Italian Portfolio Tasting in London by Winetraders

A mix and match of Italian wines by Wintraders UK, with some gems to be noted at the end of the afternoon. Here they are.

Corte Sant'Alda

Amarone della Valpolicella 2016.

A balanced wine with good minerality for an Amarone.

RRP £57. Score 92.

Recioto della Valpolicella, 2019

Balanced and long.

RRP £32. Score 92.

Inama

Soave Classico 2021

Zesty, fresh. RRP £37. Score 90

La Vedetta

Barbaresco 2020

Balanced and complex, long, potential for evolution.

RRP £ 34. Score 93.

Barbaresco Cà Grossa 2019

Great structure, will reach its apex in a few years.

RRP £45. Score 94

Cabutto

Barolo Riserva del Fondatore, 2016

Superb structure, balance and length. Give it a few more years.

RRP £61. Score 93

Walter Massa

Colli tortonesi Barbera Bigolla 2010

Round, balanced and long, a mature wine, perhaps the best today. RRP £ 52. Score 95

Montefili

Toscana IGT Anfiteatro 2016

Complex, long still a bit abrupt, and will benefit from time in the bottle.

RRP £67. Score 90

Vike Vike

Cannonau Ghirlanda Fittiloghe 2020

20yo vines, still fresh, structured, long. A little patience required.

RRP £ 28. Score 89

Cannonau di Sardegna Ghirada Gurguruò 2020

30yo vines, an imposing wine, balanced and long.

RRP £43 Score 94

Barbagia rosso Ghirlanda Istevene 2020

100yo vines (!) a harmonious wine that lacks nothing.

RRP £ 57. Score 95

Soddu

Cannonau Brulleri Ghirada Bruncu Boeli Ris 2020

Round complex and long

RRP £31. Score 95

Sardinian wines carried the day!