For our August event, we welcomed back Tim Syrad (of Tim Syrad Wines) to present a selection of wines from the Veneto region of Northern Italy. As an aside, did you know that the Veneto region produces more wine than the whole of Australia!

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After a welcome wine of LB7 Rose Vinho Verde (Majestic mix 6) £7.50 - light, very pale rose, refreshing and fruity,  we tasted a selection of Tim's wines as follows. Note that the two Soave wines and the two Valpolicella wines were tasted together to allow a "compare and contrast".

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List of wines:-

Sparkling

Prosecco Asolo Superiore DOCG  11% £17.00

Fresh citrus fruits with floral overtones on the nose
Off dry, with a good mousse. Light acidity and ripe fruit. Good length on the palate.

100% Glara (Prosecco) grapes, notably 15g/l of residual sugar.
 

White wines

Soave Classico 2024 Terre Di Monteforte 12.5% £10.00

A large estate of 1200 hectares.
Pale gold, fresh and fruity, with overtones of pear drops on the nose.
Lemony, crispand fresh with a "greenish" overtone. Good finish.

100% Garganega grapes

Soave Classico 2024 Pieropan 12% £18.00

Slightly darker gold than the previous wine. Fresh and citrusy on the nose has slightly "oily" appearance in the glass
Has fatter/rounder mouth feel with a more complex array of flavours with a longer finish.
The flavours are complemented by time spent maturing on the lees. 85% Garganega, 15% Trebbiano de Soave

Bianco Di Custoza 2022 13.5% £12.00

Mid gold in colour, with good fruit and vanilla (from 3 months aging on old oak)on the nose
Fresh acitity, with a variety of fruit flavours on the palate predominantly stone fruit.
70% Crivina (Gavi) and 30% Trebbianello (a Tai biotype)

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Rose wine
Pinot Grigio Rosato 2024 Terre di Monteforte 12% £12.00

Light pink (only 18 hours of skin contact ) with aromas of fresh cherries
Off dry wine, with the cherry flavours coming through on the palate

 

Red Wines
Valpolicella 2023 Alpha Zeta  12.5% £13.00

Bright red in colour, fruity aromas of Morello cherries
Fresh with the cherry fruit shoing, only light tannins - could be served chilled to advantage
75% Corvina, 20% Rondinalla, 5% Corbinovi

Valpolicella Ripasso 2022 Torre Falasco 14% £17.00

Darker red than above, spicy aromas with blck cherry and plums
The spice shows in the palate as well as the deeper fruit flavours. Much longer finish, a much better wine
80% Corvina, 20% Corbinovi

 

Desert (red) wine
Recioto di Valpolicella 2021 Tesauro (50cl) 13% £24.00
Deep red colour, chocolate, spice and dark chrry aromas
Very sweet (100g/l residual sugar) but with masses of cherry fruit and a balance of acidity.
80% Corvina 20% mix of Corninovi and Rondinella. This has spent 2 years in old oak.

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Thanks are also due to Sue Rossell for providing the excellent finger buffet at half time.

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