Liberty Wines Annual tatsing
Posted by Ray O'Connor | Filed under Trade Tasting
Watch the interview with Paolo de Marchi of Isiole e Olena (Tuscany) & Proprieta Sperino (Piedmonte) on the video player to your right.
The International Wine Challenge Italian Specialist Merchant of the Year and On-Trade Specialist Merchant of the Year, Liberty Wines, hosted their massive annual portfolio tasting at the Oval cricket ground on Tuesday. These guys don’t do things by halves. A fantastic presence of winemakers and representative from each of the wineries on show gave the crowds plenty of information if they wanted to get furher down on the nitty gritty of the wine making. The star in Liberty’s crown is their Italian portfolio. Covering the length and breath of the country, David Gleave MW has cherry-picked the smartest producers on offer.
But the talent doesn’t stop there. Liberty picked up a string of trophies at last years competition including the New Zealand Chardonnay trophy for Ata Rangi amongst many others. Personally, I’m a sucker for the immacutely pure fruit of the Biodynamic wines from Cullen in Western Australia. If you’re ever in need of a wine to woo over a dinner party the ‘Diana Madeline’ is just the ticket. Compact with delcious balck fruits it has oodles of class and great structure, promising a long life.
As you will learn from the video on the right, Paolo de Marchi of Isole e Olena is now making wine in Lessona DOC in Piedmonte. The 2006 Costa della Sesis ‘Uvaggio’ was the best value wine on show on the day. Uvaggio, Paolo tells me, means blend and in this wine he has put 2/3 Nebbiolo with Vespolina and Croatina. The very light colour can be desciptive to the powerful punch of acidity and secondary fruit character you find on the palatte. Lovely notes of underwood and leather with light tannins. Delish!
Tags: Italy, Liberty wines, Paolo de Marchi
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