Elegant, fruity and spicy: the best red wines in Italy | Food | Life & StyleItaly is a wonderfully sophisticated wine region, but its diversity can be a bit tricky. In the UK, we have been pretty francophiles in our tastes, but it's time to start giving Italy attention that it really deserves. The brilliant selection of Italian reds this week range from bright and fruity to mature and spicy.
Wm Morrison Barolo 2012 £ 15, Morrisons, 14% alcohol
Nebbiolo is the grape of barolo, and it is a supple and elegant red with fruit of Red cherry as well as subtle tricks of herbs and tar. It is silky and worth the price.
Brunello di Montalcino 2010, Tuscany £ 15.99, Lidl, 13.5% alcohol
Brunello is a famous wine from the town of Montalcino in Tuscany. This example, made from the sangiovese grape, has a mature, salty and spicy character with hints of vanilla and dried herbs as well as elegant flavors of cherries and plums.
Marks & Spencer Negroamaro 2015, Puglia £ 8, Marks & Spencer, 13.5% alcohol
This is juicy, shiny, fruity and berry-ish. There is a hint of raisins and spices under the blackcurrant fruit, with an attractive richness and fruity.Nero Avola is a variety of grapes well suited to the market. Warm climate of Sicily, and it is textured and supple with sweet cherries and plum fruits. An attractive drink. From Forville Dolcetto from Alba 2015, Piedmont £ 9.99 or £ 8.99 each for six, Majestic, 13.5% alcohol
This is very tasty and berry-ish, with black cherries, spices and sweetly sweet fruits as well as a tasty subtle edge.
Piccolo Bacco dei Quaroni Vivace 2015, Bonarda dell Oltrepò Pavese DOC £ 9.99, tannico.co.uk, 12.5% alcohol
Here is an unusual offer: It is a sparkling red wine from the Croatina, originally from Lombardy. Strongly colored and intense, it is inked with delicious fruits of black cherry and blackberry.
The Takeout Sangiovese 2015, Emilia Romagna £ 5, Sainsbury's, 12% alcohol
Juicy and concentrated, this light red and red has raspberries and cherries Fresh with a spicy chest adding salty interest. It ends with a Damson bitterness and crisp acidity.
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