2004 I Giusti e Zanaz
Belcore
Was $26.99 ~ NOW $22.99
THIS is a wine NOT for the the faint of heart! Made up of 80% Sangiovese and 20% Merlot, it is grown in the Poggio Alto vineyard (less than 20 acres) outside of Pisa, Italy. It was fermented in glassed lined cement tanks (huh?) and aged in oak for 8 months. This wine is the product of long time friends and sailing partners Paolo Giusti and Fabio Zanza. Located 12 miles from the sea in Tuscany, their estate encompasses only 34 acres of land, and the vineyards have been planted to yield less than 2lbs. per vine of fruit (less fruit=more intensity). In addition to the belcore, they make a Bordeaux-style blend called "Dulcamara"...We tell you that, to tell you this: The names of these wines are taken from L'Elisir D'Amore; an operetta by Donizetti. Simple story really...Boy loves girl. Girl plays hard to get. Belcore, a swaggering soldier, comes to town. Wants to marry girl. She accepts to make boy jealous. Dulcamara, an alchemist, provides boy with love potion, which is actually a bottle of Bordeaux (hence the winery's Bordeaux blend called...Dulcamara). The end? Well, everyone stops being stubborn and boy wins his love's hear of course! Great story...Great wine! "Recommended" Decanter
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