Shows lovely floral and pure green fruit intensity on the nose with generously full-flavoured fresh apple flavour in a creamy texture balanced by grippy mineral and lively acidity. An excellent example of what Soave should be all about.
Elegant floral and green fruit aromatics are matched with equally intense and refined flavours on the palate. Additional complexity and richness come from a touch of oak influence and slightly higher alcohol. Finishes with pure green-apple crispness and contrasting rounded, creamery butter‒like texture.
Cortona is small region east of Montepulciano that deserves some attention. This blend of Syrah (90%) plus Merlot and Sangiovese has a lot to offer. Black fruits, vanilla and toasted notes fill the glass. Intense and generous in the mouth, it is ripe and almost thick. Quite powerful, but not excessively so and very satisfying.
Darkly coloured intensity in the glass accurately forecasts the depth and richness of this powerful, complex wine. Developed vinosity on the nose reveals integrated fine dark fruit with an elegant dusting of cinnamon and clove together with a subtle hint of wood. Thickly concentrated dark plum, blackberry and bitter cherry flavours come packaged in a firm, dry tannic structure. Has plenty of room for development over the next 3 to 5 years.
Packaged in an updated version of the traditional wicker-basket fiasco, this blend of 85% Sangiovese, with 10% Merlot and 5% other grapes offers refined red fruit with a dusting of cinnamon, a hint of vanilla and a light minty overtone on the nose. Shows typical red cherry flavours, lightly firm tannins, good acidity and a lick of milk chocolate on the finish. Polished and well-balanced.
Ruby colour with a violet tint; smoky, red-berry nose; dry floral cherry flavour, well-structured and medium-bodied with a firm finish. A well-made wine. Good value.
Bright ruby. There is finesse in the nose of red fruits and discreet oak. Lively attack, tight on the palate with fine tannins and medium-length finish.