2016 Italy

Natale Verga, Drink now,

The nose of this Trebbiano has notes of bitter almond and apricot kernel, layered with salty minerality. Clean, light-bodied and zesty, this is a fresh and simple wine that is perfect with seafood and salads.

Italy > Abruzzo > Trebbiano D Abruzzo

4 Reviews

Bottle

£9.00

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£97.20 Saving £10.80

Bottle 6 x 75cl 10cs

£27.06

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2016 Chardonnay/ Pinot Grigio, Il Roccolo, Natale Verga, Abruzzo

Natale Verga, Drink now,

This wine is approachable and versatile. Aromas of white peach and lime blossom emerge on the nose, while there is ample fruit on the mid-palate and plenty of energy coming from its ripe acidity and citrus fruit vibrancy. This is perfect for drinking now.

Italy > Veneto

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£9.75

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2016 Pinot Grigio, delle Venezie, Nec Otium, Friuli

Nec Otium, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Drink now,

Nec Otium is a négociant operation that vinifies each wine in the winery of the grape grower, according to its personal winemaking philosophy. This decision was made to respect the provenance and the character of each wine. This Pinot Grigio is made at the Silvana Cerato cellar, in Colli Orientali del Friuli.

The colour is pale, the nose fruity and mineral. Fermentation takes place in stainless-steel tanks, followed by six months’ lees ageing that imparts additional weight and flesh to the final wine. No malolactic fermentation guarantees the vivacity and the purity of the fruit. Drink now.

Italy > Veneto

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£10.35

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2016 Soave Classico, Monte del Fra, Veneto

Monte del Frá, Drink now,

Made from 100 percent Garganega, this has classic aromas of camomile and herbs. Fresh and light in the body, it has a clean and elegant mouth-feel. The acidity is enhanced by the minerality and finely textured palate.

Italy > Veneto > Soave

Bottle

£13.90

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£150.12 Saving £16.68

Bottle 12 x 75cl 9cs

£98.28

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2016 Ca' del Magro, Custoza Superiore, Monte del Frà, Veneto

Monte del Frá, Drink now,

Family-run Monte del Frà translates as “Hill of Monks” and is located in the heart of the Bianco di Custoza DOC, just to the south of Lake Garda. It has over 205 hectares of vineyards, and is now run by Maria, Eligio and Claudio Bonomo. The Ca’ del Magro, their flagship white, is the jewel in the winery’s range, made from a single vineyard in the heart of Custoza.

The soil is poor and thin here, resulting in a wine of great concentration and terroir transparency. The grape varieties are vinified separately and rest on their lees for several months, gaining in both texture and complexity. In the glass, the wine is golden with an enveloping bouquet of grilled nuts and yellow peach characters. The white stone-fruit character is lifted by mineral notes. Drink now to 2025.

Italy > Veneto > Bianco Di Custoza

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£14.50

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£156.60 Saving £17.40

Bottle 12 x 75cl 7cs

£103.68

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2016 Morabianca, Irpinia Falanghina, Mastroberardino, Campania

Mastroberardino, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Campania > Taurasi

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£15.75

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£85.02 Saving £9.48

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£57.42

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2016 Roero Arneis, Vezza d'Alba, Luisin, Piedmont

Cascina Luisin, Piedmont, Ready, but will keep,

Yellow flowers and ripe peach are underpinned by notes which hint at wet stone. There is an elegant minerality and scented freshness that leads to a long, concentrated finish. It’s drinking beautifully now. Drink now to 2019.

Italy > Piedmont > Barbera D Alba

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£17.15

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£185.28 Saving £20.52

Bottle 12 x 75cl 5cs

£127.56

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2016 Montunal, Lugana, Montonale, Lombardy

Montonale, Ready, but will keep,

A crisp, mineral, and textured Lugana from one of Italy’s smallest DOCs near to lake Garda, made form indigenous grape Turbiana

Italy > Lombardy

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£17.50

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£185.88 Saving £24.12

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£64.02

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£60.00

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2016 Valpolicella Ripasso Classico, Lena di Mezzo, Monte del Frà, Veneto

Monte del Frá, Drink now,

Italy > Veneto > Bianco Di Custoza

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£17.50

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Bottle 12 x 75cl 9cs

£130.68

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2016 BBK Ribolla Gialla, Lis Neris

Lis Neris, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Ready, but will keep,

