Gordon talks at Cornwall Wine Society event

Hello again, I was recently invited to lead a tasting for the Cornwall Wine Society at the Hall for Cornwall.  I was really pleased to have been invited and to have a chance to show eight wines that I’m really keen on. I was also able to talk about what we do here at Fifteen Cornwall.

Although it wasn’t billed as an Italian evening all but one of the wines are Italian as I feel this is where our list and my passion are strongest. I also put a Riesling in there from Alsace, an area that I love and feel strongly that the wines work well with food of our type. Here’s the list – and please if you have any questions just drop me a line at gordon@fifteencornwall.co.uk 

Red
Marion Valpolicella Superiore, 2004, Veneto, Italy
Corvina Grossa(60%) Rondinella (20%) Corvina gentile (10%) Croatina (10%) Partial ‘Passito’ 40 days and some late harvest, 30 months in small oak

Monte Bernardi Chianti Classico, 2006, Tuscany, Italy
Sangiovese (95%) Canaiolo (5%) 18-22 months in oak some barrel fermentation

G.D. Vajra Barbera d’Alba, 2007, Piedmont, Italy
20% new barriques 40% used and botti 40%steel

Conterno Fantino ‘Bricco Bastia’ Dolcetto d’Alba, 2008, Piedmont, Italy
No oak

White
Livio Felluga Friulano, 2008, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Italy
All steel

Pieropan Soave ‘La Rocca’, 2008, Veneto, Italy
500 litre oak casks because Pieropan feels Garganega is too delicate for fermentation in barrique. 60% in 500 litre oak casks and 40% aged in 2000 litre ‘botti‘for one year. The wine then stayed for four months in bottle

Anselmi ‘Capitel Foscarino’, 2009, Veneto, Italy
Garganega (90%) Chardonnay (10%) all steel

Cave de Hunawihr Riesling Grand Cru ‘Rosaker’, 2007, Alsace, France
No oak

Best Wishes

Gordon