Petit Picoron Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

2015, 2018

Petit Picoron Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

This exceptional Bordeaux wine is from carefully selected plots on the continuation of Saint-Émilion’s celebrated limestone ridge, the perfect terroir to grow a beautiful 100% Merlot.
The Petit Picoron Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux 2018 is a bold, high-alcohol expression from a sweltering and concentrated vintage. Like the 2015, it is a 100% Merlot sourced from the limestone ridge shared with neighboring Saint-Émilion. The 2018 Petit Picoron retains the estate’s low-intervention style, focusing on the purity of the fruit with minimal oak influence.

VARIETALS
100% Merlot

VINTAGE
2018 –  Download Tasting Note

2015 (375ml) –  Download Tasting Note

2018 (1500ml) –  Download Tasting Note

Prelude a Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac AOC (Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2nd wine)

2017

Prelude a Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac AOC (Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2nd wine)

Three large plots in the best parts of Pauillac form the vineyard of this classified growth, an unusual configuration and a direct inheritance from the estate’s founder, Pierre Ducasse, an eminent lawyer. In the 18th century he gave a single name to a fine vineyard holding, which was put together through inheritance and purchases. When he died in 1797, his son, Pierre, inherited a 60-hectare exploitation, named Ducasse-Grand-Puy-Artigues-Arnaud, of which two third were planted with vines. The estate was classified in 1855, under the name of Artigues Arnaud.

The second wine, Prélude à Grand-Puy Ducasse, was created in 1955, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the estate’s classification.

For more info, visit Château Grand-Puy Ducasse website.

VARIETALS
70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINTAGE 
2017

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Rocca delle Macìe 1787 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG

2021

Rocca delle Macìe 1787 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG

Rocca delle Macìe was established in 1973, when Italo Zingarelli, a film-maker, producer and director, decided to realize his lifelong dream by acquiring the “Le Macìe” estate, in order to create a winery in the heart of the Chianti Classico zone and to produce wines that, thanks to their balance between the tannic structure, fruit and pleasantness, can be appreciated by young people and wines that are able to give over the years a great evolution.

1787 is the year in which the word “Vino Nobile” appears for the first time on an expense note of a wine coming from Montepulciano.
This Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is created using grapes cultivated on local estates in accordance with the traditional method of vinifying this ancient Tuscan wine.

For more info, visit Rocca delle Macìe website.

VARIETALS
90% Prugnolo Gentile, 10% Merlot

VINTAGE
2021

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Rocca delle Macìe Chianti Riserva DOCG

2021

Rocca delle Macìe Chianti Riserva DOCG

Rocca delle Macìe was established in 1973, when Italo Zingarelli, a film-maker, producer and director, decided to realize his lifelong dream by acquiring the “Le Macìe” estate, in order to create a winery in the heart of the Chianti Classico zone and to produce wines that, thanks to their balance between the tannic structure, fruit and pleasantness, can be appreciated by young people and wines that are able to give over the years a great evolution.
Good and affordable, this Chianti maintains its quality year after year. Fruity and floral with a touch of spice, it also displays a pleasant suppleness that makes it a versatile wine that will pair wonderfully with a wide variety of dishes.

For more info, visit Rocca delle Macìe website.

VARIETALS
90% Sangiovese, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot

VINTAGE
2021

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Rocca delle Macìe Famiglia Zingarelli Chianti Classico DOCG

2022

Rocca delle Macìe Famiglia Zingarelli Chianti Classico DOCG

Rocca delle Macìe was established in 1973, when Italo Zingarelli, a film-maker, producer and director, decided to realize his lifelong dream by acquiring the “Le Macìe” estate, in order to create a winery in the heart of the Chianti Classico zone and to produce wines that, thanks to their balance between the tannic structure, fruit and pleasantness, can be appreciated by young people and wines that are able to give over the years a great evolution.

The “Zingarelli Family” is the Classic Chianti of Rocca delle Macìe which well represents the characteristics of this great wine area according to the interpretation of a winery in which tradition and experience blend with modern techniques.
A Chianti Classico made as it should be and that likes to be drunk young to show its purity and the imprint of a unique territory.

For more info, visit Rocca delle Macìe website.

