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Go to one of Italy's Regions and let yourself enjoy the world of the wines tasted for you by ilsommelier! This page is frequently updated, so come back soon!
Wines from Valle d'Aosta
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Wines from Piemonte
Bricco dell'Uccellone (1992) Alcohol:13,5%; Grapes: Barbera; Color red ruby, bright, with garnet shades; Smell: intense and persistent, but of good quality, with scents of jam, spices, coffee and vanilla; Taste:soft, persistent, with body. Balanced and harmonic. Ready to drink. Matchable with important meats, tasty and spiced in their preparation. Spent 1 year in barrique and 1 year in bottle. Price: 50,000 lire, Rif:pi001.
Contero Moscato d’Asti di Strevi (1996) Alcohol: 5%; Grapes: Moscato; Color: intense, pale yellow, bright, small and persistent effervescence; Smell: intense, aromatic, fragrant, typical, with scents of sage; Taste sweet, light, soft, with good acidity, persistent. Balanced and ready to drink. Matchable with white-fruit tarts. Price: 10,000 lire, Rif:pi002.
Asti Spumante Metodo Classico (1995) Alcohol: 7,5%; Grapes: Moscato; Color pale yellow, with golden shades, bright with much and persistent effervescence; Smell intense, of good quality, fragrant, haromatic, typical; Taste: sweet, with hidden sensations of alcohol and good of acidity, persistent. Ready to drink. Wine to be drunk alone. Price: 32,000 lire, Rif:pi003.
Barbaresco Sorì San Lorenzo Gaja (1989) Alcohol: 13,5%; Grapes: Nebbiolo; Color garnet red; Smell: intense, very persistent, of very good quality, spiced with scents of ripe cherry, tobacco and vanilla; Taste: dry, low level of acidity, warm, tannic, robust, very intense and very persistent; balanced and ready to drink; Matchable with game, and lonk-cooking meats (braised beef); a very, very good wine, not exactly cheap; Prezzo: 150,000 lire, Rif:pi004.
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Wines from Lombardia
Maurizio Zanella (1988) Alcohol:13%; Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc, Merlot; Color intense ruby red, very clear; Smell: very intense, very persistent, of good quality, with scents of ripe red fruits, spices, cocoa; Taste:dry, with good acidity, lightly tannic, warm, persistent, robust. Fairly balanced. Almost ready to drink. Matchable with braised beef and game, superior poultry. Price: 60,000 lire, Rif: lo001.
Phileo Alcohol:11,5%; Grapes: Pinot, Chardonnay; Color: green/pale yellow; good and fairly persistent perlage; Smell: intense, fairly persistent, fragrant, tipically fruity; Taste: dry, only a little warm, good acidity, persistent; balanced and ready to drink; Matchable with hors d'hovre of cold seafood, pasta with seafood sauces. Charmat. Price: 16,000 lire, Rif: lo002.
Spumante Testarossa Extradry La Versa Alcol: 12%; Vitigno: Pinot Nero; Color pale yellow, with good and fairly persistent perlage; Smell: intense, fairly persistent, fragrant and fruity; Taste: dry, fresh, with hidden sensations of alcohol, very persistent; balanced and ready to drink; Matchable with hors d'hovre of cold seafood, pasta with seafood sauces, shellfish; Price: 22,000 lire, Rif: lo003.
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Wines from Veneto
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Wines from Trentino Alto Adige
Trentino Nosiola (1997) Alcohol: 12%; Grapes: Nosiola; Color green/pale yellow; Smell: fairly intense, fairly persistent, of fairly good quality, fragrant and fruity, with scents of fresh white fruits, as banana and apple; Taste: dry, fresh, light in alcohol, light in body, intense, persistent; fairly balanced and ready to drink; Matchable with seafood pasta and hors d'hovre, better if spiced; a typical italian grape, not well-known; Price: 10,000 lire, Rif: tr001.
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Wines from Friuli Venezia Giulia
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Wines from Liguria
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Wines from Emilia Romagna
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Wines from Toscana
Solengo (1995) Alcohol:13,5%; Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Sangiovese; Color: ruby red. Smell: intense, persistent, fruity and herbal; tastes of cherry, berries, vanilla, pepper. Taste: dry, warm, fairly acid and fairly tannic. Fairly balanced, a little bit young. Matchable with game, rare meats. Price: 65,000 lire, Rif: to001.
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Dei (1993) Alcohol: 13%; Grapes: Prugnolo Gentile, Canaiolo, Mammolo; Color ruby red; Smell: fairly intense, fairly persistent, fruity and floral, with scents of berries; Taste: dry, warm, fairly tannic, fresh, persistent. Fairly balanced, still young. Matchable with pasta with meat or game sauce and rare meats. Spent 2 years in cask and 1 year in bottle. Price: 30,000 lire, Rif: to002.
Lamole di Lamole Chianti Classico (1993) Alcohol: 12,5%; Grapes: Sangiovese; Color ruby red, with garnet red shadows; Smell: intense, persistent, fruity, herbal, with scents of cherry, vanilla, tobacco and coffee; Taste: dry, warm, of good acidity and fairly tannic. Balanced and ready to drink. Matchable with pasta with game and truffle sauce, steaks. Price: 25,000 lire, Rif: to003.
Sassicaia (1990) Alcohol: 12,5%; Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon e Cabernet Franc; Color intense ruby red; Smell: very intense, very persistent, high quality, fruity with scents of tobacco and vanilla; Taste: good level of acidity, dry, tannic, warm, robust, very intense and very persistent; balanced and ready to drink; Matchable with roasted and grilled meat, superior poultry; Price: 78,000 lire, Rif: to004.
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Wines from Marche
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Wines from Umbria
Sagrantino di Montefalco Passito (1990) Alcohol: 15%; Grapes: Sagrantino; Color garnet red with orange shadows; Smell: intense, good quality, persistent, with scents of vanilla and ripe cherry and black cherry; Taste: sweet, warm, fairly tannic, robust; balanced and ready to drink; to be drunk alone; Prezzo: 20,000 lire, Rif: um001.
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Wines from Lazio
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Wines from Abruzzo
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Wines from Molise
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Wines from Campania
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Wines from Basilicata
Brigante Aglianico del Vulture (1990) Alcohol: 13%; Grapes: Aglianico; Color ruby, almost garnet red; Smell: intense, fairly persistent, of good quality and spiced; scents of pepper and ripe red fruit, jam; Taste: dry, warmo, of good acidity and fairly tannic;balanced and almost ready to drink; Matchable with game, tasty and aged cheeses; must age a little more; Price: 23,000 lire, Rif: ba001.
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Wines from Puglia
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Wines from Calabria
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Wines from Sicilia
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Wines from Sardegna
Terre Brune (1993) Alcohol:13%; Grapes: Carignano, Bovaleddu; Color: ruby red, with garnet shadows. Smell: intense, of good quality, persistent, fruity, with sents of cherry, vanilla, coffee. Taste: dry, warm, of good acidity and fairly tannic; balanced and ready to drink. Matchable with aged cheeses, roasted game, spiced preparations. Spent 20 months in barriques and 1 year in bottle. Price: 28,000 lire, Rif: sa001.
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