Light vivid yellow. Pear, fresh citrus, menthol and a hint of spices on the nose. Juicy, bright and surprisingly dense, offering very good cut to the fruit-driven pineapple, tangerine and green apple flavors. Finishes long and vibrant. A knockout Ribolla Gialla, a variety owner Alvaro Pecorari never bothered with much in the past. This wine is made with grapes grown in Slovenia just across the border but the wine is made in Italy at the Lis Neris winery. The BBK in the wine’s name stands for the three towns (Barbana, Biljana, Kozana) where the vineyards are located. An outstanding Ribolla Gialla, and mercifully, not macerated into a would-be red wine oblivion.
Ian D'Agata (summer 2018)

Italy > Friuli

Bottle

£18.20

Case price (12)

£218.40

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£155.16

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2016 Passerina dei Colli Aprutini, Collepietro, Faraone, Abruzzo

Faraone, Abruzzo, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Abruzzo > Montepulciano D Abruzzo

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£18.75

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£202.56 Saving £22.44

Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs

£141.96

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2016 Redimore, Irpinia Aglianico, Mastroberardino, Campania

Mastroberardino, Ready, but will keep,

Opening to a dark garnet color, the 2016 Irpinia Aglianico RediMore brings you the natural power and intensity of this mighty grape from Campania. However, the wine is also focused on primary fruit and freshness, and this gives it an approachable and informal personality for near-term drinking. The bouquet shows dark fruit, spice, tar and grilled herb. There is a note of sourness in this vintage that prevented me from going one point higher.
Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate (winter 2018)

Italy > Campania > Taurasi

Bottle

£20.95

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£226.20 Saving £25.20

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£161.64

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2016 Pinot Grigio, Lis Neris, Friuli

Lis Neris, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Friuli

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£21.85

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£235.92 Saving £26.28

Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs

£169.68

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2016 Nebbiolo d'Alba, Cornarea, Piedmont

Cornarea, Piedmont, Ready, but will keep,

Although the white wines of Arneis are Gian Nicola and brother Piero’s flagship wines, their Nebbiolo is becoming an increasing focus from them. Hand-picked in the Canale d’Alba area, the Cornarea Nebbiolo spends one year in large botte, giving texture and spice to the local grape. The ‘16 vintage offers a beautiful balance of rich fruit and freshness, with notes of violets, fruitcake, lip-smacking black cherry and mixed spices. Drink now to 2028.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

Italy > Piedmont > Nebbiolo D Alba

Bottle

£22.05

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£119.10 Saving £13.20

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£85.80

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2016 Orestilla, Lugana, Montonale, Lombardy

Montonale, Ready, but will keep,

100% hand-harvested Turbiana. Single vineyard of Orestilla. 30% is fermented and aged in steamed (untoasted) 500-litre oak barrels. Real grip with hazelnuts and citrus fruit. Great structure – beginning, middle and end. Exciting with light and energising bitterness on the finish. Great stuff!
Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com

Italy > Lombardy

Bottle

£22.50

Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs

£99.06

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2016 Il Bruciato, Bolgheri DOC, Guado al Tasso

Antinori, Drink now,

Lovely glossy crimson in colour, this exhibits a wholly Italianate sensibility attesting perhaps, to the supremacy of Bolgheri’s terroir for this style of wine. A dark, brooding, spicy core is overlain with bonfire embers, chocolate cherries and leaf-litter. Some tried thyme, rose petals and crushed raspberry eventually battle their way to the fore of a nose whose complexity truly belies this wine’s price point. At this stage it is richly textured with black plum and more herbal flavours on the palate while a touch of liquorice/aniseed at the end keeps you on your toes. It really is very complete and very difficult to fault, I struggle so see anybody being disappointed on drinking this in a year or so’s time. Drink 2019-2022.
Jared Ehret, Private Account Manger

Italy > Tuscany > Bolgheri

Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)

£138.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 22cs

£83.52

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£155.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£160.00

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£195.00

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2016 Schioppettino, Colli Orientali del Friuli, Marco Sara, Udine

Marco Sara, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Drink now,

Marco Sara is a young Friulano producer whose family has seven hectares of organic vines, located in the rolling hills just north of Udine at Savorgnano del Torre. Drinkability, vineyard biodiversity and terroir expression is key for this small producer, who has built up a reputation as one of the leading producers of natural and organic wines in his home region of the Colli Orientali del Friuli.

Vivid in colour, this wine is deep purple and heady. The nose is bright and expressive with kirsch, ripe black cherries and cranberries, framed by a delicate, smoky, herbal character, gamey and supple. The palate is intense and full of life, with vibrant black and blue fruits. Generous yet nimble, it’s spicy, fresh and utterly charming. Drink now to 2022.

