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Monte di Grazia

Monte di Grazia - IGT Campania Rosso
Red blend from Campania, Italy

90% Tintore di Tramonti and 10% Piedirosso from 3 parcels between 270-600m, planted in pergola, 1 hectare total. Vines age varies between 25-100+ years. Harvest was at yields of 4,000 kg/ha (about 25hl/ha). Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with 15 days of maceration. Aged in stainless...

Organic
DB1104-18

Monte di Grazia - Rosso “Melogna” IGT Campania
Red blend from Campania, Italy

"Melogna", dialect for badger, is a new wine for Monte di Grazia. It’s a field blend that harkens back to old-school farmer wines. 60% Piedirosso, 30% Tintore di Tramonti, 4% Moscio, 3% Olivella, and 3% Sciascinoso from a 0.3ha pergola at 600m, planted 30 years ago. Harvest was at yields of 30hl/...

Organic
DB1103-21

Condello, Chiara

Condello, Chiara - Romagna Sangiovese Predappio Riserva "Le Lucciole"
Sangiovese from Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Organic
DB0696-20

Condello, Chiara - Romagna Sangiovese Predappio
Sangiovese from Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Organic
DB0695-21

Michelini i Mufatto (ES)

Michelini i Mufatto (ES) - En el Camino
Mencia from Bierzo, Spain
WA:93+ Organic
DB6844-21

Michelini i Mufatto (ES) - Post Crucifixion
Mencia from Bierzo, Spain

50% Mencía, 10% Palomino, 20% Merenzao, 10% Brancellao, 10% Godello coming from a tiny .25 hectare a very old vineyard in the village of La Muria. Whole cluster fermentation in Tinaja, and has a long maceration on the skins followed by elevage in mixed oak barrels (225ml, and 600ml). Unique among...

WA:98 Organic
DB3870-21

Michelini i Mufatto (ES) - A Merced
Mencia from Bierzo, Spain

100% Mencía sourced from the El Canto vineyard near the town of San Lorenzo. The soils here are slate and quartz with a northern exposure. 50% whole clusters, crushed by foot; fermented with native yeast in clay amphorae and macerated on the skins for five months with no punchdowns or pumpovers,...

WA:95 Organic
DB6842-21

Michelini i Mufatto (ES) - Encrucijada
Mencia from Bierzo, Spain

From Alto de Valdecañada in Ponferrada. A blend of 90% Mencía 10% Palomino from 80-year-old goblet-pruned vineyards. Grapes are foot-trodden (pigeage à pied) on whole clusters, followed by fermentation in clay amphoras and gentle maceration without implementing the pumping over technique. It ages...

WA:97 Organic
DB3869-21

Michelini i Mufatto (ES) - Encinado
Mencia from Bierzo, Spain
WA:97 Organic
DB6845-21

Iuli

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Malidea" (Nebbiolo)
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy

Malidea is 100% Nebbiolo. It's also the name of the hill between the cantina and where the Nebbiolo vines were planted, in 1999. "Mal' idea" in Italian means "bad idea," an apt name for a Nebbiolo wine in the land of Barbera, but a challenge Fabrizio wanted to take. The south-facing vineyard was...

Organic
DB2344-20

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Nino" (Pinot Noir)
Pinot Noir from Piedmont, Italy

Nino is 100% Pinot Noir. Fabrizio, a lover of Burgundy, planted one hectare of Pinot in 1999, with a northern exposure at 380m above sea level. "Nino" is local dialect for "bambino," as he feels this wine is like a kid: delicate, fun, with a lot of clean, youthful fruit. Vinified in stainless...

Organic
DB2343-20

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Rossore" (Barbera)
Barbera from Piedmont, Italy

Rossore, 100% Barbera, was Fabrizio's first wine. The name refers to the red flush on one's cheeks after drinking it. It comes from different south-facing parcels planted between 1985 and 1990, harvest at the end of September or beginning of October. Vinification is in concrete with 21-28 days of...

Organic
DB2346-20

Iuli - Vino Rosso Barabba (Barbera)
Vino Rosso from Piedmont, Italy

Barabba is 100% Barbera, not produced every year. Previously it had been made with Fabrizio’s grandfather’s prized vines, which reached almost 100 years in age. It now comes from a plot of 80-90-yr-old vines that Fabrizio rents and fully farms. Fermented in concrete w/ macerations lasting around...

Organic
DB2347-19

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Natalin" (Grignolino)
Grignolino from Piedmont, Italy

Natalin is made with 100% Grignolino. Natalin was also Fabrizio's grandfather's nickname and Grignolino was the wine he loved the most. This wine comes from a few different vineyards, planted in 1970, 1990, and 2016 with east, west, and north expsoures. Fermentation in concrete vats with 12...

