Cantina Vignaioli Scansano – San Rabano Vermentino Spumante Brut – Maremma Toscana DOC

Cantina Vignaioli Scansano – San Rabano Vermentino Spumante Brut – Maremma Toscana DOC

Vermentino 85%, Chardonnay 15% The wine shows a pale straw colour with intense, persistent mousse. On the nose nuances of tropical fruits like pineapple and starfruit interplay with a classic apple-pear profile and floral nuances of acacia honey. The palate reveals delicate bitterness, typical for Vermentino, adding to freshness. Simple and accessible, a pleasant aperitif…

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Fattoria dei Barbi 2019 – Maremma Toscana

Fattoria dei Barbi 2019 – Maremma Toscana

Pretty floral, gourmet and rich nose. We find notes of fleshy strawberry, fleshy blackcurrant and more slightly blueberry combined with touches of nutmeg, sweet spices, a discreet hint of clove, black olive as well as a very discreet almost truffle and saline touch. The palate is mineral, balanced and offers freshness, sapidity, a chiselled quality…

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Basile – Comandante 2015 – Maremma Toscana

Basile – Comandante 2015 – Maremma Toscana

The nose is elegant and offers power and a good finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, ripe blueberry and small notes of small ripe wild red fruits associated with small touches of sense of the place, racy minerality/graphite as well as fine hints of black olive and very discreet hints of…

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Parmoleto – Syrah 2016 – Maremma Toscana DOC

Parmoleto – Syrah 2016 – Maremma Toscana DOC

The nose is aromatic and offers a small power as well as a fine intensity. It reveals notes of ripe blueberry, ripe cassis and small notes of ripe wild redcurrant associated with fine touches of fresh ripe raspberry, hints of tobacco, underwood as well as discreet hints of cardamom, black olive, a hint of black…

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Parmoleto – Carabatto 2018, Vermentino – Maremma Toscana

Parmoleto – Carabatto 2018, Vermentino – Maremma Toscana

The nose is fruity and offers a small freshness as well as a small juiciness/gourmandize. It reveals notes of ripe apple, juicy William peat and small notes of juicy citrus associated with fine touches of fruits as well as discreet hints of flowers, camomile and racy minerality. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, very finely tight…

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Il cerchio – L’Altro 2014 – Maremma Toscana

Il cerchio – L’Altro 2014 – Maremma Toscana

(70% Vermentino, 30% Ansonica). The nose is racy. It reveals notes of white fruits (apple …) and apple skin associated with discreet touches of hawthorn and green almond. The palate is fruity, mineral, fat and provides an acid frame and a slight bitterness. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of apple skin, white fruits…

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Il Cerchio – Valmarina – Sangiovese 2013 – Maremma Toscana

Il Cerchio – Valmarina – Sangiovese 2013 – Maremma Toscana

(95% Sangiovese, 5% Alicante). The nose is relatively powerful. It reveals notes of garrigue and gray pepper associated with fine notes of blackberry and black cherry. The mouth is fat and offers a nice matter. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of cherry associated with slight notes of cassis and touches of blackberry, a…

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Il Cerchio – Tinto Alicante 2012 – Maremma Toscana

Il Cerchio – Tinto Alicante 2012 – Maremma Toscana

The nose is powerful and racy. It reveals notes of black fruit combined with a few notes of spices, garrigue / laurel as well as a few slight woody notes (in the background) and discreet touches of Sichuan pepper. The palate is fruity, ample, fat and offers a little minerality, some suavity and a slightly…

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Podere San Cristoforo – Amaranto 2012 – Sangiovese – Maremma Toscana

Podere San Cristoforo – Amaranto 2012 – Sangiovese – Maremma Toscana

The nose is fruity and relatively gourmand. It reveals notes of cherry and ripe fruit associated with a touch of Provence herbs, licorice and slight notes of spices. The palate is racy, mineral, fruity and well-balanced. In the mouth it expresses notes of cherry, red fruit, blueberry sweet (candy) combined with a touch of blackberry,…

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Podere Riparbella – Vermentino 2013 – Maremma Toscana IGT

Podere Riparbella – Vermentino 2013 – Maremma Toscana IGT

The nose reveals notes of rose, lychee and white flowers. The palate is round, fat, slightly smooth and balanced. In the mouth it expresses notes of white peach, pineapple and juicy grapes associated with a hint of citrus (tangerine, grapefruit) and a slight vegetal notes, a touch of green almond and a touch of hazelnut…

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