Intense citrus & lime aromas are followed by a creamy, complex, & powerful palate. The naturally high acidity at harvest provides a lemon sorbet-like finish. The structure of this wine is unique with ultra-fine tannins giving the wine a powerful edge, excellent freshness & longevity. ...

The wine is a carefully structured blend, crafted to respect the individual characters of each variety & to capture their harmony when in concert. The palate is seamlessly powerful as well as elegant, with fine, persistent tannins, a vibrant black fruit spectrum & notes of liquorish. Most notably, the wine is complex, layered & unique. ...

San Giovanni Della Sala is a pale straw yellow in colour with greenish highlights. The nose is remarkable for its refined bouquet of floral aromas & notes of ripe fruit of peaches & pineapple. The palate is mouth-filling, balanced, persistent & sustained by bright freshness. ...

Lovely bright pink in colour with perfumes of wild strawberries & a touch of spicy cherries on the nose. On the palate it is dry, with a savoury, mineral character, strawberry fruit & a black pepper edge. Just enough body to balance the fragrant fruit, it has supple tannins & a clean, fresh finish. 85% Nebbiolo, 15% Vespolina, 5% Croatina. ...

Light gold in colour, the 2008 Erbaluce is fresh & lively on the nose, with perfumes of mountain flowers & a touch of honey. On the palate it is dry & clean, with a lovely minerality on the palate. Sheltered by the Alps, Lessona did not undergo eolic erosion, so its sandy, acidic soil, with a p H of 4.5
- 5.5, is very well drained. In these conditions, the vines put down deep roots in search of the mineral nutrients they require. The climate is dry with wonderful light, & cool night breezes blowing from the Alps to the north mitigate the hot summer days. This in turn ensures a long growing season. Erbaluce di Caluso is an old traditional variety native to Piemonte but rarely seen outside Italy. The vines are planted at a density of 4, 000 vines per hectare, 300m above sea level & trained using a traditional pergola system called 'pergola canavesana'. The grapes were hand picked in the second half of September. The grapes were pressed immediately on arrival at the winery. Fermentation took place in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. A small portion of the must was macerated on the skins at low temperatures & then blended with the rest. No malolactic fermentation was allowed to take place. After a period of ageing on the fine lees, the wine was bottled.
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This wine displays hints of violets, cherries, raspberries, wild herbs & hints of tar, as well as ripe tannins & high acidity. Long, elegant & complex on the finish. The grapes for this wine mainly come from the Ormeggio & Castagnola vineyas in the Orolungo region. The climate is dry with generous light, & cool night breezes mitigate the hot summer days & ensure a long growing season. Soils are marine sands, mixed with glacial sediment, rich in minerals & trace elements. These ancient marine sands make the soils here some of the most acidic in the wine producing world (p H4.5-5.5), but at the same time allow the vines' roots to explore deep into the ground & absorb minerals in quantities impossible in other conditions. Plant density is 5, 000 vines per hectare, using the best, newest clones. Vespolina grapes were h&-picked in the last week in September, whereas the Nebbiolo grapes were not harvested until the second week in October. The grapes were destemmed & pressed then the must vinified in the old, gravity-fed cellar which dates back to the beginning of the 19th century. Fermentation took place in squat, open upright oak casks with natural yeasts. Maceration lasted 3-4 weeks with regular punching down of the cap. The wine was aged in a mixture of new & old barriques (225L), puncheons (500L) & oval 15 hectolitre casks for 30 months. Grape varieties: 95% Nebbiolo, 5% Vespolina. SILVER
- Sommelier Wine Awards 2010. Limited stock.
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Colli Vicentini
- Romeo
- Intense & fruity with a rich scent of apple & grapefruit & just the right amount of sweetness.

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Good depth of colour & an alluring nose, with perfumes of maraschino cherries, red toffee apple & rose hips. On the palate the longer ageing has softened the tannins, giving a more savour profile with hints of leather & woodsmoke. The texture is fine & silky with a long finish. ...

Intensely coloured with a powerful dark plum & liquorice nose. On the palate, this Touriga Tempranillo blend is full-flavoured & packed with ripe fruit, with cooked plum, dark cherries & blackberry characters given more structure by the judicious oak ageing. Savour its youthful exuberance now. 86% Touriga Nacional, 14% Tempranillo. ...

An extraordinary wine with musk & raspberry like perfume & a briary hint. Elegant & well-balanced with vibrant raspberries & red currants. A medium-body with a sustained, savoury finish, & all-important fine, sandy tannins that complete the palate. ...