Learn About Wine: 2016 Italy | Vintages

Natale Verga, Drink now,

The nose of this Trebbiano has notes of bitter almond and apricot kernel, layered with salty minerality. Clean, light-bodied and zesty, this is a fresh and simple wine that is perfect with seafood and salads.

Italy > Abruzzo > Trebbiano D Abruzzo

3 Reviews

Bottle

£9.00

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£97.20 Saving £10.80

Bottle 6 x 75cl 24cs

£27.48

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2016 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Il Roccolo Natale Verga, Abruzzo

Natale Verga, Drink now,

Italy > Abruzzo > Montepulciano D Abruzzo

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£9.50

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£102.60 Saving £11.40

Bottle 6 x 75cl 50cs

£29.76

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2016 Pinot Grigio, delle Venezie, Nec Otium, Friuli

Nec Otium, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Drink now,

Nec Otium is a négociant operation that vinifies each wine in the winery of the grape grower, according to its personal winemaking philosophy. This decision was made to respect the provenance and the character of each wine. This Pinot Grigio is made at the Silvana Cerato cellar, in Colli Orientali del Friuli.

The colour is pale, the nose fruity and mineral. Fermentation takes place in stainless-steel tanks, followed by six months’ lees ageing that imparts additional weight and flesh to the final wine. No malolactic fermentation guarantees the vivacity and the purity of the fruit. Drink now.

Italy > Veneto

Bottle

£10.35

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£111.84 Saving £12.36

Bottle 12 x 75cl 42cs

£67.20

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2016 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico, Superiore, La Staffa

La Staffa, Drink now,

La Staffa, a small family-owned winery, lies in the heart of the Marche’s Castelli di Jesi region. Their Verdicchio has aromas of lemon, white peach and a hint of lime, while the palate reveals more lemon and peach with a waxy, slightly honeyed note. This is bright and elegant with a lovely mineral spine, refreshing acidity and a saline finish.

2 Reviews

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£14.75

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2016 Dolcetto d'Alba, Luciano Sandrone, Piedmont

Luciano Sandrone, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Piedmont > Dolcetto D Alba

Bottle

£15.50

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£83.70 Saving £9.30

Bottle 6 x 75cl 31cs

£56.76

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2016 Vena Rossa, Gutturnio, Colli Piacentini, Castello di Luzzano

Castello di Luzzano, Lombardy, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Emilia Romagna > Gutturnio

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£15.55

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£168.00 Saving £18.60

Bottle 6 x 75cl 90cs

£57.00

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2016 Dolcetto d'Alba, Cascina Luisin, Piedmont

Cascina Luisin, Piedmont, Ready, but will keep,

This finely-wrought Dolcetto d’Alba possesses notes of red berry fruit layered with black cherry. Stone-inflected minerals and cherry pit add savoury complexity. There is a lightness of touch that belies the wine’s concentration. Drink now to 2019.

Italy > Piedmont > Barbera D Alba

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£16.20

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£174.96 Saving £19.44

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£119.76

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2016 Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio, Rosso, Mastroberardino, Campania

Mastroberardino, Ready, but will keep,

This wine is made with 100 percent Piedirosso, one of Campania’s native red grapes that is now in limited production. Grown on volcanic soil, here – in the hands of the masterful team at Mastroberardino – it produces a generous wine, with aromas of black cherry and plum. The palate is smooth, with ripe tannins and layers of spicy complexity.

Italy > Campania > Taurasi

2 Reviews

Bottle

£16.25

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£175.56 Saving £19.44

Bottle 6 x 75cl 5cs

£60.12

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2016 Valpolicella Borgomarcellise, Marion, Veneto

Marion, Veneto, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Veneto > Valpolicella

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£17.00

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2016 Roero Arneis, Vezza d'Alba, Luisin, Piedmont

Cascina Luisin, Piedmont, Ready, but will keep,

Yellow flowers and ripe peach are underpinned by notes which hint at wet stone. There is an elegant minerality and scented freshness that leads to a long, concentrated finish. It’s drinking beautifully now. Drink now to 2019.

Italy > Piedmont > Barbera D Alba

Bottle

£17.15

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£185.28 Saving £20.52

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£128.40

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2016 Rosa di Notte, Garda Classico Chiaretto, Montonale, Lombardy

Montonale, Drink now,

The evening after the harvest, the fruit for this wine is gently crushed and left on its skins overnight, then the juice is run off the next morning. The wine is a blend of Groppello (which takes the lead in this Chiaretto), Marzemino, Barbera and Sangiovese, all grown in a south-facing single-vineyard site called La Madonnina, situated close to Lake Garda. The aromas hint at florals and pomegranate, but it is the concentration and freshness that define the palate.
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer.

