3 cru Amarone Classico DOCG Rizzardi 2019
Regular price £39.95Lusciously rich and decadent red made from selected grapes from three top class vineyards.
Aromatic with ripe dark berried fruit alongside sweet spice, a ripe, rich style. The texture is rich and round with abundant, ripe, dark berried fruit supported by fine oak.
Country: Italy
Region: Valpolicella
ABV: 15%
Grapes: 80% Corvina & Corvinone, 10% Rondinella and 10% Molinara
The grapes come from the 5 hectare, steep, rocky, terraced hillside vineyard of Calcarole as well as the gently sloping clay vineyards of Rovereti and Pojega in the heart of Negrar, the most celebrated of the communes in Valpolicella.
Alpha Box & Dice ‘Enigma’ Barbera, McLaren Vale 2022
Regular price £25.95With the colour of arterial blood, the nose reveals wild berries, rhubarb and custard. The palate is dense, concentrated and brooding opening to a rich mid-palate with cherry-stone fruit and bitter plum and a long finish with a gentle brick-like texture.
Country: Australia
Region: Adelaide Hills
Grape: Barbera
ABV: 14.5%
Food Match: Gamey meats or delicious on its own.
Gutturnio DOC Frizzante 2023 (Sparkling Red)
Regular price £19.95Great alternative dessert wine. Raspberry, strawberry and bitter cherry aromas and flavours with sour cherry finish. Great with pavlova or strawberries and cream. Don't limit this beverage to just dessert though - it will go well as an aperitif or with soft cheese after dinner.
Country: Italy
Region: Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna
Grapes: Barbera and Bonarda
ABV: 12.5%
Il Valandrea Gutturnio 2021
Regular price £19.95A heady mix of Barbera and Bonarda grapes combine to produce a delicious and aromatic wine full of ripe plums and cherries that is really brought to life by a hint of anise and bright juicy acidity.
Country: Italy
Region: Emilia Romagna
Grapes: Barbera and Bonarda
ABV: 14%
Vietti Barbera d' Alba Tre Vigne 2021
Regular price £29.95A deliciously rich, fruity red that's the perfect match to go with classic antipasti or tomato based pasta dishes.
Aromas of red cherry and hints of raspberry with subtle notes of exotic spice gained from the oak barrel ageing that the wine received. A soft and luxurious mouthfeel with flavours of cherry and autumn red berry fruits.
Country: Italy
Region: Alba, Piemonte
ABV: 13.5%
Grape: Barbera
Food match: The Barbera grape is characterised by its juicy freshness which makes very versatile and perfect to with just about any food.
The history of the Vietti winery traces its roots back to the 19th Century. Only at the beginning of the 20th century, however, did the Vietti name become a winery offering its own wines in bottle. Patriarch Mario Vietti, starting from 1919 made the first Vietti wines, selling most of the production in Italy. His most significant achievement was to transform the family farm, engaged in many fields, into a grape-growing and wine-producing business.
Then, in 1952, Alfredo Currado (Vietti) continued to produce high quality wines from their own vineyards and purchased grapes. The Vietti winery grew to one of the top-level producers in Piemonte and was one of the first wineries to export its products to the USA market.