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2018 Poggio Scalette Chianti Classico
Poggio Scalette
2018 Poggio Scalette Chianti Classico
Their wonderful Chianti Classico comes from low-yielding, terraced vineyards planted at elevations approaching 1500 feet and facing southwest in order to capture the sun’s ripening rays.  Fermented in lined, concrete tanks, with no oak...
$19.99
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2023 La Spinetta 'Il Rose di Casanova' Toscana IGT
2023 La Spinetta 'Il Rose di Casanova' Toscana IGT
If you know Giorgio Rivetti, you know he doesn’t ‘dabble.’ When he does something, he does it big, or he doesn’t do it at all! The family business began with Moscato- and he still makes the most famous- but he loved Barbaresco too. So he built a winery...
$18.99
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2015 Podere il Palazzino Chianti Classico Riserve Grosso Sanese
Podere il Palazzino
2015 Podere il Palazzino Chianti Classico Riserve Grosso Sanese
FREE GROUND SHIPPING ON 6 OR MORE BOTTLES Vinous Media: The 2015 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Grosso Sanese is a powerful, brooding wine. A rush of sweet red cherry and floral notes appears first as the Grosso Sanese shows off its personality. The...
$52.00
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2018 Tenuta di Carleone Chianti Classico
Tenuta di Carleone
2018 Tenuta di Carleone Chianti Classico
Decanter: Sean O’Callaghan is a passionate, obsessed and intensely faithful producer of Sangiovese. He sees the same potential in it as in Nebbiolo or Pinot Noir, and this Chianti Classico is as exquisite as the top wines made from those other...
$39.99
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2016 Collazzi I Bastioni Chianti Classico
2016 Collazzi I Bastioni Chianti Classico
Winery Notes:  Villa Collazzi is one of the most impressive estates in all of Tuscany. This architectural landmark was originally designed by Michelangelo in 1560 for his friend, Agostino Dini. It offers commanding views of the surrounding...
$19.99
2019 Caprili Brunello di Montalcino
2019 Caprili Brunello di Montalcino
2019 Caprili Brunello di Montalcino $67.99 with shipping included on 6 bottles or more One of our favorite Brunellos from the PRIMA restaurant years, the Caprili style is all about balance. We always appreciate the great accessibility in its youth...
$67.99
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2016 Le Cinciole Chianti Classico
Le Cinciole
2016 Le Cinciole Chianti Classico
Floral aromas and the scent of light red fruits, with undertones of tobacco, foliage and menthol, which develop in the glass to a successful terroir wine that preserves the fragrance and primary aromas of the young Sangiovese. Pleasantly medium-weight...
$24.99
2022 Borgo Paglianetto Verdicchio di Matelica Petrara
2022 Borgo Paglianetto Verdicchio di Matelica Petrara
#15 PRIMA’s ’24 for 24’ Best Wines Of The Year My recent trip to Le Marches on the Adriatic Coast of Italy proved to be very instructive.  Among a deep love for the area, I came away with a...
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2019 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico
Castello di Volpaia
2019 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico
Decanter Magazine 90 Points:  Subtle in its expression, this takes some time to open up, then reveals decisive fennel, red plum, white pepper and lavender. Velvety fruit is ripe yet crunchy, punctuated by herbal notes, while the discreet powdery...
$22.50
2020 Fattoria Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva 750 ml
2020 Fattoria Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva 750 ml
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Tuscany Wine Sub-subregion: Chianti Classico #4 PRIMA’s ’24 for 24’ Best Wines Of The Year 2023  Back when I started at PRIMA, some 30 years ago, the so-called new wave of quality wines from...
$39.99
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Tenuta di Sesta 'Poggio d'Arna' IGT Toscana
Tenuta di Sesta
Tenuta di Sesta 'Poggio d'Arna' IGT Toscana
Wine Advocate: Featuring Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the Tenuta di Sesta 2019 Poggio d'Arna is packed tight with the dense fruit and inky black extract that you would primarily associate with Cabernet Franc. This is the dominant force. Aromas...
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2016 Capanna di Cencioni Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
2016 Capanna di Cencioni Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
It’s not often we can say $120 a bottle is a ‘hot price,’ but when its Capanna’s 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, well, we think it is!  Capanna is, of course, one of Montalcino’s true blue chips with a history that...
$119.99
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2016 Montecalvi VV Vigna Vecchia, Toscana
Montecalvi
2016 Montecalvi VV Vigna Vecchia, Toscana
Winery Notes: Vigna Vecchia is the wine we make from our Le Terrazze vineyard, one of the oldest vineyards in Tuscany. Not just a single vineyard wine, but wine made from ancient Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino vines. Fewer grapes per vine, and...
