Much can be said about the Greekborn princess Coralia Pignatellei della Leonessa, but she sure knows how to make wine! The Sangiovese grape is one of my favorites, much due to…
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Tight and restrained as we open it, but after a day in a decanter it starts to open up and show us the complexity, richness and elegant taste that lays…
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Bruno Giacosa is considered to be one of the best wine producers from Piedmont and is called the “genius from Neive”. His gold labelled Falletto was made in 1961 and 1964, supposedly in memory of his…
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This was a good bottle! It smells a bit of tobacco, but it still has plenty minerals and fruit in it. It tastes like the classical Gaja bottles used to do…
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Thinking that all Nebbiolo wine is grown within a short distance between Barolo and Barbaresco, I was surprised to learn about the Campo Delle Piane Boca. This wine is grown further…
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The Chianti Classico from Cacciano There are times when you drink a wine that gives you instant pleasure. This Chianti did exactly that for me. Like he has done so well…