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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| 2008 Pinot Grigio Ca'Solare |
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| Crisp and refreshing, showing the classic citrus and green apple style of the varietal. | Qty | |
| 2007/8 Soave Clivus |
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| Crisp, clean, fruity wine. Italy's answer to Muscadet but without the abundant sharpness. | Qty | |
| 2008 Pinot Grigio Vetriano |
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| An attractive wine with subtle floral and citrus aromas and the classic dry, fruity clean finish. | Qty | |
| 2008 Pinot Grigio della Venezie, Amanti |
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| Joyous white with mouth watering aromatics and clean, well-articulated fruit. On the palate with notable expansiveness and a long, lingering finish punctuated by zippy minerally notes on the finish | Qty | |
| 2008 Gavi Ca'Solare |
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| 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 | |
| 2008 Gavi di Gavi, Manfredi, Piedmont |
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| Lively, aromatic wine perfect for those who enjoy Chablis, offering refreshing notes of flowers, white peaches and minerals, with a clean, zesty finish. | Qty | |
| 2007/8 Pinot Grigio Due Torri |
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| 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 | |
| 2008 Gavi di Gavi, La Chiara |
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| A delicate refined nose with a hint of apple and honey. Firmly dry and fruity with a slight crème brûlée finish. | Qty | |
Red
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| 2008 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Roxan |
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| The best value Montepulciano we have tasted. Well structured with damson and black cherry fruit, and hints of chocolate and spice. | Qty | |
| 2006 Barbera d'Asti, Ca Solare |
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| A very dark ruby, its jammy fruit, saddle leather, vanilla, and clove nose are matched by a palate of significant volume and depth, very ripe fruit, and good freshness and vigour on the finish | Qty | |
| 2008 Chianti, Cantine Leonardo da Vinci |
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| 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 | |
| 2007 Chianti, Cantine Montalcino |
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| Clear, ruby-red in colour, with reasonable depth and 'legs' indicating good structure. Perfumes of cherries and fresh red fruit, mingle with spicy, peppery notes. The wine is lively and fresh in the mouth, with soft, rounded tannins. Good intensity, attractive structure and fine, long length. | Qty | |
| 2006 Chianti Classico, Cantine Montalcino, Tuscany |
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| Made at the sister winery of Cantine di Leonardo di Vinci in the foothills of the famous Montalcino commune, this a study of the elegance of the Sangiovese grape. It has a beautiful, lively colour along with generous amounts of fruit on a supple frame, with smooth length, fine tannins and superb overall balance. | Qty | |
| 2005 Barolo, Manfredi, Piedmont |
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| 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 | |
| 2004/5 Lonardi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico |
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| 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 | |
| 2003 Brunello di Montalcino, Vitanza |
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| 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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| 2008 Pinot Grigio Ca'Solare Rosé |
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| A touch of Pinot Noir in the blend lends the delicate, coppery hue and rounds out the fruit. | Qty | |
