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Fine Wine Over £10Fine Wine: The Inside TrackThere are some very special bottles here and also some that are more reasonably priced, including some less-expensiveexamples from the famous regions of Tuscany and Piedmont. What they share in common is that most are not oftenfound in this country so may be new to you. All deserve a wider audience. Buy with confidence; they have passed arigorous entry test.RedsHofstätter Joseph Lagrein, 2011A speciality of Alto Adige and Trento(north of Lake Garda), Lagrein has lovelysoft, bright and refreshing fruit andvery gentle tannin making it an attractivemidday wine with a salad lunch.Now to 2014. 13.5%ref IB-IT15811 £11.50 bottle £138 dozenNEW Rosso di Montalcino,Canalicchio di Sopra, 2010A reminder that a rosso from a skilledproducer is on a level with Brunello diMontalcino – one of Tuscany’s mostfamous styles. Francesco Ripacciolimakes the real thing, full, round andgorgeous. Now to 2017. 14%ref IB-IT16021 £13.50 bottle £162 dozenNEW Foradori TeroldegoRotaliano, 2009Elisabetta Foradori is the star producerof the exciting Trentino grape teroldegocultivating biodynamically a mix of thebest strains chosen for perfume, low yieldsand depth of flavour. Even better in twoyears and will keep. 2014 to 2020. 13%ref IB-IT15881 £14.95 bottle £179 dozenLe Braci Salento IGT, 2004(Masseria Monaci)A sumptuous wine. Perfume of flowersand ripe fresh fruit and delicious roundedspicy flavour. Pure Puglian negroamarofrom 40-year-old bush-trained vines.Le Braci are the embers of the fire roundwhich you enjoy it! Now to 2016. 14.5%ref IB-IT14371 £27.50 bottle £330 dozen† Gianni Brunelli Brunello diMontalcino, 2007An interloper in this section because thisTuscan is not strictly from off the beatentrack but it is too good to miss and alovely example with power and finesse.2013 to 2020. 14%ref IB-IT15331 £29 bottle £348 dozenBarthenau Vigna S. UrbanoPinot Nero, 2009 (Hofstätter)Hofstätter have being growing exquisitepinot noir in Alto Adige on the foothillsof the Italian Alps for nearly a centuryand make the best in Italy. Exquisiteperfumed aroma and silky palate to rankwith fine Burgundy. Seventy-year-oldvines. Now to 2020. 13%ref IB-IT15831 £44 bottle £528 dozenThe Pick of PiedmontGood Barolo is never cheap but Piedmont makes other less well-known rewarding wines at keen prices. The selection actuallystarts with the modestly priced Bricco Rosso Suagnà at £6.25 on page 5.†GB Burlotto PelavergaVerduno, 2011Pelaverga is a Piedmontese rarity almostconfined to the village of Verduno. FabioAlessandria makes a haunting exampleand perfect summer red. Bright cherryredcolour, white-pepper nose, freshappetising flavour. Now to 2015. 14%ref IB-IT16121 £10.95 bottle £131 dozenGhemme, Ioppa, 2004The sub-Alpine climate of northPiedmont produces a different style ofnebbiolo, locally known as spanna, fromBarolo, and these days much less wine.The Ioppa estate makes their Ghemmefrom low yields of 85% nebbiolo and15% vespolina aged two years in oak andneeding eight years to reveal its potential.Now to 2020. 14%ref IB-IT14251 £10.95 bottle £131 dozenGD Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo,2009Aldo Vajra’s nebbiolo is finer than manyproducer’s Barolo and it is particularlybeautiful in this generous full-flavouredvintage. Now to 2016. 14.5%ref IB-IT15431 £14.95 bottle £179 dozen10
Whites† 3 Hofstätter De Vite delle† 2 Barthenau Vigna San MicheleDolomiti Bianco, 2011Pinot Bianco 2010 (Hofstätter)With Alpine freshness and charm thatPinot blanco is a favourite Hofstätter grapewill appeal to nearly everybody, this is aand they make it supremely well. This isshrewd mix of pinot bianco (exceptionalthe top wine of Hofstätter’s Barthenauhere) with a dash of riesling andestate. An alpine equivalent to fine whitesauvignon. Now to 2014. 12.5%Burgundy with depth of flavour andref IB-IT15781 £10.95 bottle £131 dozenrichness. Now to 2016. 13.5%ref IB-IT15791 £14.95 bottle £179 dozen1 NEW Vinoso2, Orvieto2Classico Superiore, 2011La Rocca, 2009 (Pieropan)(Barberani)Strictly speaking this is not from off theThe punning name to indicate that Nicolobeaten track as it will be well known toBarberani and Maurizio Castelli’s new winemany of you as simply the finest whiteis made in a rule-breaking way withoutfrom Soave. Not to worry. Its legendaryusing the preservative sulphur dioxide. It isstaying power and quality means it is90% low-yielding grechetto, fresh, full andwell worth its spot! Now to 2018. 13%absolutely lovely. Now to 2014. 13%ref IB-IT14481 £21 bottle £252 dozenref IB-IT16031 £11.95 bottle £143 dozenItalian Discoveries Taster Caseref IB-MX125157 at £55A six-bottle case containing one bottle eachof the following:RedSassotondo Ciliegiolo, 2010 (Maremma Toscana)Lacrima di Morro d’Alba, 2011Frappato Fondo Filara, 2011 (Nicosia)WhitePecorino Colline Pescaresi, 2011 (Contesa)Vinoso2, Orvieto Classico Superiore, 2011 (Barberani)Hofstätter De Vite delle Dolomiti Bianco, 2011Mixed CasesItalian Fine Reds Caseref IB-MX125155 at £199A six-bottle case containing one bottle eachof the following:Le Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso, 2009Poderi Colla Barolo, Dardi Le Rose, Bussia, 2007Boglietti, Barolo Fossati, 2007Le Braci Salento IGT, 2004 (Masseria Monaci)Barthenau Vigna S. Urbano Pinot Nero 2009(Hofstätter)Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino, 2007To order thewinesociety.com/italy ☎ 01438 740222 smartphone app11
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