Johannes Keizer, representative of many small and medium wineries from Italy's Umbria region is visiting China from Nov. 9-24. He would be interested to meet you and propose wonderful wines from Umbria/Italy. If you are interested, just drop a line to johannes.keizer@gmail.com.
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Sagrantino di Montefalco
Description
Your are going for the best. It is Wine Song's CEO favourite. A wine for women! And for men who dare to be strong.
It is a surprise to find in Montefalco Sagrantino so many diverse aromas and a structure of such great importance.
The color is profound, the bouquet sensual, and the body is powerful.
The elegance of the wine can be appreciated when it is young, when both the grapes and spices melt with the wood, and the Sagrantino is enhanced.
But only after some years you can appreciate it fully, when it releases aromas of balsam, and the tannin soften: one discovers a wine of great personality.
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Sagrantino in Purezza
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Food pairing
Perfect with roasted meat, grilled meat and game, pairs well with aged cheese, both spicy and herbal.
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Montefalco Rosso
Base wine (DBpedia)
Description
MontefalcoRosso boasts an intense red ruby color, an expansive, elegant bouquet with scents of cherry, and a soft and voluptuous taste.
elegant, persistent, refined and fruity with notes of spice, small red fruits, perfect with braised pork in dark sauces, Wonderful with Mongolian roasted meats
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Grape varieties
Grape varieties: San Giovese 60%, Sagrantino 15%, Merlot 25%
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Notes
Montefalco Rosso lends itself well to aging for years
The presence of sediments in the bottom of the bottle is natural
According to the ancient wine making tradition of the Montefalco area, after selecting the grapes for the production of the Montefalco Sagrantino, all the other varietals of red grapes were harvested for the production of a fresher wine, to accompany all type of dishes
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Assisi Rosato
Description
Intense with fruity scents and the bouquet of just-pressed grapes , rich in aromas, pleasantly soft and fruity and a brilliant cherry colour . It has a strong fruity bouquet of freshly pressed grapes, completed by a rich and full body.. It is appropriate for those who want a fresh and full-bodied wine, to savour as a new and tasteful alternative.
To be served at 8-10°C (46-50°F).
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Food pairing
Assisi Rosato is recommended to be matched with fried food, vegetable pies and also rice and pasta dishes, also excellent with quails.Risotto, dishes with mushrooms, fried foods, stewed rabbit and vegetable flans
Notes
The careful vinification of Canaiolo and Sangiovese red grapes, combined with a very long fermentation period at controlled temperature gives this wine a brilliant cherry colour;
Cultivation system: Palmet, or fan pruning, with spring cluster thinning and organic farming methods without the use of pesticides and herbicides
Yield per hectare: 7000 litres/ha
Vinification: Free-run juice is fermented in stainless steel at controlled temperature
Aging: Released in spring following harvest
Chemical analysis: Values in the norm
Alcohol: 13%vol
Colour: Cherry pink
Bouquet: Intense with fruity scents and the bouquet of just-pressed grapes
Flavour: Rich in aromas, pleasantly soft and fruity
Serving temperature: 8-10°C (46-50°F)
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Assisi Young
Description
The young we did not find in Italy. We met Annalaura Tili and her mom at Interwine in Guangzhou. We were immediately enchanted by the particular taste of the "Young". They told us, that Mr. Tili (Father and husband) did not like, because it so little traditional.
Young, we can drink also without a meal!
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The Petit Verdot has found its natural habitat in the hills of Assisi because he loves the warm and sunny weather but windy and dry.
The late maturation of the Petit Verdot, vinified together with Sangiovese and Sagrantino, givesing new life rise to a ruby red wine.
To be served at 18-20°C (64-68°F).
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Accordo
Description
We call this wine "Brunello di Orvieto". The owner of Levelette winery says "San Giovese is a beautiful mess". This wine is simply beautiful. A 100% San Giovese with the right to age and very impressive result. It is 6 years old, when it starts to be commercialized, but it tastes as if just arrive to young adulthood. Enormous aging potential
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Palaia
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The dream of a wine for every day. Well, it has its part of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, which are not autochtonous to Umbria, but they are grown here by the small producers, who bring their grapes to the "Cantina Sociale",
It is a very well made wine, with a price/quality ratio, that is not beatable. Even if you are not drinking Sagrantino or Brunello you want something decent
Get convinced by its bright ruby color and a wide, fragrant taste. The savoury and balanced flavour has a long, aromatic aftertaste enhancing the quality of this wine.
Best served at 18-19 °C and not at the temperature of the environment in a Wuhan Summer.
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Soana
Base wine (DBpedia)
Description
This wine stands out for its remarkable elegance, harmony and personality. The Aroma is fruity with scents of green apples and pears. The flavour confirms the aroma and adds a wonderful aftertaste of wood apple.
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This wine is achieved from a careful selection of traditional Orvieto grapes ( Trebbiano, Malvasia, Vedello Drupeggion and Grecchetto) grown in medium altitude vineyards.
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Martavello
Description
I discovered this Rosè in 2013. It captured me immediately. I dislike "lightweight" Rosè, worst is the Zinfandel from California, but also the Cerasuolo from Italian's Abbruzzi is not for me. This wine is different. It is strong with 15% alcohol, but nevertheless perfectly harmonious. With food it is a kind of swiss "knife" wine. But I can simply have it when I want to have a drink before dinner.
It goes well with spicy foods and dishes , with nuts as seasonings——such as Sichuan food,the wine will contribute complexity to the dual,and you can admire the structure better with food. also pairing this wine with crab is a genius touch!
Astonishing stable quality through different vintages. And a price/quality ratio hit! It has become lighter though through the years. The 2018 edition is more elegant than those before. More citrus and st onefruit than tropicals, less alcohol (13.5%) ..Still one of my favourite Rose's
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This Rosè wine is 100% from "Gamay del Trasimeno" autoctonous Grapes. "Gamay del Trasimeno" is an autoctonous grape, which grows only around Lago Trasimeno in Umbria. It is not related to the French Gamay, but genetically part of the Grenache Group.