Italian Brunello with Grape Skins

Description

Winexpert’s™ Selection™ Italian Brunello Style with Grape Skins is a dark-cherry color with highlights of gorgeous ruby-garnet. Bold, yet supple, the big, smoky-earthy nose of ultra-ripe cherry and currant-like fruit gives way to a hint of tar and cracked black pepper, cedar, whiffs of licorice, leather, and also plums and black cherries, followed by a richly tannic, long, long finish. The super concentrated flavors are generous even in youth, but this sensational wine is sensational after six months to a year. Good acidity makes this a very food friendly wine: like many Italian reds, Brunello shines in the company of assertively flavored foods. Osso buco and veal piccata are splendid accompaniments, as are hard cheeses such as asiago and Pecorino Romano. Its firm backbone of acids and tannins make it work well with rich and spicy foods like Italian sausages or lasagna.
Alcohol by Volume 13.0-13.5%

Winexpert’s™ Selection™ International Wine Series sources product from the world’s great wine producing nations and showcase the styles that made each region famous. Due to the timing of the various regional harvest seasons and the availability of product meeting Winexpert’s™ stringent quality control standards, varieties are available as supply dictates. They are packaged in an aseptic, nitrogen purged bag placed in a very attractive outer box. Each kit makes six gallons.

The addition of a grapeskin pack enhances not only the body, mouth-feel, tannin and color of the wine, it does so without increasing the need for extra ageing. These wines drink very well soon after bottling, and will improve on the same scale as regular Selection™ International: 6 – 12 months to achieve a high peak of flavor, and improvement for several years under good cellaring.