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Vignetti Massa Monleale Barbera
Monleale is the name of the town where Massa is located; there's the high, alto, and low parts of town; Massa is in Monleale Alto. All the classic Barbera cherry and raspberry fruit but the grape's high acidity is honed into a tight knitted complexity. One of the few Barbara's that age and become more complex. Winemaking Details: Aged in Botti, Low SO2 Added, Unfiltered, Vegan, Spontaneous Yeast Fermentation
De Forville Barbaresco
In the early part of the last century, The De Forville family used to sell their wines in bulk to restaurants and retailers, until 1940 when they bottled their first wine. The grape is Nebbiolo, made in a traditional style from old vines. A stunning wine, offering floral violet hints and earth on the nose, cherry, peach, wet earth and tannins on the palate. Can be enjoyed now or laid down to age some more.
COS Pithos
COS is the cool, cultish, indie wine from Sicily. The name comes from the initials of the 3 partners who came up with the project, two achitects and one social worker. Ripe red fruit, floral and aromatic, balanced with great volcanic mineral notes. Aged in the Roman style amphora, it's a taste that stands apart. No sulfur added. One of the truly great wines of Italy.
COS Nero Di Lupo
Known as a fruity light grape, in this wine it becomes complex, deep and structured. Time Out’s food editor's favorite wine of the year. Made by three friends who quit their day jobs, unfiltered, no additives and only a tiny tiny amount of SO2 at bottling.
Monte Di Grazia Rosso
From Tramonti, high above the town of Amalfi in Campania, some 45 km from Naples. The wine comes from 2.7 hectares of vines spread over five plots, with tendone trellising (a sort of pergola system with the vines trellised high, the leaves shading the grapes from the hot sun). These vines are old, ranging from 50 years to over 100, and are ungrafted.Deep coloured. This has a wonderfully meaty, bloody, iodine, mineral nose with plum and cherry fruit. It has lots of fruit, but it is predominantly savoury.
COS Cerasuolo
The cheapest of the great COS wines , but none the less still superb. Ripe fruit from the Nero, aromatics from the Frapatto and some striking minerality. These three elements are balanced perfectly.
COS Pithos
COS is the cool, cultish, indie wine from Sicily. The name comes from the initials of the 3 partners who came up with the project, two achitects and one social worker. Ripe red fruit, floral and aromatic, balanced with great volcanic mineral notes. Aged in the Roman style amphora, it's a taste that stands apart. No sulfur added. One of the truly great wines of Italy.
Denavolo Dinavola
This is an "orange wine", which is a white wine fermented with the grape skins like a red, and it's one of the best we've ever had. Made by La Stoppa's winemaker, Giulio Armani, this blend comes from 28-year old vines grown in Giulio's beautiful calcareous soils. The wine unfolds with sage and orange peel on the nose, followed by stone fruits and a hint of toffee, ending with a fine balance of tannins, acidity and a hint of dried herbs. The finish last for minutes!
Luigi Ferrando Carema "Etichetta Bianca"
A Barbaresco by any other name...This is 100% Nebbiolo from Carema in Northwestern Italy and it is made by one of our favorite producers, Luigi Ferrando. This is a wine worthy of your attention. Still young, it offers aromas of mountain flowers and licorice followed by bright cherry fruit. Take some time with it and you will notice how it continues to change in your glass.
Paolo Bea Rosso de Veo
One of Italy’s most sought after estates and for good reason. This young vine Sagrantino is medium bodied with beautifully subtle blue and blackberry fruit with wild herbs, flowers, cassis and subtle notes of earthiness.. Paolo Bea has become a bit of a rock star in the natural wine world (if that's possible) and his wines show attention to detail and the touch of a master's hand. ...And you don't have to be a wine geek to appreciate them! Winemaking Details: Vinified in Used Barrel, Spontaneous Yeast Fermentation, Unfiltered, Unfined, Vegan, No added sulfites