Posts tagged Sangiovese
Super Tuscan, Brilliant Rhône
Super Tuscan, Brilliant Rhône

Lay & Wheeler, now a part of Majestic, recently held a rather unusual tasting in Manchester. Showcasing a selection of wines from its own stocks, supplemented with older vintages from its broking list, I wasn't going to miss the chance to taste the wines of Tenuta dell'Ornellaia and of Château de Beaucastel - despite them not being the most obvious of bedfellows.

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TastingHarry Morris1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, France, Italy, Rhone, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Chateau de Beaucastel, Toscana, Bolgheri, Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia, Le Volte dell'Ornellaia, Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia, Ornellaia, Fattoria Petrolo, Galatrona, Merlot, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Lay & WheelerComment
Far From A Fiasco
Far From A Fiasco

The importance of Marchesi Piero Antinori’s contribution to Tuscan wine specifically, to Italian wine generally and to the standing of both in the wider world of wine cannot easily be overstated. The figures make impressive enough reading on their own: Piero is the 26th generation of a family whose unbroken winemaking provenance dates back to 1385…

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Tasting, ThinkingHarry Morris2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, Antinori, Barrique, Bolgheri, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castello della Sala, Chardonnay, Chianti, Fiasco, Grechetto, Guado al Tasso, Il Bruciato, Marchesi Antinori, Piero Antinori, Hanging Ditch, IGT, Italy, Merlot, Orvieto, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Procanico, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tignanello, Tuscany, Umbria, Vermentino, Vino da Tavola, Viognier, Scalabrone Comment