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La Volte Ornellaia
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Full-bodied, big wine from famous Italian producer. Too pricey. Pass. Tasted at the Corkscrew Wine Fair #wine #ttl
Reviewed by Laurence Veale via
on 22 May 2009.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
da bella restaurant, lucan, co. dublin.
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We decided to drop in and try this recently opened Italian one Sunday afternoon. Initial feelings were good, spotlessly clean, nice atmosphere and other families with young children already present ...
Reviewed by reviewer190032 via
on 18 Nov 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
Cantine Di Montalcino, Brunello, 2003
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Fruit sourced from the small hilly communes near Montalcino. Cantine Di Montalcino source their fruit from throughout the commune. That way it gives them a blend of all different characteristics ...
Reviewed by robertfranciswine via
on 14 Sep 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Cantina Di Montalcino, Rosso Di Montalcino 2006
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Fruit sourced from the same area as the Poggio Del Sasso. This wine is 100% regular sangiovese, which is matured in large slovenian oak casks for 7-8 months before bottle ...
Reviewed by robertfranciswine via
on 14 Sep 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Cantina Di Montalcino, Poggio Del Sasso, 2006
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Made from 100% Sangiovese Grosse which is a thicker skinned grape then regular Sangiovese. Which gives this wine an extra dimension.
Fruit is sourced from the small hilly area of ...
Reviewed by robertfranciswine via
on 14 Sep 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Da Vinci, Chianti Classico 2006
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Lovely ruby purple coloured wine - Deep colour concentration.
Lovely Cherries, blackfruits and some floral components on the palate. Good fruit concentration and balance on the nose.
On the palate, plums ...
Reviewed by robertfranciswine via
on 14 Sep 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Cantine Leonardo, Vin Santo 'Tegrino' 2002
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Amber, almost golden syrup, coloured wine. Fantastically aromotic nose.
Aromas of dried fruits, figs, almonds and honey. There was a lovely high grade marzipan taste on the finish. Had good ...
Reviewed by robertfranciswine via
on 14 Sep 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Cantine Leonardo, San Zio, 2005
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This wine hails from a different area to the Chianti's - with the fruit being sourced from the Commune of Cerreto Guidi near Florence.
This wine is 100% sangiovese, the ...
Reviewed by robertfranciswine via
on 13 Sep 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Cantine Leonardo, Chianti Riserva 2004
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The bigger brother of the entry level Chianti, coming again from the Vinci region. This wine is a previous Silver Medal winner at the International Wine Challenge in 2007.
This ...
Reviewed by robertfranciswine via
on 13 Sep 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.





