Italian Reds Flashcards
Chianti Classico ‘Nuovo’, Poggerino 2020
Notes of earth, graphite, tobacco and hints of red fruit. Complex with persistent tannins.
Chianti Classico Riserva, Castello di Volpaia
It’s produced with 100% of Sangiovese coming from some of the highest vineyards of the Chianti. The unique microclimate and the soil composition of “macigno Toscano” donate to this Sangiovese some of its outstanding complexity and elegance.
Brunello di Montalcino, Argiano
Ripe plum and blackberries. Soft acidity with round, luscious fruit. The tannins are easy. Very approachable
Brunello di Montalcino, Collemattoni
Grown in the high altitude (300-400m) the wine is soft and juicy with big fruit and bold structure. Aged for a minimum of 30 months in 3200-liter Slovenian oak, the wine’s fruit is preserved with only slight hints of baking spice. Savory with a classic meatiness, there is a balance of being intricate while still being built to last a decade.
Brunello di Montalcino ‘Montosoli’, Altesino
Elegant and soothing, it flows across the palate with a silken wave of ripe red fruits and spices and saline minerals & florals. The 2019 is seamless and harmonious, leaving a coating of edgy tannins to contend with a bump of refreshing acidity as suggestions of tart cranberry and a bitter tinge of clove taper off. This is Montosoli terroir at its very best, and even at this early stage, it’s impossible to resist pouring another glass
Brunello di Montalcino, Il Paradiso di Manfredi
“Aromas recalling truffle, game and leather form the nose on this soulful red along with notes recalling almond liqueur. The enveloping palate has an earthy elegance, delivering ripe red berry, salted game and grilled herb alongside velvety tannins and fresh acidity
Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio di Sotto
Bright, full red. Nuanced, extremely deep and complex nose offers raspberry, redcurrant, superripe red cherry, tobacco, sandalwood, warm stones, vanilla and a violet nuance. Suave, juicy and multilayered, with harmonious acidity nicely framing the wine’s concentrated red plum, tobacco and mocha flavors.
This subtle but very concentrated Brunello finishes delicately savoury and mineral, with substantial but smooth tannins and lovely lingering perfume of sweet spices and perfume. A huge success for an estate that has known many over the years, this may well be the wine of the vintage
Langhe ‘Fralú’, Bruno Rocca
The nose is resplendent with notes of fresh raspberries, black cherries and red flowers. On the palate, the wine is focused and energetic with svelt tannins and lively acidity to frame the fresh fruit and floral flavors.
Aged in stainless steel & french oak
Barolo ‘Marcenasco’, Renato Ratti
Notes of rose petal, small red berries and spice.
Smooth, silky tannins and fresh acidity keep it perfectly balanced.
Barolo, Giuseppe Rinaldi
Sweet tobacco, cedar, mint, dried cherry,
Powerful and yet gracious, with deep persistence
Barolo ‘Vigna Merenda,’ Scarzello 2017
Exciting nose of raspberry and cherry with hints black pepper
Amazing depth of focused fruit, very long and finely balanced
Barbaresco Riserva, Crichet paje, Roagna 2004
No more than 1,800 bottles are produced per year
Intensely aromatic with mushrooms, prunes, warm stones
smooth tannins and a refined mass of flavour: salty-savoury balanced by fruit.
Barolo ‘Monprivato - Ca d’Morissio’, Giuseppe Mascarello
Only made in the best vintages. This is a delicate and fragile wine that starts with wild berry and tobacco. The quality of the fruit is very ripe,
Lessona, Proprietà Sperino
Perfumed berry, aromatic herbs.
The palate is both juicy and has finesse with firm tannins
Flavors of ripe dark cherry, raspberry, and tobacco.
IGT Terre Siciliane ‘Vino di Contrada FL Fossa di Lupo, Arianna Occhipinti
The wine shows aromas of red fruits, including plums and blackberries. Slight hints of exotic spices only emerge after the Frappato has had time to really unpack in the glass. This wine is perhaps the most open of the three. Only 2,700 bottles were produced
