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Wine

Sipping Italy at Home

Item Number
272
Estimated Value
1500 USD
Opening Bid
900 USD

Item Description

Sipping Italy at Home
Classic Tuscany Selection - 12 Bottles of Italian Red Wine Shipped to Your Home


This Experience Includes:
12 bottles of Italian red wine shipped to your home
Descriptive notes for each wine
Video presentation and sommelier guided tasting
Winspire booking & concierge service
 
Enjoy a unique assortment of 12 bottles of Italian red wines, each with high critic scores chosen by our sommelier team.  These labels and vintages are difficult to find in the US. You'll receive descriptive notes for each wine along with a video presentation and guided tasting with our sommelier.


The Classic Tuscany selection includes 3 bottles of each of the following wines:


Brunello di Montalcino Verbena 2015
The color is a magnificent ruby red with garnet reflections. The nose is a sequence of aromas that ranges from ripe plum, leather, and spices to chocolate and licorice. Includes lovely earthy notes as well. In the mouth it is soft and balanced. Due to the young age the tannins are still vibrant but are already pleasant. Beautiful acidity makes this Brunello easy to drink despite its robustness.
 
Poggio Rosso San Felice Gran Selezione 2011 
“Poggio Rosso” is the perfect exemplar of a Tuscan red. Charming but traditional, elegant but robust. The color is an intense ruby red. The aromas are vigorous, with notes of red berries and violets at first impact, then licorice, leather, and spice in the background with an balsamic note. The chewy, concentrate paltae deliver juicy black cherry, mature, vanilla cinnamon and moche. Delicious and silky in the mouth, with tannins that are elegant and fine, and acidity that supports the structure of the wine.
 
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Montemercurio Messagero 2015 
In the glass, the color is an intense red ruby. Aromas consist of typical ripe berries and plum, followed by hints of vanilla and light licorice, cloves and black pepper. In the mouth the wine is round, smooth, ideal tannins, not too dry and not too sour with a long finish. Absolutely easy to drink, both clean and crisp. Il Messaggero is most certainly a champion of balance. A wine well done, very versatile in food pairing. Of course it goes well with red meat and game, but also a lovely dish of pasta with an important meat sauce ragù can stand up to this elegant wine without being overpowered.
 
Fogio 38 Fornacelle 2015 
Foglio 38 is a pure Cabernet Franc, aged in the barrique for 18 months. It stands out for its elegance and the dynamicity of the sip. Dense ruby red color, with purple reflections. The nose highlights balsamic and herbal notes, mint essence, juniper and Mediterranean shrub. The taste is intense, yet maintains a graceful structure and linear development, similar to a Margaux wine. It tapers in progression, while enjoying a great aromatic amplification in the finish of the mouth, revealing the precious contribution of acidity.

Item Special Note

Includes door-to-door shipping in styrofoam boxes, taxes, duties and insurance.  Delivery time is approximately 15-20 days. Once the shipment has cleared U.S. customs, a tracking number will be issued and forwarded to your attention in order for you to follow the status of the shipment. The package will need to be received and signed for by a person over the age of 21.


Restrictions:   Wine cannot be shipped to P.O. Boxes and to the states of South Dakota, Utah, Mississippi, and Vermont.


All purchases are non-refundable and cannot be resold.