Latest Products from Category: Red Wine

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2004

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:51:53 +0100

13.5° Grape: 100% Sangiovese

Approximately 10,000 bottles produced every year and individually numbered by hand of this exceptional Brunello di Montalcino. Unfiltered selected grapes (50-60 hcl/hectare) aged in oak oval casks of less than 20hl then 6-8 months in bottle. Fermentation 12-30 days depending on vintage.

Producer: Le Presi

Price: £41.35

Rosso Piceno DOC 2008

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:06:24 +0100

13° Grape: Montepulciano 30% and Sangiovese 70%

A lovely velvety red with a clean taste fermented at low temperatures and aged 6 months in tonneaux and macerated with the skins for 20 days. Full bodied, soft and round tannins. Clean and racy with an harmonious and balanced finish. Its purity makes it extremely digestible.

Producer: Saladini Pilastri

Certified Organic.

Price: £10.60

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC Riserva 2003

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:47:48 +0100

13.5° Grape: 100% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

From a vineyard at 300 mtl, 60 hl/hectare, very low yield, rich concentrated fruit. Very slow fermentation. Sold 3 years from harvest, needs 5 yrs. Aged in wood barrels, and then bottle. Good for ageing. A genuine Italian terroir, earthy with a geranium bouquet. A far cry from wines by the same name flooding the UK. Rehabilitates the name of this wine.

Producer: Praesidium

In Organic Conversion.

Price: £22.60

Morellino di Scansano DOCG 2009 (White Label)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:36:57 +0100

13° Grape: Morellino 85%, Ciliegiolo 5%, Cabernet, Vaiano

A fresh and fruity wine, but by no means lacking in strength from the vineyards of the oldest estate in Maremma (Southern Tuscany) that produces Morellino. Aged in chestnut barrels and with the use of Ciliegiolo grape gives it a deceptively light and fruity flavour...you might fall in love with this wine.

Producer: Sellari Franceschini

Suitable for Vegetarian and Vegan.

Price: £14.30

Morellino di Scansano DOCG 2009 (Red Label)

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:02:02 +0100

13.5° Grape: 85% Morellino, Canaiolo, Spagna and Malvasia Nera.

A "cru" wine, deceptively light, fruity wine, entirely fermented and matured in used wood, from the Sellari Franceschini's vineyard, the oldest family producers of Morellino. Tannins are more pronounced and has a stronger body than the white label. Some interesting spicy notes and a very long finish that will surprise you.

Producer: Sellari Franceschini

Suitable for Vegetarian and Vegan.

Price: £16.40

Barolo Vigna Rocche DOCG 1999

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:35:37 +0100

14° Grape: 100% Nebbiolo.

Garnet Red, with orange overtones. Bouquet of rose and violet, wide and intense, mushroom and truffle when ageing. An unusual organic Barolo, entirely without the use of new wood. Full, robust taste yet velvety, aged two years in oak this wine is still young after all these years.

Producer: Erbaluna

Certified Organic.

Price: £50.00

Merlot DOC 2010 - Terra Musa

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:21:20 +0100

12.5° Grape: Merlot 100%

Rich, ruby red velvety wine with intense fragrance and grassy undertones. Harmonious and complete. A Venetian Merlot with rich bouquet, and southern softness.

Producer: Musaragno

Certified Organic. Suitable for Vegetarian and Vegan

Price: £10.90

Barolo DOCG, Rocche dell’Annunziata 2002

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:12:44 +0100

14.5° Grape: 100% Nebbiolo

From the esteemed eponymous vineyard, made according to traditional methods. Steeped 15 days, aged in barrique then large vats for 24 months, then 10 months in bottle. Strong, complex yet well-rounded and velvety on maturation, this wine is only sold after 4 years, and is one for ageing. Gagliasso remove 50% of their grapes when thinning to ensure concentration of fruit. This is far in excess of usual practice for quality wines.

Producer: Gagliasso

In Organic conversion.

Price: £37.45

Shabaka Primitivo di Puglia IGT 2004

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:48:37 +0100

13.5° Grape:Primitivo 100%

Produced by T & G with Erasmo Plantamure and other growers, and with the enologist Massimo di Rienzo in Cantina Collli Irpini. Steeped for 12 days and fermented at controlled temperatures. Aged in Allier oak casks of 500 litres and 30 hl Slavonia oak barrels. Only 5,000 bottles produced.

Producer: Tomas & Giesen

Certified Organic.

Price: £16.55

Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2009

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:49:22 +0100

14° Grape: 100% Prugnolo gentile (Sangiovese grosso)

From the same vineyards that produce the great Nobile from this prestigious area. Ageing 3-6 months in wood casks gives it structure and quality. Rich, deep and intense.

