Italy
The Ancient Greeks coined the word Oenotria, or “land of vines”, to describe Italy and it remains a land intimately entwined with its vines. Indeed much of northern Europe’s first vineyards were planted by those all-conquering proto-Italians, the Romans.
[Read more...]2022 PRIMITIVO Salento Cantine de Falco
Puglia Italy 13% Red
Primitivo.
From just outside Lecce in the heart of Salento comes this cracking example of Primitivo. Bright and perky this has a fine zippy line that makes it not only food friendly but very moreish. Cherry skin and cooked damson a...(read more)
L&S2022 NEGROAMARO Salento Cantine de Falco
Puglia Italy 13% Red
Negroamaro.
This is an absolute beauty, deeply fruity, with black cherry, blueberry and plum fruit, all underpinned with a delicious floral note. In the mouth the wine is lithe and supple, perfumed violets, red and black fruits, tou...(read more)
L&S2021 CHIANTI DON GUIDO Montalbano Fattoria La Collina
Chianti Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Malvasia, Sangiovese, Canaiolo.
A blend of 90% Sangiovese 5% Canaiolo and 5% Malvasia Nera. Jacopo Morganti's flagship wine improves year on year as he gets to know the plots better and the average vine age increases. Good weight and typical Chianti id...(read more)
L&S2020 NEGROAMARO Salore Salice Salentino Cantine de Falco
Puglia Italy 14% Red
Negroamaro.
Carefully fermented at low temperatures in steel tanks, to avoid too much extraction, this perky juice then spends 6 months in oldish barrels which really helps smooth this out and gives the super sleek feel and racy dri...(read more)
L&S2021 CHIANTI Haurio Colli Senesi Mormoraia
Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Sangiovese.
Just such a sleek and supple style, filled with woodland fruits, briar, plum and fragrant herbs. Lovely feel and grip, lots of ripe berry fruit in the core, then delicate aniseed and herbs. Great with stews, roasts and o...(read more)
L&S2022 DOLCETTO D'ALBA Bric del Salto Sottimano
Piedmont Italy 13% Red
Dolcetto.
The 2022 Dolcetto d'Alba Bric del Salto is fabulous. It's one of the most refined editions of this wine I can remember tasting. It’s as if Sottimano has taken all the old-school intensity of Dolcetto, polished the edges...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com2020 REFOSCO Friuli Colli Orientali Azienda Agricola Visintini
Friuli Venezia Giulia Italy 14% Red
Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso.
30% aged in wood, rest in inox. Oliviero tells us that Refosco is really not easy to grow, must be cautious about the maturity. Not all the bunch matures evenly and so you usually have to chop the bottom of the bunches o...(read more)
L&S2022 VALPOLICELLA Classico Ca' La Bionda
Veneto Italy 12.5% Red
Rondinella, Corvinone, Molinara, Corvina. Certified Organic
Beautiful perfume of strawberries, cherries and mocha, succulent, gentle, silky red fruits, nice tactile tannins, great acid push.
L&S2021 SANGIOVESE Girapoggio DOC Romagna Bissoni
Emilia Romagna Italy 13.5% Red
Sangiovese. Certified Organic
From the wonderful Rafaella Bissoni and her beautiful farm up in the hills of Emilia-Romagna, this is always so much fun, sleek and pure with cherry, tobacco, plum and mocha aromas and flavours. Watch out big name Sangio...(read more)
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