Your Special Invitation to Experience Italy Like Never Before…
The 2021 Italian Collection
You’re about to embark on a journey into a tradition that goes back 800 years…
…built on slopes shrouded in fog… soils of clay and loam…
…where veteran winemakers, hand-rolled cigarettes dangling from their lips, walk among rows of dark purple grapes and green olive trees…
As early Partnership members know, our 2019 Italian Collection wound up being a huge success.
The collection was so good that we decided to return…
We’re headed back to the misty slopes of Piedmont, the breezy Tuscan hills, and the sunbaked volcanic vineyards of Sicily to bring to you the Bonner Private Wine Partnership’s Italian Collection.
To real Italians, wine is not a commodity to be made but a bounty to be discovered – the soul of the land itself… le anima as they say… something that existed long before their arrival and will endure long after they’ve left…
If you’re a wine lover like me, you’ve got to get a taste of this old world tradition for yourself… with wines made from handpicked grapes, minimal to no pesticides, and traditional methods… rich in flavors of blackberry and chocolate… with aromas of tar, roses and natural oak…
Some of the viticoltore (winemakers) who make these wines have never given them to be imported to the US before.
This is a hand-curated selection of wines from the Italy’s best winemakers, that I am giving to you today for $50 off.
Typically, this collection retails for $249… But if you reserve your collection today, you’ll get these wines for just $199!
Plus, shipping is complimentary… that’s a savings of $35 in itself.
The motive is very simple…
Since the last time you tried us, we’ve expanded our selection of the world’s best wines and winemakers and I believe I can show you how extraordinary they are compared to what you’ll find anywhere else.
And how about backing that up with a guarantee that you will love these wines… or we will cheerfully return your money? (You don’t even have to send back the wines.)
I’d love to show you with an invitation to try 6 crowd-favorite Italian wines for the fall…
Cheers,
Will Bonner
What’s included in the Italian collection…
Your Bottle of 2018 La Bollina Papios Rosso Siciliane (98 pt)
La Bollina is based in Piedmonte, but with this wine they’ve taken a trip down south to Sicily. Made with half indigenous Sicilian grapes nero d’Avola and nerello mascalese, half Bordeaux classics merlot and cab sauv. The result is a chimera of classic “big red” notes, but with a distinctive Mediterranean charm.
The Sicilian nero d’Avola is grown in the 3,000-year-old albarello style (in the shape of little trees), producing a powerful wine with an aging potential of 20 years. The other indigenous grape is nerello mascalese – a grape from the volcanic slopes of Mt. Etna, known for its acidity and tannin (it may be a relative of sangiovese).
The remaining grapes are, of course, both Bordeaux stalwarts. You’ll find rich notes of chocolate, cherry, and oak, but also softening a Mediterranean influence – herbs, berries fresh off the branch… notes of a midsummer’s eve.
Your Bottle of 2013 Sorelle de Nicola Feyles Langhe Nebbiolo
From the outside, Antonio de Nicola’s Piedmont winery looks almost abandoned. The buildings are well weathered. The tin roofs rusted and pock marked.
Yet, step inside and you find four massive Slovenian oak casks. There, Antonio ferments nebbiolo grapes from his six-acre plot – the penultimate step in making Barolo, which Antonio has done entirely on his own (and by hand) for 56 years now (Antonio is in his 80s).
The fruit that doesn’t go into his Barolo – known as “declassified fruit” – goes into his Langhe Nebbiolo. Such “declassified” wines can be great “back-doors” into vintages that are either hard to find or overly expensive. This low intervention wine (unfiltered, no herbicides, no stabilizers) spent its first 24 months in the aforementioned Slovenian oak, then aged for 5 years before release. You’ll find a Barolo-like orange tint in the glass, a burst of cherry on the palate, and rich tannins.
Your Bottle of 2017 Ricasoli Chianti Classico Riserva (92 pt)
Brolio Castle has been around for nearly 1,000 years, nestled among fruit trees swaying in the Tuscan breeze. Since 1141, the Ricasoli family has tended Brolio Castle and its lands, in an unspoiled corner of the Chianti Classico area in central Tuscany, with gentle hills, velvety valleys and thick woodlands of oaks and chestnuts.
