Italian Terroirs Dozen
Three whites and three reds; interesting and terroir-expressive wines from top growers. Save £31.60 on regular prices.
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Fiorano, Donna Orgilla, Offida Pecorino, 2024
The Pecorino grape is an ancient grape of the southern Marche, grown pretty much exclusively there: Offida Pecorino is a DOCG for wines made from Pecorino in this commune in the province of Ascoli Piceno. Decanter magazine described it as “a very on-trend white wine…undoubtedly hip”. That isn’t why we ship it! As Decanter also noted, “Stand-out Pecorinos, such as those from Aurora, Fiorano or Pantaleone need a year or two in bottle to show their best”. This has so much...
ColourWhite
RegionMarche
Sub RegionOffida
GrowerFiorano
Grape VarietyPecorino
Vintage2024
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
MethodOrganic
DietaryVegan
CodeFIO624
Fiorano
Cossignano, Marche, Italy
We started working with Paolo Beretta (formerly a dentist) and Paola Massi (a research pharmacologist) in 2015, with immediate success.
Their wines exemplify perfectly the virtues of small-scale - they tend just 10 hectares of vines - organic cultivation. All exhibit an entrancing purity of fruit, and all are bottled with minimal sulphur...
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Borgo Paglianetto, Petrara, Verdicchio di Matelica, 2024
From select parcels, with some vines over 40 years old. Floral and stone fruit notes. Terrific weight, energy and mineral bite – transmitted all the way to a very long finish. Super gastronomic white. 13%. Now-2029
We first visited Borgo Paglianetto in 2022 in the search for Verdicchio di Matelica. Verdicchio (the grape translates as “the little green one”) from Matelica is generally considered superior to that from the much larger Castelli di Jesi zone: the vines enjoy a...
ColourWhite
RegionMarche
GrowerBorgo Paglianetto
Grape VarietyVerdicchio
Vintage2024
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodePAG324
Castel Juval, Pinot Bianco, Alto Adige Valle Venosta, 2024
From the highest vineyards, at 750-850m. Mediumbodied, concentrated yet limpid. Opens up in the glass with lime, peach and pineapple flavours. Very pure and focused. Subtle, crystalline and elegant rather than showy. Definite finish, dry and aromatic. Now-2028
ColourWhite
RegionAlto Adige
GrowerCastel Juval
Grape VarietyPinot Bianco
Vintage2024
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeJUV224
Michele Biancardi, Primitivo Puro, IGT Puglia, 2022
As the name implies, 100% Primitivo. Such a seductive wine – flamboyant colour; a flagrant fruit cocktail of fresh strawberries, red cherries, blackcurrants and blueberries; plus notes of liquorice, spice and pepper. Juicy enough to drink on its own yet with plenty of concentration for food. Gorgeous vitality and punch. Now-2026
"It's highly unusual to find a Puglia Primitivo at 13.5% (they're usually 15%) so I am not surprised that this wine tastes like it might be...
ColourRed
RegionPuglia
GrowerMichele Biancardi
Grape VarietyPrimitivo
Vintage2022
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
MethodOrganic
CodeBIA322
Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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Talosa, Rosso di Montepulciano, 2022
85% Sangiovese, with 15% shared between Merlot and Canaiolo, given eight months in old Slavonian vats: ripe and friendly scent of crushed red fruit with a floral note; generous, offering Sangiovese cherry and berry flavours with plenty of texture and supple tannic underpinning. Fruit returns on the finish. Now-2028
We have been working with the family owned Talosa estate since 2012: they may not be the grandest address in Montepulciano (although their cellars are spectacular,...
ColourRed
RegionTuscany
Sub RegionMontepulciano
GrowerTalosa
Grape VarietySangiovese, Merlot & Canaiolo
Vintage2022
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeTAK122
Merlot
Origins
- Bordeaux region. Known by 18thC
- Now much more widely planted in Bordeaux than Cabernet Sauvignon
Characteristics
- Productive - high yielding …but early budding, so vulnerable to frost (e.g. 1956)
- In comparison to Cabernet Sauvignon: higher sugars and appealing...
Begali, Valpolicella Ripasso, La Cengia, 2022
2/3 Corvina and 1/3 Rondinella, crafted in the Ripasso style by which the wine is left on the skins of the desiccated grapes used after the production of Amarone for about 10-12 days to promote a second fermentation, giving enhanced texture and alcohol. Fleshy and ripe, red-fruited, well-textured, with hints of tobacco and woodsmoke. La Cengia is the name of the subzone of Valpolicella where the vineyard for this wine lies. Now-2029
The Begali family is one of the founding...
ColourRed
RegionVeneto
Sub RegionValpolicella
GrowerBegali
Grape VarietyCorvina & Rondinella
Vintage2022
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeBEF222
Begali
San Pietro in Cariano, Veneto, Italy
The Begali family - father Lorenzo, son Giordano and daughter Tiliana - farm 10 hectares just east of Lake Garda.
Although small, this is a top Valpolicella estate, having won numerous Tre Bicchieri awards in the Gambero Rosso guide. Furthermore Begali are one of the thirteen "Famiglie Storiche", historic familes of Amarone, an...
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Italian Terroirs Dozen
Three whites and three reds; interesting and terroir-expressive wines from top growers. Save £31.60 on regular prices.
Great choice of good-value wines in the January sales. The website is really easy to use to make up an order. Delivery, as is often the case, was within 24 hours and, as usual, was well-packed.Read More
I've bought a couple of cases recently, and many more in years gone by, and have really enjoyed their selection. They have a good range of interesting wines from some classic and some more…Read More
Judging by the wines I have had, someone is doing a very good job in selecting the wines to put before the public, and at a very fair price. Delivery from online purchases as also been quick and…Read More
Great company with good service and good prices. Highly recommended.Read More
One of my favourite independents. Been enjoying these special wines for more than 10 years. Always interesting choices, and always great value in the sales!Read More
This was yet another quick and painless transaction, as I have come to expect from SV&S.Read More
