Wine Tasting
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Baglio Gibellina Passimiento
£12.60 – £75.60750ml Bottles
The selected vines, located between 300 and 600 meters above sea level, are grown on clayey soils with limited yields of grapes per hectare. The Frappato grapes are harvested at the first ripening, so that all the typical freshness remains in the must which is left to ferment very slowly in small steel tanks. The Nero d’Avola grapes, on the other hand, are left on the vine for a slight withering and natural dehydration. They are then collected later and, with extreme care, placed in wooden boxes. After a light pressing, the must ferments at a controlled temperature.
On the nose, characteristic intense red fruit aromas. On the palate it is warm and full-bodied with harmonious acidity, smooth and elegant tannins.
Recommended combination with food:
- Tomato based pasta dishes and cheeses not too seasoned
Serve at 18°C
GRAPE VARIETY – Nero d’Avola – Frappato
PRODUCTION AREA – Sicily, Italy
ALCOHOL – 13.5% -
Barolo Figli Oddero DOCG
£30.00 – £180.00750ml BottlesThis Barolo is still made in the traditional manner using grapes from only the best of Luigi Oddero’s vineyards in La Morra, Serralunga d’Alba, Castiglione Falletto and Manforte. Hand-harvested and selected, the grapes are crushed and then fermented for 12-15 days with frequent daily pump-over. Finally the wine matures firstly in stainless steel vessels, then subsequently in French or Slavonian oak barrels for 24 months, moving onto a further 12 months in the bottle. The result is a bright garnet red colour with light orange tinges
On the nose: An unmistakable, deep and very pleasant, lingering bouquet.
On the palate: You will get notes of sweet spices, forest fruits, mountain hay and liquorice, and the flavour is dry, soft and velvety. A Barolo with excellent structure and aromatic length
Recommended combination with food: Serve with meat dishes, or with fresh and mature cheeses.
Serve at 18°C
VINTAGE: 2011
GRAPE VARIETY – Nebbiolo
PRODUCTION AREA – Piemonte, Italy
ALCOHOL – 14.5% -
Brachetto D’Acqui D.O.C.G. Spumante
£17.36 – £104.16750ml Bottles
This delicately sweet and aromatic sparkling dessert wine is produced from Brachetto grapes grown in the hills around Acqui Terme to the northwest of Genoa. As a result of the ideal exposure and altitude these grapes are exposed to, the microclimate in this area helps product a wine that favours the development of aromas of typical intense bouquet but with delicate notes of musk, rose and violet. The resulting sparkling wine is sweet, well-balanced with moderate alcohol.
Recommended combination with food: desserts, pie crust with strawberries and fruit, cream with fruits
Serve at 10-12°C
VINTAGE: N.V.
GRAPE VARIETY – Brachetto
PRODUCTION AREA – Acqui Terme, Italy
ALCOHOL – 7% -
Calasole Vermentino di Toscana
£18.25 – £109.50750ml Bottles
Vermentino is a white-wine grape grown in various locations around the western Mediterranean: northwestern Italy, southern France and the neighboring islands of Corsica and Sardinia. Vermentino wines, are famous for their refreshing acidity and attractive aromas of peach, lemon peel, dried herbs and a whiff of saline minerality.
On the nose: Its bouquet is surprisingly intense white flowers, fresh notes of rennet apple, peach, apricots and aromatic herbs with hint of wet stone minerality.
On the palate: Fresh citrus characteristics, with mineral and almond notes, complimented by white peach, apple and a hint of yeastiness. A fresh balance of acidity without being overly strong.
Recommended combination with food: It pairs best with fried marinated sardines, thin-sliced squid with lime, deep-fried shellfish turnovers. Spaghetti vongole
Serve at 8 – 10°C
VINTAGE: 2019
GRAPE VARIETY – Vermentino
PRODUCTION AREA – Tuscany
ALCOHOL – 12.5% -
Casal Thaulero “Miravigna” Rosé
£10.00 – £60.00750ml Bottles
Montepulciano is the most widely planted grape in Abruzzo. The wine is made with rigorously selected grapes from the Terri di Chieti hills in south of Pescara on the east coast, at an altitude of about 200 metres above sea level. The south-east exposure of the vines, the limestone and clay soils and per-hectare yields kept under 120 quintals allow the production of a red wine with a great sensory complexity. The grapes are picked by hand and collected in small wooden crates in the first ten days of October. Once in the cellars, the long maceration in steel tanks at controlled temperature for approximately 45 days.
The wines then mature for six months in concrete vats, for a further eight months in French and Slavonian oak barrels and finally for four months in the bottle.
On the nose: Luxurious perfume of wild berries, ripe black cherries, blackberries and plum with pleasant notes of vanilla, cocoa, coffee and tobacco
On the palate: Remarkable structure, and soft thanks to the presence of sweet tannins, with a long, warm finish. High acidity and a full, rounded body. High acidity, high tannins with full body, with hints of vanilla, cocoa, black pepper and a finish of old leather and wood
Recommended combination with food: Perfect with BBQ meats, game meats, lamb ribs in pistachio crust
Serve at 18°C
VINTAGE: 2017
GRAPE VARIETY – Montepulciano
PRODUCTION AREA – Abruzzo
ALCOHOL – 13.5% -
Chianti Riserva Baccio DOCG
£13.60 – £81.60750ml Bottles
The vineyards are on the hillsides in the heart of the Chianti region, at an altitude not exceeding 700 metres and soils are arenaceous, marly limy substrata, clayey schists and sand. The wine spends 112 – 15 days in contact with the skins, before going through a 24 month maturation of which 6 are in oak and a minimum of 3 in the bottle before being released to market.
