Archive for 'Piedmont' Category

Gaja 2003 Costa Russi - Nebbiolo Red Wine

Dec 15th, 2009 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Gaja from Piedmont, Italy. Color: Dark ruby/purple. Aroma: A captivating and refined nose with well-integrated aromas of blackberries, violets and roasted coffee beans. Taste: Elegance and crystal purity characterize this extremely complex and densely woven wine with an aging potential of decades Plenty [...]

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Pio Cesare 2003 Barolo Ornato - Nebbiolo Red Wine

Dec 9th, 2009 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Pio Cesare from Piedmont, Italy. Ornato is the name of the estate vineyard owned by the Pio family in Serralunga d’Alba. Ornato is more modern in style than Pio Cesare’s traditional Barolo, but still true to its roots. The characteristics of the soil, the microclimate and favourable exposure, allows the grapes [...]

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Ceretto 2003 Bricco Asili Barbaresco - Nebbiolo Red Wine

Dec 9th, 2009 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Ceretto from Piedmont, Italy. The estate’s top Barbaresco is the Bricco Asili. Made from vines that are over 25 years old and aged in 100% new oak, the 2001 displays a deep color and is darker, richer and more concentrated than the Bernardot, with notes of licorice, tobacco and spices dominating [...]

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Marchesi di Gresy 2006 Moscato dAsti La Serra - Muscat White Wine

Dec 8th, 2009 by admin | 0

White Wine by Marchesi di Gresy from Piedmont, Italy. Color: Straw yellow with greenish reflections. Bouquet: Intense, fresh and fruity, with notes of peach and sage. Taste: Very harmonious, the acidity matches very well with the sugar and gives a wine of pleasant drinkability. This dessert wine is [...]

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Gaja 2001 Sori Tildin - Nebbiolo Red Wine

Nov 24th, 2009 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Gaja from Piedmont, Italy. The word Sor? means a hilltop with a southern exposure. Tild?n was the nickname of Angelo Gaja’s grandmother, Clothilde Rey. She was a visionary who was instrumental in acquiring some of the choicest parcels for the Gaja Estate, as well as being the inspiration behind Angelo’s continuous [...]

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Vietti 2004 Barbera d’Asti Tre Vigne - Red Wine

Oct 17th, 2009 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Vietti from Piedmont, Italy. Description: Ruby purple color with ripe red cherry aromas and hints of mineral and vanilla. A dry, medium bodied red wine with refreshing acidity (making it perfect to pair with food) and soft tannins, the Barbera d’Asti Tre Vigne is well balanced with good integration of oak, [...]

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Gaja 2004 Barbaresco - Nebbiolo Red Wine

Aug 9th, 2009 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Gaja from Piedmont, Italy. Color: Garnet Aroma: The nose is almost sensual in its complexity, with aromas of forest fruits, plums, licorice, mineral and coffee scents. Taste: Long, complex finish with fine, silk-like tannins and good acidity; dense structure, full of super-ripe fruit. The 2004 [...]

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Pio Cesare 2003 Barolo - Nebbiolo Red Wine

Feb 19th, 2009 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Pio Cesare from Piedmont, Italy. The Nebbiolo grapes used to produce this Barolo come from Pio Cesare’s family vineyards around the village of Serralunga d’Alba. Their own grapes account for about 70% of their production, and they also source grapes from the most favorable areas in Castiglione Falletto and Monforte, using [...]

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Prunotto 2006 Barbera d’Asti Fiulot DOC - Red Wine

Jan 7th, 2009 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Prunotto from Piedmont, Italy. Vivid ruby red in color, Fiulot offers supple aromas of plum and cherry on the nose. Warm and well balanced in the mouth, Fiulot is round and generous, with rich spicy flavors of coffee and dried figs. The clean tannins and crisp acidity frame this wine’s velvety [...]

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Vietti 2006 Barbera d’Asti Tre Vigne - Red Wine

Oct 12th, 2008 by admin | 0

Red Wine by Vietti from Piedmont, Italy. Ruby purple color with ripe red cherry aromas with hints of mineral and vanilla. A dry, medium bodied red wine with refreshing acidity (making it perfect to pair with food) and soft tannins, the Barbera d’Asti Tre Vigne is well balanced with good integration of oak, good [...]

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