Description: A nice Christmas ruby red colour, with initially only the faintest of black cherry aromas. The taste is rich and smooth, full of dark cherry and plum flavours, intertwined with oak and earth, and with a long pleasing finish. An interesting wine, more full of cherry than grape to the taste. Allowing the wine […]
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry
Description: The Valdobbiadene Processo pours with a fine foam. It is very light lemon in colour, this has a slight floral aroma. A nice lasting taste, the fine foam enhancing the flavor of citrus and gooseberry. Very well balanced as you would expect for this superior DOCG, with a slight uplift at the finish. A […]
Grandi Mori Prosecco Treviso Extra Dry
Description: This is the magnum sized bottle, and aimed at the Christmas party group. It pours with a fine foam, that lasts. The aroma is floral with a slight zing to it, and much fresher than you would expect from a Prosecco. It has a light lemon colour, and with a lasting foam it looks […]
Premier Estates Merlot Veneto
Description: Blended from Merlot grapes of Veneto to be ‘indicacavzione geografica typica’, this is a pleasant, easy to drink red wine. A deep ruby red, it has very soft red raison and passion fruit aromas, almost velvety. Very smooth to taste, the simple taste of red fruit and tannins, very un-complex. No lingering taste, this […]
Premier Estates Shiraz Sicilia
Description: Blended from ‘representative’ grapes of Sicily, this is a pleasant, easy to drink red wine. A medium ruby red, it has very soft red berry aromas. Very lite on the palette, it has a mix of redcurrant and passion fruit hints, quite sweet initially, but slowly grows to a medium fruity finish. Letting this […]
Castello di Montegiove Elicious Umbria Rosso 2009
Description: Blended from Montelpulciano and Sagrantino grapes grown in the Castle vineyards, this wine is an intense dark red, with an aroma that hints of toasted almonds, plum and cherry. The wine is aged for 18 months in French Oak, then for 12 months in the bottle, and this gives the body a smooth, elegant […]
Castello di Montegiove Mi.Mo.So Orvientano Rosso DOC 2009
Description: Blended from Umbrian Sangiovese, Merlot, and Montepulciano grapes grown in the vineyards of the Castle, this wine is aged 12 months in Oak Slavenian casks, before bottling at the Castle and rested for a further 6 months. The wine is a deep ruby red colour, the aroma being delicate, understated, and hinting at blackberries. […]
Castello di Montegiove Gatto Gatto Orvientano Rosso 2010
Description: Produced from blending the traditional Umbrian varieties of Sangiovese and Montepulciano, some vines being 40 years old, it is both produced and bottled in the Castle. It is a young wine with a fresh and fruity character. It has a bright ruby red colour, with purple hues, and a fresh berry aroma. Not complex […]
Cantine Maschio Prosecco Treviso Brut
Region: Italy, Prosecco Grapes: Fiano Description: This is a typical example of the classic Italian Prosecco. It is a wine full of the bright candied fruit flavours so typical of the region, with back floral notes. Don’t be surprised as the flavours reach out to you in the mouth; if served chilled (as it should […]
Villa Garducci Sparkling Rose
Region: Italy Grapes: Regional Description: This rose wine is made from aromatic grape varieties from the hillside vineyards of Northern Italy. The wine has a creamy, bubbly texture with a very fine foam which sadly does not linger long. Much more scented than tasty, you can instantly recognise freshly picked grape and wild strawberry aromas. […]