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Chianti class. 2023...
At Castellare, Chianti Classico is produced using only two indigenous grape varieties: Sangioveto, the prince of Tuscan vines, which makes up 90% of the blend, and the<br />remaining 10% of Canaiolo, another typical variety of the area. The true Chianti Classico, therefore, without the addition of international grape varieties such as Cabernet<br />or Merlot, in order to maintain the authentic formula of the most famous of Italian wines while at the same time seeking maximum elegance.<br /><br />Tasting notes: the colour of this Chianti Classico is the ruby red of Sangioveto. The nose is fragrant, fresh with pleasant hints of red fruit, liquorice, currants and a light<br />touch of vanilla. The typical notes of Chianti Sangiovese dominate. On the palate it expresses a pleasant sweetness, is round, soft and savoury. Acidity and persistence<br />characterise a very elegant aftertaste.<br /><br />Pairings: A very versatile wine that also goes well with structured and important dishes. It also goes well with stews and medium-aged cheeses.<br /><br />Varieties: 90% Sangioveto 10% Canaiolo<br />
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€12.60
Cabreo Mytho IGT 2019 750ml
The Wine<br /><br />For over five years, Cabreo has expressed the perfect harmony between tradition, innovation and suitability for the territory in which it is born: Greve in Chianti. This wine<br />is the result of a careful blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese, which respectively give softness, strength and elegance, and of a long aging in small French<br />oak barrels.<br />Vintage: The 2020 vintage is purple red, crystalline and bright, on the nose it presents a synergistic sensorial profile between the descriptors of wood and those of<br />cabernet. Partially tamed by the softness of the merlot. In the mouth it expresses the young maturity of a great red, alternating pleasant tannic sensations with sweet vinous<br />sensations. Nose and mouth constantly evolving in the glass. Descriptors: cherry, coconut, chocolate, vanilla and final tobacco and infusions.<br />Pairing: it goes perfectly with all meat dishes, great cheeses, or just enjoyed with friends.<br />First vintage: 1982<br />Shelf life: up to 20-30 years<br />Curiosity: The word Cabreo, as per authentic Tuscan tradition, indicates maps of the estates owned by the great Florentine families<br /><br /><br />The Field<br /><br />Production Area: wine made from grapes grown on vineyards of Tenute del Cabreo located in the<br />hills of Greve in Chianti<br />Altitude: about 300 MSL<br /><br /><br />The Grapes<br /><br />Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese<br />Planting pattern: 3,000 - 5,000 plants per hectare<br />Production per hectare: on average 7 tons of grapes<br />Grape yield: about 65%<br /><br />In the winery<br /><br />Vinification: in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature of 28 ° C. Maceration on the skins for 18 days<br />Aging: in 225lt French oak barriques, of which 30% new, 40% one year old, 30% two years old, for 18 months<br />Refinement: in the bottle for at least 6 months<br />
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€180.40
Vino rosso vin de la Sabla...
Grape variety: red, blend of black varieties.<br />Production area: La Sabla, Bufferia and Sazzé di Aymavilles.<br />Age from 20 to 70 years.<br />Soil (type, exposure, altitude): morainic, loose, sandy, steeply sloping with western exposure. Altitude 500/750 metres above sea level.<br />First year of production: 1971.<br />Annual bottles produced: 25,000.<br />Area, training system, planting density, yield: about 4.0 hectares; Guyot system; planting of 8,000 feet per hectare, rows of vines with a cordon and row pattern. Yield<br />8,000 kg/ha. Harvest: by hand, at the end of October.<br />Vinification: Destalking of the grapes, fermentation for 8 days in stainless steel at a temperature of 26 °C with daily remontages. Maturation in stainless steel for 8 months<br />and refinement for 5 months in bottle.<br />Tasting notes: intense ruby colour. On the nose fruity (raspberry) and floral (violet). Fresh and fruity on the palate, with soft tannins and hints of raspberry. Persistent<br />finish. Accompaniments: starters, first courses, cured meats, red meats, medium mature cheeses.<br />Fact: Produced by the Charrère family since 1971, this is the winery's historic wine and is today, as then, a skilful blend of red grape varieties grown in the old vineyards.<br />Sabla means sand in the local dia-lectum, due to the sandy composition of the soil.<br />Serving temperature: 16/18 °C.<br />
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€16.80
Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 IGT...
