Reserve an exceptional Italian favourite
Our members know a good thing when they try it. Agricole Vallone’s Graticciaia has long been one of our most popular Italian fine wines. As others have caught on, however, its status has grown from a hidden gem to a highly regarded fine wine.
To ensure we secure as much of it as possible, I therefore suggested we offer the latest vintage ahead of the market in our first en primeur offering of this wine. I don’t anticipate we will be able to secure any further stock of this vintage to sell, so don’t miss out!
Place your order now and, when the wine arrives in the UK (in autumn 2021), you can then opt either to store it with us or pay Duty & VAT and take delivery.
Order by midnight on Tuesday 20th April
One of Italy's great red wines, Graticciaia is a true vino da meditazione for savouring slowly with good friends. The 2016 is excellent, and as the wine was first made in 1976, it also represents the 40th anniversary vintage.
Basking in the balmy, Adriatic-cooled microclimate of the Salento peninsula in Puglia, on Italy’s heel, Agricole Vallone has a rich biodiversity with olives, artichokes, tomatoes and aubergine farmed alongside enviable old-vine negroamaro grapes.
The very best of these grapes go into this wine, but not before they’re partially dried on grattici (straw mats) in the Puglian sun to intensify the flavour. The result is truly special and makes a wonderful addition to any cellar.
Sarah Knowles MW
Buyer for Italy
This offer will close at midnight on Tuesday 20th April. Orders will then be entered into an allocation system and confirmations of successful orders will be sent out by Friday 23rd April at the latest. The wine will be delivered in autumn 2021.
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