A powerful wine, rich with balsamic aromas and mineral notes in the aftertaste. It has a well-balanced body with both tannins and freshness.
The nose is spicy, peppery and offers a fine powdery side. It reveals notes of fresh cassis, fresh gray pepper and small varietal notes associated with touches of pulpy/ripe red fruits, fine hints of fresh spices as well as a discreet hint of vanilla and a discreet almost sappy hint. The palate is supple, fruity…
In Castelnuovo Don Bosco, this small family business is doing better and better making wines which great level of quality it has achieved in recent years, especially with its Freisa reds and the latest Albugnano Superiore Notturno, 100% Nebbiolo. A rise started in 1983, the year the winery was founded. The young Paolo Vergnano is…
We are in the heart of Monferrato, in Piedmont, with the Visconti family who have been inherited centuries-old expertise in the cultivation of vines. Since the beginning of the 2000s have been engaged in high-profile productions paying homage to the typical grapes of Piedmont, from Barbera to Freisa, trying their hand at different versions of…
The wine shows a medium ruby colour with a garnet rim. The nose is rather discreet, with aeration opening up with nuances of fallen leaves, a hint of sweet spices, dried cranberries and goji berries. The palate reveals a sound imprint of oak, grippy tannins and bold character. The finish is warming and spicy. An…
The wine shows a medium ruby colour. The nose is spicy and savoury, slightly restrained, opening up with nuances of withered flowers and dried cherries. The palate offers a classic Sangiovese vibe: slightly rough tannins, high acidity, savoury notes of tomato leaves and hard, irony character. Looks promising but needs more time
100% Sangiovese The wine shows a medium ruby colour, clear and shiny, not a hint of garnet at the moment. The nose reveals nuances of sour cherries, blueberries, a hint of violets and spices like cloves and vanilla,. The palate is fresh and juicy, offering crunchy acidity, slight drying tannins and warming alcohol. The finish…
The wine shows a deep ruby colour with a purple hue. The nose offers exuberant notes of blueberry, blackberry, a hint of cassis and sweet baking spices. The palate reveals pleasant, crunchy acidity that balances well a touch of residual sugar, typical for Governo. Attractive flavours of figs, dried grapes and prunes are supported by…
5 autochthonous and international grapes in the blend The wine shows a deep ruby-garnet colour. The nose is deep and intense, revealing nuances of cooked figs and prunes, a touch of tobacco, some leafiness as well as notes of black pepper. The palate offers good freshness and elegance for such a massive wine, there is…
The wine shows a medium ruby-garnet colour. The nose is intense and perfumed, very attractive and enveloping, offering nuances of forest cherries, cherry compote and blueberry pie, combined with floral hints of rose. The palate is slender and vertical, with bold but ripe tannins and persistent acidity, giving the fine its serious character and length….