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April 13, 2010
08:59
Lambrusco Doc Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Donelli
Donelli Vini is one of the most important Italian wineries, was founded in 1915 by Adolfo Donelli and for many years in the group led by Anthony Giacobazzi and children. Their flagship product is the Lambrusco wine we tasted together with my colleague Branko Grizelji of Croatian origin , Maitre Sommelier of France. This is a Lambrusco [...]
Categories: Wine Blogs in Italian
April 4, 2010
10:00
Secolo Novo Franciacorta 2004
The Winery is Le Marchesine and wine is the Secolo Novo.that means new century. The Secolo Novo vintage Franciacorta DOCG, produced only in the best vintages, was born in 2000 just to celebrate the new century. It is a Blanc des Blancs (to use a French word) that uses only Chardonnay grapes, comes exclusively [...]
Categories: Wine Blogs in Italian
March 13, 2010
09:37
Dolcetto d’Alba, Oddero 2008
Wine tasting with Maria Cristina Oddero early January at The Fairmont Hotel in Monte Carlo. Simple wine, made from 100% Dolcetto and vinified in stainless steel to keep intact its primary aromas typical of this grape. Following are my tasting notes. Dolcetto d’Alba, Oddero 2008 | 14/20 The color is a fairly deep ruby red with violet [...]
Categories: Wine Blogs in Italian
February 26, 2010
19:03
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild 1949
The word Lafite derives from Guascon the “hite” meaning the slopes. The vineyards dates back to 1670, under the supervision of Jacques de Sègur; one of his descendents : Nicolas Alexandre de Sègur was named the “prince of the vines”as he continued to purchase in 1718 Lafite, Latour, Calon and Mouton. At the very beginning of [...]
Categories: Wine Blogs in Italian
January 26, 2010
12:01
Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2003, Castello di Neive
We are talking about a wine from the Langhe (Piedmont): Barbaresco. The little sister of King Barolo which share the same Nebbiolo grape. Three villages compose the Barbaresco DOCG: Barbaresco itself, Treiso and Neive. As soon as you entry the ancient village of Neive your eyes goes left to look at the magnificient demeure [...]
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