Category Archives: Wine

Solar Viejo Rioja Tempranillo, Rioja DOCa, Spain

Solar Viejo Tempranillo

Region/Appellation: Rioja DOCa, Spain

 

Varietal/Blend: Tempranillo

 

Vintage: 2016

 

Tasting note: Intense ruby red with flashes of violet. Explosive on the nose, with a heady mix of aromas of raspberry, strawberry and cherry, alongside a certain vegetable note, indicating its youth. Delicate on the palate, with little noticeable tannin. Balanced, with good acidity giving it a refreshing feel, creating a versatile wine, appropriate for many different occasions.

Zonin Soave Classico, Soave DOC, Veneto, Italy

Soave classico

Region/Appellation: Soave DOC,Veneto, Italy

 

Varietal/Blend: Garganega, Trebbiano di Soave

 

Vintage: 2016

 

Tasting note: Straw-yellow appealing, brilliant reflections. It is a wine of great elegance, offering aromas of good intensity. It offers scents of white flowers combined with those of slightly green apples. The flavor is no less satisfying, superbly balanced and persistent. The aftertaste is delicate.

Zonin Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella DOC, Veneto, Italy

Valpolicella Classico

Region/Appellation: Valpolicella DOC, Veneto, Italy

 

Varietal/Blend: Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara

 

Vintage: 2017

 

Tasting note: Bright, attractive and warm ruby-red colour. Ample and remarkably complex nose, with vinous tones and well-defined scents of bitter almonds against a tenous background of wild berries. Dry on the palate, with delicate veining, a fine and harmonious balance, great strength and sturdy body. The aftertaste is highly persistent and delectably clean.

Zonin Valpolicella Ripasso Superioire, Valpolicella Superiore DOC, Veneto, Italy

valpolicella Ripasso Superiore

Region/Appellation: Valpolicella Superiore DOC, Veneto, Italy

 

Varietal/Blend: 70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Molinara

 

Vintage: 2016

 

Tasting note: Intense ruby brightened by purple reflections. Ample and remarkably complex nose with vinous tones; well-defined scents of cherries, mature plum, fig with notes of violet and dried tobacco against a tenuous background of dark chocolate. Dry on the palate with a fine and harmonious balance, great strength, and a sturdy body; reveals stewed wild berries, smoking tobacco, and exotic spices, leads to plush and moderate tannins; demonstrates persistence and complexity on the palate

Zonin Amarone della Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, Veneto, Italy

Amarone

Region/Appellation: Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, Veneto, Italy

 

Varietal/Blend: 60% Corvina, 35% Rondinella, 5% Molinara

 

Vintage: 2015

 

Tasting note: Garnet with brilliant ruby reflections. Full, ample, and elegant nose; hints of wild berries, prune, chocolate, violet, licorice, and sweet tobacco scent. A velvety full-flavored wine: extremely rich, mouth filling, and persistent on the palate; shows cranberry, leather, cloves, round tannins, and sweet spices

Zonin Nero D’Avola, Sicilia DOC, Sicily, Italy

Nero D'Avola

Region/Appellation: Riesi, Sicilia DOC, Sicily, Italy

 

Varietal/Blend: 100% Nero D’Avola

 

Vintage: 2016

 

Tasting note: Bright ruby red colour. Ample and persistent nose; shows intense fruity notes of plum, cherries, and spicy hints. Dry and medium-bodied, revealing mouthwatering red fruit; hints of wild mushrooms and espresso lead to substantial and polished tannins; beautiful graphite minerals linger on the long finish

Zonin Pinot Grigio Friuli Aquileia DOC, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

Pinot GrigioRegion/Appellation: Cervignano del Friuli, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

 

Varietal/Blend: Pinot Grigio

 

Vintage: 2016

 

Tasting note: Appealing straw-yellow color green with delicate reflections. Delicately fruity, relatively full and ample nose with an ensemble of aromas of great finesse. Lightly dry yet extremely fresh palate. Its pleasantly balanced and elegant structure makes this an unusually refined and aristocratic wine.

Zonin Chianti DOCG, Chianti DOCG, Tuscany, Italy

Chianti

Region/Appellation: Chianti DOCG, Tuscany, Italy

 

Varietal/Blend: 85% Sangiovese, 15% Canaiolo.

 

Vintage: 2016

 

Tasting note: Bright ruby-red color of an attractive intensity. In its youth, it is richly marked by violet reflections that tend to become garnet with age. Characteristically intense, fine and elegant and distinguished by an elegant scent of violets and tenuous perfumes of wild berries. Dry, full, properly balanced and extremely enticing with lingering acidity and flavours of cherry and spice.