Nino Negri Valtellina Superiore Mazer

Brand: Mazèr

Winery: Nino Negri

Vintage: 2005

Appellation: DOCG, VALTELLINA SUPERIORE

Varietal: 100% NEBBIOLO

Winemaker: Casimiro Maule

Oak: After the vinification, the 25% of the wine ages in Slavonian oak casks and the rest in French and American oak barriques.
The blending and the bottling take place 24 months after the harvest.

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Morellino Riserva Calestaia 2005

Brand: CALESTAIA

Winery: ROCCAPESTA

Vintage: 2005

Appellation: DOCG, MORELLINO DI SCANSANO RISERVA

Varietal: 100% SANGIOVESE

Winemaker: Paoletti, Bernini, Schuster

Oak: Triple grapes selection. Maceration on skins for 20/25 days. Pre-maceration at 12 °C. Fermentation in steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation in wooden barrels. The wine lays for 24 months in French oak barrels (from 5hl up to 25hl capacity). Once bottled the wine stays in the cellar for a minimum of 12 months.

Alcohol: 14%

Average Price: EUR 23
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Giorgio Quinto Olmo Antico 2005

Brand: GIORGIO QUINTO

Winery: OLMO ANTICO

Vintage: 2005

Appellation: PROVINCIA DI PAVIA ROSSO IGT

Varietal: 100% Merlot

Winemaker: Alberto and Paolo Baggini

Oak: maceration and fermentation in 50 hl steel vats. It rests in 35 hl bay oak barrels for two years, only 10% of it is transferred to barrique for 12 months. Then the assembling in big barrels takes place and it stays there for another 12 months

Alcohol: 13,5%

Average Price: EUR 20

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Federico Vincenzi

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Email address: federicovincenzi@gmail.com

Location: Milan, Italy

Work place: www.oenogourmet.com

For the very special evening with your loved one which wine you would open: Champagne. Label to be defined…

Your favorite varietal: Merlot

Short bio:
• Master degree in Economics
• Worked in Marketing and Communications for years, in Italy and abroad
• Professional Sommelier and Wine Educator
• Fine Wine writer (got mention on the World Atlas of Wine)
• Wine Consultant for World awarded top restaurants in Italy and Switzerland
• Elected “Sommelier of the Month” by the International Sommelier Guild in USA and Canada
• Elected “Meilleur Formateur en vin de Champagne en Italie”

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