On the palate, fruity, floral taste with hints of morello cherry and violet and a slight hint of vanilla, dry, and well-balanced. The colour is bright red verging on garnet.
Recommended combination with food:
- Roast and grilled red meats
- Flavourful dishes
Serve at 18° – 20°C
GRAPE VARIETY – Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Colrino
PRODUCTION AREA – Tuscany, Italy
ALCOHOL – 13.0% -
Coldelfosso Dolcetto D’Alba D.O.P.
£20.90 – £125.40750ml Bottles
Dolcetto is an ancient vine that boasts great tradition to Piemonte, and this wine expresses every ounce of the region’s unique and typical characteristics. Brilliant deep red in colour.
On the Nose: A composed, fruity bouquet with hints of blueberry and raspberry.
On the Palate: A harmonious, full-bodied wine, and finishes with a pleasant bitter note beautifully displayed in this 2015vintage.
Recommended combination with food: Dolcetto will pair well with many foods, and its light tannins make it especially congenial with salumi, sausages, pasta with mushrooms, meat sauces and pizzas. You can also try it with burgers, ribs and roast chicken
Serve at 18°C
VINTAGE: 2015
GRAPE VARIETY – Dolcetto
PRODUCTION AREA – Piemonte
ALCOHOL – 13.0% -
Colonnara Cuprese Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi
£13.80 – £82.80750ml Bottles
Verdicchio is a white wine grape variety that has been cultivated for hundreds of years in the Marche region of central Italy. It is a versatile variety, used both for light, easy-drinking table wines, and for more complex, ageworthy examples. It is commonly lauded by critics as being one of Italy’s best white wine grape varieties. The grapes are harvested by hand, vinification takes place in stainless steel at a controlled temperature, bottled during the spring subsequent to the harvest. Refinement and aged in bottles for several years for certain vintages. Brilliant straw-yellow colour with hints of green when young, tending towards golden with age.
On the nose: Initially, intensely fruity, lemon, green apple with a floral background, finally complex with notes of flint stone
On the palate: Good structure and balance with initial notes of freshness, lemon and grapefruit and final notes of pleasantly bitter sapidity (pleasant flavour from mineral salts), almond to finish
Recommended combination with food: Seafood starters with a sauce; boiled fish or shellfish or fish cooked in a sauce, or roasted; pasta or rice with a white fish sauce or shellfish sauce; raw pork, salted meat of any kind; mixed fried meat and vegetables; medium matured cheeses.
Serve at 8 – 10°C
VINTAGE: 2017
GRAPE VARIETY – Verdicchio
PRODUCTION AREA – Le Marche
ALCOHOL – 13.5% -
Conviviale Primitivo, IGT Salento
£9.65 – £57.90750ml Bottles
A classic Primitivo wine high in both alcohol and tannins, intensely flavored and deeply colored. Rich and characterful with generous aromas and concentration of ripe plum, black cherry with notes of dried fruit and sweet spices.
Recommended combination with food:
- Puglian spit-roasted lamb
- Beetroot curry (thel-dala)
- Wine-stewed lentils with smoked bacon
Serve at 18°C
GRAPE VARIETY – Aglianico
PRODUCTION AREA – Campania, Italy
ALCOHOL – 13.5%
VEGETARIAN – Yes
VEGAN – Yes -
Diade Negroamaro I.G.P.
£11.45 – £68.70750ml Bottles
The “Diade” line by Le Vigne Di Sammarco is the essence in purity of grape varieties synonymous with Puglia. After destemming and crushing, maceration for 7 days. This wine rests on the lees for 14 days after crushing and de-stemming, aged further for 6 months in Allier barriques.
On the nose: Complex range of fragrances from floral geranium to balsamic eucalyptus and ending in a typical spicy clove
On the palate: It has a surprising softness, balanced by a tannin finale and never-ending floral and spicy notes.
Recommended combination with food: Stewed rabbit, pan-fried duck breast. Traditionally: lentils and sausage, zucchini parmigiana, liver-stuffed torcinelli (lamb sausages)
Serve at 18°C
VINTAGE: 2018
GRAPE VARIETY – Negroamaro
PRODUCTION AREA – Puglia
ALCOHOL – 14.5% -
Domaine de la Serre Picpoul de Pinet
£10.00 – £60.00750ml BottlesSoave wine is known for its melon-and-orange-zest flavors as well as its ability to improve with age.
On the nose: Floral and tropical fruit notes on the nose.
On the palate: Crisp, dry with plenty of stone fruit, melon, and zesty notes. The soft citrus fruit is tempered with an intense minerality giving a long, refreshing finish.
Recommended combination with food: A great choice for pairing with fried appetizers as well as seafood from raw oysters and sushi to Mediterranean-themed fish dishes and fried calamari.
Serve at 8-10°C
GRAPE VARIETY – Picpuol de Pinet
PRODUCTION AREA – Langeudoc, France
ALCOHOL – 13.0% -
Domini Veneti – Soave DOC Classico
£14.00 – £84.00750ml Bottles
The famous name of Soave is believed to have come from a race of Suave, who attempted to conquer this part of Italy in Medieval times. The wine however is a classic example of the the famous name. Dry and full of white fruit aromas starting from white peach to apricots and citrus. You will indulge in the finish with the typical bitter almond notes.
Recommended combination with food: appetisers, pasta, grilled vegetables, fish
Serve at 8 – 10°C
GRAPE VARIETY – Garganega, Trebbiano, Chardonnay
PRODUCTION AREA – Negrar, Verona Italy
ALCOHOL – 12.5%
