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.
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2021 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)
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2019 CHIANTI DON GUIDO Montalbano Fattoria La Collina
Chianti Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
Canaiolo, Malvasia, Sangiovese.
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)
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2019 CHIANTI Haurio Colli Senesi Mormoraia
Tuscany Italy 13.5% 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)
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2020 NERO D'AVOLA Rosso Le Casematte
IGP Terre Sicilliane Sicily Italy 14% Red
Nero d'Avola.
This is a lighter bodied style with a lighter crimson hue to match. Lovely intensity of strawberry, cherry and raspberry fruit, the palate has a gentle extraction of ripe acid, that underpins a succulent fruitiness, roun...(read more)
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2017 PRIMITIVO DI MATERA Akratos DOC Battifarano
Matera Basilicata Italy 14.5% Red
Primitivo.
Always a later release than you would normally find and as a result a finer and more complex wine. Sleek, with a distinct freshness and elegance, loganberry, mulberry and a dusty chocolate note. Tannins are fine and add...(read more)
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2020 VALPOLICELLA Classico Ca' La Bionda
Veneto Italy 13% Red
. Certified Organic
The 2020 remains true to the lovely, delicate style of Valpolicella that we now expect from this brilliant estate. Pretty and pale in the glass this delivers intense strawberry and cherry fruits, gentle floral notes and...(read more)
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2019 SANGIOVESE Girapoggio DOC Romagna Bissoni
Emilia Romagna Italy 13.5% Red
Sangiovese.
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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2018 MORELLINO DI SCANSANO Heba Fattoria di Magliano
Maremma Tuscany Italy 13% Red
Sangiovese, Syrah.
Bright damson, blackberry, cherry fruit nose, fragrant and fresh. Palate has zip and freshness, core of bright woodland fruits, vigour and intensity, sappy and gorgeously drinkable.
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2020 IL LABIRINTO Poggerino
Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
Sangiovese.
Fresh red fruits, cherry, raspberry, crisp, with grip and tension, dark fleshy fruit core, quite serious.
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2019 LAMBRUSCO I Calanchi Monte delle Vigne
Emilia Romagna Italy 12% Red
Lambrusco Maestri. Practising Organic
In comparison with the Classico this has more sinew and is a little firmer fruited. A more direct line of less juicy fruit. It's all round a more serious, cerebral style from Signor Ferrari. It is the purity and the love...(read more)
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