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Pillastro Primitivo Puglia 2022
Regular price: $15.99 per bottle
94-Point Italian Bestseller
Wine Details
GREEN PIONEER, (Packaging Pioneers Packaging Pioneers)
Gilbert & Gaillard International Competition, (Double Gold Medal)
94PTS
Gilbert & Gaillard International Competition, (Double Gold Medal)
90PTS
Flavor Profile
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Pillastro Primitivo is a full-bodied red wine with ripe raspberry and plum, supported by spiced raisin and fresh-brewed coffee notes. The palate offers sumptuous red and black fruit flavors, mingling with spicy oak and vanilla. Long, smooth finish.
Wine Food Pairings
Game, beef, lamb, pizza (esp. meaty), aged cheese, red-sauced pastas.
Vecciano 2021
Regular price: $40.99 per bottle
99-Point Tuscan Legend
Wine Details
99PTS
- Red - Full Bodied
- Italy
- Sangiovese-based blend
- 14% ABV
- 750 ml
- 31 December 2028
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Vecciano is a full-bodied red with ripe red and black cherry aromas, supported by toasty spice notes. The palate delivers dense, rounded plum and black currant flavors, with elegant vanilla tones, fine tannins and a long, smooth finish.
Wine Food Pairings
Pizza and pastas (esp. with red sauce), steak, veal, dark-meat chicken, barbecue, lamb, aged cheeses.
Saracosa Governo Rosso 2023
Regular price: $24.99 per bottle
98-Point Tuscan Rarity
Wine Details
98PTS
- Red - Medium to Full Bodied
- Italy
- Sangiovese-based blend
- 13.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- 31 December 2026
Flavor Profile
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Saracosa Governo is a medium- to full-bodied red wine with seductively ripe, red-fruit aromas, supported by toasty oak and sweet spice notes. Rich and well-rounded, the palate offers intense black cherry, chocolate raisin, and vanilla oak flavors. Long, velvety finish.
Wine Food Pairings
Beef, pork, firm cheeses, red-sauced pastas, vegetarian meals.
Bartolomeo Lorenzi Rosso Veronese 2021
Regular price: $18.99 per bottle
Authentic Northern Italian Red
Wine Details
90PTS
Gilbert & Gaillard International Competition, (Double Gold Medal)
London Wine Competition, (Silver Medal)
China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), (Best Value Award Title)
Mundus Vini - Spring Tasting, (Silver Medal)
Concours International de Lyon, (Silver Medal)
- Red - Medium to Full Bodied
- Italy
- Corvina-based blend
- 13% ABV
- 750 ml
- 31 May 2027
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Bartolomeo Lorenzi Rosso Veronese is a medium-to full-bodied red with aromas of red cherry, red berries, cocoa and sweet spices. On the palate, it offers flavors of juicy cherry and ripe plum and a long, fresh finish.
Wine Food Pairings
Goat cheese, shellfish, chicken, pork, herb sauces, vegetarian.
Antonio Federici Rosso Roma 2021
Regular price: $22.99 per bottle
Heralded Roman Sensation
Wine Details
98PTS
China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), (Double Gold Medal)
China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), (Great Value Title)
The Wall Street Journal, (Editor's Choice Recommendation)
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Antonio Federici is a full-bodied red with ripe Morello cherry and delicate raspberry aromas. The sumptuous palate has luscious black fruit and cherry flavors, plus hints of warming spice on the long, complex finish.
Wine Food Pairings
Aged cheese, duck, game birds, venison, pork, vegetarian.
Edizione Limitata Numerata Chianti Numero 3 Particella 2020
Regular price: $23.99 per bottle
98-Point Chianti
Wine Details
98PTS
Mundus Vini, (Gold Medal)
China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), (Double Gold Medal)
- Red - Medium to Full Bodied
- Italy
- Sangiovese
- Vegan
- 13% ABV
- 750 ml
- Vegetarian
- 31 December 2028
Flavor Profile
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Edizione Limitata is a medium- to full-bodied red with ripe morello cherry, raspberry, black plum and spice aromas and flavors. On the palate, elegant, structured tannins frame the long, velvety finish.
Wine Food Pairings
Beef, pork, firm cheeses, red-sauced pastas, vegetarian meals.
Purezza Red 2021
Regular price: $16.99 per bottle
93-Point Organically Grown Italian Red
Wine Details
93PTS
- Red - Medium to Full Bodied
- Italy
- Nero di Troia-based blend
- 13.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- Vegetarian
- 31 December 2026
Flavor Profile
Wine Flavor Profile
Purezza is a medium-bodied red wine with wild blackberry, raspberry and fresh violet aromas and flavors. The palate is silky-smooth and complex, with a long, vibrant finish.
Wine Food Pairings
Poultry (esp. dark meat), sausages, pasta in red sauce, bitter greens (chicory, kale), red meat.