This is one of the great Amarones. Dense purple-black in colour; cedary, tobacco leaf, plum and vanilla-oak nose; full-bodied, dry, richly extracted with a savoury plum flavour and an engaging floral note. A firmly structured wine.
Scents of ripe grapefruit and stone fruit open the way for generously ripe yellow fruit and mango flavours with gritty mineral and lightly refreshing acidity. Another easy-to-like Sicilian charmer.
Herbal slicked, lees-licked and lemon-lined, this medium-bodied blend of Trebbiano and Malvasia is from the remarkably memorable DOP of Est! Est!! Est!!! in Lazio. Whole-cluster grapes spend time in stainless steel, preserving the bright fruit. Greengage, lemon, green fig and mineral salts on the finish. Best when warmed up a bit. As legend has it, a 12th century Bishop was traveling to the Vatican for a meeting with the Pope. The Bishop sent a scout ahead to survey the villages along the route for the best wines, with directions to write “est” (Latin for “it is”) on the door of the inns he visited when he was particularly impressed with the quality of the wine, so the Bishop following on his trail would know where to stop for a tipple. At a Montefiascone inn, the scout was reportedly so stoked with the local wine that he wrote “Est! Est!! Est!!!” on the door.
A real blockbuster from Sicily. Yellow straw colour with a spicy nose of vanilla oak and tropical fruits; full-bodied, dry, pear, apple and toasty flavours with a long, minerally finish.
Deep purple-ruby colour showing an earthy, creamy, cherry nose with herbal notes; light- to medium-bodied on the palate; dry, sour-cherry flavour that finishes on dark chocolate and graphite notes and some bitterness.
Made from indigenous, organically grown Nero d’Avola grapes, this easy-to-like medium-weight red shows fleshy and spicy ripe red fruit scents with raspberry and blackberry kicking in on the palate. Balanced acidity and just enough tannic grip round out the picture. Drink with pasta or pizza.
Dark ruby. Thyme and other fine herbs notes hover over ripe black berry fruits. Sharp acidity, energetic mid-palate with generous, chunky fruit. Easy tannins to match. Tired of winter? A glass of this will light up your day.