Italy
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Italy provides the wine world with a beguiling array of flavours and
aromas as distinctive and unique as the country itself. Many
winemakers choose to bypass what they see as restrictive wine laws
and produce exquisitely made international varietal wines, with that
tell tale Italian twist. However, there are others who favour the traditional route, using the 2000 plus indigenous grape varieties available to them. A new generation of young, internationally trained winemakers are ready to embrace modern techniques and technology, and have shown Italian wine the way forward. Barolo, Manfredi Manfredi's wine estate was founded in Farigliano in the second post-war period, when Giuseppe "Pin" Manfredi began to produce the wine Dolcetto. The wines are still family made. Barolo Manfredi is made from the Nebbiolo grape aged for long periods in large oak barrels for a minimum of two years, plus a further year in bottle. The wines have a great concentration of fruit and intensity of flavours, with high levels of tannins which aid long term preservation and development. |  |
White
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| 2007 Pinot Grigio Ca'Solare | £5.20 | |
| Crisp and refreshing, showing the classic citrus and green apple style of the varietal. | Qty | |
| 2006 Soave Clivus | £5.25 | |
| Crisp, clean, fruity wine. Italy's answer to Muscadet but without the abundant sharpness. | Qty | |
| 2006 Frascati Superiore, Villa Morina, Latium | £6.30 | |
| Fuller flavoured than most Frascati due to the higher proportion of Malvasia in the blend. | Qty | |
| 2006 Pinot Grigio, Clivus, Veneto | £6.90 | |
| This excellent example of the fashionable Pinot Grigio grape comes from the region of Trentino in northern Italy. Fuller in flavour than most Pinot Grigios on the market, and refreshes the palate with ripe apple and citrus fruit. | Qty | |
| 2006 Verdicchio Classico, Monticelli, Latium | £7.20 | |
| The perfect Italian match for seafood. Fresh fruit balanced by crisp acidity. | Qty | |
| 2006 Gavi Ca'Solare | £7.20 | |
| From the popular Cortese grape, grown near the town of Gavi. Fruity fresh wine with a tangy streak of citrus on the palate.- a very aromatic nose. | Qty | |
| 2006 Pinot Grigio Due Torri | £9.10 | |
| Owned by the famous Dr. Franco Cesari. Using selected clones and limiting the yield per vine, Cesari has produced a wine of great complexity, aroma and structure. A crisp, dry, white with delicious honeyed fruit and a lovely finish. | Qty | |
| 2006 Gavi di Gavi, la Chiara, Piedmont | £10.30 | |
| A crisp zesty wine that has the ability to keep it's freshness after several years. The palate has a steely citrus flavour with ripe melon overtones and a backbone of mineral acidity. Excellent with fish, spicy food and white meats. | Qty | |
Red
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| 2004 Valpolicella Clivus, Veneto | £6.00 | |
| Light, fragrant and juicy, bursting with ripe cherry fruit flavours. | Qty | |
| 2005 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Roxan | £6.60 | |
| The best value Montepulciano we have tasted. Well structured with damson and black cherry fruit, and hints of chocolate and spice. | Qty | |
| 2003 Barbera d'Asti Ca'Solare | £6.60 | |
| Aromas of black fruits with broad cherry flavours and ripe fruit flavours with a backdrop of crisp balancing acidity. | Qty | |
| 2005 Chianti, Cantine Leonardo da Vinci | £7.40 | |
| 100% Sangiovese and grown in the Vinci and Cerreto Guidi communes. A delightful perfume of cherries and fresh red fruit with spicy peppery notes. The palate is fruity and lively with soft, velvety tannins and a fine silken finish | Qty | |
| 2004 Dolcetto d'Alba Cantine Gemma | £8.30 | |
| Hints of plum cherry, pepper and cinnamon on the palate, with delicate tannins and almond notes on the finish. | Qty | |
| 2005 Valpolicella Classico, Giuseppe Lonardi, Veneto | £8.30 | |
| Deep ruby red in colour with distinctive and concentrated flavours of red fruits along with vanilla nuances. | Qty | |
| 2003 Barolo, Manfredi, Piedmont | £17.40 | |
| The king of Italian reds. The Nebbiolo makes extraordinarily long-lived wines with classic aromas of tar and roses. This is a fine example aged in Slavonian oak barrels. | Qty | |
| 2001 Lonardi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico | £26.70 | |
| Serious, big, bold, and southern Rhone-like Amarone. Full-bodied, dense, and chewy, with notes of melted asphalt, and earthy, blackberry and cherry fruit, this is a concentrated, lusty effort. There are no hard edges in this impressively built, smoky, earthy Amarone. | Qty | |
| 2001 Brunello di Montalcino, Vitanza | £30.10 | |
| Dark, intense colour with full, rich aromas of plum and chocolate, and a dense palate of pure fruit with hints of tar and spice. A superbly long finish. | Qty | |
Rosé
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| 2007 Pinot Grigio Ca'Solare Rosé | £6.00 | |
| A touch of Pinot Noir in the blend lends the delicate, coppery hue and rounds out the fruit. | Qty | |