Producer: Il Conventino

Certified Organic.

Price: £14.95

Rosso di Montalcino DOCG 2005

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:11 +0100

13.5° Grape: 100% Sangiovese

Same vineyards as the Brunello, but younger, and bottled every year. Intense ruby red with garnet hues. Spices dark fruit, a hint of liquorice & spice. A dense, complex red of great depth and elegance.

Producer: Le Presi

Price: £20.60

Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Riserva 2006

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:17:53 +0100

14° Grape: 85% Prugnolo gentile (Sangiovese grosso), Mammolo, Canaiolo and Grechetto

Aged in oak casks and a small part in barrique, but mostly large barrels of 50 hl.The Riserva selects the best grapes from the best vintages of Nobile, and age the wine for a third year in wood. Rich, deep and intense. Good for ageing.

Producer: Il Conventino

Certified Organic.

Price: £24.65

Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG 2007

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:21:38 +0100

13.5° Grape: 85% Prugnolo gentile (Sangiovese grosso), Mammolo, Canaiolo and Grechetto

Aged in oak casks and a small part in barrique, but mostly large barrels of 50 hl. This is one of the finest wines Italy produces from this remarkable organic estate. Rich and bubbling with fruit. Good acidic contrast.

Producer: Il Conventino

Certified Organic.

Price: £20.15

Morello di Scansano DOC 2004/05

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:27:22 +0100

14.5° Grape: 88% Morellino, Spagna, Malvasia Nera, Grinto, Merlot & Cabernet

The prize product of this family-run estate – from their best and oldest vines, a first-class cru. A robust yet subtle wine good for ageing with intense aroma full of character, tasting of dark berries, walnut husks. A great wine produced in very small quantities (under 3,000 bottles) and entirely fermented and aged in chestnut barrels and used oak, from the first family producers of Morellino (early 1800s). Only a few cases remain of the prime 2003 vintage. N.B. Open 6 hrs. before drinking.

Producer: Sellari Franceschini

Suitable for Vegetarian and Vegan.

Price: £21.85

Il Drago e le Sette Colombe IGT Toscana 2003

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:36:23 +0100

13.5° Grape: Sangiovese 60%, Alicante15% and Merlot 25%

A newly-created wine dedicated to the oenologist, Carlo Ferrini, from Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s all-female winery.

He is the dragon among the 7 women of the estate. This is a powerful, elegant wine aimed at the cosmopolitan young.

Aged 18 months in small 5hl French barrels, and a year in bottle, it is a wine that ages well.
Fine, complex with a prevalence of spicy notes, muscular, with good structure, elegant tannins and depth of flavour.

Producer: Cinelli Colombini

Price: £19.80

Il Conterosso, Rosso del Veneto IGT 2007

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:55:24 +0100

12.5° Grape: 50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon

Aged in barrique. Ripe red fruit, changes on the finish, with whiff of wilted rose aroma and leather. Smooth and Mellow.

Producer: Tonon

Certified Organic. Suitable for Vegetarian and Vegan

Price: £15.45

Dolcetto d’Alba DOC, Ciabot Rus 2009

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:16:03 +0100

13.5° Grape: 100% Dolcetto

Using traditional methods. Steeped 5-7days, aged in stainless steel, then vats for 6 months and 3 months in bottles. Full-bodied, austere red with fragrant deep red fruit.

Producer: Il Dominio di Bagnoli

In Organic conversion.

Price: £13.70

Comandante Montecucco Sangiovese DOC 2004

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:42:31 +0100

14° Grape: 100% Sangiovese

A pure, terroir wine, in this area producing deep, strong wines that improve with time. Strong tannins and well-rounded, aged in very large tonneau barrels, warm and mellow finish make this a fine wine for ageing.

Producer: Basile

Certified Organic.

Price: £16.70

Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG, 2007

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:44:14 +0100

14° Grape: 100% Sangiovese

The Pacina estate is only a few yards from the Chianti Classico area. A well-structured chianti, dense yet well-rounded, with dark, ripe fruit, prune and leather overtones. A distinctive Chianti.

Producer: Pacina

Certified Organic.

Price: £19.50

Chianti Classico Gallo Nero DOCG 2008

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:21:33 +0100

14° Grape: 100% Sangiovese

The small estate looks over Val d’Elsa is unusual in that it uses nothing but Sangiovese. Well-structured, excellent chianti with strong clear fruit and rich aroma. Macerated for 15-20 days at controlled temperature, and aged in 25 hl. Oak barrels for over a year. Certified organic since 1983, they are the only organic vineyard that managed to eliminate copper sulphate altogether (small doses permitted by regulating bodies). Winner Decanter blind tasting of Chianti Classico 2005

Producer: Casina di Cornia

Certified Organic.

Price: £18.35