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Spumante DOC Blauwal...
DER BLAUWAL Riserva 2009 Trento DOC<br /><br />From Chardonnay grapes<br /><br />Der Blauwal is our classic method reserve. A single vineyard, a single vintage and a single grape variety. Time is a precious commodity: it takes at least 84 months on the<br />lees to transfer the complex history of the vintage, the identity of the vineyard and the characteristics of the variety into the wine. It is an extra brut with a dosage of about 3<br />g/l. The enveloping taste and structure are merited by the quality of the grapes from old vines and the ripeness of the fruit. To prevent this complexity from being diluted in<br />any way, the final topping up, which follows disgorging, is done with the same wine as the start.<br />IN BRIEF<br /><br />Grapes, 100% Chardonnay<br /><br />VINEYARD, single vineyard in Pressano, pergola over 45 years old<br /><br />SOIL, Werfen sandstone with the presence of gypsum and limestone<br /><br />VINIFICATION, soft pressing with 50% yield, fermentation in used barriques, malolactic fermentation.<br /><br />Maturation, at least 84 months<br /><br />DOSAGE, Extra Brut<br />
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€53.20
Sauvignon Blanc 2022 Vette...
Comment: Vette owes its name to the imposing peaks that frame the vineyards from which it comes, a Sauvignon Blanc of great freshness and minerality.<br />Grape varieties: 100% Sauvignon Blanc<br />Vinification: 12 hours of cold maceration, soft pressing and fermentation for about 20 days.<br />Ageing: 5 months on the lees exclusively in steel.<br />Ageing time: 5 years and more.<br />
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€14.80
Chateau Croix Mouton 750ml...
2018 CHATEAU CROIX MOUTON 'BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR'<br />THE YEAR.<br />The M printed on the label of this fine-tasting and fleshy Bordeaux Supérieur wine marks the personality and particularities of each vintage and changes colour every year.<br />This cuvée from Château Croix Mouton, which dominates the Dordogne, is made exclusively from Merlot, the emblematic grape variety of the right bank of the Garonne, and<br />has a deep ruby red colour with beautiful shiny reflections. On the palate, small, acidic red fruits (mainly red plum, cherry) follow one another. On the palate it is full-bodied<br />and juicy, full of charming finesse. This wine is best appreciated when young, when its fruity bouquet shows all its vivacity.<br />THE CHÂTEAU CROIX MOUTON ESTATE<br />Château Croix Mouton is located in the town of Lugon on the right bank of the Bordeaux River and covers almost 70 hectares of vines. It is owned by the Janoueix family and<br />thrives on the clayey soil of Carney Island. The 2019 grape varieties focus on Merlot (96%), complemented by Cabernet Franc (2.5%), Malbec (1%) and Petit Verdot (0.5%).<br />The vines are on average 38 years old. The planting density is about 3,600 to 6,000 vines per hectare.<br />The work in the vineyard is meticulous and includes tillage, grassing, thinning and some leaf thinning. After sorting at harvest, vinification takes place in concrete and<br />stainless steel tanks with openings and regular puncturing. Fermentation takes place under temperature control (maximum 26-27 °C). The maturation period is between<br />three weeks and one month. Maturation lasts between three and four months on the fine lees in barrels (20%) and in vats with or without wood (80%).<br />The top Bordeaux produced by the estate are pleasant, fruity wines that tend to be drunk at a young age. Gourmet and fleshy wines that are also quite accessible.<br />
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€27.60
Cru Monplaisir Medeville...
Terroir<br /><br />Cru Monplaisir is located in Margaux, on the most gravelly soils close to the Gironde.<br /><br />AREA: 8.5 hectares<br /><br />SOIL:<br /><br />9 hectares of which 4 clay and 5 with alluvial and gravelly soils.<br /><br /><br />Grape varieties:<br /><br />75 % Merlot, 15 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 % Cabernet Franc.<br /><br />Tasting notes:<br /><br />A delicate and beautifully drinkable wine with an intense ruby red colour. On the nose, rich red fruit aromas and hints of cocoa are revealed on the palate with a soft and<br />elegant taste marked by soft tannins and currants.<br />
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€26.60
Côtes du Rhône Saint Esprit...
