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

Case price (6)

£54.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£31.56

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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

Half-btl

£13.75

Case price (6)

£82.50

Half-btl 6 x 37.5cl 3cs

£62.04

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Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs

£60.00

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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

Case price (12)

£166.80

Bottle 12 x 75cl 9cs

£112.08

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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

Bottle

£15.50

Case price (12)

£186.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 5cs

£128.16

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2016 Morabianca, Irpinia Falanghina, Mastroberardino, Campania

Mastroberardino, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Campania > Taurasi

Bottle

£15.75

Case price (6)

£94.50

Bottle 6 x 75cl 17cs

£65.34

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Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£65.00

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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

Bottle

£17.15

Case price (12)

£205.80

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£144.60

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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

Bottle

£17.50

Case price (12)

£210.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 7cs

£148.08

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2016 Retromarcia Chianti Classico, Monte Bernardi, Panzano-in-Chianti

Monte Bernardi, Ready, but will keep,

Retromarcia means “to reverse” in Italian and refers to Monte Bernardi’s ethos of returning to the natural elegance of pure Sangiovese in the historic heart of Tuscany, Chianti Classico. The vinification and maturation in large old oak casks is reminiscent of a more traditional style, and the resulting wine is fresh, pure-fruited and very well balanced. Aromas of cherry, orange peel and mountain herbs lead to a palate of red plum, wild cherry and anise spice. A medium-bodied, organic wine, this can be enjoyed in its youth but can also be aged for greater complexity.
Matt Smith, Wine Buyer (spring 2019)

Italy > Tuscany > Chianti Classico

Bottle

£19.95

Case price (12)

£239.40

Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs

£172.68

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2016 Redimore, Irpinia Aglianico, Mastroberardino, Campania

Mastroberardino, Ready, but will keep,

Redimore is 100% Aglianco from one of Mastroberardino’s vineyards just outside the famous Campanian town of Taurasi. The wine spends 12 months in French oak barriques to round out the intense structure Aglianico can have. This is a savoury wine, intense in colour and with notes of dark cherry, wild herbs, rose and spice on the nose. The palate is rich and earthy – with blackcurrant fruit, balsam and anise. The fine grippy tannins are countered by refreshing acidity. Try with porchetta, wild boar ragù or richly flavoured wild mushroom dishes.
Matt Smith, Buyer (spring 2019)

Italy > Campania > Taurasi

Bottle

£20.95

Case price (12)

£251.40

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£182.64

Bottle

£20.95

Case price (6)

£125.70

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£91.32

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2016 Pinot Grigio, Lis Neris, Friuli

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

Italy > Friuli

Bottle

£21.85

Case price (12)

£262.20

Bottle 12 x 75cl 5cs

£191.64

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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

Bottle

£23.45

Case price (6)

£140.70

Bottle 6 x 75cl 14cs

£103.80

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Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£99.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£115.00

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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

Case price (12)

£284.40

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£210.12

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2016 Rosso di Montalcino, La Serena, Tuscany

La Serena, Tuscany, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Tuscany > Brunello di Montalcino

Bottle

£25.00

Case price (6)

£150.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 8cs

£111.54

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2016 Rosso di Montalcino, Máté, Tuscany

Mate Winery, Ready, but will keep,

Bottle

£27.30

Case price (12)

£327.60

Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs

£246.12

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2016 Rosso di Montalcino, Lisini, Tuscany, Italy

Lisini, Tuscany, Ready, but will keep,

Lisini is one of Montalcino’s oldest wine estates. The Clementi family, being of Jewish origin from Venice, fought alongside the Medicis in their conquest of Montalcino. Today, signor Filippo Paoletti is responsible for making traditional wines, using cement and large oak casks.

This is a beautiful, lucid cherry colour with purple flashes. The nose is a tightly woven with ripe cherries, grained leather and Tuscan garden herbs. The palate is cleansing and bright, with crunchy cranberries, sour cherries and a ripe plum character, showing the generosity and richness of the vintage. The fruit flavours, framed by silky tannins give way to sweet spices, and a wonderful savoury edge, typical of Sangiovese. Drink now to 2024.

Italy > Tuscany > Rosso di Montalcino

Bottle

£29.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 12cs

£131.58

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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

Bottle

£33.00

Case price (12)

£396.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 9cs

£303.12

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2016 Langhe Nebbiolo, Giuseppe Mascarello e Figli

Giuseppe Mascarello e Figli, For laying down,

Italy > Piedmont > Langhe

Bottle

£37.50

Case price (12)

£450.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 10cs

£348.12

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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

Bottle

£46.45

Case price (6)

£278.70

Bottle 6 x 75cl 12cs

£218.82

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2016 Etna Bianco, Contrada da Arcuria, Graci, Passopisciaro, Sicilia

Graci, Sicily, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Sicily

Bottle

£47.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 10cs

£221.58

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2016 Etna Rosso, Feudo di Mezzo, Graci, Passopisciaro, Sicily, Italy

Graci, Sicily, Ready, but will improve,

Italy > Sicily

Bottle

£51.00

Case price (6)

£275.40 Saving £30.60

Bottle 6 x 75cl 9cs

£216.06

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2016 Langhe Nebbiolo, Trediberri, La Morra, Piedmont

Trediberri, Piedmont, Ready, but will keep,

Bottled in June this year. Possessing the form and structure of classic Nebbiolo. The tannins and fruit are layered with cherry fruit, with foral notes and minerals lingering on the finish. Drink from 2017.
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

Italy > Piedmont > Langhe

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£120.00

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2016 Barrosu, Cannonau di Sardegna, G. Montisci, Sardinia

Giovanni Montisci, Sardinia, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Sardinia

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£250.00

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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

3 Reviews

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£150.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£175.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£180.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£205.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£220.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£250.00

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2016 Il Frappato, Arianna Occhipinti, Sicilia

Arianna Occhipinti, Sicily, Ready, but will keep,

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£139.00

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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

4 Reviews

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£160.00

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs

£192.00

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2016 Tua Rita, Keir

Tua Rita, For laying down,

Italy > Tuscany

Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs

£450.00

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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

£210.00

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2016 Rosso di Montalcino, La Magia, Tuscany

La Magia, Ready, but will keep,

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£120.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£199.00

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2016 Rosso di Montalcino, Ciampoleto, San Giorgio, Tuscany

Tenuta San Giorgio, Ready, but will keep,

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£140.00

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2016 Langhe Nebbiolo, Giovanni Rosso, Piedmont

Giovanni Rosso, Piedmont, Ready, but will keep,

Grown from Davide Rosso’s vineyards in Serralunga d’Alba and his vineyard in nearby Roddino, the 2016 Langhe Nebbiolo is an elegant and pure style of Nebbiolo, showcasing the best of the region. There are flavours of morello cherry and chalk on the nose, with a lick of violets and pepper. The palate is crunchy and fresh with strawberry and cherry fruit, refreshing acidity and tightly grained tannins. Drink 2019-2028.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

Italy > Piedmont > Langhe

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£109.00