Riserva Dei Padri Serviti 2016 – Gattavecchi
This a strong bodied with a slightly dry taste enveloped in a very elegant aromatic finish… truly a masterclass Italian classic.
Jean Parisot 2017 – Ta’ Betta
Jean Parisot encapsulates superb craftsmanship thus proving to be one of the finest Maltese Chardonnay ever tasted.
Amaranta Montepulciano d’Abruzzo – Tenuta Ulisse
The Amaranta Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is an exceptional wine from Tenuta Ulisse winery with an outstanding price quality relationship.
Donnafugata Sherazade 2018
Today we present a wine from one of our favourite wineries, the Donnafugata Sherazade 2018 vintage. We had the pleasure to find this red wine at S. Rausi Trading and it did not disappoint both in terms of quality and value. Thanks to the extensive fruity bouquet, this wine is quite on the sweet side, considering its a Nero d’Avola. […]
Il Bruno dei Vespa 2017
Today’s post is on a particular bottle of wine, which I had the pleasure to enjoy during a vacation in Rome early last year. The owner of the winery is the italian journalist Bruno Vespa. Wine producers generally give their name to the most important wine in the winery. Bruno Vespa made the opposite choice: he baptized the cheapest wine […]
Fantinel Picolit 2000
The Fantinel Picolit is a sweet wine, which I associate to a dessert wine after a good Sunday lunch. Some friends brought a bottle during the new year lunch and it complimented perfectly with the desserts. Personally speaking, I had never heard of the wine nor the brand before, however I must admit that although am not a big fan […]
Donnafugata Tancredi 2016
In the final instalment of our four-part blog series on Donnafugata wines, we present Tancredi, a Cabernet Sauvignon wine from the 2016 vintage. This wine is manually harvested from the Contessa Entellina Estate vintage and aged for 12 months in new and old French oak barriques and then in the bottle for at least 20 months. From the producer (Donnafugata): […]
Donnafugata La Fuga 2017
In the third instalment of our four-part blog series on Donnafugata wines, we present La Fuga, one of the top 7% of all wines in the world (Vivino). This wine is produced on the clayey soil of the Contessa Entellina Estate in the province of Palermo, between 200 and 600 meters above sea level. The grapes are harvested in mid-August […]
Donnafugata Angheli 2016
In the second instalment of our four-part blog series on Donnafugata wines, we present one of the most appreciated Sicilian red wines from Donnafugata’s winery, Angheli is made with an equal share of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, carefully kept on the clayey soil of the Contessa Entellina Estate, between 200 and 600 meters above sea level. This is a […]
Donnafugata Lighea 2019
This week we will present four different wines from the Donnafugata winery, all available from S. Rausi Trading. The Donnafugata Lighea is a white wine from the Zibibbo grape, produced using grape drying methodology. From the producer (Donnafugata): DENOMINATIONZibibbo Sicilia DOC PRODUCTION ZONEIsland of Pantelleria (South-Western Sicily) TASTING NOTESLighea 2019 has a bright straw yellow color with greenish reflections. The […]