the nose. Rich and full-bodied with ripe tannins that pair well with most full flavored main courses. Cabernet Sauvignon with its distinctive black currant aroma can develop bouquet nuances of cedar, violets, leather, or cigar box. Cabernet Franc may be both fruitier and sometimes more herbal or vegetative
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This 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc IGT wine is full-bodied and complex with overtones of vanilla and a deep, intense color. Black currants, cassis, cherries, and tobacco linger on the nose. Flavors of black fruits, especially black cherry, spice, and vanilla meld together in perfect harmony. A rich, seductive wine with ripe tannins and a long finish that pairs well with most full flavored main courses. Cabernet Sauvignon with its distinctive black currant aroma can develop bouquet nuances of cedar, violets, leather, or cigar box. Cabernet Franc may be both fruitier and sometimes more herbal or vegetative than Cabernet
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Montecucco is a DOC that borders the famous DOCG of Brunello di Montalcino, and on the other side the Maremma. Soil is sandy and full of clay, with the protection of the ancient and extinct volcano Mt. Amiata that overlooks and protects the vines. The Montecucco Sangiovese is 100% Sangiovese. It is persistent and refined in the nose with plenty of little red fruits. This wine is well balanced and full-bodied
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Bere, which means “to drink” in Italian, has long been our favorite little Super Tuscan blend and begs just that, to be drunk and enjoyed easily thanks to its rich, crushed berry fruit, earthy backbone and smooth, fresh finish. An inviting blend of 34% Sangiovese, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 33% Merlot, Bere is aged in used French-oak barrels. It is made from the vineyards of Tenuta Ladronaia, a property located in the craggy hills of the Upper Maremma, a wild and rustic land known for cowboys and outlaws. In fact, “Ladronaia” comes from the Italian word for “thief,” and
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Fradei Sangiovese comes from the prestigious Rubicone area in central Italy, where Sangiovese is the key varietal. Sangiovese is a wine that is rarely very dark in color. Its youthful purple-red color turns to a brick color around the rim after four or five years of aging. These thin-skinned grapes yield wine with bright aromas and flavors of black cherries, red plums and blueberries with nuances of violets and cinnamon. Sangiovese pairs with a wide range of foods because of its medium weighted body and savory character. It will work perfectly with rich roasted meat (beef, lamb, pork), cured sausages,
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