Large Format Wines

SKU: 2922
Brand: Banfi
Deep red, tending to garnet. Rich and complex bouquet, with sweet notes of plum, ripe cherry and small fruits that blend well with balsamic and tobacco notes. In the mouth you can immediately notice the great structure, full and soft, characterized by powerful tannins that give dimension while remaining gentle on the palate. A wine that lends itself to a very long aging. Throughout the meal, it is an ideal accompaniment to red meats, savory game and aged cheeses.
€141.34
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SKU: 2920
Brand: Banfi
The color is deep red. The complexity of the aromas reveals notes of blackberry jam, tobacco and vanilla. In the mouth the great structure is immediately perceived, soft and very balanced. The finish in the mouth is soft and persistent. From great aging. Throughout the meal, it is an ideal accompaniment to red meats, savory game and aged cheeses.
€85.80 €77.22
SKU: 2916
Brand: Banfi
Intense ruby red. The nose is of good complexity, with notes of red fruit jam, hints of vanilla and licorice and woody hints. On the palate it is of excellent structure, full and enveloping, with a pleasantly long finish. Ideal in combination with first courses of fresh pasta with full-bodied sauces, it is excellent with both red and white meats.
€29.54
SKU: 2914
Brand: Banfi

This Bolgheri product is born in vineyards located between the beaches of the northern Maremma and the hills surrounding Castello Carducci, an ideal position for the favorable climate and the rich soil that favors viticulture.

€45.90
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SKU: 2912
Brand: Banfi

Deep red, tending to garnet. Rich and complex bouquet, with sweet notes of plum, ripe cherry and small fruits that blend well with balsamic and tobacco notes. In the mouth you can immediately notice the great structure, full and soft, characterized by powerful tannins that give dimension while remaining gentle on the palate. A wine that lends itself to a very long aging.

Throughout the meal, it is an ideal accompaniment to red meats, savory game and aged cheeses.

€241.80
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SKU: 2910
Brand: Banfi

The Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura del Castello Banfi is born in vineyards located between the Orcia and Ombrone rivers, on the southern side of the municipality of Montalcino, an exclusive territory for tradition and wine culture. It is produced exclusively with Sangiovese grapes. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 27-29 ° C for about 12 days. Subsequently the wine is aged in barrique for 2 years and for a further 12 months in the bottle. It is characterized by a mauve red color. The nose opens with a complex bouquet, with elegant plum and cherry aromas, enriched by pleasant hints of blackberries and raspberry and nuances of chocolate, vanilla and licorice. On the palate it is soft and tonic, with sweet and gentle tannins.

€171.70
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SKU: 2908
Brand: Banfi

Thanks to a very careful selection of the grapes, this Cuvée contains from season to season the maximum freshness that the Chardonnay, Pinot Nero and Pinot Bianco vines are able to express. A classic from Banfi .

€27.49
SKU: 2887

The Seggio is the largest watercourse in the Municipality of Castagneto Carducci. This Bolgheri Rosso is produced with typical grape varieties, carefully harvested and vinified to ensure thickness and concentration, but also great freshness and drinkability.

€47.17
SKU: 2881

Tradition and innovation find an excellent synthesis in Corte Giara's Magnum Amarone Classico , the red wine with a thousand-year history, expression of a territory that has always been suited to the production of great wines: Valpolicella. This is where the story of the Allegrini family originates, which for 400 years has dedicated itself to viticulture with unchanged passion.

€72.10
SKU: 2878

Valpolicella Ripasso “La Groletta” is a soft and round red wine produced in the Corte Giara estate of the Allegrini family, with aging in Slavonian oak barrels for about a year. Enveloping aromas of black cherries, red fruit and sweet spices follow each other in a taste with body, richness and balance

€38.50 €34.65
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SKU: 2874
La Grola is a red wine with good body and character, obtained mainly from Corvina grapes and aged for 16 months in barrique. The nose is a symphony of sweet spices, red fruit, with herbaceous and balsamic hints. On the palate it is full-bodied, fresh and intense, elegant and pleasantly tannic
€64.90 €58.41
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SKU: 2872

Dark ruby red, the nose expresses intense notes of fruit jam, spicy and vegetable tones, hints of tobacco and vanilla. It is an olfactory profile of great charm, followed by a rich, complex, enveloping taste. Warm, characterized by a fairly defined tannic texture, it closes with a finish of very long persistence on the fruit.

Throughout the meal, it is easily combined with numerous dishes of Italian cuisine including risottos, excellent ones with saffron, porcini mushrooms and pork.