$54.99
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2016 Capanna Brunello di Montalcino
Capanna
2016 Capanna Brunello di Montalcino
2016 Capanna Brunello di Montalcino   James Suckling: Gorgeous aromas of black cherry, cedar, leather and dried flowers follow through to a full body with firm, creamy tannins that are long and caressing. Tight and focused. Pretty clarity to...
$69.99
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2016 Capanna Brunello di Montalcino 'Nicco'
Capanna
2016 Capanna Brunello di Montalcino 'Nicco'
2016 Capanna Brunello di Montalcino 'Nicco'  James Suckling: Very beautiful aromas of crushed cherries and flowers, such as violets. Some fresh mushroom and tile as well. Full-bodied with extremely polished tannins and an ultra-silky texture...
$129.99
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2019 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 'Vigna Montosoli'
2019 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 'Vigna Montosoli'
Coming on the heels of the Ciacci offer last week, comes the wonderful benchmarks from Altesino. While Ciacci rules the southern part of the appellation, Altesino’s Montosoli vineyard is the icon of the north. These are beautiful, elegant offerings. Both...
$139.99
$119.99
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2014 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Emidio Pepe
2014 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
PRIMA Notes:  There is, of course, no shortage of great wine in Italy these days, but the list of true icons- your Rinaldis, Gajas, Ornellaias and the like- is still a short, rarified one.  Somewhere very near the top of that list must be...
$149.99
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2022 Castello di Romitorio ‘Brio’ Toscana Rosso IGT
2022 Castello di Romitorio ‘Brio’ Toscana Rosso IGT
With Romitorio’s transcendent, silky and elegant 2019 Brunello di Montalcino ($71.99) already in the house, let’s turn our attention instead to a different side of this seminal southern Tuscan property- this ultra-tasty no-wood, no frills Sangiovese from...
$24.99
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2019 Istine Chianti Classico Casanova dell'Aia
Istine
2019 Istine Chianti Classico Casanova dell'Aia
2019 Istine Chianti Classico Casanova dell'Aia Wine Enthusiast: Radiant and delicious, this gorgeous red is for Sangiovese purists and fans of terroir-driven finesse. It opens with enticing scents of woodland berries, violet and camphor, and the elegant,...
$44.99
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2019 Siro Pacenti Rosso di Montalcino
Siro Pacenti
2019 Siro Pacenti Rosso di Montalcino
PRIMA Notes: Man, I am loving these 2019 Tuscan reds.  The best are just, well, thoroughly charming, and yet they have a sense of gravitas that goes along with their elegance too. What I like best is their textbook Sangiovese aromatics that, thanks...
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2020 Dei Rosso di Montepulciano
Dei
2020 Dei Rosso di Montepulciano
Importer's Notes:  Cultivated organically, a blend of 90% Prugnolo Gentile, 5% Canaiolo Nero, and 5% Merlot from 5 to 40 year old vines in the sandy tuffaceous soils of the Martiena cru. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in...
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2022 La Spinetta-Giorgio Rivetti Vermentino IGT Toscana
2022 La Spinetta-Giorgio Rivetti Vermentino IGT Toscana
You can practically hear the sea gulls swirling overhead when you pull the cork on this…..Giorgio Rivetti’s foray into western Tuscany has been the source of several stunning wines starting with, of course, his impressive and top-value...
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2017 Cantina della Volta "BrutRosso" Lambrusco di Sorbara Brut
Cantina della Volta
2017 Cantina della Volta "BrutRosso" Lambrusco di Sorbara Brut
 Rich red wine characteristics meet the light effervescence of a champagne-style sparkler. Ripe strawberry and cherry, blood orange, baking spice, and tangerine pith all culminate in a lip smacking finish. Refreshing, yet with a depth of flavor that...
$21.99
2017 Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino
2017 Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino
We seem to spend a lot of time talking about cellaring Brunello but not enough time actually drinking it. That’s a problem I sometimes face when looking in the cellar for something to drink as the grill gets hot and the steak sits ready to go on...
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2020 Tenuta di Sesta Rosso di Montalcino
Tenuta di Sesta
2020 Tenuta di Sesta Rosso di Montalcino
James Suckling 91 Points: A tangy array of wild herbs and spices colors the bright berry fruit. Hints of minerals and tangerines, too. Medium-bodied and quite elegant and fluid, with silky, refined tannins. A juicy and very well-made Rosso, to enjoy now.
