origin: Italy

NeroOro Appassimento Nero d’Avola 2017

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NeroOro Appassimento Nero d’Avola
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2017
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Terre Siciliane IGT
Retail Price: $12.99

Tasting Notes: An overriding fruit-forward wine that still offers finesse and floral notes. The focus of this wine is on dark cherries and the silky-smooth texture that carries on through the lengthy finish.
NeroOro Appassimento Nero d’Avola 2017

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Poggio Anima Belial 2017

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Poggio Anima
Fanciful Name: Belial
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2017
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Toscana IGT
Retail Price: $14.99

Tasting Notes: 100% sangiovese from Tuscany Earthy and rustic. Bright and fresh with hints of cherry, and plum. This is a well-put-together offering that won’t break the bank.
Poggio Anima Belial 2017

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Armani 2015

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Armani
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2015
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Valpolicella Ripasso
Retail Price: $19.99

Tasting Notes: Luscious and powerful, this Ripasso is rich and packed with raspberry, and dark cherry notes. Not to be outdone, the striking tannins and smooth texture balance this extracted, full-bodied wine.
Armani 2015

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Lisini 2013

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Lisini
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Brunello di Montalcino
Retail Price: $60.00

Tasting Notes: Elegant and balanced profiles of dark cherry, wildflowers, spice and mineral. A "must" for any collector's cellar.
Lisini 2013

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Paolo Scavino 2013

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Paolo Scavino
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2013
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Barolo
Retail Price: $49.00

Tasting Notes: A stunning balance of acid, tannin, earth, fruit and herbs. The licorice and rose jump out of the glass like you expect from a Barolo Cherry and plum start to showcase in the mid-palate, and then the chalky tannins take hold and start to evolve the flavors to herbs and nutmeg spice. This wine keeps delivering, transforming into blackberries and leather long after the first sip. 
Paolo Scavino 2013

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Isole e Olena 2015

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Isole e Olena
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2015
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Chianti Classico
Retail Price: $28.99

Tasting Notes: This Chianti is delicious It is ripe, refined with dark cherry, aromas of herbs, coffee and vanilla. Medium-bodied, rich tannins, bright acid, with ripe red fruit and a little lemon zest It is dry, satisfying, has fruit of good intensity and flavor Classico indeed! 
Isole e Olena 2015

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Dal Forno Romano Amarone 2008

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Dal Forno Romano
Fanciful Name: Amarone
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2008 
Country of Origin: Italy
Retail Price: $320

Tasting Notes: Intense aromas that exude from the glass. Licorice and leather with balsamic and dried cherries are in the forefront. As you sip on this wine, the dried raspberries, rose petal, olive and mineral slate notes come forward. Clove and bitter chocolate come out on this long, long finish. The tannins are structured and need a little time in the glass to soften. A wonderful example of great quality Amarone. Enjoy with roasted or cured meats. 
Dal Forno Romano Amarone 2008

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Ronchi Barbaresco Red 2012

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Ronchi Barbaresco
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2012
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Piedmont
Retail Price: $30

Tasting Notes: Fresh berries and minerality up front with light tannins at the rear. For the price, it is hard to imagine a better example of barbaresco. Perfect with a cheese and charcuterie platter.
Ronchi Barbaresco Red 2012

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Saladini Pilastri Montetinello Rosso Piceno Superiore Red 2015

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Saladini Pilastri Montetinello Rosso Piceno Superiore
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2015
Country of Origin: Italy
Retail Price: $17.99

Tasting Notes: Bing cherry and raspberry dominate the nose and palate, accompanied by notable leather and spice notes. This wine hits well above its weight class with a lot of power and a smooth-as-could-be texture that is my favorite thing about it.
Saladini Pilastri Montetinello Rosso Piceno Superiore Red 2015

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Il Fauno di Arcanum Red 2014

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Il Fauno di Arcanum
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: Italy
Retail Price: $29.99

Tasting Notes: This is a Bordeaux-style blend: 72% merlot, 20% cabernet franc, 4% cabernet sauvignon and 4% petit verdot. The palate is soft with elegant tannins and textures. The nose explodes with bright raspberries and wild berries, with some floral tones of lavender. The slightly higher-than-usual acids firmly frame a potpourri of blueberry and sour cherry. The fruit slowly subsides, giving way to exotic spice, and finishes with sweet black licorice. 
Il Fauno di Arcanum Red 2014

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Malabaila Barbera d’Alba Mezzavilla Barbera 2015

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Malabaila Barbera d’Alba
Fanciful Name: Mezzavilla
Varietal: Barbera
Vintage: 2015
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Barbera d'Alba
Retail Price: $21.99

Tasting Notes: Reminiscent of blueberry pie, this gem is exploding with dark fruit, blackberry and plum. The New World flavor is silky and jammy, with balanced acid and a lip-smacking never-ending berry finish.
Malabaila Barbera d’Alba Mezzavilla Barbera 2015

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La Serena Toscana Rosso Red 2015

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La Serena Toscana Rosso
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2015
Country of Origin: Italy
Retail Price: $35

Tasting Notes: Intriguing aromas of wild berries, cherry and spice with inviting flavors of cherry, mocha and vanilla giving way to hints of black pepper and exotic spice. Full-bodied and well balanced. A lot to like for the price.
La Serena Toscana Rosso Red 2015

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