Organic
DB2342-22

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Natalin" (Grignolino)
Grignolino from Piedmont, Italy

Organic
DB2342-21

Iuli - Vino Rosso "La Rina" (Slarina)
Slarina from Piedmont, Italy

La Rina is 100% Slarina, another indigenous Piedmontese variety that had nearly disappeared. Fabrizio is a believer in this grape and he planted nearly a hectare and half of it in 2013. With such a large surface area (for Slarina), he jokes, "I am the most important producer of Slarina in the...

Organic
DB2341-21

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Umberta" (Barbera)
Barbera from Piedmont, Italy

Umberta is 100% Barbera and the so-called "entry-level" wine at Iuli. Coming from south-facing vineyards planted between 1940 and 1999, it is typically harvested the first week of October. Vinified in concrete with 20 days of maceration. Aged in concrete for 10-11 months, with an additional...

Organic
DB2345-22

Iuli - Vino Rosso "TA DA!"
Vino Rosso from Piedmont, Italy
Organic
DB3221-22

Passionate Wine

Passionate Wine - Del Mono (Malbec/Syrah)
Red blend from Mendoza, Argentina
Organic
DB9073-22

Halarà

Halarà - IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso
Parpato from Sicily, Italy

100% Parpato, facing north at 80m above sea level. The vines are planted ad alberello (bush vines) and are 40 years old. Harvest was on August 31st, 2019 at yields of 4,500kg/ha (roughly 31 hl/ha). Fermentation was spontaneous in stainless steel. One part of the harvest was crushed and destemmed...

Organic
DB3135-22

Germán Blanco (La Bicicleta Voldadora)

Germán Blanco (La Bicicleta Voldadora) - La Bicicleta Voldadora (Rioja)
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain
Organic
DB2911-22

Fitz Roy

Fitz Roy - Carmenere
Carmenère from Colchagua, Chile

This Carmenere is sourced from two sections of Invina Batuco vineyard in the Maule Valley of Chile. The Batuco Vineyard is a thirty-year-old vineyard site that is own-rooted and situated in a small sub-valley on the eastern side of coastal mountains. 85% Carmenere, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Syrah...

Organic
DB5760-20

Jolie-Laide

Jolie-Laide - Syrah North Coast
Syrah from California, United States

The North Coast Syrah is a blend of two Yorkville Highlands vineyards; Hawks Butte and Halcon. Both vineyards are rocky, high elevation sites (Halcon being the higher of the two at roughly 2500 ft) in Mendocino that benefit from a direct coastal influence, as well as ample sun exposure from their...

Organic
DB3182-20

Jolie-Laide - Red Wine (Trousseau Noir Blend)
Trousseau from California, United States
Organic
DB3657-22

Jolie-Laide - Mondeuse Rancho Coda Vineyard
Mondeuse from California, United States

A brand new wine for Jolie-Laide, several years in the making. This is a new planting at an exciting vineyard in Sonoma County of heightened exposure to the elements and complex Franciscan soils. The superlative nature of this site is transparent in the depth and intensity of this wine. An ancient...

Organic
DB4507-21

Jolie-Laide - Grenache Jemrose Vineyard
Grenache from California, United States
Organic
DB4506-21

Jolie-Laide - Glou d'Etat
Red blend from California, United States

A new red blend for Jolie-Laide coming from a unique spread of vineyards and varieties dotted around California - 38% Valdiguie, 33% Mourvedre, 17% Grenache, 12% other (Cab Franc, Syrah, Carignan, Petite Verdot).Glou d’ Etat is a light red wine made in a fun and irreverent style, inspired by many...

Organic
DB4197-23

Jolie-Laide - Gamay Sonoma County
Gamay from California, United States
Organic
DB3180-23

Charles Lachaux

Charles Lachaux - Côtes de Nuits Villages Rouge Aux Montagnes
Pinot Noir from Burgundy, France
Organic
DB3193-21

Mary Taylor Wine

Mary Taylor Wine - Costières de Nîmes (Pierre Vidal)
from Rhône, France

The Costières de Nîmes is a sub-region at the southernmost edge of the Rhône valley; it has a multitude of geographies and the flinty pebbles (called grès) that litter Pierre’s organic vineyards give his wines all the juiciness of Côtes du Rhône with a wild, almost rustic streak. A typical blend...

Organic
DB3244-20

Mary Taylor Wine - Sicilia Rosso (AnnaMaria Sala)
Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Italy

Again from the Contrada San Nicola vineyard, outside the village of Mazara del Vallo in western Sicily, we find Nero d’Avola vines tended to by the ever thoughtful Sala sisters. The vines are just 15 years old on average but the wine is ever complex. While some Nero d’Avola wines can be on the...

Organic
DB3242-22

Baudana, Luigi

Baudana, Luigi - Barolo Baudana
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy

The cru of Baudana can seem undersung compared to more famous sites, but in the recent past it was not so. “This vineyard has contributed to creating excellent signature wines since the 1930s and has always been held in high esteem by the locals”--Atlante delle Vigne di Langa, Slow Food, 1990. It...

