Excellent Vino Nobile di Montepulciano from a Selected Vineyard in Tuscany produced only from the very best vintage, that mean not every year. Too bad than we can’t find it yet on the shelf. If you cross this one on a wine list in a restaurant, you have to try it!
Technical Data:100% Sangiovese aged 16 – 18 months in new French oak-barrels with additional months of bottle fining prior release. Produce only from the very best vintage, that mean not every year.
Description:Dark ruby red color. Captivating aromas of berries laced with vanilla and cinnamon spice.. Full-bodied and elegant Sangiovese offering concentrated flavors of ripe plum, blackberry, chocolate and woody spice. Complex wine with excellent balance and a lot of depth. Rich texture, silky mouthfilling and supple tannins.
Food Pairing & Service:Will accompany well hearty pasta dishes, red meat and roasts. A wonderful one with chocolate. Open at least an hour before, this wine really need to breath a little bit before the consumption.
Ageing Potential:Ready to drink although could easily lay down 15 years.
Score:9/10
Suggested Retail Price:$32.00 – $41.50
A full-bodied but not aggressive red wine from Tuscany. Quite nice one, you’ll enjoy it!
Technical Data:80% Prugnolo Gentile ( a clone of Sangiovese), 20% Merlot. Only the Merlot part is aged in American oak-barrels for 8 months, the rest of the wine remain on steel tanks prior blending and bottling.
Description:Purple red color. Red fruits aromas bouquet, the palate recalls its nose with lots of cherry and raspberry flavors laced with smoky oak flavors and very smooth tannins. Rich texture, velvety mouthfilling and long lasting finish.
Food Pairing & Service:Will accompany well hearty pasta dishes with tomato based sauce and herbs. Also a good accompaniment with red meat.
Ageing Potential: 3 – 5 years.
Score:9/10
Suggested Retail Price:$13.99 – $16.99
A very dry and smoky velvety red from Sicily.
Technical Data:90% Nero d’Avola, 10% other native varieties. Aged 15 – 18 months in new French oak-barrels depending of the vintage. Additional bottle fining of 12 months prior release.
Description:Inky ruby red color. Fragant bouquet exhaling dark fruits and notes of violets. Elegant and complex very dry wine, the palate shows equally fruity and flowery flavors recalling the nose, with additional flavors such as tobacco smoke and balsamic scents backboned by solid tannins.
Food Pairing & Service:Will accompany well red meat with sauces and herbs. Also a good pairing with lamb chops, roasted veal and matured cheeses.
Score:7/10
Suggested Retail Price:$49.99 – $58.99
Nice characterful red from Sicily made from 100% Nero d’Avola, the red main grape there.
You’ll find this wine principally on restaurant’s wine list. As far as I know, I have never seen this one on a shelf!
Technical Data:100% Nero D’Avola, the main red grape from Sicily. A small amount of the wine was aged 9 months in French oak-barrels. Additional bottle fining of 3 months prior release.
Description:Ruby red color. Cherry and blackberry on the nose. The palate is dry but soft showing lots o f ripe cherries and blackberry flavors enticed with tobacco smoke, cedary spice and subtle earthiness notes. Very smooth tannins.
Food Pairing & Service:Will accompany well red meats, introductory dishes with meat sauce and tomato, baked pasta dishes and also lightly cooked tuna and salmon. Serve at room temperature.
Score:8/10
Suggested Retail Price:$12.00 – $16.00
Nice and smooth!
Technical Data:100% Sangiovese, aged for 12 months in big casks then few additional months in bottle refinement.
Description:Intense ruby-red color. The aroma is sweet, full and fruity with an elegant light notes of spice. The flavor is smooth and lingering with a fruit finish.
Food Pairing & Service:It best accompanies pasta and red sauce, or any grilled meats.
Score:9/10
Suggested Retail Price:$11.99
Medium-bodied Chianti Classico.
Technical Data:95% Sangiovese, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine is aged in small French barriques for 12 months with an additional period in bottle refinement.
Description:Intense ruby-red color. Medium- bodied wine with a spicy bouquet and classic hints of violets. The flavor is full of ripe fruits, leathery notes with a velvety texture.
Food Pairing & Service:It best accompanies game, roasted or grilled red meat such as beef and lamb as well as strong cheeses.
Score:8/10
Suggested Retail Price:$15.99
A medium-bodied juicy italian wine.
Technical Data:Blend of 80% Sangiovese, 20% divided between Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 12 months in Oak barrels (1/2 in new, 1/2 in used barrels) plus 2 months in the bottle.
Description:Deep ruby color. Juicy black fruits and violet nose. Deep, rich texture, spicy a little bit with well enticed flavors such as blackberry and plum, coffee and roasted nut and an elegant long finish.
Food Pairing & Service:Varied pastas, white roast or sautéed meat, white poultry, fried or grilled fish. TRE is a wine full of character giving you drinking enjoyment already at young age.
Score:7/10
Suggested Retail Price:$24.99
Lots of characters.
Technical Data:100% Nero d’Avola, the red main grape from Sicily. Matured in small French oak barrels for six months.
Description:Deep Dark color. This wine offers leathery notes, red and black fruit aromas followed by dark, rich, fully ripened velvety fruits with a cedary spiciness, quite smooth tannins and long lasting finish. Quite enjoyable.
Food Pairing & Service:Good with spicy Italian pasta and hearty, savory dishes like game, lamb or beef. Also a specially good pairings with dark chocolate desserts! Served at room temperature.
Score:8/10
Suggested Retail Price:$16.99
Smooth tannins, long finish, velvety dry red.
Technical Data:70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, aged 18 months in new barriques followed by 8 months of bottle aging.
Description:Deep purple color. On the nose black cherry and blueberry notes emerge first, before notes of violet and hay and rounded balsamic echoes. In the mouth, it is immensely well-structured, striking a perfect balance between sweet tannins and freshness. The persistent finish is laden with fruity undertones.
Food Pairing & Services:A wine of considerable depth – thanks to the complexity of its aromas and flavours – it works wonderfully with substantial main courses and seasoned cheeses.
Score:8/10
Suggested Retail Price:$29.54
Technical Data:Prugnolo gentile 85% (synonym of Sangiovese), 15% remaining is a blend between merlot, canaiolo nero and colorino . Depending of the vintage aged 14-16 months in oak. 80% French oak-barrel. Additional bottle fining for few months prior release.
Description:The garnet colour with orange hues. The fragant bouquet recalls rose’s petale, violets scents and berries. On the palate a rich texture for a full-bodied wine focused on ripe berries laced with violet, spice and subtle oaky flavors backboned by solid tannins.
Food Pairing & Service:Particularly well suited for hearty main dishes and well ripened cheeses.
Ageing Potential: 10 – 12 years.
Score:7/10
Suggested Retail Price:$25.99 – $21.99
