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Italy: Tuscany
 Tuscan Wine! - Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano may (or may not), all conjure up an idyllic scene of long established aristocrats enjoying the spoils of perfectly manicured olive groves and rolling terracotta vineyards.
However don’t be mislead by this serenely beautiful image, for its creation demands a serious amount of hard work, thought and foresight.
Thankfully there is a band of Tuscan producers who are not ones to relax into the alluring comfort of their time-honoured heritage, in fact they have realised that they must now work harder than ever before in order for them to maintain the wonderful reputation generations of wine production have brought them.
Collectively, their aim is to produce the very finest wines they possibly can, whether from local or from international grape varieties, yet maintain the true Tuscan character of the wines.
Huge investment and open mindedness coupled together with closer relations in foreign markets have helped these producers understand the markets they are catering for and thus resulted in a dramatic improvement in the quality and range of wines being produced.
This is a fantastic region for quality wines and hopefully the producers and their wines we offer will help to convince you likewise! |
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| Brusco dei Barbi 2007 - Montalcino, Italy |
| Bin No. BARBI2007 |
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Price: £9.95
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| The vineyards used for the production of Brusco dei Barbi are planted at an altitude of between 350 and 500m above sea level and are a minimum of 15 years old.
The Fattoria dei Barbi, Brusco dei Barbi, is in my view an excellent baby Brunello!
Made from 100% Sangiovese grapes the wine is brilliant ruby red in colour and has a fragrant bouquet with hints of plum and red berries.
On the palate it is full bodied with soft tannins and a .. |
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| Castello di Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 2005 - Tuscany, Italy |
| Bin No. CASTELLOC5 |
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Price: £33.50
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| The Castello di Fonterutoli Chianti Classico is Fonterutoli's flagship wine and it is the most representative of the estate's production.
Grapes for this Chianti Classico are all sourced from the Siepi vineyard 260 metres above sea level, with a south westerly exposure. The blend for this red wine is 90% Sangiovese grapes and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon with all the grapes being hand harvested. Having spent 18 months in French oak barrels the wine .. |
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| Castello di Fonterutoli Poggio Alla Badiola 2007 - Tuscany, Italy |
| Bin No. FONTPOGI07 |
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Price: £10.00
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| The vineyards for the Fonterutoli Poggio Alla Badiola are located at an altitude of 450m above sea-level. All the grapes for this red wine are hand picked at the beginning of October, with maturation taking place in stainless steel tanks and then small American oak barrels for six months.
The final blend is made predominately from the Sangiovese grape, but it also has a proportion of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes added to the blend as .. |
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| Castello di Fonterutoli Siepi 2006 - Tuscany, Italy |
| Bin No. FONTSIEP06 |
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Price: £60.00
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| The renowned ‘Siepi’ is a single vineyard Super-Tuscan heralded as one of the finest releases from Italy in any given year.
The wine is made from an equal blend of handpicked Merlot and Sangiovese which are vinified and then matured separately for 16 months in small French oak barrels.
The final blend once released is a highly concentrated wine with sweet and dense tannins, displaying a unique and original character appreciated by wine lo .. |
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| Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino 2003 - Tuscany, Italy |
| Bin No. BARBIBRU03 |
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Price: £30.00
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| The vineyards used in the production of Fattoria dei Barbi’s Brunello di Montalcino are planted at an altitude of between 350 and 500 metres above sea-level, with a South Easterly exposure.
The Sangiovese vines are at least 15 years old and planted in a gravely soil with small amounts of clay and alluvial deposits.
Harvesting of the grapes takes place by hand and once at the winery fermentation lasts nearly 3 weeks with the juice kept in c .. |
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| Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Vigna del Fiore 2003 - Italy |
| Bin No. BARBIVDF03 |
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Price: £46.00
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| The Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Vigna del Fiore is a single vineyard red wine made from 100% Sangiovese grapes.
The ‘Vigna del Fiore’ is a unique vineyard with southern exposure at an altitude of 360 metres, very stony soil and only a small proportion of clay in its composition.
All harvesting of grapes is done meticulously by hand and after vinification the wine is aged for four years in large Slovenian oak casks and then matured for .. |
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| Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 2007 - Tuscany, Italy |
| Bin No. FONTERCC07 |
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Price: £15.50
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| Adopting the French Chateau concept, the Fonterutoli Chianti Classico is Castello di Fonterutoli’s second wine.
The 2007 Chianti Classico is made from 100% Sangiovese grapes that are all harvested by hand from the estate’s own vineyards.
Fonterutoli's Chianti Classico is a dark, rich coloured wine displaying black cherry and spice aromas on the nose.
The palate is full flavoured with ripe tannins and well integrated acidity with a lon .. |
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| Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2004 - Tuscany, Italy |
| Bin No. ILPOGGIB04 |
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Price: £29.00
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| Il Poggione's Brunello di Montalcino is the result of a careful selection of Sangiovese grapes, grown and harvested by hand in the winery's best vineyards which are over twenty years old.
After three years aging in French Allier oak barrels, where the wine matures and develops, it completes its development for about 12 months in the bottles.
"This finessed, regal Brunello flows onto the palate with seamless layers of perfumed fruit framed .. |
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| Panizzi Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2008 - Tuscany, Italy |
| Bin No. PANIZZI08 |
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Price: £12.00
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| The Panizzi 2008 Vernaccia di San Gimignano is made from 100 per cent Vernaccia grapes. To look at the wine has a brilliant, light straw yellow colour with a greenish hue.
On the nose this white wine displays a complex, yet delicate bouquet, initially reminiscent of: minerals, lime, apples, pears and pineapple.
Finally on the palate Panizzi’s Vernaccia reveals balance, forthcoming fruit and a pleasantly persistent, ever so slight bitter f .. |
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| Panizzi Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva 2006 - Tuscany, Italy |
| Bin No. PANIZRES06 |
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Price: £21.50
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| The Panizzi Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva is a white wine made from 100% Vernaccia grapes, produced by the oldest vines of Panizzi's vineyard.
Fermentation of the Vernaccia grapes is conducted in barriques where the wine stays for approximately 11 months.
After bottling the Vernaccia Riserva is left to 'fine' for a further year prior to its release.
The final Vernaccia di San Gimignano Riserva has a deep straw colour and an elega .. |
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