€46.90 €42.21
SKU: 2788
Brand: Zenato
A classic Zenato , produced from the most classic and indigenous grapes. Immediately ready wine, it releases delicate aromas reminiscent of almonds and violets. On the palate it reserves a dry, soft and well-structured taste. It can age a few years.
€51.90 €46.71
SKU: 2785
Brand: Zenato
Cabernet Sauvignon is a noble grape variety famous for its ability to give rise to full-bodied red wines and incomparable bouquet. Obtained from a careful selection of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, it is vinified with traditional methods, aged and refined in small French oak barrels.
€56.80
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SKU: 2782
Brand: Zenato

Zenato 's Ambrogio della Valpolicella is born in S. Ambrogio di Valpolicella, a hilly area on the Veronese shore of Lake Garda, within the "Classico" area of Valpolicella. It is in fact a real pleasure to give it and receive it: those who give it know they have purchased a great product and those who are passionate about wines know that when they receive an amarone, they can enjoy unique sensations.

€116.71 €99.20
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SKU: 2701
After a few years of experimentation on the vines with the aim of achieving a high quality wine, Rosso di Montalcino is born. A 100% Sangiovese that with the 2012 vintage joins the production of the other two wines of the estate: Brunello Pian delle Vigne and Riserva Vignaferrovia. Tenuta Pian delle Vigne is located 6 km south of Montalcino, above the Val d'Orcia and takes its name from a characteristic 19th century railway station located within the estate. The company consists of about 184 hectares of which about 65 are planted with vineyards with a predominantly south-east exposure and an altitude between 130 and 200 meters above sea level.
€88.90
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SKU: 2699

ensational, enveloping, powerful and rustic, but at the same time capable of telling the story of the Salento area. The Sun, the beneficial influence of the sea and the wind. The classification is the classic one, Negroamaro IGT. Produced with 100% pure Negr or amaro grapes, conscientiously selected in the Maìme estate in S. Pietro Vernotico in Brindisi, where they are still raised as they once did in these areas, using the sapling and spurred cordon system.

€48.37
SKU: 2697

Prestigious label from the Prunotto winery of the Piedmont region. The certified classification is the DOCG one which guarantees its origin. The variety of grapes used for its vinification is, as required by regulations, that of 100% pure Nebbiolo .

€86.91
SKU: 2693
The Chianti Classico Riserva "Villa Antinori " is a bursting expression of Tuscany and is aged for 24 months in wooden barrels. Complex, intense and rich on the nose. Elegant, full-bodied and structured on the palate. Here proposed in an elegant wooden box, ideal for a gift!
€25.40
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SKU: 2690

Calafuria is a fresh and floral Apulian rosé wine based on Negroamaro, with pleasant and characteristic perfumes and aromas. On the nose this Apulian Magnum recalls fruit, flowers and aromatic herbs. On the palate it is soft, fresh and very pleasant, elegant and balanced

€32.28
SKU: 2688
Tignanello di Antinori is the Sangiovese that was first aged in barrique, the first modern red made using unusual varieties, and among the first in Chianti to be free from white grapes. Tignanello is a milestone. It is made from an assembly of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Tignanello wine comes from the renowned vineyards of the Estate.
€250.00
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SKU: 2686

After a few years of experimentation on the vines with the aim of achieving a high quality wine, Rosso di Montalcino is born. A 100% Sangiovese that with the 2012 vintage joins the production of the other two wines of the estate: the Brunello Pian delle Vigne and the Riserva Vignaferrovia. Tenuta Pian delle Vigne is located 6 km south of Montalcino, above the Val d'Orcia and takes its name from a characteristic 19th century railway station located within the estate. The company consists of about 184 hectares of which about 65 are planted with vineyards with a predominantly south-east exposure and an altitude between 130 and 200 meters above sea level.

€40.60
SKU: 2684

The Villa Antinori Rosso IGT in Double Magnum format is perfect for an important dinner where you want to taste a very special and characteristic Tuscan red wine, the price of this supertuscan is absolutely excellent in consideration of the format, the prestigious packaging in a wooden case and especially in consideration of the great quality.

