Vintages New Release – August 1 2026

THE NEW RELEASE COLLECTION

ITALY ˜ RED WINE CONT’D SARDINIA SANTADI GROTTA ROSSA CARIGNANO DEL SULCIS  DOC

TENUTE ORESTIADI RISERVA IL ROSSO DI LUDOVICO DOC Sicilia

Nero d’Avola meets cabernet sauvignon in this perfumed, crunchy, salty blend that features sweetly ripened fruit, lavender, and licorice with an appealing degree of white pepper spice. Some angular freshness on the palate gives the wine definition and levity from the densely packed black and red fruit. A delightful imbibe with memorable length and gently integrated wood spice. Tasted April 2025. Score: 91 (Sara d’Amato, winealign.com) Full-bodied & Smooth 388645 (D) 750 ml $21.95 2 Featured in Spotlight on Sicily & Sardinia

100% Carignan. Black cherries, cassis, clove spices and oily orange zest characters mingle with savoury, leather notes: a characterful wine which represents good value. Score: 91 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2025) Medium-bodied & Fruity 121137 (XD) 750 ml $21.95 2 Featured in Spotlight on Sicily & Sardinia

SICILY PLANETA FRAPPATO DOC Sicilia Vittoria

TUSCANY CARPINETO FARNITO CABERNET SAUVIGNON  IGT Toscana Rosso

A fruity wine with bright red cherries, straw berries, black pepper and blood oranges on the nose. On the layered and precise palate, it shows energy, zesty acidity, chewy tannins and a tight but balanced finish of good length. Drink now. Score: 92 (Aldo Fiordelli, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 24, 2025) Light-bodied & Fruity 508655 (XD) 750 ml $23.95 1 Featured in Spotlight on Sicily & Sardinia 4 Organic product MARCHESE DELLE SALINE TENUTE DEL MARCHESE NERO D’AVOLA DOP Sicilia This wine is made from Nero d’Avola organically farmed in the calcareous soils of Marsala in westernmost Sicily. It was vinified in stainless steel before resting for eight months in barriques and another two in bottle before release. It evokes ripe cherry and strawberry fruit embroidered with violets and spices. Medium-bodied & Fruity 49590 (XD) 750 ml $24.95 2 Featured in Spotlight on Sicily & Sardinia 4 Organic product

This red is reminiscent of a good Bordeaux, featuring flavors of plum, black currant, cedar, iron and toasty oak. A flash of Mediterranean herbs places it in Tuscany, with tobacco and sweet spices gracing the long aftertaste. Drink now through 2036. Score: 93 (Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com, Oct. 15, 2024) Medium-bodied & Fruity 996553 (XD) 750 ml $34.95 2 Featured as our Wine of the Month

FATTORIA LE PUPILLE RISERVA MORELLINO DI SCANSANO DOCG This wine shows energy and verticality, with aromas of dried cherries, strawberries, wild sage and rosemary. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and crunchy and delicious fruit. Very Tuscan, with clarity and brightness. Drink now. Score: 94 (jamessuckling.com, July 25, 2025) Medium-bodied & Fruity 644948 (XD) 750 ml $36.95 1

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