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Come join Fabio at our tasting table this evening! He’ll be pouring a fantastic selection of Italian wines well-suited to the spring season. Enjoy:
-Avelium Bianco Puglia –
Type of wine: White
Classification: IGP
Region: Apulia
Area of production: Comune di Andria nella zona D.O.C. “Castel del Monte” (Apulia)
Grapes: Bombino bianco, Chardonnay
Alcohol: 12% vol.
Colour: Straw yellow with greenish reflections
Bouquet: Fresh bouquet, floral and fruity.
Taste: Palate fresh and fruity, well-balanced.
Food Pairings: Perfect with fish dishes. Excellent as an aperitif.
Service temperature: 10 °C.
-Avelium Rosso Puglia-
Type of wine: Red
Classification: IGP
Region: Apulia
Area of production: Comune di Andria nella zona D.O.C. “Castel del Monte”
Grapes: Nero di Troia, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Alcohol: 13%vol.
Colour: Intense ruby red.
Bouquet: Rich with aromas of red berries.
Taste: Velvety, balanced, persistent.
Food Pairings: Excellent with first courses in general, roasted meat and mature cheeses.
Service temperature: 16 – 18 °C
-Fattoria Lavacchio Chianti Rufina-
Type of wine: Red
Classification: DOCG
Region: Toscany
Area of production: Toscany
Grapes: 90% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo nero, 5% Ciliegiolo
Alcohol: 13,5%vol.
Colour: Ruby red color.
Bouquet: This wine has a generous bouquet with a fruity, floral flavour with hints of violet.
Taste: Dry and well-balanced flavour.
Food Pairings: This wine is a particularly suitable accompaniment to roasts, grilled meat and hearty soups.
Service temperature: 16 – 18°C.
-Cantine Castelvecchio Barbaresco-
Type of wine: Red
Grape varieties: Nebbiolo 100%. The soil is clayish tuff with some sandy veins.
Color: intense garnet red
Nose: dense with fruit (blackberries, black cherries and plums), overtones of slightly withered rose and violet petals and spices
Flavour: warm, elegant and wrapping, long lasting flavour with overtones confirming aromas perceived on the nose with one note of cocoa