Italian Wine
Pio Cesare vineyard
Veneto
Principato Pinot Grigio
Veneto
Price: £8.29 Bin No.IT62
Shows delicate, floral and fruity aromas with a hint of stone fruit. The palate is crisp with citrus characters and a limey and lightly spicy finish.
Cantina di Negrar
Pinot Grigio del Veneto
Rosé Dea del Mare
Price: £7.99 Bin No. IT94
This crisp and dry Pinot Grigio Blush has delicate aromas of summer fruits and bursts with flavours of strawberry and raspberry.
Cantina di Negrar Garganega
Veneto
Price: £9.95 Bin No. IT64
From the grape that produces Soave , a nose of pear and almond, with white flower, melon and peach on the palate. Slightly tropical, well balanced with a good length, refreshing and aromatic
Corvina
Cantina di Negrar
Price: £9.95 Bin No IT17
Corvina is the main and best grape that goes into the blend of Valpolicella and this excellent red from the illustrious Cantina di Negrar firm close to Lake Garda is packed with delicious cherry fruit flavour.
Valpolicella Ripasso
Cantina di Negrar
Price: £13.50 Bin No.IT18
A blend of Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, Iintense ruby red in colour with a complex nose of red fruits with spicy. Full-bodied and velvety smooth with well-balanced tannins and acidity
Campania
Amarone della Valpolicella
Cantina di Negrar
Price: £25.00 Bin No.IT24
Intense flavours of black fruits and dried prunes, with hints of spices. Full bodied and very smooth, with beautifully balanced velvety tannins.
Lightly tropical aromas with hints of citrus fruit and honeysuckle. Ripe lemon and apple characters, hints of pineapple and candied peel, and notes of white spice on the finish. Fresh and juicy with appealing minerality.
Falanghina
Montecalvo
Price: £9.95 Bin No IT72
Tomassi
Le Fornaci Lugana
Tomassi
Intense and bright yellow on the nose it is fruity and fragrant, with notes of tropical fruit and grapefruit. The taste is dry and harmonious and it has an elegant freshness. It is intense, persistent and mineral with the typical hint of almond finish.
Price: £15.95 Bin No IT67
Intense dark fruit aromas with savoury hints. Fleshy bramble and plum characters on the palate with ripe tannins and juicy acidity.
Aglianico
Montecalvo
Price: £9.95 Bin No IT
A deep ruby red in colour, it offers fascinating complexity on the nose: from floral scents of violets to rich fruity ones of black and sour cherries and strawberries, along with underlying balsamic notes, liquorice and aromatic herbs.
On the palate it is broad, full-bodied and fruity, and wins you over with its polished tannins and vibrant finish, sustained by an attractive fresh vein of acidity.
Heracles Primitivo
Surani
Price: £16.50 Bin No IT16
Valpolicella Ripasso
Tomassi
Price: £23.50 Bin No IT21
A deep, bright ruby red in colour, rich and intensely spicy on the nose, with notes of cherry jam and black pepper. On the palate it is full-bodied yet elegant, with gentle, silky tannins and a long finish.
Amarone della Valpolicella
Tomassi
Price: £49.50 Bin No.IT22
Intense ruby red colour, the nose reveals intense and clean scents of very ripe cherry, black cherry, wild berries followed by fresh and slightly spicy tones. In the mouth it is dry and soft at the same time, enveloping and of great balance thanks to the excellent balance between acidity and tannins. The whole tasting is embellished with a very pleasant tannic texture, which fades towards a finish of excellent persistence, with light hints of red fruit.
Piemonte
Aromatic, zesty nose with notes of apple, lime and white flower. The wine has juicy apple and lemon characters, and is textural with attractive minerality. The finish is balanced, with a zesty quality.
Gavi La Battistina
Piemonte
Price: £12.50 Bin No. IT60
Fresh, clean and spicy aromas. Salty, with ripe fruit and rich, complex flavour. Great ageing potential.
Pio Cesare Gavi
Piemonte
Price: £21.50 Bin No. IT66
t’s hard to think of a better all-purpose red than Barbera: it can be drunk on its own, with all manner of dishes (even fish), and when made seriously, from the small yields of old vines, can be a fine wine in its own right.
Complex nose of plum, mulberry, ripe strawberry and brown spice The tannins are firm and pleasingly supported with plump fruit and a round silky texture, giving a good lengthy finish.
Warm, spicy aromas of blueberries and plums. The palate combines generous ripe fruit with juicy cherry characters and spicy notes beneath. Soft oak tannins offer an extra dimension to the texture
A classic style Barolo. Excellent structure, harmony and elegance. Soft tannins and balanced fruit. Approachable, but with a very long ageing potential.
2015 / 16 Barolo
Pio Cesare
Price: £59.50 Bin No.IT09
Full body, balance and concentration. Ripe fruit and spicy. Very long life.
