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Marchesi Di Gresy Barbaresco Piedmont
Speaking of places on the list to visit…
The Company
Le Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy, owned by the di Grésy family since 1797, began producing their own wines in 1973 following a decision by Alberto di Grésy.
The vineyards are situated in the Langhe and Monferrato areas, which are recognized as the home of Piedmont’s greatest wines.
The four estates are: Martinenga in the heart of Barbaresco, Monte Aribaldo in Treiso, Cuneo province, La Serra and Monte Colombo in Cassine, Alessandria province.
Grapes from all the estate vineyards are brought to the central winery at Martinenga to be made into high quality wines with the greatest respect for tradition and nature, where the aim is to faithfully transfer as much as possible of the identity of the terroir and the varietal into the bottle.
Our company is able to produce wines to accompany the entire meal, each one the expression of the character and…
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“Ornato” Barolo Docg 2006 – Pio Cesare
As good as this sounds…I want to go try it at the source and get lost in Piemonte.
GRAPE VARIETY: NEBBIOLO 100 %
VINEYARDS: A single vineyards Barolo from very ripe grapes of three
different plots of the famous Pio’s Family-owned Ornato
Estate in Serralunga d’Alba, one of the top vineyards in the
whole Barolo area.
VINIFICATION: Fermented in stainless steel with skin contact for 15 days.
AGEING: In mid toasted French oak for 36 months. 70% in new
barriques and 30% in a 25 hectoliters casks.
TASTINGNOTES: This is a very rich Barolo, dense, with supple
tannins, full concentrated ripe fruit, elegant and
powerful, with an extremely long life. Produced in
small quantities and only in excellent vintages.
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- Barolo: One of the Great Red Wines of the World (winepeeps.com)
- Ciabot Mentin Ginestra Barolo Docg 2005 – Domenico Clerico (mywinechannel.wordpress.com)
- AZELIA BAROLO 2009 mini review (canadianwineguy.com)
Piazza Navona
A brief snippet of Doug’s tour of Piazza Navona (my favorite part of Rome) with a recent group. No lovelier place to be on a fall afternoon than listening to Bernini’s wonderful fountain.
Prosecco!
From a recent tour Doug conducted; a client snapped this quick video that nicely captures the atmosphere and the conviviality of a quaint little Roman trattoria. You can almost sense the bubbles from the prosecco, smell the amazing savory smells from the kitchen, etc from watching…enjoy! And make it a point to eat a lot in Rome with us!
Lunch by the Coliseum
Doug snapped another quick video earlier in the week when he took a small tour group to see the Coliseum and grab some lunch. Imagine having something delicious while sitting next to one of the wonders of the ancient world?
It really is one of the neatest things about Italy–the seamless melding of the ancient with the modern world.
A Period Piece on the Amalfi Coast?
Recorded “A Good Woman” (featuring Scarlett Johansson, Helen Hunt, Tom Wilkinson) to watch the other day because the caption mentioned the Italian coastline as a backdrop.
A cute but not very involved or in-depth take on the Oscar Wilde play wherein Amalfi, Ravello, etc serve as the occasional backdrop for a story about the well-to-do idling away their time in Italy and having first world problems while the rest of the world was suffering. The story never really takes off and it’s hard to get attached to any of the characters. Some nice views of the beauty that is the Amalfi coast, but they’re pretty infrequent–most of the film could have been shot on a soundstage in Hollywood and it wouldn’t have made much difference. If you enjoy cinema in Italy, there are no doubt stronger choices,
Santa Maria Novella
Doug stopped while taking a small private group through Florence to snap this quick video of the piazza in front of the Dominican beauty that is Santa Maria Novella. One of the best parts of seeing Italy’s wonders in person: how the old is preserved but blended seamlessly with the new. There are no aluminum siding building, no tacky billboards, just people going about their daily business next to the 600 year old facade and keeping the modern and the classic in harmony without missing a beat.
The Best Italian Region for Food?
All of them! But try them all to see for yourself, just in case.
Bud?
When you’re in Italy, allow me to reassure you: there are myriad and plenty MUCH BETTER THINGS TO DRINK than Bud(weiser).
It’s like walking around a Ferrari dealership worrying about what the model name should be for a Vespa.
Sassi Italy Tours 