Italian wine Guide
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ItalianWine Guide By Gabriel Riel-Salvatore
111 wines tasted from 12 regions of Italy Legend
Type of wine
Controlled designation of origin
DOCG: Vino a Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita DOC: Vino a Denominazione di Origine Controllata IGT: Vino a Indicazione Geografica Tipica
Service
Notation
Red wine
Ready to drink
White wine
Ready to drink or keep until indicated
Sparkling wine Keep until indicated Rosé wine
2010 N.B.: The prices incidated are subject to changes relative to the SAQ price policy.
★ Ordinary (75-79) ★★ Good (80-84) ★★★ Very good (85-89) ★★★★ Excellent (90-94) ★★★★★ Sublime (95-100) Personal favourite
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Majolica 2008
Majolica Cerasuolo 2009
Riparosso 2008
Podere Castorani Abruzzo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo doc $12.25 (SAQ # 10754252) ★★ (84/100)
Podere Castorani Abruzzo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo doc $12.75 (SAQ # 11015769) ★★★ (85/100)
Illuminati Abruzzo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo doc $12.95 (SAQ # 10669787) ★★ (82/100)
Nice cherry nose, accompanied by smoky and slightly oaky undertones. Smooth and lovely mouth, evolving on cocoa.
Charming rosé wine with inviting notes of kiwi and watermelon. Fat and fruity mouth that mostly recalls melon.
Slightly winy nose, recalling cherries and liquorice. A fruity mouth joined by a good acidity.
Casanova 2007
Cuvée dell’Abate 2008
Coste delle Plaie 2006
Pan 2005
Barone Cornacchia Abruzzo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo doc $13.15 (SAQ # 11072878) ★★ (83/100)
Zaccagnini Abruzzo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo doc $16.15 (SAQ # 908954) ★★★ (85/100)
Podere Castorani Abruzzo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo doc $19.50 (SAQ # 10788911) ★★ (83/100)
Bosco Nestore Abruzzo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo doc $20.15 (SAQ # 907436) ★★★ (86/100)
A Rather rustic wine with a bouquet recalling leather and smoked meats. Body offers a nice smoothness.
Nose offers a charming mix of red fruits, tar and liquorice. The mouth is similar to the nose, well balanced with a slight liquorice ending.
Fairly rustic fragrances with hints of leather, tobacco and tar. A slightly discrete mouth, yet overall quite charming.
Lovely nose, with hints of menthol and a fruity bouquet that recalls a mix of plums and strawberries. A full and tasty mouth with pronounced tannins. A nice Montepulciano.
2014 Podere Castorani 2004
2015 Jarno rosso 2005
2012 Duca San Felice 2007
Podere Castorani Abruzzo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo doc $29.60 (SAQ # 10383113) ★★★ (88/100)
Podere Castorani Abruzzo Colline Pescaresi igt $71.25 (SAQ # 10463025) ★★★★ (91/100)
Librandi Calabria - Cirò doc $19.00 (SAQ # 742726) ★★★ (88/100)
Intriguing nose of dates and figs with hints of balsamic fragrances that recall some ripassos. Fresh and spheric, full bodied mouth. Lovely wine with a pretty modern signature.
Sweet and complex bouquet m i x i n g t a r, l e a t h e r a n d liquorice with blackberry aromas. Powerful and heady wine evolving on a lasting liquorice ending.
Wine with an astoninshingly pale colour, produced with Ciro, a Calabrese grape variety. Unique bouquet recalling peaches and blood oranges. Very smooth mouth similar to the nose, that evolves on blood orange.