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Ascheri Dolcetto Vigna Nirane 2010, Dolcetto Wine
Origin: Italy - Piemonte
Artisan Vineyard Notes
Characteristics: This is the first 2010 Dolcetto I've tasted so I don't know if the atypical character of the wine is an expression of the vintage or an anomaly from Mateo Ascheri. The Ascheri wines are always fundamental Piedmontese wines, rich and intense. This Dolcetto is an amalgam of modernity and tradition. The forward flavours have a modern silken fruit but the finish is rustic tart; very attractive. The atypical character is in the nose which is soft and seductive; strangely like Gamay or Zweigelt. Note by LAC. 11/07/2011
Food Pairings: Well paired with on-the-spit, grilled red meats. Excellent with lean Italian hors d’oeuvres – For the whole meal.
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Bottle size: 750 mL
Bottles Per Case: 12 |
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Riedel Sommeliers Chianti/Zinfandel
Description: In 1973, in Orvieto, Claus Riedel presented the world's first gourmet glass series developed with the help of the Associazione
Italiana Sommeliers (A.I.S.). The Sommeliers series was developed further by his son Georg,
into an all-embracing state-of-the-art wine glass collection. Praised in 1991 by Robert Parker, Jr, as "The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. The effect of these
glasses on fine wine is profound. I cannot emphasize enough what a difference they make."
Each glass is individually made: the upper parts blown into a mould, the stem and base hand-crafted using methods developed at the time of Christ's birth.
This glass can also be used with the following wines: Aligotè, Bardolino, Carignan, Charbono, Chenin Blanc, Chianti, Dolcetto, Freisa, Gros Manseng, Juracon Sec, Melon de Bourgogne, Montepulciano, Nero d'Avola, Petite Manseng, Pimitivo, Sangiovese, Teroldago, Vouvray, Zinfandel.
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The Vinum collection, developed by Georg Riedel on the principle that the content commands the shape, is the "Vitrum-Vinothek" for every day use. Vinum is made of more than 24% lead crystal.
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