Tommasi exclusive celebration box

 The Tommasi exclusive celebration box consists of six wines from producer Tommasi and all the wines are from the Veneto region. It is three white wines, two red wines and a sweet red wine. Tommasi is a big wineproducer in Italy which has several different wine estates all over Italy. The company started in 1902 when Giacomo Tommasi bought a plot of land in Valpolicella. Let us start with the wines in the box. 

Tommasi Le Fornaci Lugana, is from a vineyard situated on the Garda lake south end. It consists of 100% Turbiano grapes also called Trebbiano di Lugano. The vintage is 2019. The taste is fresh with notes of pear, tropical fruits and grapefruit. Quite a high acidity which is well integrated.

Tommasi Perla Appassionato, is an Itaian spumante (sparkling) made from the grape Pinot Nero. This is a dry sparkling wine. In the taste I get pear, citrus and brioche in this nice wine.

Tommasi Bosco del Gal Custoza, This is a white wine from the hills of southern lake Garda. It has the grapes Garganega, Trebbiano, Incrocio Manzoni and has the vintage 2019. The taste is of pear, citrus and minerals. A well balanced wine.

Tommasi Villa Fontana Bardolino, this wine is from the Bardolino Classico DOC area in the Veneto region. The grapes used are 60% Corvina Veronese, 30% Rondinella, 10% Molinara and the vintage 2019. This is a lighter red with well integrated flavours of red cherry, red currant and black currant. Perfect for warmer days.

Tommasi Palanca Ripasso, is from the Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore DOC area in Veneto. It consists of the grapes 70% corvina veronese, 25% rondinella, 5% corvinone. The vintage is 2017. This is a good integrated ripasso with notes of dark chocolate, oak, cherry, black currant and plum. A very good food wine.

 

Tommasi Fiorato Recioto, This sweet wine wine is produced from grapes grown on a plot named FIORATO, high in Tommasi vineyards. These grapes are ideally suited for the production of Recioto. Grapes used are Corvina Veronese 65%, Rondinella 30% and Molinara 5%. The grapes are dried for 5 months prior to being pressed, and then matured for one year in tonneau barrels of 500 L. The taste is of cherry, raisin and some dark chocolate. Very good recioto.

A very good box which showcases various wines and areas of Veneto.

Lungarotti, Il Pometo Pinot Grigio

Il Pometo is a white wine from the region of Umbria in Italy.  The vintage 2019. It is made by the producer Lungarotti situated in Torgiano. Lungarotti was started in the beginning of the 1960s by Giorgio Lungarotti. Today the company is run by his daughters Chiara and Teresa. This wine consists 100% of the grape Pinot Grigio. 

This is a very good expression of Pinot Grigio. Light and fresh with notes of pear, tropical fruits and citrus. Everyyhing is well integrated and it is an excellent wine. 

Two Nero D'Avola from Sicily, Mandrarossa and Siquilia

The cooperative Mandrarossa in Sicily produces many different wines. One of them is Costadune Nero D'Avola that is made of 100% Nero D'Avola. This grape is a grape that is completely red throughut, many red grapes only has a red skin. This grape is mostly grown in Sicily and has during the last years shown to produce good red wines and not just simple table wine. The wine is from 2019 and I have tasted the 2017 vintage earlier. The wine has the ABV 13,5%. This is a nice fruity Nero D'Avola. Lots of red fruit such as cherry and some plum and blackberry. It is a very good wine and is more complex then the 2017vintage.

The second wine is the Siquilia Nero D'Avola of the vintage 2020. The producer is Cantina Ermes in Sicily. The ABV is 13,5%. The grapes comes from an area south of Palermo. In the taste blueberry, some plum and a hint of vanilla. Some light tannins in the back with some acidity. A good wine.