Wine Education Service - Italy, The North East

Presented by Sandy Leckie with Robin Edwards

• NV La Marca Prosecco 75 Points

  Italy, Veneto / Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Prosecco

  Frizzante, pale greenish silver.
  Strong apple aroma, soft effect.
  Apple predominates in the mouth, a sweet attack, off dry, stewed apple sauce, quite refreshing, pleasant, simple, not very long.

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• 2007 Pieropan Soave Classico 84 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico

  Intense light gold.
  Slightly aromatic, hinting at complexity, spicy, mineral and, eventually, loads of fruit.
  Fruity, quite oily tasting, bitter finish, shouts for food, good length.

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• 2006 Roberto Anselmi Capitel Croce Bianco Veneto IGT 81 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT

  Light gold.
  Your nose gets oak first, then vegetal development, interesting, promising.
  The first taste is oak, once you're over that there's fruit, it's clean tasting with a very bitter finish, quite long, would work as an aperitif or with food.

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• 2005 Schiopetto Collio Pinot Bianco 80 Points

  Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio

  Intense light gold.
  Initially not much on the nose, patience yields some gentle flowers and fruit.
  Mixed ripe fruit in the attack, delicious, the bitter finish is very long.

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• 2005 Schiopetto Collio Friulano 80 Points

  Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio

  Green gold.
  Beautiful aromas but too much oak on the nose.
  Tastes a bit like sauvignon blanc - very refreshing, needs time in the cellar, very long finish.

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• 2006 Bertani Bardolino Le Nogare 78 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Bardolino

  Light garnet with some development.
  Loads of red fruit, a little wet wool, a simple nose.
  A fruity attack, cooking cherries, then a light mid palate before a bitter finish, good length.

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• 2005 Domini Veneti Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore La Casetta Domini Veneti La Casetta 79 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore

  Inky cassis in colour, totally opaque, youthful.
  Raisins on the nose, then some dark black fruit.
  Very sweet fruity attack, but then the tannins kick in before a bitter finish, very full, good length.

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• 2005 Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 85 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

  Inky opaque.
  The nose gets a fascinating, complex blend of fruit and meat.
  Delightful sweet fruit, gentle tannin bitterness, smooth on the palate, very, very long.

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