Region/Appellation: Sicilia DOC, Sicily, Italy
Varietal/Blend: Nero D’Avola, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah
Vintage: 2016
Tasting note: With a ruby-like red hue, Sedàra offers a berry-fruit bouquet with scents of blackberries and blueberries combined with a light spicy note of black pepper. The palate displays good structure with suave tannins and pleasant freshness.
Region/Appellation: Sicilia DOC, Sicily, Italy
Varietal/Blend: Catarratto, Ansonica
Vintage: 2017
Tasting note: With a straw yellow colour, the nose presents a fresh and fruity bouquet with notes of white-fleshed fruits (peach) combined with scents of aromatic herbs. The palate is refreshed by agreeable sapidity complementing the same fruity note as on the nose. It finishes with good persistence.
Region/Appellation: Salento IGT, Puglia, Italy
Varietal/Blend: 75% Primitivo, 25% Negroamoro
Vintage: 2015
Tasting note: Deep ruby-red colour enlivened by purple reflections. Intense and fruity bouquet with hints of plum and dried cherry. It is dry with a fine structure and outstanding roundness. It shows a complex and persistent fruitiness on the palate.
Region/Appellation: Salento IGT, Puglia, Italy
Varietal/Blend: 100% Primitivo
Vintage: 2015
Tasting note: The wine is ruby red with purple hues. On the nose, there’s prominent tobacco and leathe; ripe blackberry and blueberry with hints of cocoa, baking spice, and delicate pine. The palate is juicy and medium bodied; reveals rich fruits, sweet herbs, and milk chocolate; leads to plush tannins and an elegant finish
Region/Appellation: Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy
Varietal/Blend: Sangiovese, Merlot, Syrah
Vintage: 2014
Tasting note: This wine has fruity aromas of dark-skinned berry along with a whiff of all spice. The fresh easy going palate shows blackberry, black cherry and a hint of ground pepper accompanied by soft tannins.
Region/Appellation: Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
Varietal/Blend: 100% Sangiovese
Vintage: 2016
Tasting note: Deep, ruby-red in color, this Chianti Classico offers aromas of ripe cherries and red plums, with subtle notes of toasted vanilla beans and purple flowers. On the palate, the wine displays a superbly structured character with bright acidity and a pleasantly savory finish.
All Things Nice was happy to host a private evening for YPO members in Delhi with Chef Beppe De Vito and Chef Mirko Febbrile featuring 6 courses of delicious progressive Italian cuisine paired with the following wines:
Fratelli Jean Charles Boisset No. 47, India
Castello Banfi Le Rime, Italy
Fratelli J’Noon White, India
Marchesi di Barolo Dolcetto D’Alba, Italy
Fratelli J’Noon Red, India
Phenomenal dinners were held in Mumbai at the JW Marriott Juhu and in Delhi at the JW Marriott Aerocity where Michelin Star Chef Beppe De Vito’s progressive Italian cuisine menu was paired exceptionally well by Sommelier Nikhil Agarwal with single malts from Glenfiddich and The Balvenie.
Our partners for the dinners were:
Shaze | Elior (Mumbai) | JW Marriott Juhu (Mumbai) | JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity (Delhi) | Glenfiddich | The Balvenie | Gurkha Cigars | Truefitt & Hill (Mumbai) | Citi Bank (Mumbai) | Leo Travels (Mumbai)
The whiskies for the dinners were:
Glenfiddich IPA Experiment
Glenfiddich 12 YO
The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 YO
Glenfiddich 15 YO
Glenfiddich 18 YO
Glenfiddich Project XX
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rietal/Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Tasting note: Mormoreto appears an opaque, deep ruby red. A rich, complex nose boasts well-ripened wild berries, such as blackberry and raspberry, cocoa powder and cocoa butter, roasted espresso bean with subtle notes of vanilla and cinnamon, and hints of clove, jasmine, and grey tea leaves. On the palate, it is smooth and well-rounded with a more pronounced influence of bitter chocolate, crisp raspberry, single-malt whisky, and vanilla tobacco.
Varietal/Blend: 100% Riesling
Tasting note: Straw yellow colour with greenish reflections, semi-aromatic nose with hints of fruits and yellow flowers. It has a characteristic mineral note. Pleasant in the mouth with fresh fruity notes