Biondi – Outis 2022, Nessuno – Etna Rosso

Biondi – Outis 2022, Nessuno – Etna Rosso

The nose is spicy, herbaceous and offers a discreet smoky side as well as deepness. There are notes of red berries, juniper berries and small notes of local garrigue associated with a discreet hint of eucalyptus and Cubeb pepper. The palate is fruity and offers minerality, a tangy structure, tension, a certain juiciness as well…

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Tenuta I Fauri – Le Belle – Vino Bianco Frizzante, Metodo Ancestrale

Tenuta I Fauri – Le Belle – Vino Bianco Frizzante, Metodo Ancestrale

The nose is fruity and offers a slight fermentation side. It reveals notes of juicy pear, pulpy yellow peach and small notes of quince associated with touches of yellow flowers as well as a discreet hint of marmalade. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, an acidulous frame, minerality as well as a good definition….

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Cantina Rapino – Gira, Passerina 2020, IGP Terre di Chieti

Cantina Rapino – Gira, Passerina 2020, IGP Terre di Chieti

The nose is aromatic and racy. It reveals notes of candy, maceration and small notes of orange zest associated with oxidative hints. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, suavity, freshness, some salinity, a good bitterness, energy as well as a bit tight and tense grain. On the palate this wine expresses notes of tangerine,…

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Cantina Rapino – Gira 2010, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

Cantina Rapino – Gira 2010, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

The nose is spicy, racy and offers a certain power, an stretched side as well as deepness. It reveals notes of wild cassis, ripe boysenberry and small notes of pepper associated with touches of local aromatic herbs, dried plum as well as hints of dry local soil and dried black olive. The palate is fruity…

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Rabottini – 2016, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

Rabottini – 2016, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

The nose is aromatic, spicy and offers a certain power. It reveals notes of blackberry, violet and small notes of crushed wild redcurrants associated with touches of aromatic herbs, linden as well as discreet racy hints. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, a mineral frame, acidity, a small tension as well as precision. On…

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Mazzarosa – Vere Novo 2020 – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

Mazzarosa – Vere Novo 2020 – Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

The nose offers concentration, a certain power and a slight sappy side. It reveals notes of bigarreau cherry, violet and small notes of olive tree associated with touches of pulpy purple plum as well as hints of sage, ripe small fruits and sweet spices. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, suavity, a mineral frame,…

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Cantina Rapino 2016 – Trebbiano d’Abruzzo

Cantina Rapino 2016 – Trebbiano d’Abruzzo

The nose offers a small power. It reveals notes of quince zest and dry tangerine associated with touches of dried lemon as well as slight hints of leather and fresh hazelnut. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, suavity, fat, energy as well as stretched/ tense side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of…

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Barone di Valforte – Villa Chiara, 2022 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo

Barone di Valforte – Villa Chiara, 2022 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo

The nose is fruity and offers brightness as well as a certain gourmandize. It reveals notes of bright peach, quenette and small notes of white flowers/varietal associated with touches of mesocarp and a discreet hint of crunchy small fruits. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, an acidulous frame, minerality, precision, tension, a certain fat…

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Château Bertrand Braneyre, Vieilles Vignes 2020 – Haut-Médoc

Château Bertrand Braneyre, Vieilles Vignes 2020 – Haut-Médoc

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose is dense, fragrant and offers a fleshy fruitiness, complemented by warming spicy notes. It expresses precise, straight aromas, with a pleasant tanginess: wild strawberry, morello cherry, red cherry, blackcurrant, cranberries, blueberry, combined with touches of vanilla, cinnamon, licorice (even star anise), cloves, a freshness…

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Bianco Angelo, Bricco Cova 2020 – Nizza

Bianco Angelo, Bricco Cova 2020 – Nizza

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The first nose is subtle and finely spicy. It expresses notes of grated nutmeg, cloves, licorice (with a slight hint of star anise) and fresh vanilla. We then find the floral notes of fresh rose, peony, rosehip and iris, as well as a gourmand and juicy…

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