Goring Brut NV, Sussex, England (£31.45 Corking Wines) I love the gentle, ripe lime, apple and even raspberry flavours in this perky young wine. It’s crisp but never scrawny, and alongside the toasty notes, there’s a light hedgerow character to remind you of its origins. Good now but feels like […]
Italy
Due in Lidl stores Nov 24th 2016 Sassi del Mare Beneventano Falanghina 2015, Campania, Italy (£7.99 Lidl) Lovely floral-tinged nectarine, ripe orange and fennel flavours, and a light almondy note, but just as impressive are the lightly gritty texture – gritty as in the texture of a just-ripe pear – […]
Lidl’s New Italian Wine Collection
Collalto Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Brut NV, Veneto, Italy On the not-extremely-dry end of dry, this is subtle, tasty wine with notes of apple sherbet and light poached pears, a light floral edge and rounded, yeasty finish. S- Collalto Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry NV, Veneto, Italy A touch […]
Three Sparkling Italian Wines from Collalto
Il Grillo di Santa Tresa Vino Spumante Brut, Sicily, Italy (£12.75 Vintage Roots) A wine that grows on you, there’s some sprightly bitter lemon plus a richer honeyed nutty character, and as it opens up, a briny tang appears to add further character. B(+)
Italian Fizz – but it’s not Prosecco. Or Franciacorta. Or ...
Il Cascinone Rive Barbera d’Asti Superiore 2013, Piedmont, Italy (£10-£14 Highbury Vintners, The Secret Cellar, Rannoch Scott, Hennings, Taurus Wines, Amps Fine Wine, Flagship Wines) Sweet, rounded and plummy style, but despite the wealth of fruit, there’s a backbone of tannin, and a bitter cherry bite to keep it from […]
Il Cascinone Rive Barbera d’Asti Superiore 2013, Piedmont, Italy
The main UK importers told me this wouldn’t be available any time soon – shame, because it’s very good… UPDATE!!! Contact Robb Brothers in Portadown, who’ve been importing Dievole for 15 years Dievole Chianti Classico 2014, Tuscany, Italy (~£19 Robb Brothers, Alivini) Friendly yet knowing wine, warm and welcoming, with no shortage of cherry […]