Torcicoda, Italy

Wine: Torcicoda

Producer: Tomaresca

Region: Salento

Country: Italy

Colour: Red

Year: 2011

Grape: primitivo

Supplier: Wine Warehouse                                                                  

Restaurant: A

Price (VND): B

A<500K B<1M  C<1.5M D>1.5M

Points: 90

Pairs well with: Good paired with roast lamb, lamb casserole, lamb hops,  spicy bum boo hue, green and red curry.

Notes:

This wine offers a very dark purple colour. On the nose lots black/forest fruits, plumbs, cherries and chocolate.

On the palate it is pure velvet, delivering great complexity and extraordinary length: ripe black fruits, dark cherries, some violets and figs and spices.

Absolutely beautiful due to its great structure and complexity.

Good paired with roast lamb, lamb casserole, lamb hops,  spicy bum boo hue, green and red curry.

Tommaresca Chardonnay, Italy

Wine: Chardonnay

Producer: Tomaresca

Region: Puglia

Country: Italy

Colour: White

Year: 2012

Grape: Chardonnay

Supplier: Wine warehouse                                                                   

Restaurant: A

Price (VND): 320.000 VND

Points: 67/100

Pairs well with: Good with green salads, oysters and smoked salmon

Notes:

Light  gold in colour with some green tonalities.

On the palate you can feel hints if green apples and some limes.

On the palate is fresh and light, a bit acidic, with green apples and citrus, with medium to low in length.

Good with green salads, oysters and smoked salmon

Tomaresca nepprica, Puglia, Italy.

Wine: Tomaresca Neprica

Producer: Tomaresca

Region: Puglia

Country: Italy

Colour: Red

Year: 2011

Grape: Neprica

Supplier: Winewarehouse                                                                    

Price (VND): 375.000 VND

Points: 83/100

Pairs well with: Pair excellently with roast pork, roast chicken and not bad with tomato based pasta.

Notes:

Dark  and dense purple in colour. This wine has a lovely intense nose of black fruits, with a  touch of liquorice and leather.

On the mouth is delicious, lots of red and black berries, strawberries, leather and spices. Long length and delicious,  a real bargain.

Pair excellently with roast pork, roast chicken and not bad with tomato based pasta.

Tomaresca, Chardonnay, Italy

Wine: Tomaresca

Producer: Antinori

Region: Puglia

Country: Italy

Colour: White

Year: 2012

Grape: Chardonnay

Supplier: Winewarehouse

Restaurant:                                                                                                  

Price (VND): A

Points: 70/100

Pairs well with: chicken, tomato salad, light pasta.

Notes:

Golden light in colour, showing its youth.

The nose is light brining citrics, mostly lemons, and white flowers.

The palate is also light, making it easy to drink with little acidity and medium to long length, making it ideal with tomato salads, light pasta dishes and chicken, especially matching it with food containing natural sugars like tomatoes, as it really balance well the acidity.