2007 Italy

This is a unique style of wine, born in the cool air of the Alto Piemonte and made in an artisanal and unhurried fashion. Initially challenging tannin and acidity resolve with age and aeration. The wine is assertive yet simultaneously ethereal.
Complex & savoury.
100% Spanna (Nebbiolo).

Made with vines dating back to 1986, this displays molten tannins, velvety mulberry fruit, soft easy harmony and nonchalant, laid back facility. Brunate is a wine to hover over, even if the La Serra seems more spontaneous, and this is another for the long term cellar.
David Berry Green, August 2011

Even in the warmer 2007 vintage the potential of Verduno’s top Nebbiolo vineyard Monvigliero has been realised by the Alessandria family. Fresh rose petal scent and elegant yet juicy raspberry fruit saturates the palate. Perfectly poised for future development, Vittore can be justly proud.
David Berry Green, August 2011

Lighter in colour and aromas than Monforte’s Santo Stefano di Perno, the 2007 vintage of Monprivato has delivered this crunchy raspberry and rose petal fresh beauty of a wine.
David Berry Green, Fine Wine Buyer, August 2011

This wine retains the red fruited scent of Serralunga and it keeps it alive, despite the vintage’s warmth and dryness. If you can stave off the temptation, it would be better to wait a few years to see this wine blossom.
David Berry Green, August 2011

Just to clarify: it’s a Superiore as opposed to a ‘Ripasso’ on account of it not being passed over the lees of Amarone. A blend of autochthonous varieties Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara, Oseleta, Croatina, Sangioveto, the fruit was picked fresh from Zeno’s pergola trained vineyards & dried on wooden cassette/baskets for two weeks in an open barn (above a growing collection of vintage tractors!)

This natural (not forced) process leads to an evaporation of approx 10%of the water; the fruit being pressed once the stalks have turned brown (or else the green chlorophyll stains the wine & the taste). Fermented in open french tonneau (500 litre) before being aged for approx 3 years in the very same (used) tonneaux. What strikes you about this wine is its sublime gentleness, purity & drinkability.

Tasted blind you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a very ripe Pinot Noir! 2007 was dry & hot; some parts of the Valpolicella zone were hit by hail, but not in Zeno’s town of Fumane. Both the colour & nose of this wine echo the warmth of the vintage, being a sunny bright red colour with distinct ‘rosa canina’ (wild rose) floral & red berry notes, along with those of dried grass & spice.

The dry medium/full palate’s so textural with crushed strawberry flavours kept fresh & sapid by the salty, tangy that Zeno attributes to the (now outlawed?!) Molinara grape (pale in colour & richly structured). A brilliant companion at any meal, especially where there’s salami served. Drinking now till 2017 at least.
(David Berry Green)

This is a tightly focused yet generously ripe Aglianico that draws on ancient vines and lofty, limy Paternopoli terreno to give the wine a real verve. Despite its obvious charm this is a wine for the longer term.
David Berry Green, August 2011

This Mixed Case of Roberto Voerzio wines contains 6 Magnums, all from the 2007 Vintage:


2 x Roberto Voerzio Cerequio, Barolo DOCG

2 x Roberto Voerzio Rocche dell'Annunziata Torriglione, Barolo DOCG 

1 x  Roberto Voerzio La Serra Barolo DOCG 

1 x Roberto Voerzio Brunate Barolo DOCG 

Showing a delectable combination of dark cherry alongside freshly cut grass, the powerful notes of this wine’s abundance of fruit clearly dominate the palate. There is a minerally texture to the mouthfeel though, which emerges on a completely satisfying finish. This is one of our favourite wines from the 2007 vintage.
David Berry Green, Fine Wine Buyer

Il Poggione's 2007 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is utterly stunning, but it is surprisingly tannic and huge for a vintage in which so many wines are much more approachable. Layers of dark red stone fruit open up on the palate, followed by sweet spices, savory herbs and mint. Beautifully perfumed and expressive throughout, the 2007 is a jewel of a wine. The only thing it needs is time.
Antonio Galloni - vinousmedia.com - May 2014

This is a definite step up from the Rosso di Montalcino. Lisini’s Brunello is more compact, with decidedly more stoffa (material) both on the nose and on the palate. Yes, the vintage was full of sun and a bit premature, but Lisini’s experience has balanced this svelte fruit with a pretty structure. It is certainly more approachable than his 2006 and a great pleasure indeed.
David Berry Green

Blessed with old vines and a near perfect South West aspect, this Gramolere combines full, juicy balsamic ripeness with notes of spice and incense. It is not too dissimilar to the character of Brunate and promises further improvement with bottle age.
David Berry Green, August 2011

This is only the second vintage Lisini have made of this limited edition Brunello Riserva; a wine born in vintage 2006. Echoing the hot 2007 vintage, the nose delights with soft, ‘sweet’ strawberry aromas along with a certain presence. The extra time in (large) oak has refined and mellowed the Sangiovese wine, making it approachable even now. Drinking 2014 - 2024.
David Berry Green

There is no mistaking the charmingly gentle, broad fleshy appeal of his Pajé wine from the two hectare single vineyard below his home in Barbaresco. It is so pure and delicate, with beautifully ripe tannins, pretty red fruit and a modest 13.5% alcohol. This is very much the family’s signature Barbaresco that can be appreciated relatively young, especially in this charming vintage.
(David Berry Green)