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Cirillo Centenarian Vine The Vincent Grenache
Made with fruit from vineyards planted in 1901 and 1906 with maturation taking place in seasoned French oak. Deep dark red purple core with black shaded edges and a red purple tinged hue. Exotic dark raspberry, morello cherry, liquorice and red plum scents flood the nostrils followed by some dried herb and vanillin spice notes. Caressing the succulent, mid weighted palate are dark raspberry, red liquorice and dark cherry fruits with vanillin spice, delicate earth, dried herb and pepper elements lying underneath. Opulently textured it has velvet smooth tannins and finishes long, spicy and seductive. Drink over the next 5-6 years. Alc. 14%
MICHELE CHIARLO NIVOLE MOSCATO
“The Moscato is the best dessert wine in the world… and Nivole is constantly the best” - the late Michael Broadbent, Director of Christie’s and Master of Wine. Hand-harvested from select Moscato Bianco vineyards in the Piedmont DOCG, typically with white, sandy soils of maritime origin. The grapes are pressed long and slow, with the juice fermented at low temperatures to capture the variety's typical musky perfume, with fermentation stopped at 5% abv. The carbon dioxide produced during fermentation is retained to give this wine its typical frizzante style. Beautifully aromatic, with floral notes of roses, ripe peach, apricot and mango. Fresh and lively on the palate, with well-balanced summer fruit flavours, zingy acidity, refreshing bubbles and luscious sweetness. So perfumed and extremely drinkable.
Duca Carlo Guarini Malvasia Nera Malia IGT
“Malìa” means “that bewitches” and this is its ability since the past. Already in 1890 a black Malvasia wine was produced in the company. The discovery of some bottles of that ancient harvest gave rise to the idea of planting this historic Salento vine exclusively in several hectares, while tradition provided for its association with the more common Negroamaro in a percentage of 20%. So from 2001 we started to re-propose the black Malvasia in purity, an elegant and serene red, an expression of quality and typicality. Certified organic. On the nose it opens on the typical hints of ripe black fruit, licorice, earth and spices. Of beautiful density and aromatic length, on the palate it is rich in flavor, lively, at the same time fresh with acidity.
Duca Carlo Guarini Taersia Negramaro in Bianco IGT
“Taersìa” means storm, wind storm in the dialect of the fishermen and seafarers of Salento. This innovative wine, obtained from the white vinification of Negromaro red grapes, is really a storm of news in the panorama of our region. In 2013, at its debut, it won the first prize of the Radici Wine Festival in its category and continued to be appreciated by lovers of good wine, becoming a reference point for whites in Salento. It is a round and structured wine, with surprising aromas.