Morellino 85%, Ciliegiolo 10%, Alicante, other autochthonous grapes 5%.
Intense? ruby-red colour with a fruity? and forthcoming bouquet?. The first approach to the palate? reveals ripe red and blackberry fruits complemented by elegant, harmonious? tannins. It follows through to a mid-palate which is full and to a lingering after-taste? reminiscent of ripe, black cherries.
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The "Brunello di Montalcino" D.O.C.G.? is made from a careful selection of Sangiovese Grosso grapes.
The colour is ruby-red tending to garnet. Forthcoming, complex? nose? with well defined hints of spices, cloves, prunes?, eucalyptus, chocolates with cherries macerated in alcohol?. The taste? is fresh, fragrant, fruity? and elegant, yet also robust and highly persistent. If well kept it lasts many years. It is suggested to open the bottle about two hours before sipping the wine.
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Vernaccia di San Gimignano, quite different from the Sardinian Vernaccia, is a very ancient grape; its name derives, possibly, from the Latin vernaculus meaning “on the spot, local�, while some ampelographers believe it originates from Vernazza, in Liguria. The wine made from it has always been highly praised by eminent connoisseurs: Ludovico The Moor, the Popes Paolo III Farnese and Martino IV. In particular, Pope Martino, discerning gourmet, wanted the eels of Lake Bolsena to be marinaded in vernaccia before they were grilled; it is for this reason that Dante Alighieri puts him in Purgatory, among the greedy ones “ to purge, through fasting, the eels and the vernaccia�.
This white wine, of exceptional quality, was the first Italian wine to obtain the DOC?, and is today a DOCG?.
Pale gold colour, with green? tints; fragrant bouquet? of broom blossom with hints of ripe pineapple and flintstone; dry?, full and savoury, clean? and balanced flavour with an elegant, pleasantly lingering aftertaste? of vine peaches and almonds.
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Intense? ruby red colour with garnet red reflections. Persistent and intense nose? with spicy, fruity? and balsamic overtones. Well-balanced? palate?, firm?, with a rich texture? of close-knit tannins. Long, pleasant closing sensation.
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Straw-yellow colour with a greenish hue. Subtle, persistent, scent of green? apples with complex? floral? undertones. Slightly acidic with an enticing almondy aftertaste?.
'The Wall Street Journal' July 2007
Best of tasting. A grown-up Gavi, with peaches, lychee, some spice and minerality, but all in a restrained, sophisticated package.
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Dark ruby red that becomes garnet with ageing. Aroma? is full, rich, fine, recalling spices and small red fruits. Taste? is full, intense?, harmonious? and warm.
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Garnet red with hints of orange?. Nose? is ethereal, with suggestions of liquorice and cocoa. Dry?, full, very well structured and persistent, velvety and harmonious?.
Wine Spectator, June 15, 2008:
Barolo Lecinquevigne 2004
[ Score: 88/100 | Price: ~$45 ]
Exhibits beautiful ripe berry and hints of meat? and mushroom?. Full-bodied, with round?, chewy tannins, but turns slightly hollow? on the finish?. Best after 2011. -JS
There's plenty of crushed blackberry and flowers on the nose. Full-bodied, showing lots of bright? fruit and clean? acidity?, with a medium finish. Best after 2009. 7,500 cases made. -JS
Colour is garnet red with orangey reflections. Aroma? is ethereal, intense? with hints of ripe fruits such as wildberries and also of liquorice and cocoa. Dry?, full, robust and austere?, but velvety and harmonious? on the palate?.
Attractive strawberry? and floral? aromas follow through to a full body?, with firm?, silky? tannins. Long and solid. This is holding back a lot. Polished and well done. Best after 2010. -JS
Has wonderful aromas of plum?, strawberry and dried porcini?. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a subtle, fruity? finish?. Best after 2010. 580 cases made. -JS
Deep ruby with garnet overtones. Profound nose?, with vanilla? extract? at its best mixed with tremendous blackberry, prune? and dark chocolate? flavours?. It combines power with elegance? and silkiness. These complex? flavours linger for a long time.
Has plenty of ripe fruit, with an earthy? undertone. Full-bodied and chewy, with big? tannins and a long finish?. Muscular. Best after 2009. 850 cases made. -JS
Very bright?, dark ruby color. Extroverted nose? with lots of ripe chokecherries, licorice, earth, and fragrant wood smoke scents. Forceful, vibrant flavours?: cherries, leather and stony? minerals predominate. Bright acidity? and lots of youthful tannin? lend an attractive but still solid texture?.
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