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Grand Cru Bea :
2009 Paolo Bea Sagrantino di Montefalco "Vigneto Cerrete"

Cerrete may very well be Paolo Bea’s Grand Cru.

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"One of Italy’s most iconic producers"
2012 Valentini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Whenever we taste Valentini's Montepulciano, we're in awe of the wine. For us, Valentini's Montepulciano is one of Italy's great wines.

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"The Bruno Giacosa of the region"
2011 Tecce Taurasi Poliphemo

"Luigi Tecce is clearly amongst the very finest, if not the finest, winemaker in Taurasi today and he will be a superstar in the very near future!" -John Gilman, View from the Cellar

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A Master at Work: 2010 Dal Forno Amarone

Dal Forno's Amarone is a very special wine. It's a wine of unmistakable greatness. Dal Forno's Amarone combines breathtaking scale with a heartbreaking complexity and seemingly endless depth. There is simply no other wine like it.

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2012 Canonica Barolo Paiagallo

Canonica turns out some of the most captivating and soulful Barolos around. Every time I taste one of Canonica's Barolos, I'm blown away by their purity and their textural complexity. 

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A Master at Work: 2010 Dal Forno Amarone

There's no missing Dal Forno’s greatness. Along with the late Giuseppe Quintarelli, Romano dal Forno has redefined the boundaries of Amarone. Dal Forno's Amarone is a very special wine. It combines breathtaking scale with a heartbreaking complexity and seemingly endless depth. There is simply no other wine like it.

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"Bucking every trend and modern convention..."
2008 Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

"Bucking every trend and modern convention, the wines of Emidio Pepe represent one of the most singular expressions in winemaking today." -Antonio Galloni Pepe's wines are some of the most strikingly original and beautiful wines that you'll ever encounter. The Montepulciano is an unforgettable wine. 

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Raw Power, Regal Elegance:
2006 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino

Every time we offer Il Poggione, the response is huge. Without a doubt, the wines represent some of the best value we know of for traditional Brunello. Normally, we wouldn’t entertain offering Brunello in the middle of August. But when this well-priced parcel of Il Poggione came my way, I knew I had to jump on it.

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In The Shadows of Mt. Blanc - Mountain Nebbiolo:
2012 Ferrando Carema Etichetta Bianca

Few wines have attracted the fan club that Ferrando's Carema has. The reason is simple: Carema is alpine Nebbiolo of breathtaking grace.

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Endowed with tons of grace and sheer depth - 2008 Vietti Barolo Brunate Magnum

When this small parcel of 2008 Vietti Brunate mags crossed my desk, I jumped on it. 2008 is a special vintage for the wine, and mags are very rare. There's only one other listing for mags in the U.S. 

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A Barolo of nearly indescribable class:
2011 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Francia

Conterno's 2011 Barolo Francia represents an absolute high point of the vintage. Roberto Conterno is one of the world's great winemakers. And what he turned out in 2011 drives this point home. 

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A Break Out Vintage:
2010 Roagna Barbaresco Pajé

"Quality has never been higher here, and as I have written before, Luca Roagna is one of Piedmont's most promising young producers." -Antonio Galloni The Roagna family has deep roots in Piedmont stretching back four generations. To this day, there's been a steady march of traditionalism. 

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