6 bottles of a Supertuscan wine and 16 Tuscan recipes
Delivered directly to your home 6 bottles of IGT Toscana Il Drago e le 8 Colombe 2016 Supertuscan together with a professional corkscrew and a little recipe booklet
Il Drago e le 8 Colombe IGT Toscana 2016 has obtained 93/100 from Robert Parker – Wine Advocate and 91/100 from James Suckling. It is a Supertuscan wine: a creative one that does not belong to any designation. This is a family wine obtained with Sangiovese, Merlot and Sagrantino grapes from the vineyards at Fattoria del Colle.
The 2016 harvest was one of the best during the last 20 years and has been rated 5 stars, the top.
Il Drago e le 8 Colombe 2016 is a small production of about 16.000 bottles destined to wine lovers for their meals at the restaurant, but also for the outdoor barbeques.
Together with the 6 bottles of Il Drago e le 8 Colombe will receive a small booklet with 16 recipes so you can cook old and modern Tuscan dishes, such as baccalà alla fratina, pinci, panforte and latte in piedi. Plus in the same case with the wine, you will find a professional corkscrew just like the ones used by sommeliers.
Drago e le 8 Colombe – IGT Toscana 2016 – wine rating
OFFER 6 BOTTLES OF IGT SUPERTUSCAN IL DRAGO E LE 8 COLOMBE 2016
A recipe booklet and a professional corkscrew
FOR MEMBERS OF DONATELLA’S CLUB
Special price of 97,00 Euro (instead of 119,00)
We offer free shipping within Italy, and 10 Euro off shipping costs abroad.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT YET MEMBERS OF DONATELLA’S CLUB
Special price of 107,00 Euro (instead of 119,00)
To this price the shipping cost is to be added, in Italy it costs 18€, while to ship abroad it varies from country to country and will be quoted upon receiving of the order.
Payment via bank draft or with credit card, Visa or MasterCard.
TO BOOK THE WINE SEND AN EMAIL TO
vino@cinellicolombini.it
This offer finishes on June 2nd, 2020
SUPERTUSCAN WINES
Supertuscan wine – Il Drago e le 8 Colombe with recipe booklet and professional corkscrew
Around 1970 some wineries belonging to noble Tuscan families, began to produce high quality wines in a new and creative way, without following the DOC rulings. Soon, many producers began to follow their example and this type of wine was named Supertuscan because of its high quality level. These are consequently “auteur wines” different one from the other but, generally, they contain Sangiovese and international varieties. Supertuscan wines have contributed to the success of Tuscan wines all over the world.
IL DRAGO E LE 8 COLOMBE IGT TOSCANA 2016
This wine was born to celebrate the only man in Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s winery, her husband Carlo Gardini. Carlo is the dragon while the 8 doves are the staff of the first winery in Italy to have an all female team.
The grapes for Il Drago e le 8 Colombe come from vineyards at Fattoria del Colle, a beautiful property in Southern Tuscany, built by Donatella’s ancestors in 1592.
Supertuscan Il Drago e le 8 Colombe 2016
The blend includes 60% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot and 20% Sagrantino. Three varieties that bring important characteristics to this wine: Sangiovese gives elegance, Merlot pleasantness, and the Sagrantino give more structure. The grapes have been handpicked and then vinified separately. After the barrel ageing the blend of the three wines takes place.
IL DRAGO E LE 8 COLOMBE – IGT TOSCANA 2016 ORGANOLEPTIC ANALYSIS
COLOUR: intense and brilliant ruby red. The wines shows its robust structure in the slow movements in the glass.
AROMA: net, complex, and fine, full of hints of ripe red berries and exotic fruit, and with spicy components.
TASTE: full, harmonious, silky. The acidic and tannic structure harmonizes with the richness in taste and concludes in a pleasant mood that lasts at length.
SERVING THE WINE AT THE TABLE
MATCHING DISHES: perfect for the outdoor barbeques, but beeing extraordinarily versatile and multi ethnic, goes well with Chinese and Indian dishes as with the more traditional Tuscan roasts.
WAY OF SERVING: this is a wine for great occasions. Serve at room temperature (18-20°C) in clear crystal balloon shaped wine goblets.
HOME AGEING: apt for 25 years ageing and more. Keep the bottles lying down in a dark and cool place.