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Dec 15

A great way to toast the Holidays. Still in great shape. A real treat. #finewine #port ...

Nov 24

A small thank you to a few clients last night. Bartolo 67 and Oddero 64 were the stand outs but all wines show really well. Oddero 67 also great and Teroldego still youthful. Perfect provenance. #finewine #barolo #barololovers #bartolomascarello ...

Nov 20

Spending a couple of hours with Aldo Vacca of Produttori del Barbaresco is such a pleasure and education. I have learnt more about about Piedmont from this man over the years than anyone else. Grazie Aldo. #barbaresco #finewine #italianwine ...

Nov 8

Nice new arrival. Monte Especiales from 2017. Just love long thinnies. Can’t wait to get stuck in. #habanos #cigars #cigarlover ...

Nov 4

This bottle absolutely sang. Wonderful ripe, vibrant fruit and brilliant mouthfeel. At its peak and very sad that it’s my last bottle. #finewine #tuscanwine #supertuscan ...

Oct 28

We are always over the moon when we get our hands on extremely rare original wooden cases, they don’t often come along so when they do it’s always very exciting, even more so when they land in our possession and perfectly demonstrated here with the 1966 Cappellano Langhe! Giovanni Troglia is a wine merchant in Turin who bottles a wide range of Northern Italian wines under his own label. During the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, G. Troglia bottled many Cappellano's wines. So far, we have seen them in vintages ranging from 1954 through 1979. These Barolos command high prices and are highly collectible, as production is extremely limited, let alone still in original wooden cases. If you are a collector then this this fine and rare wine will make a great addition to any private cellar, please DM us for details.

#rarewines #finewine #fineandrarewine #collector #barolo #winemerchant #wine #winelovers #privatecellar #orginal #italianwines #winesfromitaly #merchant #collecatble ...

Oct 22

And just like that the weekend rolls around…..the philosophy we are adhering to this weekend is go large or larger! We have a selection of fine and rare magnums as well as double magnums, appropriate for any party/get together/or special occasion.

Our choice of Magnum for the weekend is the 2000 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte! You may have seen from earlier posts that Eric was in Italy recently sourcing wines from a very exciting private cellar and this certainly caught our eye!

The 2000 Le Pergole Torte is bright, fresh and lifted, with surprisingly mid-weight structure and lovely overall balance. The 2000 is a delicate, polished Pergole Torte with terrific balance and a real sense of sensuality. Given the warm vintage, this is a surprisingly delicate wine. A bit fragile and fading, the 2000 is a wine to drink over the next few years as there is nothing to be gained by waiting. So, what are you waiting for head over to the website now for your Mags and double mags!

#winemerchant #winelovers #winesofitaly #italianwines #italy #toscana #sangiovese #magnum #doublemagnum #weekend ##finewine #fineandrarewine ...

Oct 20

When we’re not drinking wine we are reading about wine, and sometimes just sometimes we are doing both, and as we look out to grey stormy clouds we think we might just stay here with this Pinot Nero!

Pinot Nero is often over looked by the other wines of Piedmont but we personally cant get enough of Italian Pinot Noir! The Gian Luca Colombo 2019 is a stunning example of Pinot Nero where the grapes are are carefully selected and hand-harvested. A long maceration period of up to 35 days skin contact and spontaneous fermentation. After fermentation, the wine is aged for 12 months big oak barrel and clay. The wine is then bottled and only released after a minimum of 6 months of refinement resulting in a serious wine. There is an abundance of red fruit on the nose mixed in with earthy mushrooms, the palate has a chalkiness to it and those earthy notes are perfectly complimented by dark cherry and raspberry, the tannins are present but not over powering with a medium to long finish making this a perfect drinking wine to dive into a great book with!

#winelovers #wine #winesofitaly #piedmont #pinotnero #pinotnoir #italianwine #italy #bookworm #reading #winebooks #finewine #fineandrarewine #winemerchant ...

Oct 18

Reminiscing on my birth year Chateau Rauzan-Ségla! Not only am I a total sucker for a left bank but 1990 was also a great year, so it’s safe to say I always enjoy opening my birth year vintage!

A complex nose of subtle menthol intermixed with black currants, cherries, spice box, cedar, and herbs emerges from this fully mature 1990. It is a fleshy, round, generously endowed Margaux with silky tannins, low acidity, and beautiful purity.

Why not purchase a mixed case of your birth year or as a gift for younger children! Head over to the website now to see what gems were produced the year you were born!

#wine #winelover #winesfromfrance #bordeaux #bordeauxwine #leftbank #margaux #1990 #birthyear #vintage #mixedcase #finewine #winemerchant #fineandrare @chateaurauzansegla ...

Oct 14

We were out lunching again yesterday and in the words of Eric he had the dish of the year, accompanied by a sublime line up of wines!

Sea bream tartare, kohlrabi, cucumber, dashi jelly, lemon sorrel, topped with beer batter…..a dish to surely get your mouth watering with high praise from Eric. The dish was paired with 2005 Domaine Francois Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre, Chablis Premier Cru. Close to if not perfection! Glorious Lemon, honey, and sea brine on the nose. The palate is rich and complex with lemon infused orchard fruit elements. The flavor profile and texture work in harmony, with a saline quality on the texture that is really compelling, we were absolutely blown away with this wine!

We then moved on to the 2001 Barbaresco Asili with a wonderful write up from James Suckling -Bright plum and cedar character, with loads of underlying ripe fruit and rose. Full-bodied, with fine, silky tannins and a wonderful balance of fruit, cedar and plum. A subtle wine that needs time to develop in the bottle.

Next up was the stunning 2003 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon there are beautiful aromas of fresh black fruits and cigar notes. On the palate that dark fruit presented itself wonderfully with subtle green pepper, the finish was long and velvety!

Then finally to finish a few old fashions with a few old friends and the Ramon Allones 2008 Edicion Regional Lebanon Phoenicio! The perfect way to end the day!

Head to our website to source your next fine and rare wines to impress your friends over lunch!

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#winesoffrance #winesofcalifornia #foodpairing #food #tasting #winewithfriends #cigar #oldfashion ...

Oct 12

Something special this Tuesday!

Ca d'Morissio, named in honor of Mauro's Grandfather Maurizio, was created from replanted vines in the Monprivato vineyard in the 1980s using the much revered Michet clone of Nebbiolo and produces around 4000 bottles per year. The wine is made only in the best vintages since 1993 and the latest release, the 2013, is a magical wine. Intensely aromatic, pure and classically structured, the wine will need a decade or so of cellaring and is destined to become a classic.

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#winelover #italy #wine #winesofitaly #italianwine #vino #barolo #monprivato #project #piedmont #vintage #finewine #rarewines #comingsoon #giuseppemascarello #2013 #italianwines ...

Oct 4