Italy > Lombardy

Bottle

£17.50

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£189.00 Saving £21.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs

£65.76

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2016 Rossese di Albenga, Massaretti, Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria

Feipu dei Massaretti, Liguria, Drink now,

Italy > Liguria

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£18.00

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£193.08 Saving £22.92

Bottle 6 x 75cl 14cs

£67.44

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2016 Passerina dei Colli Aprutini, Collepietro, Faraone, Abruzzo

Faraone, Abruzzo, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Abruzzo > Montepulciano D Abruzzo

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£18.75

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£202.56 Saving £22.44

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2016 Pigato, Fèipu del Massaretti, Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria

Feipu dei Massaretti, Liguria, Drink now,

Italy > Liguria

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£19.00

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£205.20 Saving £22.80

Bottle 6 x 75cl 8cs

£72.48

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2016 Mezzogiorno, Fiano, Salento, Morella, Puglia

Morella, Puglia, Drink now,

Italy > Puglia

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£19.75

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£213.36 Saving £23.64

Bottle 6 x 75cl 3cs

£75.90

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2016 Redimore, Irpinia Aglianico, Mastroberardino, Campania

Mastroberardino, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Campania > Taurasi

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£20.95

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£226.20 Saving £25.20

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£162.48

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2016 Pinot Grigio, Lis Neris, Friuli

Lis Neris, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Friuli

Bottle

£21.85

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£235.92 Saving £26.28

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£170.52

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2016 Orestilla, Lugana, Montonale, Lombardy

Montonale, Ready, but will keep,

100% hand-harvested Turbiana. Single vineyard of Orestilla. 30% is fermented and aged in steamed (untoasted) 500-litre oak barrels. Real grip with hazelnuts and citrus fruit. Great structure – beginning, middle and end. Exciting with light and energising bitterness on the finish. Great stuff!
Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com

Italy > Lombardy

Bottle

£22.50

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£99.48

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2016 Il Frappato, Arianna Occhipinti, Sicilia

Arianna Occhipinti, Sicily, Ready, but will keep,

Bottle

£30.00

Case price (6)

£162.00 Saving £18.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£121.98

Magnum

£60.00

Case price (3)

£162.00 Saving £18.00

Magnum 3 x 150cl 3cs

£122.01

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2016 Barrosu, Cannonau di Sardegna, G. Montisci, Sardinia

Giovanni Montisci, Sardinia, Ready, but will keep,

Italy > Sardinia

Bottle

£33.43

Case price (12)

£401.16

Bottle 6 x 75cl 13cs

£149.82

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2016 Langhe Nebbiolo, Trediberri, La Morra, Piedmont

Trediberri, Piedmont, Ready, but will keep,

Bottled in June this year. Possessing the form and structure of classic Nebbiolo. The tannins and fruit are layered with cherry fruit, with foral notes and minerals lingering on the finish. Drink from 2017.
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer

Italy > Piedmont > Langhe

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£98.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£100.00

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2016 Montunal, Lugana, Montonale, Lombardy

Montonale, Ready, but will keep,

A crisp, mineral, and textured Lugana from one of Italy’s smallest DOCs near to lake Garda, made form indigenous grape Turbiana

Italy > Lombardy

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£155.00

Magnum 1 x 150cl 1cs

£65.00

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2016 Cervaro della Sala, Antinori, Umbria

Antinori, For laying down,

Italy > Umbria

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£280.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs

£290.00

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2016 Guidalberto, Tenuta San Guido, Tuscany

Sassicaia, Ready, but will improve,

Italy > Tuscany > Igt Tuscany

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£160.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£170.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£220.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£310.00

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2014 Barbaresco Rabajà, Cascina Luisin, Piedmont

Cascina Luisin, Piedmont, Ready, but will improve,

Barbaresco was 40 percent drier than Barolo during the 2014 vintage and the wines do show a different profile because of it. Roberto’s Rabajà vineyard is one of the great sites of Barbaresco; west-facing with deep, grey, marlclay soils. The nose is fine and compact; dried roses, truffle and bright fruit jump from the glass. Broad and mineral, it has a plump mid-palate fruit core and loads of juicy, fruity flavours, seasoned by flashes of minerality and floral top-notes. Charming and serious. Drink 2022-2040.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer

Italy > Piedmont > Barbaresco

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Bottle 6 x 75cl 10cs

£159.00