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Vinous

  • By Antonio Galloni
    The Noble Wines of Southern Italy (Aug 2010), (See more on Vinous...)

    (Montevetrano Montevetrano) Login and sign up and see review text.
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    The Best of Central and Southern Italy (Feb 2008), (See more on Vinous...)

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  • By Ian D'Agata
    July/August 2005, IWC Issue #121, (See more on Vinous...)

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Garagiste

  • By Jon Rimmerman
    6/8/2007, (See more on Garagiste...)

    (Montevertrano) Montevetrano Vertical Dear Friends, This is a real treat to be a part of - an offer that is dear to my heart as well as my intellect and a winery that I give my complete support to. We’ve profiled the wines of Silvia Imparato and her small Montevetrano estate in Campagnia for nearly a decade and the wine has become one of Italy’s true first growths. Parker has compared this estate to Bryant Family and Colgin but has also classified Montevetrano as the Sassicaia of the south. In my estimation, the estate is more the Lafite of Campagnia and the wines are on course to age like it. Few Cabernet-based wines outside of Bordeaux appear to have the extended aging ability that Montevetrano has demonstrated and there is no vintage that is truly at its apogee (from 1991 on). With one of the wine-world’s most alluring terroirs (similar to Galardi), the elevated, sloping, rocky soil is cooled by the close proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. A constant summer flow of temperate salt air flows up and over the hillside which moderates the improbably high solar-heating degree days that this vineyard receives. It would not be stretching things to say this may be one of the world’s single finest sites for growing thick skinned varietals - if balance and ripeness are your objectives. This estate has been so influential in the advancement of woman winemakers and woman winery owners in Italy (along with Elisabetta Foradori and her illustrious Granato) that I will go out of my way to support the wines and offer them at margins that are probably foolhardy (basically covering the cost of the Visa/MC fee but that’s it). All of you support us throughout the year with so many other wines that it’s time to give back. We’ve offered the 2003 and 2004 Montevetrano independently but when I asked for the three best vintages they’ve produced, the response was quick - 2003, 2004 and the otherworldly 2005 (a wine that will challenge the First and Second Growths of Bordeaux in 2005). If treated like a top Bordeaux, Montevetrano represents outstanding value at the highest end and I urge you to place this vertical case in a dark corner of your cellar for a rainy day - an investment for special times ahead. ...and now the extra bonus that makes this even more exciting. Silvia will sign 12 random bottles of 2005 and each will be placed in a vertical 6 or 12 pack. If you receive a signed bottle in your pack a very special gift awaits you...instructions will be included in your case. The gifts are about as memorable as it gets for a wine lover and the names of the 12 winners will be posted on our web site this fall (including the mystery gift they received). As one of the highest rated wines in the history of the Wine Advocate, International Wine Cellar, Gambero Rosso and others I could have cut and pasted a multitude of reviews from the last decade but this is quite representative of what Silvia Imparato is going for so I chose this one. This offer is not about gimmicks, vintage dumping or motives (there are none) - each vintage in this mixed case is highly desirable. I do not like to make proclamations as there are always people reading the offers that make it their life’s mission to make me eat my words but, as far as price is concerned, this is about as low as you will ever see in the US. This parcel is directly from the winery cellar with the finest provenance available - this is not via the grey market. Please note: the wines are not available individually and are only offered to us in the 6 and 12-pack mixed vintage format: Montevetrano Vertical 12-Pack 4 bottles 2003 Montevetrano 4 bottles 2004 Montevetrano 4 bottles 2005 Montevetrano (N/R) Montevetrano Vertical 6-pack 2 bottles 2003 Montevetrano 2 bottles 2004 Montevetrano 2 bottles 2005 Montevetrano (N/R) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Italy9849 Italy9848

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