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Monchiero
Rocche di Castiglione 2015 Barolo
The nose is fruity, elegant, racy and offers a racy minerality, a very discreetly tight grain, elegance as well as delicacy. It reveals notes of blackberry, plum and small notes of cornflowers associated with fine touches of ripe blueberry, ripe / crushed strawberry as well as slight hints of black tea, graphite and discreet hints of sweet spices, Sichuan pepper and a subtle hint of Bourbon vanilla. The palate is fruity, elegant, fine, delicate, racy and offers a beautiful minerality, a beautiful structure, tension, suavity, a fine acidulous frame, freshness, a beautiful finesse, a beautiful guideline as well as a slight aerial side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of black cherry, blackberry and small notes of plum associated with touches of ripe/fresh raspberry, fresh/ripe blueberry, hints of cornflower, tonka bean, Cuben pepper, sweet spices, toasted as well as a very discreet hint of sweet blond tobacco and caramelization. Tannins are structuring and very discreetly marked. A very discreet chews on the finish. Good persistence.
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Quinta da Côrte Princesa 2017, Reserva Douro
The nose is fruity, elegant, aromatic and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain, freshness as well as harmony. It reveals notes of blackberry, wild cassis and small notes of black plum associated with small touches of small blue fruits, Cuben pepper, fine hints of spices, nutmeg, sense of place, a very discreet hint of olive, of racy minerality (terroir) as well as an imperceptible hint of wild strawberry, cumin, salinity, black olive and rosewood. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, elegant, aerial, very discreetly tight and offers a juicy / acidulous frame, a beautiful definition, finesse, harmony, dynamism, a beautiful finesse of the grain as well as freshness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy / juicy cassis, fleshy / juicy blackberry and small notes of black plum associated […]
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Edi Kante
La Bora di Kante 2009 Venezia Giuli - Italy
In his path, Edi Kante has been able to mix its ideas with those given by the nature, like the choice to built its winery on a stone caves. The long aging here morphs the taste, endorse the salty, the freshness, enhancing all the features inside the grapes. This 100% Chardonnay is Edi’s spearhead: charming, mineral and intense after 12 month of fermentation and aging in old barrique followed by other 3 years in bottle. A charismatic wine with hints of aromatic herbs and salty spine.
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Antico Podere Gagliole 2016
Gagliole Colli della Toscana IGT
The nose is elegant, delicate, precisely built / balanced and offers a beautiful definition, a fine power as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, dried strawberry and small notes of blackberry associated with touches of crushed raspberry, very discreet hints of flowers, spices, cardamom as well as a very discreet hint of nutmeg, animal and pepper. The palate is fruity, wellbalanced, elegant and offers a good definition, a beautiful finesse, a beautiful delicacy, minerality, freshness, tension, deepness, a fine richness, a fine fat as well as a fine acidulous frame. In the mouth, this wine expresses notes of wild strawberries, cassis and small notes of acidulous redcurrants associated with fine touches of blackberry, violet, a very discreet hint of chocolate, minerality as well as a subtle hint of nutmeg, spices, cloves and an imperceptible mineral hint. Tannins are elegant, well defined and precise.
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Petrucci
Podere Forte 2016 Orcia DOC - Italy Organic wine
In the heart of Val d’Orcia, beside the good restaurant Perillà the project id running a good business even with it wines. The last wine showed uo by Podere Forte comes from a biodinamic agriculture in a soil rich of clay. Its an 100% Sangiovese, brilliant, concentrated very fresh and deep. An amazing mixture of tannins perfectly melted in a solid juice pulp.
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Quinta da Lapa Tourigal Nacional 2015 Reserva
Vinho Regional Tejo
The nose is elegant, racy, slightly powerful and offers generosity. It reveals notes of cassis, blackberry and small notes of wild berries associated with fine touches of fleshy / crunchy strawberry, black olive, chocolate as well as discreet touches of toasted oak / vanilla. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced, elegant, straight, precise, gourmande, generous and offers a fine suavity, fat, a fine unctuosity as well as a fine acid frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry, fleshy cassis and small notes of ripe / juicy redcurrants, scrubland / olive tree, racy minerality as well as hints of flowers, chocolate, toasted / caramelized oak and an imperceptible touch of fresh almond (in the background). Tannins are a bit chewy. Good length. Fine chews on the finish.
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