VARIETALS
95% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot

VINTAGE
2022 (available also in 1500ml with 2021)

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Rocca delle Macìe Famiglia Zingarelli Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG

2021

Rocca delle Macìe Famiglia Zingarelli Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG

Rocca delle Macìe was established in 1973, when Italo Zingarelli, a film-maker, producer and director, decided to realize his lifelong dream by acquiring the “Le Macìe” estate, in order to create a winery in the heart of the Chianti Classico zone and to produce wines that, thanks to their balance between the tannic structure, fruit and pleasantness, can be appreciated by young people and wines that are able to give over the years a great evolution.

The “Zingarelli Family” is the Classic Chianti of Rocca delle Macie which well represents the characteristics of this great wine area according to the interpretation of a winery in which tradition and experience blend with modern techniques.
This Chianti Classico Riserva is an harmonious blend of three vines mixed in different percentages, where Sangiovese has a majority, with good tannins and a rich and persistent finish.

This particular label and vintage celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Rocca delle Macìe, founded in 1973 by Italo Zingarelli.

For more info, visit Rocca delle Macìe website.

VARIETALS
90% Sangiovese, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot

VINTAGE
2021

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Rocca delle Macìe Vernaiolo Chianti DOCG

2023

Rocca delle Macìe Vernaiolo Chianti DOCG

Rocca delle Macìe was established in 1973, when Italo Zingarelli, a film-maker, producer and director, decided to realize his lifelong dream by acquiring the “Le Macìe” estate, in order to create a winery in the heart of the Chianti Classico zone and to produce wines that, thanks to their balance between the tannic structure, fruit and pleasantness, can be appreciated by young people and wines that are able to give over the years a great evolution.
Classic introductory Chianti, quite fresh in style. Its name derives from the Latin “vernale”, meaning ‘of spring’ and indicating the period of the year in which the Chianti, having got through the winter, was bottled.

For more info, visit Rocca delle Macìe website.

VARIETALS
90% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot, 5% Canaiolo

VINTAGE
2023

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Schild Estate Barossa Merlot

2021

Schild Estate Barossa Merlot

Schild Estate Wines are created with an authenticity and passion that comes from generations of a family who have made their home in the Southern Barossa.
The Three Springs vineyard is where the original Schild family estate is located.
Situated on historic Narrow Road at Rowland Flat, this vineyard sits at 380 metres above sea level. Vineyards at this altitude are traditionally much lower yielding than vineyards planted on the Barossa Valley floor meaning the grapes from these vines are regarded as higher quality fruit, as this merlot clearly shows.

For more info, visit Schild Estate website.

VARIETALS
100% Merlot

VINTAGE
2021

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Second de Camensac Haut-Médoc AOC (Château Camensac GCC 2 wine)

2014, 2015

Second de Camensac Haut-Médoc AOC (Château Camensac GCC 2 wine)

Located in the heart of the Haut-Médoc appellation, on the edge of the Saint-Julien appellation, the Château de Camensac covers 75 hectares. Purchased in 2005 by the Merlaut family, he benefits from the experience and know-how of the Château Chasse Spleen team, it regains its glory of 1855, when it was ranked 5th Grand Cru in the Bordeaux classification and its wines renew with the traditional quality of the castle.

The concept of a second wine became widespread in the 1970s.
Acquiring a château’s second wine is a way of bringing some of the magic of a great growth into your cellar at an affordable price, with the possibility of enjoying it at a younger age.
Benefiting from the same care of the first wine, Second de Camensac is blended from carefully selected batches, specifically for the second wine, in accordance with its identity. Soft tannins, ripe fruit, elegance, and always excellent value.

For more info, visit Château de Camensac website.

VARIETALS
87% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINTAGE
2014 –  Download Tasting Note

2015 –  Download Tasting Note

Seigneurs D’Aiguilhe Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux (Château d’Aiguilhe 2nd wine)

2020, 2021

Seigneurs D’Aiguilhe Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux (Château d’Aiguilhe 2nd wine)

Seigneurs D’Aiguilhe (or “The Lord of Aiguilhe”) is the second wine of Château d’Aiguilhe, owned by Count Von Neipperg since 1998. The Château is one of the finest and most beautiful vineyards in the Castillon-Côtes de Bordeaux appellation, on the high hillsides of the right bank of the Dordogne.

Combining power and freshness, the wines of Château d’Aiguilhe succeed in expressing the terroir’s strong personality, and show very well after 5 years in bottle.