Big, powerful structure, rich with ripe fruit. Soft and spicy. Sweet and ripe tannins. Long ageing potential. Very few bottles produced every year.
2017 Barbera d'Alba 'Fides'
Pio Cesare
Price: £39.50 Bin No IT10
Tuscany
L Volpetto Chianti is well structured and full bodied, lively and intense. To be served with red meats, roasts, pasta with meat sauce and cheese.
Chianti
Volpetto
Price: £10.50 Bin No. IT33
Deep ruby red colour. Aromas intense with fruity, floral and spicy notes. Palate is
balanced and concrete tannin with a fresh acidity, which extends into fruity and spicy notes.
2016 Chianti Classico
Chioccioli Estate
Price: £27.50 Bin No. IT05
L Volpetto Chianti is well structured and full bodied, lively and intense. To be served with red meats, roasts, pasta with meat sauce and cheese.
Very bright nose with plenty of vibrant cherry hints. Violets and red flowers on the palate followed by silky tannins and plenty of forest fruits. Full and juicy with big and bold black fruit flavours.
Brunello di Montalcino -
Sesti
Price: £49.50 Bin No. IT15
Ripe peach and tropical fruit aromas with hints of barley sugar and a lightly herbal note. More stone fruit characters on the palate, gently honeyed, and finishing with fresh citrus acidity.
Very pale lemon coloured, the nose shows spicy pears and preserved lemon. The palate is mouth wateringly refreshing, with apple and pear flavours
The perfectly ripened grapes combine with crisp, citrus acidity, to give the wine a lovely balance. Fresh and floral with touches of honey
Intense aromas of both citrus and tropical fruit flavours. Fresh and citrussy, with a floral bouquet and some tropical fruit aromas.
A fine, perfumed style of Cannonau (Grenache) from a single vineyard in Romangia in northwest Sardinia, an area where the island's most widely planted red grape thrives.
Packed with rich black cherry fruit, this organic red is made predominantly from the increasingly popular Nero d’Avola grape variety.
Fedele Bianco - organic
Price: £8.95 Bin No. IT68
Sa Raja Cannonau Sardinia
Price: £15.50 Bin No. IT26
Fedele Rosso – organic
Price: £8.95 Bin No. IT20
Delicate stone fruit aromas with zesty lemon and floral notes. The palate has bright citrus peel and peach characters, an appealing texture and minerality, fresh acidity and a gently savoury finish.
Zagare Verentino
Sicily
Price: £8.50 Bin No. IT65
Bright aromas of redcurrants and cherry. The palate is soft and juicy with ripe plum, red berry and cherry flavours, gentle tannins, and fresh acidity on the finish.
La Bacca Nerello Mascalese
Sicily
Price: £8.50 Bin No. IT35
Full-flavoured, spicy red with perfumed aromas of wild strawberry and black cherry. The palate has fruit flavours with lightly smoky and savoury notes, a hint of bitter chocolate and structured tannins.
Nero d'Avola
Ca’ di Ponti
Price: £8.50 Bin No. IT23
Brilliant aromas of black cherry, plum, and tobacco. The palate is marked by the full-body and juicy tannin. A long finish of liquorice and refreshing acidity. A classic example of Nero d’Avola from the region.
Nero d'Avola-
Nene
Price: £16.50 Bin No. IT12
Sicily's native grape Frappato. A beautifully light red full of summer fruit flavours, with some nice red cherry notes. In Sicily they drink it slightly chilled, reminiscent of a Beaujolais.
Santa Tresa Frappato Organic
Price: £11.50 Bin No. IT25
A blend of two of Sicily's finest grapes. Frappato and Nero d'Avola. The Frappato gives the wine some acidity and summer fruits. The Nero giving it some cherry and spice, and its big velvety structure
Santa Tresa Cerasuolo di Vittoria Organic
Price: £14.00 Bin No. IT27
A blend of Grillo and Viognier. A refreshingly zesty wine with some apricoty stone fruits. The addition of the viognier gives it a lovely creamy mouthfeel.
Santa Tresa Grillo/Viognier
Organic
Price: £11.50 Bin No. IT69
Robust at the same time as smooth and silky. Rich in fruit, with a certain “savoury” feel, it has an abundance of ripe, dark berry flavours and is good with rich, meaty pasta dishes.
Garnet red in colour. The nose has highly complex aromas with hints of underbrush, violets and cocoa. Full-bodied, with a sweet red fruit character with oak nuances and persistent fruit notes.
A straw yellow color that contains brilliant green reflections. Intense and persistent aromas with sensations of delicate white flowers and fruit. Fresh and balanced, with a clean finish.
Paternoster Falanghina
Basilicata
Price: £15.50 Bin No. IT61
Abbruzzo
A fruity, tangy and vibrant medium-bodied red with flavours of juicy red cherries, wild herbs and earthy spice.