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2021 Uccelliera Rosso di Montalcino
2021 Uccelliera Rosso di Montalcino
# 20 PRIMA’s ’24 for 24’ Best Wines Of The Year Sure, Uccelliera’s popular Rosso di Montalcino is one of the top examples of Tuscan Sangiovese every vintage- it is even always notably successful in what are considered...
$29.99
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2016 Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino 'Vecchie Vigne'
Siro Pacenti
2016 Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino 'Vecchie Vigne'
Since so many of you asked about what Pacenti 2016 Brunello was available, I’ve put together a modest offer for the few precious cases of the Vecchie Vigne (old vines) cuvee still at our disposal.  These are coming directly from...
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2022 Alberto Giacobbe Cesanese di Olevano Romano Superiore 'Giocobbe'
2022 Alberto Giacobbe Cesanese di Olevano Romano Superiore 'Giocobbe'
If what I hear from you customers means anything, just about everyone has been to Rome this year.  At least it seems that way.  It makes me insanely jealous to hear about all the great meals you’ve been enjoying there, if not the crowds...
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2019 Accadia Verdicchio di Castello di Jesi Cuvee Evelyn
Accadia
2019 Accadia Verdicchio di Castello di Jesi Cuvee Evelyn
Evelyn Verdicchio Macerato Accadia, natural wine, light skin maceration, golden hue, bitter notes, fresh fruits and grasses, delicious easy, light orange wine. Angel Accadia is broadening his range and this fantastic little skin contact wine is a...
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2019 Col di Lamo Brunello di Montalcino
2019 Col di Lamo Brunello di Montalcino
Shipping included on 3 bottles or more Never heard of Col di Lamo?  Neither, frankly, had we. It’s very, very tiny, and the small amount of Col di Lamo Brunello (and its brilliant orange label) made usually never makes it far from Tuscany...
$64.99
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2015 Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
Emidio Pepe
2015 Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
PRIMA Notes: There is, of course, no shortage of great wine in Italy these days, but the list of true icons- your Rinaldis, Gajas, Ornellaias and the like- is still a short, rarified one.  Somewhere very near the top of that list must be Emidio Pepe...
$111.00
2017 Di Majo Norante ‘Don Luigi’ Riserva, Molise
2017 Di Majo Norante ‘Don Luigi’ Riserva, Molise
Molise is not the first place you think of when it comes to wine in Italy but Di Majo Norante is the province’s best-known producer.  The Don Luigi Riserva is the winery’s flagship and, seriously, one of the most fun, most delicious and...
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2023 Rocca di Montegrossi Rosato Toscana
2023 Rocca di Montegrossi Rosato Toscana
Rocca di Montegrossi, located in A Monti in Gaiole in the heart of the Chianti Classico region, is very famous for its fabulous organically-farmed reds. One of their top wines is the San Marcellino Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, named after the...
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2016 San Giusto a Rentennano Percarlo
San Giusto a Rentennano
2016 San Giusto a Rentennano Percarlo
Percarlo is made from 100% estate grown Sangiovese grapes, especially selected bunch per bunch, from the best zones of our vineyards, which have a low yield of 1 Kg grapes per vine.The grapes are usually allowed to mature beyond the normal degree of...
$159.99
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2018 Palazzino Rosso di Palazzino
Podere il Palazzino
2018 Podere il Palazzino Rosso di Palazzino
Winery Notes:  Il Palazzino farm, owned by Alessandro and Andrea Sderci, is located in Monti in Chianti, 20 km northeast of Siena, in the southern part of Chianti Classico Area. The estate has a total of about twenty hectares (fifty acres), great...
$17.99
2019 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 375 ml
2019 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 375 ml
Coming on the heels of the Ciacci offer last week, comes the wonderful benchmarks from Altesino. While Ciacci rules the southern part of the appellation, Altesino’s Montosoli vineyard is the icon of the north. These are beautiful, elegant offerings...
$42.99
2019 Il Palazzone Brunello di Montalcino
2019 Il Palazzone Brunello di Montalcino
In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, the 2019 vintage in Montalcino is continuing to produce some amazing wines! We’ve been impressed across the board but have been, nonetheless, buying them selectively, looking for wines that show more than just raw...
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2007 Sassetti Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino Dieci
Sassetti
2007 Sassetti Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino Dieci
Released one decade after the harvest, the 2007 Brunello di Montalcino Dieci is a one-off wine meant to celebrate an exceptional vintage. The aging process sees 48 months in large Slavonian oak casks and the wine then rests in the bottle for the...
$199.99