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Melini Chianti Borghi d’Elsa 2004

Damion — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:14:50 +0000

Tasting Notes: Bright, ruby-red. The bouquet is intense, fragrant with elegant scents of iris and raspberries and spices. The taste is dry, full and harmonious with an elegant aftertaste of toasted almonds and fruit.

Food Match: pork, pizza, pasta in meat sauce, chicken, Antipa

Bolla Valpolicella 2005

Damion — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:46:14 +0000

Wine Tasting Notes:

This wine is garnet red in color and has bouquet of black pepper, cedar hints, fresh fruits (grapes, berries) and walnuts. Valpolicella is medium bodied, has long persistence with smoky character, due to a short aging process in Slavonian oak casks of 4,0008,000 liters (1,058 – 2,115 gallon), as well as in used American and French barrels, to stabilize color, improve wine complexity and soften tannins.

Ruffino Chianti 2006

admin — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:12:14 +0000

Winemaker’s notes:
Blend: 90% Sangiovese, 10% other varieties admitted by Chianti code production

Color: Ruby red

Aroma: As always, this Chianti features a deliciously vinous bouquet, where the floral and fruity notes lead toward a finish of slightly spicy scents of white pepper and hazelnuts.

Tasting profile: Medium-bodied, Chianti Ruffino is pleasantly fruity, harmonious and persistent.

This is a young Sangiovese which is a perfect match for a wide variety of traditional Italian dishes.