€69.90
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SKU: 2681
The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Santa Pia La Braccesca of the Marchesi Antinori was born in the homonymous estate, located on the Sienese hills. It is produced exclusively with Prugnolo Gentile grapes, harvested only by hand during the month of September. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 28 ° C for 20 days. Subsequently the wine is aged in barrique for 15 months and for another 20 months in the bottle before being put on the market.
€72.76
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SKU: 2678

The Castel del Monte Aglianico Bocca di Lupo was born in the Tormaresca estate, owned by the Marquises Antinori and located in the municipality of Minervino Murge, in Puglia. It is produced exclusively with Aglianico grapes, harvested slightly overripe to enhance their phenolic potential

€81.81
SKU: 2676

Bramasole is a wine with a deep red color. The nose opens with aromas of chocolate and pleasant nuances of tobacco. In the mouth it is sweet and its long and pleasant persistence highlights delicate notes of licorice and hints of ripe fruit. Perfect to accompany savory first courses, this wine is ideal in combination with courses based on grilled red and white meats and game. Also excellent with aged cheeses.

€80.23
SKU: 2674
The "Masseria Maime" is a red wine that is characterized by the enveloping fruity and spicy aromas, evident from the first sips, soft and velvety thanks to a perfectly worked tannic structure. It is a label created on a native vine that represents the essence of the Salento terroir, the Negroamaro, grown in vineyards that extend as far as the eye can see, almost merging with the woods and pine forests that line the Adriatic Sea. Antinori , a high-sounding name in the Italian wine scene, has decided to buy the Tenuta di Tormaresca, promoting the great potential of the Apulian terroir, with the aim of enhancing the regional vines by creating traditional labels with modern methods. A challenge fully won, as demonstrated by the "Masseria Maime", where personality is combined with pleasure. The Tormaresca Antinori winery produces this “Masseria Maime” starting from 100% Negroamaro grapes. The clusters, coming from vines grown with sapling, are left to slightly overripe and are harvested in the third week of September.The fermentation takes place in steel, at a controlled temperature between 26 and 28 degrees and then, after racking, the wine is transferred in French and Hungarian oak barrels, where it remains to refine for about 12 months after bottling, the wine remains in glass to mature for a further year.
€113.40
SKU: 2672

Nebbiolo "Occhetti" comes from an alcoholic fermentation in steel of carefully selected grapes, from an average maceration of 7 days and, finally, from an aging in large barrels for 14 months and in bottle for 4 months. It has a fine ruby red color, with a hint that is already visibly garnet. Time knows how to appreciate this extraordinary Nebbiolo very well. On the nose there are notes of small ripe red fruits of the undergrowth, cherry jam, licorice, delicate spices. An excellent balance. On the palate the wine is harmonious, soft, with pleasant tannins and a long and exciting finish. A Nebbiolo with great personality.

€41.33
SKU: 2670
Prunotto has always offered, alongside an important line dedicated to the great classics of the Langhe and Monferrato, a very important selection produced starting from some of the most representative crus of the area. Barbera d'Alba Pian Romualdo comes from the grapes of the homonymous area of the municipality of Monforte, about 500 meters above sea level. Vinified in steel, it is red whose maturation continues in large oak barrels of 77 hectoliters for about 12 months, a period followed by a further refinement in the bottle of almost a year. A Barbera rich in aromas, pleasantly dynamic, of great harmony.
€34.92
SKU: 2668
It boasts the Barbera D'Asti DOCG certification. This sensational Prunotto label represents all the essence and scents of the Alba area.
€58.87
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SKU: 2665

A magnificent wine envied by the whole world, a creation that only Antinori could obtain, the Chianti Classico Riserva, signed "Villa Antinori " is a true masterpiece of central Tuscany. We offer it in 3-liter format in its magnificent silk-screened wooden case. A perfect product for a gift or for an important dinner, destined to withstand even long aging, it is truly a wine not to be missed.

€109.80
SKU: 2660
ANTINORI - SPECIAL BOX 1 BT CONTENTS: 1 X MONTENISA CUVEE ROYALE MAGNUM 6 X FLUTE GLASSES
€118.71
SKU: 2658

ANTINORI - SPECIAL 2 BT BOX CONTENTS: 1 X CONTESSA MAGGI 2007 1 X FRANCIACORTA ROSÉ great for a gift idea!

€84.90
SKU: 2655

Franciacorta Rosé, as well as the other "Classics" Marchese Antinori , are born in the Montenisa Estate from the union of the Antinori family's experience and the vocation of a territory, Franciacorta. A selection of Chardonnay, Pinot Nero and Pinot Bianco grapes.

