Archive Selected Wines Italy

Casata Monfort Blanc de Sers 2003, I.G.T. Vigneti delle Dolomiti **HERITAGE WINE**
* immensely fresh dry white wine, strong fruity muscat character in combination with many minerals, some flowers and white fruit. Elegant and crystal clear character with strong acidity, refreshing as a breeze of mountain air.
- estimated retail price ca. 8,5 euro
- tasted: 30-09-’04
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Casata Monfort Pinot Grigio 2003, D.O.C. Trentino
* Subtlety, elegance, intensity, complexity, restraint, together with many clean and clear nuances of minerals, fruit, a subtle touch of caramel arranged around a strong core of acidity. Very well balanced. A wine with a noble character that is not trying to impress or seduce, but that is both highly interesting and delicious.
- estimated retail price ca. 8,5 euro
- tasted: 19-03-’04
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Monzio Compagnoni Ronco della Seta 2001, D.O.C. Terre di Franciacorta
* An open and honest wine, with a beautiful balance between, earthy, fresh fruit, a mild taste with a viscous mouth feel and ripe tannins combined with a beautiful fresh acidity providing both grip and excitement. In style an interesting cross between an elegant Bordeaux and character full, refined Northern Italian wine.
- estimated retail price ca. 10 euro
- tasted: 15-01-’04 (tasted one time before, consistent notes)
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Podere San Giorgio Sangue di Giuda 2003, D.O.C. Sangue di Giuda **HERITAGE WINE**
* Rich, sweet, full-bodied, but at the same time piquant, fresh and immensely fruity, with loads of earthy and spicy berries, plums and cherries. An impressive and delicious, combination of sweetness, softness and piquancy with a unique and multi layered range of fruity aroma's. Delicious desert wine.
- estimated retail price ca. 7 euro
- tasted: 01-10-’04
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Podere San Giorgio Bonarda vivace 2003, D.O.C. Oltrepo Pavese **HERITAGE WINE**
* An exciting combination of exuberant juicy, ripe sweet fruit (strawberry, cherry), piquant tannins, fine freshness and a juicy touch of residual sweetness. The opposing aspects piquancy, rusticity and sweetness are well balanced, giving this wine an intriguing tension. Not complex or deep, but just delicious.
- estimated retail price ca. 7 euro
- tasted: 01-10-’04
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Podere San Giorgio Barbera 2003, D.O.C. Oltrepo Pavese
* As straight forward as a wine can be: very fresh acidity, with lots of fresh and clean fruit (raspberries), medium body, piquant tannins, straight and honest wine, no fuss no frills. A youngster, a bit wild but with a good character.
- estimated retail price ca. 7 euro
- tasted: 01-10-’04
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I Clivi "Brazan" 2000, D.O.C. Collio Goriziano **HERITAGE WINE**
* This is an exceptional wine in both quality and style, unique and not easy to understand, completely different from the norm these days: restrained, no wood, not much fruit, but loaded with an impressive array of earthy, minerally, flowery and herby aroma's, great complexity, depth, concentration and purity in both nose and taste. Still too young, but with great ageing potential. A wine from another era, a hidden treasure of classical excellence.
- estimated retail price ca. 19 euro
- tasted: 23-11-’04
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- see also: opinion 5

I Clivi "Galea" 2000, D.O.C. Collio Orientali del Friuli **HERITAGE WINE**
* A great wine in which freshness, purity, complexity and balance are all impressive. Restrained and concentrated, this wine is unique in its character, no rich fruit or wood, but with an amazing array of subtle and refined nuances of herbs, minerals and mountain air. Extremely honest and pure style, still young, with great ageing potential. A wine from another era, a hidden treasure of classical excellence.
- estimated retail price ca. 17 euro
- tasted: 23-11-’04
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- see also: opinion 5

I Clivi "Galea" 1999, D.O.C. Collio Orientali del Friuli **HERITAGE WINE**
* An outstanding wine of great purity, intensity, subtlety and freshness, restrained but impressively complex with a wealth of subtle mineral nuances and a purity that is both rare and delicious. Not a fashionable wine that will impress with power but a very fine wine with breed and real class. Perfectly mature now. A wine from another era, a hidden treasure of classical excellence.
- estimated retail price ca. 20 euro
- tasted: 23-11-’04
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- see also: opinion 5

I Clivi "Galea" 1997, D.O.C. Collio Orientali del Friuli **HERITAGE WINE**
* An impressive and rare wine: restrained, very intense, complex, subtle and mature, mainly earthy nuances of herbs nuts, spices and minerals, combined with a scintillating freshness and an outstanding purity. A wine from another era, a hidden treasure of classical excellence.
- estimated retail price ca. 22 euro
- tasted: 23-11-’04
* complete tasting evaluation, producer's address, tel., fax., e-mail, links, export contact, etc.
- see also: opinion 5