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Sale on the Ancient Italian Region of Campania!
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Campania
Sale on the Ancient Italian Region of Campania!
Stock Up & Save On:
Campania
Campania, one of Italy’s oldest wine regions, has been famous for its wines for thousands of years. Located near Naples, there are numerous references to the quality of the wines in Roman writings. Yet despite its history, lauded grape varieties, and world-class wines, it is considered an obscure region today.
Campania’s crown jewel is the indigenous red wine grape Aglianico. It is a thick-skinned red variety that creates full-bodied wines with rich tannins, ample acidity, and plenty of aging potential – a bit like Cabernet Sauvignon. The DOCG region of Taurasi, a subregion of Campania, it’s the place to look for the best examples.
Campania’s crown jewel is the indigenous red wine grape Aglianico. It is a thick-skinned red variety that creates full-bodied wines with rich tannins, ample acidity, and plenty of aging potential – a bit like Cabernet Sauvignon. The DOCG region of Taurasi, a subregion of Campania, it’s the place to look for the best examples.
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles of Campania
10% off any 6+ or more in-stock bottles of Campania
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Sale ends Tuesday, February 3rd at 9 am Pacific.
10% off any 6+ or more in-stock bottles of Campania
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We will adjust your invoice before processing your charge.
Sale ends Tuesday, February 3rd at 9 am Pacific.
We offer nine in-stock Campania options on sale now, including:
This is the lowest listed price in the USA today!
Feudi di San Gregorio Taurasi DOCG 2019 750ml Displayed Price: $49, that’s $46.55 at 5% off and $44.10 at 10% off, 17 bottles in stock now
Ned Goodwin-James Suckling 93 points “Pointed aromas of dark cherry, bitter licorice root, kirsch, tapenade and dried tobacco. There is something gritty and coal face about this. Yet the grape tannins, tightly wrought and detailed, sublimate the clench of oak at the finale, offering consummate poise while auguring well for a long future. Classy Taurasi. Drinkable now.”
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Feudi di San Gregorio Serpico Rosso Irpinia 2015 750ml Displayed Price: $69, that’s $65.55 at 5% off and $62.10 at 10% off, 22 bottles in stock now
Monica Larner-Wine Advocate 94 points “There are darker tones of purple and black fruit and some savory chocolate flavors as well in the 2015 Irpinia Aglianico Serpico. This is an ambitious and deeply layered wine that peels back to reveal more spice, tar and volcanic ash hidden deep within its core. I would suggest some more bottle age with this wine, however, as the mouthfeel is sharp and etched in its youth. The wine needs a little more time to flesh out and put on more volume. Serpico goes through an 18-month aging regime in medium-toast French oak. Some 15,000 bottles were made. Drink 2020-2035 (Oct 2019).”
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Feudi di San Gregorio Serpico Rosso Irpinia 2016 750ml Displayed Price: $49, that’s $46.55 at 5% off and $44.10 at 10% off, 18 bottles in stock now
Monica Larner-Wine Advocate 93 points “Available in a dark, frosted bottle, the Feudi di San Gregorio 2016 Irpinia Aglianico Serpico has taken the proverbial turn toward tertiary aromas, or at least an initial turn, showing pressed blackberry and blackcurrant surrounded by tarry smoke, campfire ash and toasted spice. The 2016 vintage will be remembered for its power and its inner elegance, and those are exactly the traits that have carried this wine so far, and that will continue to shape its bottle-aging trajectory. There are dusty volcanic tones on the close, and the tannins are dry over a mid-weight mouthfeel. Only 8,000 bottles were made.”
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Contrade di Taurasi Cantine Lonardo Coste, Taurasi DOCG 2011 750ml Displayed Price: $69, that’s $65.55 at 5% off and $62.10 at 10% off, 18 bottles in stock now
Ian D’Agata-Vinous 94+ points “Deep ruby. Floral nuances complicate the red and dark berry, ink, sweet spice and flinty aromas and flavors. Dense and seamless, showing a multilayered personality and remarkable complexity of flavor. Finishes very long and with repeating, lingering hints of ink and flint.”
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Contrade di Taurasi Cantine Lonardo Taurasi Riserva DOCG 2011 750ml Displayed Price: $119, that’s $113.05 at 5% off and $107.10 at 10% off, 20 bottles in stock now
Eric Guido-Vinous 96 points “The 2011 Taurasi Riserva pulls you close and holds your attention firm with its deeply alluring bouquet of crushed black cherries, plum sauce, autumnal spices, woodland herbs and hints of animal musk. This fills the palate with rich, pliant textures and ripe red and blue berries, as nervous acidity maintains wonderful freshness, and sweet notes of cinnamon, clove and tobacco form toward the close. There’s plenty of tannic grip here, yet it’s balanced by the 2011’s mix of opulent, concentrated fruit and contrasting sour citrus tones that resonate for what feels like a full minute. Even as you contemplate the experience, minerals, hints of iodine and rosy inner florals can still be sensed upon the palate. Make no mistake, this is a full-throttle expression of Taurasi, but it will win the hearts of collectors who enjoy a bigger and old-school style.”
Contrade di Taurasi Cantine Lonardo ‘T31’ Taurasi DOCG 2012 750ml Displayed Price: $119, that’s $113.05 at 5% off and $107.10 at 10% off, 12 bottles in stock now
Importer Note “The new T31 is from 100+ year old ungrafted vines on a mix of limestone and volcanic soils, elevage 3 years in tonneau with another 5 years aging in bottle.”
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Luigi Tecce Poliphemo Vecchie Vigne, Taurasi Riserva DOCG 2015 750ml Displayed Price: $95, that’s $90.25 at 5% off and $85.50 at 10% off, 3 bottles in stock now
Eric Guido-Vinous 95 points “A spicy mix of crushed black cherries, cloves, mint leaf and smoke form a seductive display as the 2015 Taurasi Riserva Poliphemo Vecchie Vigne slowly blossoms in the glass. It’s silky and pliant upon entry, quickly gaining a more tactile feel, as tart berries laced with sour citrus and minerals saturate the senses. The sheer mass and concentration here is something behold, yet more impressive is how harmonious it remains, as vibrant acidity battles fine tannins for supremacy. The end result is a finale that’s structured yet leaves the mouth watering for more, as violet florals, cocoa and an inner animal muskiness slowly fades. In my opinion, the 2015 vintage has firmly placed Luigi Tecce on the map in Taurasi.”
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Don’t miss our additional sales going on now:
Moulin-a-Vent
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles of Moulin-a-Vent
10% off any 6+ or more in-stock bottles of Moulin-a-Vent
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Sale ends Sunday, February 1st at 9 am Pacific.
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Felsina
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles of Felsina
10% off any 6+ or more in-stock bottles of Felsina
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We will adjust your invoice before processing your charge.
Sale ends Monday, February 2nd at 9 am Pacific.