Italian Wines, Thursday May 15, 2014


Wine

Region

Grape

Supplier

Price

Comments

Rank

1. Serena Pinot Grigio 2012
Banfi
Tuscany
Pinot Grigio
Majestic
5.99
(now 6.66!)
Hint of melon on nose. Complex for Grigio with melon and pear on palate.
BW
BV
2. Lugana 2012
Veneto
Trebbiano
Asda
7.00
Hint of Southern Rhone whites. Slight sweetness.

3. Gavi 2013
Montiero
Piedmont
Cortese

7.64
Nothing on nose. Lime zest/grapefruit. Went well with vitello tonnato.

4. Mandrielle Sangiovese 2011
Banfi
Tuscany
Sangiovese
Majestic
9.99
Cherry, vanilla. Good with the chicken cacciatore

5. Le Volte dell'Ornellaia
2011
Tuscany
Merlot, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon
Majestic
18.00
Jammy red fruits with subtle tannin. Good with the rabbit stew.
6. Palistorti di Valgiano
2009
Colline Lucchesi
Tuscany
Sangiovese 70%, Merlot 20% and Syrah 10%
Berry Bros
15.50
Overripe plums on the nose. Fresh fruit on the palate. Excellent with the melanzane alla parmigiana.

7. Guidalberto 2010
Tenuta San Guido
Tuscany
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Berry Bros
27.00
Bramble on the nose. Red fruits on the palate. "Very Italian".
Third
8. Brunello di Montalcino 2005
Gianni Brunelli
Tuscany
Sangiovese
Majestic
30.00
Develops very slowly on the palate but becomes complex. Touch of liquorice.
Second
9. Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
San Giorgio 2004
Carlo Boscaini
Veneto
Corvina 50%, Corvinone 35%, Rondinella 10% Croatina & Dindarella 5%
From vineyard
19.00
(bought in 2007!)
Sweetness that makes it almost a dessert wine but there is a dryness. First tasted in 2008 it has developed well.
First
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