February 'Exclusively' Italian Wine Tasting

This is impressive. What a brilliant fresh example of Gavi they are making here with their 'White Label.' Not overworked or heavy in anyway - this is the freshest most lively Gavi we have found - br...

Vivid medium-dark-green. Delicate aromas and flavors of white peach, mint and coriander on the nose. Then juicy and bright, with suave, gentle texture and a long, clean, lemony finish. This is on br...

This is our second vintage of the brilliant Manni Nossing's wines. Undoubtedly he is one of Italy's most talented winemakers crafting precise, limpid wines that are so satisfying it is hard to re br...

Deep straw-green. Intensely perfumed aromas of lime, bergamot, peach and orange blossom; smells as if it has a little Kerner added in. Then fresh and juicy, with marvelous inner-mouth perfume lif br...

So pleased to have persuaded Manni to give us some of his cult Sylvaner and oh what a joy. With intensity and purity it opens with wild flowers, delicate citrus and just a touch of stone fruit. T br...

Lovely aromatics with grapefruit and a touch of pear, crisp and bright. Lovely weight, quite rich, ripe lemon, again aromatic, with great acid, full and delicious.

Bright strawberry, red currant, with a touch of white flowers. Sleek ripe and long with red fruits, cherry and strawberry, lovely tannic structure, with great acid length.

Nice aromatic blackberry, dark cherry, touch of mocha, maybe even floral nose. Slick and bright, lovely supple dark fruit, cherries and blackberry, delicious acidity, beautiful shape ripe tannins br...

A classic nose of cherry, tar, roses and herbs. Delicious weight, rich tannins, tar and roses once more with that red fruits core, fragrant herbs and a delicious balance and length, this is reall br...

Gorgeous. A really pleasing style of Dolcetto. Great classic character but with a soft and beautifully 'easy' side too. Dark and yet with a bright crack of cherry skin too that adds lift and a fr br...

Crisp, classic Dolcetto. Alive with deep red fruits and cooked cherry, kept lively by nice brisk acidity.

This 'baby Barolo' has such a fun and bright attack, with impressive intensity. There is some satisfying 'chew' as it opens on the palate and then easy, cherry flesh joy. Pepper-spiced red flesh br...