Tenuta Sette Ponti Poggio al Lupo 2009
Poggio al Lupo is deep, opaque purple in color suggesting its considerable intensity and extraction. The heady aromas deliver jammy black berry fruit and cassis impressions with notes of balsam wood and cedar which are confirmed on a palate of great silky voluptuousness. The finish is long, penetrating and seductive.
Intense ruby red in color with garnet reflections. Aromas of violets and vanilla, with hints of licorice. Velvety palate, with tart-cherry flavors and traces of spice. Well structured with supple tannins, superb concentration, and good acidity. Persistent finish. Brunello di Montalcino was Italy’s first wine to be accorded DOCG status, a...
Lively concentrated ruby carnet. Very precisely defined flavour, full and well balanced. Rich, warm, silky texture with sensations of ripe fruit and hints of wild berries. Dry wine suitable for main red meats courses, roasts and game. It is an ideal wine to be savoured in meditation”. Serve at room temperature,...
Ruffino Chianti holds a very special place in the winery's heart. This wine was first produced by winery founders Ilario and Leopoldo Ruffino, and for over a century it has been a benchmark for the entire Chianti category. For many consumers worldwide, Ruffino Chianti is Chianti. Ruffino has, in fact, greatly...
Regaleali, a white wine, of quality and with character. The first wine produced by the Counts of Tasca d’Almerita on the Regaleali Estate. The best known and most widely distributed. A blend of the Sicilian grapes Inzolia, Catarratto and Grecanico, of rare balance and versatility. Straw yellow in color with a...
Barrique-aged Nebbiolo/Barbera blend Arte” was the original super-Piedmont” wine; Marc de Grazia and Clerico devised this ground-breaking blend together in 1983. Vinification: Maceration on the skins in steel rotary fermentor for 5-10 days the Nebbiolo grapes and for 10-14 days the Barbera grapes, ageing in new French barriques for 16-20 months...
Gaja Chardonnay Rossj Bass 2010
This wine is produced from grapes grown in several estate-owned vineyards. The Rossj vineyard, planted in 1984, is named for Angelo Gaja's younger daughter Rossana, (Rossj). Color: Golden. Aroma: Fine perfume of citrus fruits and flowers with a hint of honey. Taste: Considerable depth. Elegant body, definite character and good acidity;...
Stemmari Feudo Arancio Nero d'Avola 2010
Nero d'Avola is an indigenous Sicilian variety with a huge reputation. It was first cultivated only in the area of Siracusa, but has since spread all over Sicily. Red wine with a unique fruity character. Hints of red berries and cranberry. It has a deep red colour with a soft and...
Heading due east from Rome lays the region of Abruzzo. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo was designated as a DOC in 1968. It covers most of Abruzzo ranging from Molise in the south, the Marche in the north and inland against the Apennines Mountains. The wines are at least 85% Montepulciano (with Sangiovese permitted)....
Venice’s region is Italy’s leader in the production and commerce of classified wine. Throughout the region the recent emphasis is on white wines and is ideally suited for the Pinot Grigio grape, where the particular composition of the hilly soil, the exposition to sun, the frequent rains and the constantly mild...
The Orvieto Classico wine is named after one of Umbria's most beautiful cities, located on a hilltop between Florence and Rome. This city is known for its magnificent dome. Wine has been made in Orvieto since the days of the Etruscans. They recognized that the region's characteristic tufa ("chalky limestone soil")...
Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura
Deep and intense red color; complex but immediately captivating with fresh and sweet flavors of plums, cherries, blackberry jam, and raspberries. The forward fruit is enveloped with hints of chocolate, cigar box, vanilla and licorice. Poggio alle Mura is the historical name of the 12th century fortress crowning the Banfi vineyard...
Classic Cabernet flavors and aromas of cassis and blackberry mark this jammy, highly extracted wine, and are offset by notes of dried herbs, spice, vanilla and cedar supported by bold, firm tannins and a long finish.
Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli 2003
Produced only in the best years and in limited quantities, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2003 Vigna Paganelli is made exclusively with Sangiovese grapes sourced from the eponymous vineyard, planted in 1964. An austere, classic and aristocratic Brunello, it is a wine that honors the blazon and the image of the wine...
The IL Bastardo winery now has a white wine line extension. Their consulting winemaker Paolo Masi worked with them to get just the right blend of acidity and fruit that they thought would match their Red. The wine is fresh, and clean with aromas of citrus, melons, and apple finishing with...
