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"SASSICAIA OF UMBRIA" FOR UNDER $20

“When we first carried the 2003 Sportoletti Villa Fidelia, our price was $54.99 and it was not available in the US market (we brought it in directly from Europe). It has now been four vintages since I have seen this wine, and I am always thrilled when it is available, because it’s a top quality wine and now the price is under $20! In fact, James Suckling has referred to the Sportoletti Villa Fidelia as the ‘Sassicaia of Umbria’ because it’s a rich blend of classic Bordeaux varieties (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc).

The Wine House has just received our one and only shipment of the stunning 92 point 2015 Sportoletti Villa Fidelia Rosso. Monica Larner of Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate describes it as a ‘sun-drenched and powerful wine' that will drink well from now until 2026. We are also proud to have the best price in the country – under $20! - for this terrific wine! Stock up!” – Lance Montalto, The Wine House


NEW! The Wine House Kitchen introduces our freshly prepared cocktails to go. Our Negroni, Old Fashioned and Cadillac Margarita are made with top-of-the-line ingredients. All you need to do to enjoy these premium cocktails is shake well and pour over ice! Each 375ml bottle is only $24 and makes three cocktails. Please keep refrigerated as they are made with fresh ingredients. NOTE: Cocktails to go are only available for curbside pickup.

Check out our CLOSEOUT wines on our website! Quantities are limited to current stock and new closeout wines are added regularly!

NOTE: The Wine House is not open for walk-in customers. We offer curbside pickup between 11AM and 6PM. Please see below for UPDATED curbside pickup instructions and contact us before coming to the store. Please let us know if you have multiple orders to consolidate.

CHAT! If you see a chat bubble in the lower right corner on our website, a Wine House employee is ready to answer your questions. Please note that chat is only available between 11AM and 6PM, and the bubble only displays when an employee is available. Chat agents can answer many questions, but cannot process orders.

LOCAL DELIVERY! For orders over $250, we now offer Special Local Delivery
Monday - Friday to addresses up to 10 miles from the store for $8/case.
Additional delivery options are also available on our website.
2015 Sportoletti Villa
Fidelia Rosso

92 Points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
Release Price: $30
Wine House: $19.99
Best price in the country!

92 Points: “The 2015 Villa Fidelia Rosso is a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, aged in barrique for 12 months. This is a sun-drenched and powerful wine (with a noticeable 15% alcoholic content) that delivers rich plummy fruit and thick textural layers. Drinking window 2019 – 2026.” – Monica Larner, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (October 2019)

FROM THE PRODUCER

Tasting notes: A deep, glowing dark red, with refined and evolved aromas recalling sticky blackberry, tobacco, spices, liquorice and chocolate. Opulent and elegant in the mouth, rich in silky tannins, well integrated in the taste, inspiring a rich and persistent finish on the palate.”

Grapes: Merlot 70%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, Cabernet Franc 10%
Alcohol: 15% ABV
Soil: medium consistency, fairly sandy, shallow soil containing highly porous and permeable skeletal deriving from the weathering of marine sandstone of the mother rock
Vinification system and alcoholic fermentation: steeping for about 15-18 days in stainless steel at a controlled temperature with regular mixing
Malolactic fermentation: carried out in French oak casks
Aging: for about 12 months in French oak casks of Allier, Tronçais and Nevers and then 18 months in the bottle.
Winemaker: Riccardo Cotarella

ABOUT SPORTOLETTI


The Sportoletti family has been passionately dedicated to producing wine in Umbria for generations. In the late 1970s, brothers Ernesto and Remo turned their attention exclusively to winemaking. With great reverence for the teachings of their father Vittorio, they began to bottle wines under their own label. From that point on, they began a long journey in pursuit of the perfect balance between innovation and tradition, endeavoring to unleash the full potential of their terroir – situated on the hills between Spello and Assisi – where they now own 20 hectares of vineyards from which they produce an average of 200,000 bottles per year.

In 1998, the company decided to join forces with the highly esteemed agronomic and oenological consultant Riccardo Cotarella, thus marking the start of a highly successful professional collaboration as well as a valued friendship. They regularly replant their vines and cultivate them using the spur pruning system and high density planting. With 5,000 vines per hectare, they are able to control the number of buds and consequently the productivity of the vines.

The first vintage produced of Villa Fidelia Rosso was in 1990. In 1998, when Riccardo Cotarella began his collaboration with Sportoletti, he made important modifications to the way the vineyards were run, to the process of vinification and to the blend of grapes. In so doing, Villa Fidelia Rosso began to take on the precise characteristics which it maintains to this day.

The name Villa Fidelia comes from a monumental villa of the 1800s, situated about 500 metres from the winery, and which represents the town of Spello from a historical and cultural perspective.
UPDATED CURBSIDE PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Place your online order.
- You will receive 2 emails. The first will acknowledge receipt of your order and the second will let you know that your order is ready for pickup.

2) Please reply to the second email to tell us you want curbside pickup. IMPORTANT: If you have multiple orders to consolidate, please let us know as we will need extra time to get those to the front of the store!
- We will prepare your order(s), move them to the front of the store and send you a confirmation email that curbside pickup is ready.

3) Pull up in front of the store. There is no need to call when you arrive at the store – just roll down your passenger window and let us know the name on the order(s).
- We will put your order(s) in your vehicle. There is no need to step out of your vehicle.

Due to the large number of phone calls we have been receiving and the time it takes to consolidate orders, please reply to the email letting you know that your wine is ready for pickup and give us time stage and consolidate your order(s). There is no need to phone the store to arrange curbside pickup.

CONTACT US


The Wine House
2311 Cotner Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90064-1877


310.479.3731 or 800.626.9463

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wine@winehouse.com


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