€89.13
SKU: 2649
Cuvée Royale is born from the selection of the Chardonnay, Pinot Nero and Pinot Bianco grapes of Tenuta Montenisa, for a cuvée with a new and precious harmony, with great expressiveness and elegance. The permanence on the yeasts exalts its intense perfume with notes of white peach, bread crust and yeast. It has a pale straw yellow color and a creamy foam with a fine and persistent perlage. On the palate it is balanced and enhances the typical liveliness of Brut.
€58.00
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SKU: 2647

THE RED OF CASA ANTINORI IN THE LARGE FORMAT Villa Antinori , one of the best known and appreciated labels by the general public, is also offered in the Magnum version, more suited to aging and to make a good impression on the table. Sangiovese stands out in its blend with 55% followed by Cabernet Sauvignon with 25%, Merlot with 15% and Syrah with 5%. With the appropriate winemaking techniques all the aromatic and coloring substances have been extracted from these grapes. The consequent assembly and aging in barriques of various origins has given the wine international references and at the same time a strong territorial link that expresses all its "Tuscan character".

€34.45
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Large format wines are a popular choice for special occasions and among wine collectors. They come in a variety of sizes and offer a variety of advantages over standard bottles. In this article, we'll explore everything you need to know about large format wines, from their benefits to storage and purchasing.

The advantages of large format wines

Large format wines offer numerous advantages over standard bottles. First, most wines in large formats age better than standard bottles. This is because the amount of oxygen entering the bottle is lower than in standard bottles. Furthermore, the larger capacity of wine in a single container means that temperature fluctuations are less significant, reducing the risk of damage to the wine.

Secondly, large format wines are an ideal choice for special occasions. A large bottle quickly becomes the center of attention and impresses guests. Furthermore, a single large bottle is much easier to manage than many smaller ones. For example, if you're hosting a dinner for a large group, you can use several large bottles to facilitate service.

Large format wine sizes

Large format wines are available in different sizes, each with a specific name:

Magnum : 1.5 litres, equal to two standard bottles

Jeroboam : 3 liters, equal to four standard bottles

Rehoboam : 4.5 liters, equal to six standard bottles

Methuselah : 6 liters, equal to eight standard bottles

Salmanazar : 9 liters, equal to twelve standard bottles

Balthazar : 12 liters, equal to sixteen standard bottles

Nebuchadnezzar : 15 litres, equal to twenty standard bottles

Storage of large format wines

Storing large-format wines is an important aspect to consider. Because these bottles are larger than standard bottles, storage can be more complicated. Most cellars don't have shelves or space suitable for large bottles, so planning ahead is essential.

Additionally, large bottles may take longer to adjust to the ambient temperature in which they are stored. To avoid temperature fluctuations, it's important to store large bottles in a cool, dry place.

Purchase of large format wines

Buying large format wines can be an excellent choice for wine collectors and for special occasions. However, it's important to pay attention to the bottles' origin. Large bottles can be more susceptible to counterfeiting than standard bottles, so it's important to buy from reputable and trustworthy sellers.

What are large format wines?

Large format wine bottles are larger than the standard 750ml bottle. There are numerous larger wine bottle sizes, including the Magnum (1.5 liters), the Double Magnum (3 liters), the Jeroboam (4.5 liters), the Rehoboam (4.5 liters), the Methuselah (6 liters), the Salmanazar (9 liters), the Balthazar (12 liters), and the Nebuchadnezzar (15 liters).

Why choose large-format wines?

There are many reasons to choose a larger bottle of wine over the traditional 750 ml bottles. First, wine in larger formats is more stable than standard bottles, thanks to the greater volume of wine in the bottle and the smaller amount of air coming into contact with the wine.

Secondly, wines in large formats develop more slowly, meaning they can be stored for a longer period without undergoing any alteration. Furthermore, these wines have greater harmony and balance than standard bottles, thanks to the greater contact surface between the wine and the cork.

Finally, wines in large formats are ideal for special occasions, such as weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, or corporate events, because they have a greater visual impact and can satisfy the palates of a greater number of people.

How to choose a large format wine?

Choosing a large-format wine depends on the type of wine and your personal needs. Generally, the wines best suited to larger formats are those that require a longer aging period, such as structured red wines, complex white wines, or sweet dessert wines.

Furthermore, it's important to choose a high-quality wine, because the larger the quantity of wine in the bottle, the greater the chance of defects appearing. It's therefore important to purchase wines in large formats from reputable retailers who offer guarantees regarding the wine's quality and shelf life.

Finally, it's important to consider the number of people attending the event to choose the right bottle size. For example, a Magnum bottle (1.5 liters) is enough for about 10 people, while a Balthazar bottle (12 liters) can satisfy up to 100 people.

In conclusion, large format wines are an excellent choice for special occasions and for wine collectors, thanks to their greater stability, their ability to evolve more slowly, and their ability to please the palates of a larger number of people.

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