Terre del Noce Chardonnay della Dolomiti IGT

Terre del Noce Merlot della Dolomiti IGT from Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige by Terre del Noce Rich Dry Whites (12 x 75 cl)

Terre del Noce Pinot Grigio della Dolomiti IGT from Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige by Terre del Noce Fruity Dry Whites (12 x 75 cl)

Terre del Noce Cabernet Sauvignon delle Dolomiti IGT from Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige by Terre del Noce Soft & Supple Reds (12 x 75 cl)

Silvana Forte and Flavio Basilicata established the estate in 1984 with the idea of producing wines with both tradition and sense of terroir. They are a team that is committed to wines that flout traditional canons. Flavio started as a consultant winemaker in the late seventies, working mainly in the Colli Orientali del Friuli appellation and having a lot of experiences with both international and local grapes. Since the beginning, their main focus was to grow Refosco, Schioppettino and Tocai, classic varietals from the area and particularly well performing in the village of Prepotto where the estate is located. Le due terre means two soils: the two soils in question are marl and clay plots divided by the road in Prepotto. Flavio is a sort of avant-garde traditionalist. He wants to keep alive the varietals and the ancient methods but he's perfectly aware of the necessity of refinement and complexity required by today's wine drinkers. For him originality and terroir are a real challenge and his winemaking approach is simply, 'less is better'. That's why he prefers not to rack the wines if unnecessary, preferring the action of the lees and oxygen to any intrusive manipulation. The Pinot Nero is truly Burgundian in style, with lovely scents of red fruit, rose petals and potpourri spice. Both velvety and steely it is balanced, clean and long (6 x 75 cl)

Silvana Forte and Flavio Basilicata established the estate in 1984 with the idea of producing wines with both tradition and sense of terroir. They are a team that is committed to wines that flout traditional canons. Flavio started as a consultant winemaker in the late seventies, working mainly in the Colli Orientali del Friuli appellation and having a lot of experiences with both international and local grapes. Since the beginning, their main focus was to grow Refosco, Schioppettino and Tocai, classic varietals from the area and particularly well performing in the village of Prepotto where the estate is located. Le due terre means two soils: the two soils in question are marl and clay plots divided by the road in Prepotto. Flavio is a sort of avant-garde traditionalist. He wants to keep alive the varietals and the ancient methods but he's perfectly aware of the necessity of refinement and complexity required by today's wine drinkers. For him originality and terroir are a real challenge and his winemaking approach is simply, 'less is better'. That's why he prefers not to rack the wines if unnecessary, preferring the action of the lees and oxygen to any intrusive manipulation. This red blend from barrel is made entirely from regional grapes (6 x 75 cl)

Primitivo, Merlot and Cabernet blended in this deep ruby-red wine with a strong body, an intense aroma and long aftertaste. (6 x 75 cl)

Pale golden in colour with gold reflexes. On the nose is fruity with clean varietal character and good vanilla flavour. On the palate is soft and well balanced, with an excellent structure. (6 x 75 cl)

Ronco delle Betulle nestles in the hilly eastern part of Friuli in a subzone called Rosazzo, an estate of approximately seventeen hectares, of which ten are under vine. The hills of Rosazzo benefit from a special microclimate determined by several geographical factors: its proximity to the sea and its altitude. The sea mitigates the climate, the elevation ensures that Rosazzo is well ventilated and well lit, whilst the vicinity of Mount Caterina protects the area from the northerly wind. Ivana Adami has a purist wine-making philosophy: that the essential character of the wine derives from the sun, the soil and the area and that typicity should be respected and preserved, never altered. Elegance and freshness are other watchwords; these are wines with keen acidity. The Sauvignon is grown on marl and sandstone and the grapes are hand-picked and placed in small crates, destemmed and left to soak for a few hours before controlled fermentation. It is then left on the lees with batonnage for four months and aged for a further six months in bottle before release. This care from the vineyard to the winery has produced a delicious white with good structure and acidity with pronounced aromas that recall sage, tomato leaves and yellow peppers. (6 x 75 cl)

Ronco delle Betulle nestles in the hilly eastern part of Friuli in a subzone called Rosazzo, an estate of approximately seventeen hectares, of which ten are under vine. The hills of Rosazzo benefit from a special microclimate determined by several geographical factors: its proximity to the sea and its altitude. The sea mitigates the climate, the elevation ensures that Rosazzo is well ventilated and well lit, whilst the vicinity of Mount Caterina protects the area from the northerly wind. Ivana Adami has a purist wine-making philosophy: that the essential character of the wine derives from the sun, the soil and the area and that typicity should be respected and preserved, never altered. Elegance and freshness are other watchwords; these are wines with keen acidity. The exceptional Cabernet Franc is from low-yielding vines from grapes harvested in mid-October. The skins are soaked for twelve days and there is a malolactic in wood. 40% of the wine is aged in large Slavonian barrels; 30% in second fill barriques and 10% in second fill tonneaux for sixteen months with ten months on the lees to gain aromatic complexity and mouthfeel. The wine is bottled without filtration. The aromatic fruit is bolted together by some serious acidity, but the wine has more personality and texture than a lot of 'string-beany' Cabernet Francs. (6 x 75 cl)