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 Italy: North-East – Trentino, Alto Adige & Friuli Venezia Giulia - Red

2016 Gold: 3 Silver: 5 Bronze: 5 Commended: 1
2015 Gold: 2 Silver: 2 Bronze: 5 Commended: 1

Tending to give wines with an inherent freshness to them, it’s perhaps no surprise that this is often a popular area for our somms, and so it proved again this year. A lot of lovely wines at great prices here that should be on the radar of any venue. And huge congratulations to Mezzacorona, who dominated the places on the Gold List, with three great wines around the £8 mark.

FROM THE TASTING TEAMS

‘Typicity and diversity. It shows the value you can get from north-east Italy.’ Kelvin McCabe, Yauatcha City

‘A really good flight. They’re not easy to sell though; you need someone willing to try something different.’ Mattia Scarpazza, Petersham Nurseries Café

‘Nice minerality and savoury fruit. They had good freshness and the tannins were well integrated.’ Gustavo Medina, Tate Britain

‘Not the most fashionable Italian wines, but this was a really good flight. They’re foodie wines, and they really delivered.’ Richard Brooks, Caroline Catering

‘They delivered an awful lot. When looking for wines at the cheaper end, people need to think out of the box. You get so much more bang for your buck from places like this.’ Natasha Hughes MW, team leader

“Very good By The Glass material: easy drinking, structured and good value.” Sara Bacchiori, Chez Bruce

Award winners

Found 14 wines

Italy: North-East - Trentino, Alto Adige & Friuli Venezia Giulia – Red

Mezzacorona, Castel Firmian, Teroldego Rotaliano 2014, Trentino, Italy

Gold medal winner

'Absolutely delicious,' said team leader Sam Caporn MW, expanding: 'Beautiful fragrance, spice and Morello cherries.'
Meanwhile Mattia Scarpazza of Petersham Nurseries Café highlighted its 'spiced and peppery, plum, capsicum and cherry' character, and Gregg Lambert of Galvin La Chapelle said: 'Dark cherry and plums on the nose, good fruit support, with ripe tannins and spice.'

£7.28 Berkmann Wine Cellars

Mezzacorona, Castel Firmian, Riserva, Lagrein 2013, Trentino, Italy

Gold medal winner Food Match

Capturing the coveted Steak Food Match Trophy, this concentrated wine shows dark berries, spice and dark chocolate throughout.

'Red forest fruit nose, fresh palate with a bit of thyme and white pepper, well-integrated tannins, making this a great food option,' said Gustavo Medina of Tate Britain.

'Big, tangy cherry fruit, good with anything Italian, or light enough for By The Glass,' agreed Richard Brooks of Caroline Catering.

£8.18 Berkmann Wine Cellars

Mezzacorona, Castel Firmian, Riserva, Teroldego Rotaliano 2012, Trentino, Italy

Gold medal winner

'A lovely wine with amazing texture and an aristocratic finish, gamey and animalesque, with a great savoury complexity,' said team leader Olivier Marie. Meanwhile, Dario Barbato of Individual Restaurants noted 'black fruits, soft tannins and spice on the palate with notes of green pepper and rose petal', and Sara Bacchiori of Chez Bruce found it 'pleasant and interesting, with cured meat and plum aromas, grippy body and good structure'.

£8.18 Berkmann Wine Cellars

Masi, Fojaneghe, Bossi Fedrigotti, Rosso Vigneti delle Dolomiti 2011, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Silver medal winner

'Lovely, ripe black fruit with leather and savoury notes, lifted and complex,' began team leader Annette Scarfe MW.

'Dusty and farmyardy, with red cherry and geranium floral notes,' added Mattia Scarpazza of Petersham Nurseries Café.

£14.85 Berkmann Wine Cellars

J Hofstätter, Barthenau, Vigna S Urbano, Pinot Nero 2012, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Silver medal winner

'Restrained on the nose, with a slightly medicinal note on the mid-palate. So young right now, but would go with a steak or develop with time in the cellar,' said team leader Annette Scarfe MW, while Mattia Scarpazza of Petersham Nurseries Café felt it displayed 'floral notes of violet, raspberry fruit and clove spice'.

£39.50 Berkmann Wine Cellars

Cavit, Terrazze della Luna, Teroldego Rotaliano 2014, Trentino, Italy

Silver medal winner

'Perfumed nose with dark cherry, plum and a bit of spice,' began Sara Bacchiori of Chez Bruce, continuing: 'Simple, unoaked, light, with good acidity and slight herbaceous undertones.'
'Black fruit flesh and violet notes,' added Dario Barbato of Individual Restaurants.

£5.60 Boutinot

Cavit, Bottega Vinai, Pinot Nero 2014, Trentino, Italy

Silver medal winner

'Bright, juicy strawberry and raspberry fruit aromas, crisp acids and a slight rasp of tannin on the palate,' said team leader Natasha Hughes MW, adding: 'Lots of character for not much money.'
Mauro Pirovano of New Street Grill noted 'fresh mineral with a medium-long tannic finish'.

£7.45 Boutinot

Mezzacorona, Castel Firmian, Marzemino 2014, Trentino, Italy

Silver medal winner

'Light, easy drinking, textbook. Attractive, plummy aromas, clean and fresh on the palate. A very savoury, good value wine that invites matching with meaty dishes of all kinds,' said Richard Brooks of Caroline Catering.

'Savoury with a salty freshness; very moreish,' said Scott Levy of Smith & Wollensky London.

£6.53 Mezzacorona

St Michael-Eppan, Sanct Valentin, Pinot Nero 2012, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Bronze medal winner

'Pale colour with a brick hue, smoky oak and cured meats on the nose,' began Sara Bacchiori of Chez Bruce, continuing: 'Cherry and raspberry fruit flavours, light body but a long finish with some notes of spice, calling for some speck and fondue.'

£20.29 Eurowines

San Simone, Rondover, Rosso delle Venezie 2013, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Bronze medal winner

'Nicely balanced aromas with cherry and white pepper notes on a clean palate, spicy but juicy on the finish,' said Kelvin McCabe of Yauatcha City, with Sara Bacchiori of Chez Bruce noting 'bell pepper and black pepper with some geranium notes, and generous on the dark fruit on the palate'.

£7.55 Eurowines

Cavit, Bottega Vinai, Lagrein Dunkel 2013, Trentino, Italy

Bronze medal winner

'Lovely ripe fruit with soft tannin structure, fine acidity and well-balanced oak,' said team leader Annette Scarfe MW, while Dario Barbato of Individual Restaurants found 'blackberries, blackcurrants and fresh red floral notes'.

£7.15 Boutinot

Borgo del Tiglio, Rosso Riserva, Collio 2008, Friuli-Venezia Guilia, Italy

Bronze medal winner

'After decanting, this shows itself as a silky, fleshy wine with rich, ripe bramble fruit, full-grained tannin, layered and long on the palate,' said team leader Natasha Hughes MW, adding: 'Very youthful with prominent oak, and needs decanting.'

£38.01 Matthew Clark

Collavini, Pucino, Refosco Isonzo, Colli Orientali del Friuli 2014, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Bronze medal winner

'Notes of cherry and tobacco on the nose, great palate with touches of spice and good balance with a long, fruity finish,' said Georgi Mihov of Bohemia Bar and Restaurant.

£10.52 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Cavit, Bottega Vinai, Teroldego Rotaliano 2013, Trentino , Italy

Commended medal winner

£7.15 Boutinot