Singular, generous, potent.

Here is another lovely vintage of the Monte del Fra, which hails from Custoza, only 15km from Lake Garda near Verona. It is a very unique blend of Garganega, Trebbiano Toscano, Tocai Friulano, Cortese, Chardonnay-Riesling Italico-Malvasia and Incrocio Manzoni from a vineyard more than 40 years old.
It's a perfume of honeysuckle, and beeswax, golden fruits, lemon curds on toast and green almonds. Equally seductive in the mouth it is weighty with ripe peaches, honeyed and silky and laden with spice, pineapple and lemon curd flavours. A singular wine, that is luscious and potent.
Pair: Oysters, sushi, sashimi, white meats and glazed duck.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 30th, 2019

Delightful, bouncy, structure.
An utterly delightful rose (chiaretto is the local term for rose) with a powdery pink salmon hue and aromas leaning toward tart red berries, peach stone, rhubarb and mineral/stony notes. It is bouncy and bright but with enough tannic structure to add backbone and complexity. An all around solid rose, made for food.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 1st, 2018

Singular, complex, succulent.

The grapes for this wine hail from Custoza, only 15km from Lake Garda near Verona. It is a very unique blend of Garganega, Trebbiano Toscano, Tocai Friulano, Cortese and Chardonnay, Riesling Italico and Malvasia from a vineyard more than 40 years old.
It has a citrine-hue and singular aromas of warm croissants, grilled Meyer lemons, warmed peaches in honey and lanolin. Rich and dry, weighty and plush is it complex and succulent with a bergamot tea finish.
Pair: Oysters, sushi, sashimi, white meats and glazed duck.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 27th, 2019

Seductive, generous, elegant.
An Amarone with levity, the Lena di Mezzo is an outstanding version with seductive aromas of sweet spices and dried cherries, cedar chips and licorice and mocha atop an earthy core. It is supple with generous fruit; finesse and elegance are not often associated with Amarone, but this one is. Not overly boozy (15%--it's all relative) it has a fresh and delicate side and a long spiced mocha finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - December 4th, 2019

Seductive, generous, elegant.
An Amarone with rare purity and notes of cherries and vanilla, prune and strawberry jam, baking spices, tealeaf and chocolate. The entry is supple and leaves the impression of sweet fresh red fruit, carob, espresso and toasted spice; nice intensity here but it's not flabby. It has a refined elegance in the Amarone category and the classic bitter finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 12th, 2020