CABERNET SAUVIGNON<br /><br />This variety needs no introduction and has also found much space in Friuli. The low yields and strong stripping favour a more 'southern' maturation. Maceration is not too<br />long and during this phase great care is taken to separate the grape seeds. The result is a wine with an intense colour, warm aromas and a rounded taste, where the tannin<br />expresses itself above all with elegance.<br /><br />Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon<br />Denomination: IGT Venezia Giulia<br />Municipality of production: San Lorenzo - Corona - Romans (Gorizia)<br />Soil type: calcareous gravelly plateau (60/25 m asl)<br />Vineyard: Cultivated with organic fertilisation and integrated pest management (as per EU regulations) with no chemical weed control<br />Average age of vines: 15 years<br />Training system: Guyot 5.200 - 5.600 vines/ha<br />Production: 50 - 55 hl/ha<br />Harvesting: By hand with careful selection of the grapes<br />
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€20.20
Cabernet Sauvignon 375ml...
CABERNET SAUVIGNON<br /><br />This variety needs no introduction and has also found much space in Friuli. The low yields and strong stripping favour a more 'southern' maturation. Maceration is not too<br />long and during this phase great care is taken to separate the grape seeds. The result is a wine with an intense colour, warm aromas and a rounded taste, where the tannin<br />expresses itself above all with elegance.<br /><br />Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon<br />Denomination: IGT Venezia Giulia<br />Municipality of production: San Lorenzo - Corona - Romans (Gorizia)<br />Soil type: calcareous gravelly plateau (60/25 m asl)<br />Vineyard: Cultivated with organic fertilisation and integrated pest management (as per EU regulations) with no chemical weed control<br />Average age of vines: 15 years<br />Training system: Guyot 5.200 - 5.600 vines/ha<br />Production: 50 - 55 hl/ha<br />Harvesting: By hand with careful selection of the grapes<br />Alcohol content: 13%.<br />Serving temperature: 18 °C<br />Bottles produced: 110,000 (average)<br />Ageing potential 10 years<br />
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€11.40
FRANCIACORTA DOCG ALMA...
DENOMINATION Franciacorta DOCG<br />PRINCIPAL VINEYARDS Favento, Brede, Uccellanda, Rocchetta,<br />Porte Alte, Sasso, Valli, Cancello Moretti, Casotte, Ceppate<br />GRAPE VARIETIES 86% Chardonnay, 13% Pinot Noir, 1% Pinot Blanc<br />SELECTIONS From 60 vineyards, 91 selections<br />VINEYARD SYSTEM Guyot, spurred cordon, Sylvoz,<br />Double bow, Simple bow<br />PLANTING DENSITY 5000 vines/ha<br />YIELD Chardonnay 100 q.li/ha, Pinot noir 90 q.li/ha, Pinot<br />white 90 q.li/ha<br />AVERAGE AGE OF VINES 27/28 years<br />HARVEST PERIOD 25 August to 4 September 2021<br />HARVEST Manual in small 13 kg crates<br />AGING ON LEES Average 30 months<br />WINES AGED IN PIÈCE 32<br />PRESSING Must flower, 1st cut, 2nd cut<br />DRYING 2022<br />REMUAGE Manual<br />TYPOLOGY Extra brut<br /><br />SUGARS 3.5 g/l, ALCOHOL 12.5%, TOTAL ACIDITY 6.3 g/l,<br />PH 3.13, TOTAL SULPHUR 76 mg/l<br />
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€25.60
Petra Toscana IGT Hebo...