Maison<br />Delas Frères<br /><br />Characteristics<br /><br />The Côtes-du-Rhône appellation covers 41,200 hectares involving six departments.<br /><br />Soil:<br /><br />clay and limestone.<br /><br />Grape varieties:<br /><br />90% Syrah, 10% Grenache<br /><br />Characteristics of the Cru:<br /><br />EXPOSURE: north and south.<br /><br />Vinification:<br /><br />in closed vats for approximately fifteen days at controlled fermentation temperatures between 28 and 30°C.<br /><br />After pressing and decanting, malolactic fermentation takes place in vats.<br /><br />Ageing: eight months in wooden barrels.<br /><br />Tasting notes:<br /><br />A ruby red wine with violet highlights. The varietal aromas of Syrah predominate on the nose: red fruits, violets, liquorice.<br /><br />On the palate, the roundness, breadth and finesse of this wine make it unique in its category.<br />
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€18.40
Châteauneuf du Pape Haute...
Maison<br />Delas Frères<br /><br />Characteristics<br /><br />The vineyards cover almost the entire Châteauneuf - du - Pape commune and four other communes (Bédarrides, Courthézon, Orange and Sorgues).<br /><br />Soil:<br /><br />Alluvial terraces of red clay, sand and quartz.<br /><br />Grape varieties:<br /><br />90% Grenache, 10% Syrah.<br /><br />Characteristics of the Cru:<br /><br />Exposure: South.<br /><br />Surface area: 3 164 ha<br /><br />Vinification:<br /><br />Fermentation in cement vats for ten days, followed by maceration for eight to ten days to complete the extraction. After racking and pressing, malolactic fermentation takes<br />place in vats.<br />Ageing: 14 to 16 months in new barrels.<br />Tasting notes:<br /><br />Garnet red colour. The nose has clean, intense spicy aromas that develop and highlight a powerful material and fine, dense tannins on the palate. The broad and<br />concentrated taste culminates in a liquorice finish.<br />
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€62.00
Ciprea Offida Pecorino DOCG...
OFFIDA PECORINO<br />Controlled and Guaranteed Designation of Origin<br />100% Pecorino<br /><br />The indigenous Pecorino vine has been recovered in the mountainous hinterland, where low yields had confined it, thanks to its high qualities that research and passion have<br />brought to light. Ciprea was born from a discovery: a tribute to the Picenian civilisation and the use of shells as ornaments.<br /><br />SENSORY ANALYSIS<br />Brilliant colour with greenish reflections. Bouquet rich in complexity in which scents of yellow fruit and sage predominate. Evolution is slow and progressive and oxygenation<br />brings out mineral notes. It is a full, persistent, elegant wine, characterised by a fresh, well-balanced acidity. Good ageing capacity<br /><br />VINE: Pecorino.<br />VINEYARD AGE: 26 years old with eastern exposure and altitude 200-250 m<br />SOIL: Clayey and loamy.<br />GROWTH: Guyot.<br />YIELD HECTARE: 50 HL/ha<br />HARVEST: Manual harvest in boxes with selection of the bunches in the<br />first days of September.<br />VINIFICATION: A short skin maceration is followed by<br />fermentation in cement vats and a long refinement<br />on fine lees until the following spring.<br />ALCOHOL: 13.0% Vol<br />IDEAL TEMPERATURE: 10°C-12°C<br />
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€17.00
Pomino Benefizio Riserva...
Pomino Bianco Riserva DOC<br /><br />'On the road to Pomino I am thrilled every time I discover this unique corner of Tuscany: hills and cypresses suddenly give way to steep slopes, cooler temperatures in<br />summer and snow in winter, magnificent forests of firs and centuries-old sequoias surrounding the vineyards of Chardonnay, planted here since 1855. At an altitude of 700<br />metres, the Cru Benefizio, the first white wine in Italy fermented and aged in barriques, was born in 1973.'<br /><br />Climatic trend<br />The 2021 season will be remembered as a dynamic vintage. After a rainy and mild winter, which had led to a slight advance in budding, temperatures dropped sharply at the<br />beginning of April, slightly slowing the growth of the buds. From May onwards, temperatures began to rise again, leading to a summer that will be remembered for both the<br />beautiful day-night temperature range and the long period of intense heat. The grapes presented themselves at harvest in a perfect state of health, thanks to the mild<br />temperatures and low humidity.<br /><br />Vinification and ripening<br />The Benefizio vineyard is located at an altitude of 700 m above sea level, with a southern exposure and predominantly sandy soil. The Chardonnay grapes were harvested in<br />boxes by hand with extreme care and attention. Once they arrived in the cellar, the pressing they underwent was extremely soft and gentle, allowing a good extraction of<br />clear must, which was further clarified after cold decantation. The musts thus obtained were placed in barriques, 50% new and 50% first-passage, where they underwent<br />alcoholic fermentation and only partially malolactic fermentation. Subsequently, the wine matured in wood, on the lees, with bâtonnage carried out as required. After further<br />bottle ageing, Benefizio Riserva reached its maximum taste-olfactory expression in terms of elegance and harmony.