Corzano & Paterno IL CORZANO Rosso IGT Tuscany

The estate lies 20 kilometres south of Florence and covers 140 hectares, 15 of which are under vine. It takes its name from two hillsides, Corzano and Paterno, which face each other and are planted with Sangiovese, Cabernet and Canaiolo. The wines are now made by Aljoscha Goldschmidt who took over the running of the estate from his uncle. They are characterised by their purity of fruit, their elegant concentration and their admirable length. (12 x 75 cl)

The estate lies 20 kilometres south of Florence and covers 140 hectares, 15 of which are under vine. It takes its name from two hillsides, Corzano and Paterno, which face each other and are planted with Sangiovese, Cabernet and Canaiolo. The wines are now made by Aljoscha Goldschmidt who took over the running of the estate from his uncle. They are characterised by their purity of fruit, their elegant concentration and their admirable length. (6 x 75 cl)

Renzo Masi's 30-hectare estate is the Fattoria di Basciano, situated in the heart of the Chianti Rufina region. Managed by Paolo Masi, this outstanding producer makes wines which are first and foremost about clean fruit and rich texture (6 x 75 cl)

This Rosso is produced after a careful manual selection of the same grapes used to create the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG. Here the period of time spent in the winery is a little shorter, 1 year in 225lt. Barriques and in bottle only for a period of 4 months. The result is an intense ruby red coloured wine showing very fruity aromas with intense hints of raspberry, vanilla and wild flowers. (6 x 75 cl)

Each year Poggiolo select the optimum Brunello di Montalcino vineyard. Here great care from the vineyard to the winery is taken to produce a small quantity of In Riva Al Fosso. In the vineyard they commence the final pruning some 30 days prior to the harvest, next they sever 50% of the crop at the vine and allow these to wither on the vine until they are harvested together with the remaining grapes. Once in the winery fermentation is undertaken and vinification in Oak Tonneau of 500 lt with manual circulation of the must rather than mechanical pumping occurs. Finally, ageing in 500 litre wooden vats takes place for 1 year, here, the vats are purpose built using three different types of wood and replaced each year. (6 x 75 cl)

Lamelle has a pale yellow colour. An intense and rich nose with floral and fresh fruit scents, particularly of white peach and delicate notes of vanilla and white pepper. To taste, the wine shows great balance with freshness, elegance & persistence, thanks to its time in barrique. (6 x 75 cl)

This wine is produced using the grapes from Pigiolos vineyards in the provinces of Siena and Grosseto and is made from Brunello fruit. Intense ruby red colour it is showing ample and persistent aroma with hints of mulberry and raspberry, it is dry, generous and well balanced. (6 x 75 cl)

Il Paradiso di Manfredi is a tiny estate of 2.5 hectares in the heart of Montalcino. Manfredi purchased the estate in 1958 and worked on it throughout his life until he died in 1982 when his son Florio took over. Adopting many biodynamic methods and hand picking the fruit, great care is taken from the vineyard to the winery. After spending about 10 months in Slovonian oak this deep dark Sangiovese wine is showing good dark fruit aromas that develop on the palate and through to the good finish. (12 x 75 cl)

Il Borro IL BORRO IGT Tuscany from Italy, Tuscany by Farragamo Il Borro Arrezo (6 x 75 cl)