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Concilio, Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Solaris, 2021, Italy

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Wine made with the Solaris grape is usually found in England as its a grape that grows very well here. In England it produces a crisper wine with green apples, grass and hints of gooseberry.  This wine from high in the Dollomites in Italy produces something different. Its dry, crisp with citrus and stone fruit flavours and a hint of gooseberry and very clean.

At £8 a bottle at Majestic Wines It’s got to be the best value white wine of the year, absolutely cracking.

 

Concilio, Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Solaris, 2021, Italy

Concilio, Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Solaris, 2021, Italy

Kellerei Bozen, Cantina Winery, Mumelter, 2019, Italy

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Kellerei Bozen, Cantina Winery, Mumelter, 2019, Italy

Kellerei Bozen, Cantina Winery, Mumelter, 2019, Italy

 

From northern Italy, this Cab Franc and Cab Sav blend is rather good, dry, smooth and booasting great length and flavours of black fruits, chocolate, coffee, leather with a earthiness and smokey undertone. The down side is at £24 a bottle it will prevent some from trying it. Sub £20 it would be highly recommended, but over the £20, there are others that are as good but cheaper.

Vigneti del Salento, Negroamaro, Italy

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Vigneti del Salento, Negroamaro, Italy

Vigneti del Salento, Negroamaro, Italy

 

Vigneti del Salento make a lot of wine, although thats partly expected as Puglia in Italy make more wine than Australia. This though doesn’t taste like a mass produced red wine. Its dry, medium tannins with excellent length. There’s plenty of black fruit with a bit of spice and a freshness that’s very welcome as it lifts the wine a little.

Great with red meat or a tomato sauce pasta it’s what this region does well.

Cantine di Dolianova, Anzenas Cannonau di Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy

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Cantine di Dolianova, Anzenas Cannonau di Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy

Cantine di Dolianova, Anzenas Cannonau di Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy

This red wine from Sardinia is not going to set the world alight, its not a gold medal winner but Cantine di Dolianova has produced a well rounded red just to drink. Its dry, medium tannins and good length of flavours. There’s plum, blackcurrant and cherry in there. Pair with a tomato pasta or red meat dish. My only issue is at £15 a bottle it’s pricy for what it is.

 

Tombacco, Rinomata Cantina, Rosso Piceno, 2020, Italy

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Rinomata Cantina, Tombacco, Rosso Piceno, 2020, Italy

Rinomata Cantina, Tombacco, Rosso Piceno, 2020, Italy

Madd with Montepulciano and Sangiovese grapes with red wine from Tombacco in central Italy is just great. Reasonable bold, dry but with lots of black and red fruit flavours and aromas. There are underlying notes of chocolate and tobacco and our earthiness which is very very subtle it makes this wine superb to go with red meat or to sip on its own. At £12 a bottle it’s excellent value

 

Villa Sandi, Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore, Millesimato, 2020, Italy

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Villa Sandi, Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore, Millesimato, 2020, Italy

Villa Sandi, Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore, Millesimato, 2020, Italy

 

Another prosecco that delivers on being easy to drink with decent bubbles and taste. Green apple,  melon, lemon, hints of honey and an undertone of minerals make it very enjoyable.

Pontenari, Toscana Rosso, 2020, Florence, Italy

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Pontenari, Toscana Rosso, 2020, Florence, Italy

Pontenari, Toscana Rosso, 2020, Florence, Italy

 

Marks and Spencer sell some excellent wine and this is one of them and at £12 a bottle it’s decent value. Loads of black fruit flavours with notes of spice in the background. It’s a big bold wine that would benefit from food, a jiucy steak or big bowl of pasta.

Tenuta di Angoris, Collio Bianco, Angoris Riserva Giulio Locatelli, 2018, Italy

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Tenuta di Angoris, Collio Bianco, Angoris Riserva Giulio Locatelli, 2018, Italy

Tenuta di Angoris, Collio Bianco, Angoris Riserva Giulio Locatelli, 2018, Italy

Tenuta di Angoris, Collio Bianco, Angoris Riserva Giulio Locatelli, 2018, Italy

Tenuta di Angoris, Collio Bianco, Angoris Riserva Giulio Locatelli, 2018, Italy

Tenuta di Angoris has been making wine for generations and this Angoris Riserva Giulio Locatelli shows that. It’s a dry bold white wine with flavours of green apple, grass, ripe citrus and hints of peach poking through. It’s a little austere but goes well with fish and white pasta sauce dishes.

At £18 a bottle it’s a little pricey but worth a try.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenuta, San Giorgio, ‘Ugolforte’, Brunello di Montalcino, 2016, Tuscany, Italy

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Tenuta, San Giorgio, ‘Ugolforte’, Brunello di Montalcino, 2016, Tuscany, Italy

Tenuta, San Giorgio, ‘Ugolforte’, Brunello di Montalcino, 2016, Tuscany, Italy

 

This could be described as the typical Tuscan quality red wine. At £35 a bottle it’s not outrageously expensive either. What it is though is too young. At 6 years old it needs another 3 to 6 years in the bottle to develop further. There’s nice black fruit flavours and notes of oak, blueberry vanilla and some freshness but it’s all a little lacking. All it needs is time and this will be great