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Raised entirely in a mix of used 250- and 500-liter French barrels, the 2017 is more profound and lower-pitched on the nose than its white-label counterpart, with blacker fruit and a stronger savory imprint. Its firmly gripping, lengthily tunneling finish promises decades of positive evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduced exclusively from the Nebbiolo grape planted in a series of vineyards that sit beneath the Swiss Alp's Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco). 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These wines are so big they would make any Napa wine but Harlan Estate pink in the cheeks. From one of the US's greatest importers, Rosenthal Wines, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Bea€™s wines remain singular€”boisterous, unabashedly wild expressions of their undulating, sun-drenched hills of origin, each new vintage of which is eagerly anticipated by a legion of loyal clients.\" \u003c\/strong\u003eTheir opulence and grippy tannic structure is balanced by a space opera of exotic spices, herbs and aromatics tantrically woven into a velvet fabric. 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A Super-Friulian for purists that can still wow any Bordeaux drinker. -WP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"AOC Selections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42474661118185,"sku":"31067","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0533\/9729\/1161\/products\/2018RoncodelGnemiz_BuriBelleria_ColliOrientaliRosso.png?v=1644531094"},{"product_id":"2004-marco-de-bartoli-marsala-superiore-oro-riserva","title":"2004 Marco de Bartoli Marsala Superiore Oro Riserva","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#003366\" style=\"color: #003366;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMARCO DI BARTOLI: SICILY'S 8TH WONDER \u0026amp; AMBROSIA IN A BOTTLE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you interviewed a dozen seasoned sommeliers, my intuition tells me that most would tell you that Marsala was a Sicilian wine used for cooking Italian staple recipes. 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