<br /><br />Tasting notes<br />Elegance, expressiveness and body. Benefizio 2021 presents a wonderful straw yellow colour with golden highlights. The bouquet is varied, presenting hints of white fruit<br />such as pear, exotic fruit notes such as mango, banana and pineapple and more citrus notes of candied citron. The citrus sensation is also picked up by hints of orange<br />blossom. On the palate it is savoury and mineral, with an elegant and harmonious finish; the aromatic intensity perceived on the palate is amplified by the alcohol content<br />and the aftertaste of dried fruit. Persistent and long finish.<br />
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€33.90
Poggio alle Gazze 2021 750ml
POGGIO ALLE GAZZE DELL'ORNELLAIA 2021<br />TUSCANY IGT BIANCO<br /><br />Horizon over the Mediterranean and roots firmly planted in Ornellaia's deepest identity. Poggio alle Gazze reveals with freshness and stubbornness a genius loci that knows<br />how to be as delicate as a breeze and at the same time sumptuous and self-confident.<br /><br />E NOLOGIST'S TASTING NOTES:<br />72% Sauvignon Blanc, 16% Vermentino, 6% Viognier, 6% Verdicchio Alc. 13.5% vol. 'Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia 2021 displays its usual brilliant straw yellow colour;<br />the nose is complex and seductive, in a riot of citrus notes, exotic fruits, white flowers, accompanied also by scents of cut grass and asparagus. In the mouth, the wine<br />reveals itself to be ample and beautifully fresh, and the taste closes in a long, savoury and mineral finish that well represents the terroir in which it was born.' - Olga Fusari -<br />Winemaker - May 2022<br /><br />THE CLIMATE OF 2021<br />The 2021 vintage began with a rainy and mild winter that allowed the soil's water reserves to be replenished. After a dry March, budding took place in the first two weeks of<br />April. The gradual rise in temperatures, with normal rainfall, allowed the shoots to grow steadily, leading to flowering in excellent conditions at the end of May. From June<br />onwards, fully summery weather set in, with slightly higher than average temperatures and almost no rainfall, leading to veraison in the last week of July. The drought lasted<br />throughout August and September, but the spring rains and the deep soils of the Bolgheri area allowed the vines to avoid too much water stress, creating the conditions for<br />small, highly concentrated grapes with high quality potential. Harvesting of the whites began on 18 August for the Sauvignon, followed by the Viognier, and concluded in the<br />second week of September with the Vermentino.<br /><br />VINIFICATION AND AGEING<br />The grapes were harvested by hand in 15 kg crates in the early hours of the morning and immediately cooled on arrival at the winery to maintain all their aromatic potential<br />intact. After careful selection, the whole bunches were subjected to a slow, soft pressing with maximum attention to protection against oxidation. After static decantation for<br />about 12 hours, the musts were placed in new barriques (25%), used barriques (25%), and steel and cement vats (50%). Alcoholic fermentation took place at temperatures<br />not exceeding 22°C. Malolactic fermentation was not carried out. Maturation continued for 6 months on the lees with bâtonnage throughout the period. Before bottling, the<br />blending of the various batches and a light clarification were carried out. The wine then underwent a further 12 months of bottle ageing before release. - Axel Heinz - Estate<br />Manager<br />
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€56.40
Franciacorta Extra Brut...
Blànc<br />A fascinating sip fused in a dynamic perlage that translates the essence of the material into refined elegance, whose key to interpretation remains the full structure in a<br />paradigm of unprecedented rationality, the nerve centre of freshness and pungent minerality. Interweavings of impalpable chalkiness, puffs of powder, yellow citrus, almond,<br />salt, broom and honeysuckle are read as tension and depth, an authentic goblet, free gastronomic thought. The gracefulness of the sip is the unmistakable stylistic feature,<br />of which the biting vertical development in an author's palate is surprising.<br />BLÀNC COMBINATION<br />One label and two numbers: 20 vintage variables from 37 selected vineyards. The strength and beauty of vines that are more than three decades old, with roots that dig into<br />the many layers of the terroir, to draw from them distinctive nutrients and unique microelements. The ultimate expression of our Franciacorta.<br /><br />Grapes: Chardonnay 50%, Pinot Blanc 50%.<br />
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€34.20