 FRIULI – Dorigo
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MONTSCLAPADE 2008 |
Italian Red Wine
Grape Varieties:
40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 40% Merlot
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REFOSCO 2011 |
Italian Red Wine
Grape Variety:
100% Refosco
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| Vinification:
Grapes are harvested quite late, as a touch of overripeness
is required to make a great wine. The grapes are vinified in oak vats.
The wine is matured in part new, part one-year old French oak barrels
for 24 months, and then for 6 months in the bottle. The wine undergoes
full malolactic fermentation.
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Vinification:
The grapes were harvested in late September. The bunches
were selected one by one before destemming, and then vinified in the
traditional manner in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature.
The wine aged in French oak barriques for ten months.
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Wine
Description:
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Intense ruby red |
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Elegant pervasive spice and red fruit against a backdrop of leather, licorice and cocoa powder. |
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Broad and balanced. Ripe raspberries and blackberry on entry,
giving way to chocolate and tobacco. Subtly spicy and vanillaed,
with outstanding persistence and breadth on the palates. Massive but
silky tannins in the finish.
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Wine Description:
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Intense, almost impenetrable ruby red. |
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Leather and balsam when poured, quickly develops into notes of ripe red berries and spice |
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Elegant and soft, with distinct notes of fruit and minerals, silky tannins. |
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Rating:
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| '91' points in Robert Parker |
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PIGNOLO 2008 |
Italian Red Wine
Grape Variety:
100% Pignolo
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Chardonnay 2011 |
Italian White Wine
Grape Variety:
100% Chardonnay
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| Vinification:
Pignolo is very late harvested and aged over two years in 100% new french oak barrels. It does need years to mellow out its incredible wealth of tannins, but it rewards patience by evolving into a distinctly superior wine. |
Vinification:
Grapes are hand-picked when fully ripe. Only the very
best bunches are selected and then gently squeezed. The must ferments
in new and one-year old French barriques (95%) and American oak (5%).
The wine underwent full malolactic fermentation.
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Wine
Description:
A red Italian wine grape grown predominantly in Fruili.
Definitely the most important native friulian wine.
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Deep ruby red |
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Plum and blackberry, refreshing nose |
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Rich and full body,yet with a good balance between acidicity and fruitiness. Chocolate and vanilla flavour with well-integrated tannins. |
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Wine
Description:
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Deep golden yellow |
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Ripe tropical fruit, especially pineapple and banana, against a background note of vanilla. |
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Broad, lingering sensations of pineapple and vanilla. Soft, warm mouthfeel and very long length.
Subtle hint of spice. |
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