Bottle

£23.50

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Bottle 6 x 75cl 7cs

£92.34

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2016 Barbera d'Alba, Cascina Fontana, Piedmont

Cascina Mario Fontana, Piedmont, Ready, but will keep,

The 2016 shows incredible intensity of fruit, while retaining great freshness and energy. Mario’s Barbera hails from Sinio (famed for its fruit-rich wines) and from high pedigree, Castiglione. Half of the blend stays in cement tank, half in older barrels, giving the wine rounder edges and enjoyability. Raspberry ripple, black and red cherry fruit and bright berry freshness give way to succulence and supple, vivid, blue-fruit freshness. Drink now to 2028.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

Italy > Piedmont > Barbera D Alba

Bottle

£23.70

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£255.96 Saving £28.44

Bottle 12 x 75cl 9cs

£186.48

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2016 Rosso di Montalcino, La Serena, Tuscany

La Serena, Tuscany, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Tuscany > Brunello Di Montalcino

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£25.00

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£270.00 Saving £30.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 14cs

£99.06

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2016 Rosso di Montalcino, Máté, Tuscany

Mate Winery, Ready, but will keep,

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£27.30

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£294.84 Saving £32.76

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£218.88

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2016 Gris-Pinot Grigio, Lis Neris, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Italy

Lis Neris, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Friuli

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£36.00

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£388.80 Saving £43.20

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£297.12

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2016 Cervaro della Sala, Antinori, Umbria

Antinori, Ready, but will improve,

Italy > Umbria

2 Reviews

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Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£250.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£270.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£275.00

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£295.00

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2016 Guidalberto, Tenuta San Guido, Tuscany

Sassicaia, Ready, but will keep,

This wine is showing exceptionally well in this classic vintage. The 2016 Guidalberto (Cabernet Sauvignon and a smaller percentage of Merlot) opens to a full and generous bouquet and a beautifully rich and velvety appearance. This edition of Tenuta San Guido's mid-level wine offers a bigger aromatic profile, more texture and more volume as well. Dark cherry and blackberry segue to spice, tar, leather and sweet fruit at the end. The mouthfeel is elegantly shaped, silky and nuanced. This may well be the best vintage of Guidalberto I have yet to tasteand you can get this wine at a great price too.
Monica Larner - 28/02/2018

Italy > Tuscany > Igt Tuscany

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£165.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£170.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£175.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£200.00

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£225.00

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2016 Il Frappato, Arianna Occhipinti, Sicilia

Arianna Occhipinti, Sicily, Ready, but will keep,

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£139.00

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2016 Nebbiolo d'Alba d'Alba Valmaggiore, Bruno Giacosa, Piedmont, Italy

Bruno Giacosa, For laying down,

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£200.00

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2016 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Santa Lucia, Cesare Bussolo, Piedmont

Cesare Bussolo, Ready, but will improve,

Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs

£215.00

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2016 Rosso di Montalcino, La Magia, Tuscany

La Magia, Ready, but will keep,

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£199.00

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2016 Rosso di Montalcino, Scopetone, Tuscany

Scopetone, Tuscany, Ready, but will keep,

Baby Brunello (coming from 17-year-old vines) shows its pedigree with its precision and intensity. Notes of bramble fruit, raspberry and kirsch lead on to a structured palate, but it’s deliciously crunchy thanks to its lively acidity. More approachable than Brunello, this is a lot of fun on the table.
Davy yw, Wine Buyer (winter 2018)

Italy > Tuscany > Rosso Di Montalcino

5 Reviews

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£80.00

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£119.00

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2016 Le Volte dell'Ornellaia, Tuscany

Ornellaia, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Tuscany > Bolgheri

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs

£75.00

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2014 Barbaresco Rabajà, Cascina Luisin, Piedmont

Cascina Luisin, Piedmont, Ready, but will improve,

Barbaresco was 40 percent drier than Barolo during the 2014 vintage and the wines do show a different profile because of it. Roberto’s Rabajà vineyard is one of the great sites of Barbaresco; west-facing with deep, grey, marlclay soils. The nose is fine and compact; dried roses, truffle and bright fruit jump from the glass. Broad and mineral, it has a plump mid-palate fruit core and loads of juicy, fruity flavours, seasoned by flashes of minerality and floral top-notes. Charming and serious. Drink 2022-2040.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

Italy > Piedmont > Barbaresco

En Primeur

Bottle 6 x 75cl 10cs

£159.00