Italy

"Ah, Italy - what a beautiful, hedonistic, disorganised, frustrating country! Italy can provide wine lovers with so many distinctive, unique flavours and styles, bottles full of Italian verve and creativity. It also sluices forth rivers of disgracefully thin, characterless stuff to be sold under its most commercially useful names: Pinot Grigio, Soave, Valpolicella, Lambrusco, Frascati and the like.

Although the key to understanding Italy is to understand that it is a group of regions rather than a single homogeneous country, from the heady, often sweet, ferments of the deep south to the delicate sub-alpine essences of the north, it is possible to generalise about Italian wine styles to a certain extent. Reds have a certain bitterness that is by no means unpleasant. In fact it is so addictive that I find Italy is the one country I come home from positively determined to continue to drink its wines (rather than, as usual, desperate for a complete change). Italian white wines, once distinguished by their lack of aroma and lack of obvious fruitiness (very un-modern), are now generally very well made, offering an attractive combination of fruit and refreshment." - Jancis Robinson

 

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  • Luigi Baudana Barolo Baudana 2017 DOCG

    Luigi Baudana Barolo Baudana 2017 DOCG

    Region: Italy - Barolo
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    95 POINTS! - VINOUS AND WINEFRONT

      "The 2017 Barolo Baudana is such a gorgeous wine. It, too, conveys the power of Serralunga, but with a bit less heft than is typically the case. Sweet dark cherry, iron, cedar, rose petal, mint and white pepper give the 2017 its effusive,...

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    Current stock: 4

    $169.00
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  • Mastroberardino Redimore Aglianico 2017

    Mastroberardino Redimore Aglianico 2017

    Region: Italy - Other
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    THIS HISTORICAL PRODUCER IS A LONG TIME PIONEER OF MODERN AGLICANICO AND ITS REPUTATION AS THE GREAT WINE OF THE SOUTH IN ITALY

      "Aglianico is the primary grape variety grown in Mirabella, the main estate owned by the Mastroberardino family in the heart of the Taurasi DOCG area.  Some of these vineyards are dedicated to the production of Redimore Irpinia DOC, the wine...

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    Current stock: 14

    $40.00
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  • Montelliana Prosecco Asolo Superior DOCG

    Montelliana Prosecco Asolo Superior DOCG

    Region: Italy - Other
    Farming Sustainably-made

    PROSECCO SUPERIORE FROM ASOLO, AWARDED THE HIGHEST DOCG STATUS. FRAGRANT, IT IS EXTRA DRY, WHICH MEANS A LOVELY ROUNDED FINISH. "Sparkling wine made by natural fermentation with the Charmat method. It embodies all the fragrance of...

    Current stock: 11

    $28.00
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  • Berlucchi Franciacorta '61 Saten N.V.

    Berlucchi Franciacorta '61 Saten N.V.

    Region: Italy - Other
    Farming Sustainably-made

    "seductive creaminess... and ultra-flavoursome palate" - James Suckling 91 Points!

      "Those who appreciate silky smoothness and elegance will search out this aperitif wine. A 100% Chardonnay that matures sur lie in the bottle a minimum of 24 months, it is easily recognizable for its seductive creaminess; subtle bead of pin-point...

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    Current stock: 5

    $65.00
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  • Luigi Baudana Barolo Serralunga 2017 DOCG

    Luigi Baudana Barolo Serralunga 2017 DOCG

    Region: Italy - Barolo
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    WINE FRONT 94 POINTS!

      "Poached strawberry, cherry, liquorice, dried herbs, grilled meat and menthol. It’s juicy and succulent, liquorice, strawberry and raspberry liqueur, stony feel to tannin, almonds and dried herbs, moderate acidity, a bit savoury and meaty,...

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    Current stock: 3

    $115.00
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