Hebo<br />Merlot 55%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, Cabernet<br />Franc 10% e Sangiovese 15%<br /><br />The name of an Etruscan settlement of ancient origin, Hebo recalls the historical roots of Suvereto.<br /><br />It is produced from a classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese, vines introduced to the area by Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, princess of Piombino from<br />1805 and enlightened woman of wine.<br /><br />The ruby colour is bright, the aromas reveal fresh scents of sour cherries, violets and blueberries, before turning to seductive mineral hints and nuances of Mediterranean<br />scrub.<br /><br />On the palate, the wine is structured but fresh, savoury and with good momentum. The finish is pleasantly fruity, delicate in its savoury character and with gentle tannins.<br /><br />Production methodSun, wind and three complementary soils<br />The production method is rigorously aimed at defending the territorial connotation.<br /><br />The grapes are harvested in boxes, fermentation is carried out with indigenous yeasts and vinification takes place in steel tanks. The wine is aged for about a year in<br />Slavonian oak barrels and a small percentage of used barriques. Refinement in the bottle lasts 6 months.<br /><br />Alcohol: 13.5 % - Total acidity 5.6 - pH 3.65<br />
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€13.40
Petra Toscana Rosso 750ml 2021
Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Merlot 30%, Cabernet<br />franc 10%.<br />Origin Petra vineyard, loc. San Lorenzo Alto<br />Training system Guyot<br />Planting density 6200 vines/ha<br />Yield 80 q.li/ha<br />Average age of vines 19 years<br />Soils<br />Calcareous nature with right balance, skeleton<br />well structured and moderately deep with pen-<br />dents of around 10-15%.<br />Ageing in wood In French oak barriques, 25% of which are new<br />for at least 15 months<br />Maturation in bottle For a minimum period of 17 months<br />Analytical data Alcohol: 14.5 % - Total acidity: 5.2 g/l - pH: 3.57<br />
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€61.40
Picus Rosso Piceno...
ROSSO PICENO SUPERIORE<br />Protected Designation of Origin<br />Blend 70% Montepulciano<br />30% Sangiovese<br /><br />PICUS<br />For this selection of Rosso Piceno Superiore, the Latin name of the Picchio, the main symbol of Piceno civilisation, was chosen. This blend obtained from Montepulciano<br />and Sangiovese grapes, cultivated in the restricted and most vocated area of the Rosso Piceno D.O.C. denomination, through ageing in wood enhances its natural qualities<br />to a clearly superior level.<br /><br />SENSORY ANALYSIS<br />A wine with an intense ruby red colour. The nose reveals a very broad aromatic complex in which notes of cherry and plum blend with those of sweet spices (cinnamon<br />and liquorice). The taste is full-bodied, rightly tannic and on the whole harmonious.<br /><br />VINE: 70% Montepulciano, 30% Sangiovese.<br />VINEYARD AGE: 20-25 years with south-east exposure and altitude 250-300 m<br />SOIL: Clayey and loamy.<br />TRAINING: Double Guyot and spurred cordon.<br />YIELD: 70 HL/ha<br />HARVEST: Manual harvest with selection of the bunches from the first to the<br />second decade of October.<br />VINIFICATION: Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for 2<br />weeks.<br />AGING: In French oak barrels for 12-15 months.<br />ALCOHOL: 13.5% Vol<br />IDEAL TEMPERATURE: 16°C-18°C<br />
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€15.20
Villa Gresti 2020 Tenuta...
Comment<br />A fine blend of Merlot and Carmènere, Villa Gresti is a wine with a wonderful texture and velvety tannins.<br /><br />Grape varieties 90% Merlot, 10% Carmenère<br /><br />Vinification Spontaneous fermentation in small cement tanks for about 15/18 days with several daily pump-overs and délestage.<br /><br />Maturation 12 months in French oak barrels of first passage.<br /><br />Ageing time 20 years and more.<br />
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€33.60