For more info, visit Château d’Aiguilhe website.

VARIETALS
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2020 – Download Tasting Note

2021 – Download Tasting Note

Susana Balbo Signature Malbec

2022

Susana Balbo Signature Malbec

Many Malbec associate with powerful, robust and sweet-fruited red wines, but Susana Balbo chooses instead to emphasize the elegant fruity and minerality of the grape variety.
Made with purchased grapes from Altamira, this impressive, limestone-influenced Malbec contains 4% Merlot in this vintage.
It’s a scented, well balanced expression of the grape with bright acidity, crunchy blackberry fruit, well integrated oak and filigree tannins. More evidence of the change of style here.

For more info, visit Susana Balbo website.

VARIETALS
96% Malbec, 4% Merlot

VINTAGE
2022

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Tenuta Cantagallo Gioveto Toscana IGT

2021

Tenuta Cantagallo Gioveto Toscana IGT

Tenuta Cantagallo has been owned by the Pierazzuoli family since 1970 and covers 200 hectares of vineyards, olive groves and woods on the rolling Tuscan hills between Florence and Vinci.
The pride of the estate is the production of Chianti Montalbano DOCG and Riserva.

However, Gioveto is a Toscana IGT which comes from the blend of the best selection of Merlot, Syrah and Sangiovese.  “Gioveto” comes from the old name of Sangiovese in Tuscany which was called “SanGioveto”.

The selection of the grapes is the first secret of the Cantagallo wines, so much that as mentioned in the label and written in the cork is made “a bottle for each strain” (“Una bottiglia di vino per ogni ceppo di vite”).

For more info, visit Tenuta Cantagallo website.

VARIETALS
60% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 20% Syrah

VINTAGE
2021

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Tenuta Luce "Luce" Toscana IGT

2020

Tenuta Luce “Luce” Toscana IGT

Located in the Montalcino area, southwest of the medieval city, Tenuta Luce Della Vite, one of the estates of the Frescobaldi family, produces some of the best wines of Tuscany and the greatest Italian wines. Literally, Tuscany in a unique light.

Luce is the first wine to be produced from a blend of Sangiovese and Merlot in Montalcino. Perfect harmony between the structure and elegance of Sangiovese and the roundness and softness of Merlot. Luce is the iconic wine of estate, capable of expressing, vintage after vintage, our original interpretation of these lands.

For more info, visit Tenuta Luce website.

VARIETALS
Merlot, Sangiovese

VINTAGE
2020

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Tenuta Luce La Vite Lucente Toscana IGT

2021

Tenuta Luce La Vite Lucente Toscana IGT

Located in the Montalcino area, southwest of the medieval city, Tenuta Luce Della Vite, one of the estates of the Frescobaldi family, produces some of the best wines of Tuscany and the greatest Italian wines. Literally, Tuscany in a unique light.

Lucente is the result of a careful selection of the estate’s vineyards that are particularly suited for the production of a fruity and very pleasant wine. Like Luce, it is made from Sangiovese and Merlot, which prevails in the blend.

For more info, visit Tenuta Luce website.

VARIETALS
Merlot, Sangiovese

VINTAGE
2021

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Tenuta Ulisse Premium Rosé

2024

Tenuta Ulisse Premium Rosé

Tenuta Ulisse, a modern expression of a centuries-old tradition of passion and dedication to the land, is one of Abruzzo’s premier winemaking estate. It has aggressively dived into the enormous potential of Abruzzo’s unique terroir and ancient varieties by placing a contemporary spin on indigenous grapes such as Montepulciano D’Abruzzo, Trebbiano D’Abruzzo, Pecorino, Passerina e Cococciola.

These wines are the result of the passion and experience of Antonio and Luigi Ulisse, two brothers dedicated to expressing the potential and character of the region’s wines. Each glass from Tenuta Ulisse’s wine is a journey, an experience that amazes, a vision. «We are determined to use the most expressive and unique terroirs of Abruzzo to create Abruzzo fine wine of distinction».

An elegant pale pink colour rosé.
A stylish, beautifully-balanced blend of Merlot and other red grapes, varieties that express their finest qualities when grown near the sea.

For more info, visit Tenuta Ulisse website.

VARIETALS
Merlot and other red grapes

VINTAGE
2024

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