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Wine review: Gradis’ Ciutta Chardonnay 2017.

Flashback to tasting the impressive terroir-focused wines that Robert Princic of Gradis’Ciutta winery is producing in Collio DOC. This one being the 2017 Chardonnay. Incredibly elegant and complex, loaded with crisp orchard fruit, brioche, lees, and minerality. Remarkable balance with intriguing texture, the harmony of fruit and minerality producing an age-worthy wine you’ll want to enjoy now and over the next 15 years with creamy dishes or pan fried fish with fruit chutney. A masterpiece from this renowned Collio producer. Highly recommended. Tasted May 2023.

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wine review: 2019 Corte Figaretto Brolo del Figaretto Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Valpantena

This family run winery is situated minutes north of Verona in the heart of Valpolicella's Valpantena Valley. It's here where the winemaking team of Mauro (father) and Sofia (daughter) produce their impressive Brolo (wall) del Figaretto Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Valpantena. This wine caught my attention a few years ago with its super approachable, ripe, balanced, and complex profile. Each vintage I've tasted since has impressed so when I visited Verona this winter it was first winery I visited, and as expected, it impressed.

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wine review: 2019 Secondo Marco Amarone della Valpolicella Classico (barrel sample)

2019 Secondo Marco Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG (barrel sample) – While winemaker Marco Speri plans to let this wine rest for another three years in barrel before bottling, it is already showing beautifully and is expected to gain further integration and complexity leading up to its release in 2027. This is a wine worthy of investment, one that will show beautifully upon release and over the next three decades. Anticipated optimal drinking window: 2027-2050. Score: 96+ points.

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