This Riserva, produced from a selection of estate-grown grapes, reflects all the soil characteristics of Brolio. You’ll find deep notes of ripe sour cherry and dark juicy strawberry, surrounded by toasted brioche, delicate French vanilla and sweet spices (nutmeg and clove). You can tell the soil is iron-rich and full of good minerals. Pair with grilled meats and rich meat stews, aged hard cheeses.
Your Bottle of 2016 Schiavenza Barolo Serralunga (94 pt)
Barolo is known as the “rose dipped in tar.” But depending on the type of Barolo you get, that description may be more or less apt. A lot of Barolo you get in the US is new Barolo, as opposed to old style Barolo, which takes a lot longer to make.
This vintage is not new Barolo. It’s old Barolo, from the town of Serralunga, a star among the subzones of the Alba appellation. The winemakers Luciano and Walter (sons-in-law of the original owners) describe themselves as traditional “to the bone,” using native yeast, organic/biodynamic farming, and Slovenian “botti” (a larger style of oak barrel with a more subtle touch than French barriques).
You’ll taste the tar all right – plus black cherry, leather, rust, and forest floor. With 94 pts from Wine Advocate, 93 pts from Wine Spectator, and 92 pts from James Suckling.
Your Bottle of 2018 Maghero Toscana Rosso
The Bellosguardo winery was founded in the small village of Lastra a Signa by Oliviero Viviani. Formerly an agronomist on the property, he purchased the land for himself in the 1970s. In 1989, Oliverio’s sons Cesare and Gabriele came into the business, and the company became Cantine Bellosguardo and sons. Their top-quality Maghero line is dedicated to Cesare and Gabriele’s beloved grandfather, who was well known in the village with the nickname “MAGHERO” (it’s the Magherini family crest that adorns the bottle).
The blend in this 2018 vintage is worth noting. The canaiolo softens the sangiovese’s acidity, while the colorino plays like a petit verdot analogue, lending structure and a deep crimson hue (ruby that will shift to garnet with age). Cab sauv often overwhelms the more delicate sangiovese, but here the two only heighten one another, producing a balanced red with just a bit of tannin, and ripe red fruit on the nose.
Pair with Bolognese, roast chicken (fried chicken?), or game.
Your Bottle of 2019 Borgofiero Chianti DOCG
Tuscany, the wine region to the south and west of Florence, is a collection of small towns, called “borgo,” each with its own style. Lastra a Signa, where the winery is located, is one such “Borgo”. “Fiero”, Italian for “proud”, identifies the strong character of the Tuscan people, and refers to their typical way of life: strong, hard workers, connected to the land, proud of themselves and of their origins. Lastra a Signa was originally built as a military outpost in the Middle Ages, and the borgo still looks medieval, surrounded by old walls built with stone slabs called “lastra”.
The local vineyards, too, have an ancient look. Vines there grow in the guyot style, in which the plant is pruned back to its trunk every fall, leaving just a single branch, upon which the next year’s grapes will grow. Guyot requires a patient hand and learned eye – it’s rare in modern vineyards.
Admire this 2019’s ruby red coloring in the glass, then lean in for intense, wild fruit. On the palate, you’ll find a dry, savory red with pleasing tannins. Pair with hard cheese and venison.
6 Bottles of highly-rated, Italian Wines…
(including the 98 pt La Bollina Papios Rosso Siciliane)…
Shipped (free) Right To Your Doorstep…
$249 $199
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(and no, you don’t have to send back the wine)
If you don’t love your Italian wines, you have 30 days to request a refund.
And you don’t even have to send the remaining bottles back.
Yes, you could drink every single bottle and ask for a refund. There’s no way we’d be able to tell.
But we’re confident that you’ll love what you get and want to stick around for more!
After your $199 introductory shipment, subsequent shipments will be billed at our normal fee of $249… but there is NO obligation. We will let you know when your bottles are ready to ship and you can cancel at any time!
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