WE:95 DE:95 WS:94 W&S:94 VM:93 WA:92 JS:92 Organic
DB3271-18

Baudana, Luigi - Barolo Cerretta
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy

Compared to the cru of Baudana, Cerretta is much better known, as it is a fairly large cru (by Serralunga standards) with many producers. The Vairas farm 0.77ha, facing SW, in the subsection of Cerretta known as Cerretta Piani. This is the coolest microclimate in the cru, with gentle slopes. ...

W&S:95 WA:94 VM:93 WE:93 JS:92 WS:93 Organic
DB3272-18

Baudana, Luigi - Barolo Baudana
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy

KO:95 JD:93 VM:96 JS:92 WA:94 W&S:96 Organic
DB3271-19

Baudana, Luigi - Barolo Cerretta
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy

KO:96 VM:97 JD:97 JS:94 W&S:98 Organic
DB3272-19

Baudana, Luigi - Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy

In the history of Barolo, before the prevalence of single-cru bottlings, it was more common to blend fruit from sites of differing exposure, altitude, and soil type in order to obtain a more expressive and balanced wine. Baudana's Barolo Serralunga combines fruit from the younger vines (planted...

VM:93 JS:92 W&S:96 Organic
DB3270-19

Monte Rio Cellars

Monte Rio Cellars - Mission
Mission from California, United States
Organic
DB9227-22

Monte Rio Cellars - Zinfandel 'Royal T'
Zinfandel from California, United States

The Zinfandel vines at Royal T were originally planted in 1889, and are co-planted with small amounts of heritage varieties including Mission, Flame Tokays, Black Prince, and Carignane. The wine was made with semi-carbonic fermentation, 100% whole-cluster and native yeasts. The wine was matured for...

VM92 Organic
DB4542-21

Monte Rio Cellars - Carignane 'Jessie's Grove'
Carignan from California, United States

100% Carignane from 8 acres of own-rooted vines planted by Joseph Spenker in 1900, now owned and farmed by the Jessie’s Grove Winery. The wine was made with semi-carbonic fermentation, 100% whole-cluster and native yeasts. The wine was matured for 10 months in neutral oak barrels before bottling.

VM93 Organic
DB4543-21

Monte Rio Cellars - Petite Sirah Lodi
Petite Sirah from California, United States
Organic
DB2379-21

Monte Rio Cellars - Carbonic Zinfandel
Zinfandel from California, United States

Teresi Vineyard is a certified organic site in Lodi owned by Nico Teresi, a fourth-generation Lodi farmer. The Zinfandel vines used for this bottling were planted between 2003 and 2013. The wine was made using 100% whole-cluster carbonic maceration in stainless steel before being pressed and aged...

Organic
DB4628-22

Monte Rio Cellars - Coferment Lodi (Petit Verdot/Sauvignon Blanc)
from California, United States
Organic
DB3209-22

Monte Rio Cellars - Sangiovese
Sangiovese from California, United States

River's Edge Vineyard (named for its proximity to the Mokelumne River) is a biodynamically farmed site in the Clements Hills aub-AVA. The Sangiovese vines at River's Edge were planted in the early 2000's in deep, sandy soils. The wine was fermented semi-carbonically in stainless steel for 10-days...

Organic
DB3654-22

Monte Rio Cellars - Mencia
Mencia from California, United States
Organic
DB4429-22

Monte Rio Cellars - Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi
Zinfandel from California, United States

The fruit was sourced from three organically farmed vineyards - Royal T, Mohr-Fry, and Shergill. These own-rooted vines range from 80-120 years of age and produce low yields of concentrated fruit. 100% whole cluster, carbonic maceration in concrete tanks before being pressed into stainless steel to...

Organic
DB2377-22

Monte Rio Cellars - Sangiovese
Sangiovese from California, United States

100% Sangiovese from the biodynamically farmed River’s Edge Vineyard in Lodi AVA. Vine age is approximately 20 years.100% whole cluster, carbonic maceration in stainless steel before being pressed into both stainless steel and concrete to complete fermentation. All native yeasts. Matured for 10...

Organic
DB3654-21

Monte Rio Cellars - Cinsault 'Bechtold'
Cinsault from California, United States
VM92 Organic
DB4541-21

Amirault

Amirault - Saint Nicholas de Bourgeil Les Malgagnes
Cabernet Franc from Loire, France
VM: 91 WA:93 JG:93 Organic
DB3430-19

Amirault - Bourgueil ‘Cote 50’
Cabernet Franc from Loire, France
JG:90 Organic
DB3427-21

Amirault - Saint Nicholas de Bourgeil La Mine
Cabernet Franc from Loire, France

La Mine is sourced from several plots (about 1.5 hectares altogether) of gravelly clay soils including a parcel called La Mineraie situated at the foot of Malgagnes. Hand harvested in successive passes, destemmed, undergo a 4-5 maceration and fermentation in oak vats. 8-12 months in 400L French oak...

JG:92 Organic
DB3428-21

Bowler Wine

NYC Wine Spirits Importer Distributor

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