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.

La Corte Del Pozzo Bardolino 2019

La Corte Del Pozzo Bardolino 2019 is from the producer Fasoli Gino. They are a producer of wine in Veneto region in Italy. This wine is from the slopes facing the Lago del Gardas east side. The mix of grapes are Corvina (60%), Corvinone (30%). and Rondinella (10%). The vintage is 2019 and the ABV is 13%. The grapes that are used for this wine are the same as they use for the more famous ripasso and amarone wine but here they have been grown in Bardolino and here the wine will get another character. The wine is fermented in steel tanks and then is stored also in steel tanks until bottling. So no oak character or any ripasso character here.

This wine is quite light and young but shows off the grapes used in the wine. in the taste I get strawberry and red cherry with some black pepper at the end. Interesting and a fresh young red wine which is very good.

Villabella Morlongo Bardolino classico 2017

Bardolino DOC is a wine region In Italy in the province of Verona on the south eastern shores of Lake Garda. Like in Valpolicella the three main grapes of Bardolino are Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone, but Bardolino wines normally uses less Corvina and more Corvinone. The producer Villabella was founded in 1971 and makes wine from all over Veneto but the major part is Bardolino wine. The Morlongo Bardolina classico 2017 has an ABV of 13%. For the production of this wine no oak was used instead the wine is stored in stainless steel tanks.

The taste is of cherry and some spice. Quite a nice easy drinking wine which showcases the grapes used in the production.