Notes from a spectacular tasting of some wines from the Viaggio Vino portfolio. The wines are available for sale. please contact in the first instance keith@viaggiovino.com.
More notes will follow
Tenuta Josef Weger – Alto Adige
Pinot Grigio 2008 £17.50
Pale light straw colour with bright green tinges, medium nose of lemon, nuts, pear and grass. The medium weighted palate delivers the fruits found on the nose balanced well with zippy acidity. medium length finish
Sauvignon Maso delle Rose 2008 £23.00
Classic sauvignon nose of grass, lemon and minerals…. (and perhaps a touch of cats pee!) This is transferred beautifully to the palate, ripe fruit characters fill the mid-palate which are then brought into check with crisp fresh acidity. Medium finish.
Gewurztraminer 2008 £18.75
Terrific powerful nose full of lychees, pepper and mango. Seriously expressive palate, oily and ripe fruits bombard the mouth, wonderfully viscous and appealing feel to the wine. An extremely long finish is lined with pepper and spice. Quite outstanding.
Azienda Agricola Valturio – Marche
Sangiovese Valturio 2006 £23.95
Vibrant ruby colour through to the rim, with black and red fruits, spice and vanilla. The palate is full bodied and packed with all of the fruits found on the nose along with added herbs and tobacco. The Tannins are ripe and sweet and are in perfect balance with the mineral laced acidity, very long vanilla flavoured finish. Excellent.
Campo Alla Sughera – Bolgheri , Toscana
Adeo – Super Tuscan 2007 £26.50
Deep red colour, expressive nose of Blackcurrant, cedar, vanilla and spice. The palate has wonderful finesse and although broad is very well structured. Blackfruits and herbs lead the way into well defined tannins and a tight acid backbone, the wine is infinitely long and finishes with a sweet blackfruit punch. Beautifully elegant wine.