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Aided by talented oenologist Gianmaria Ciman – an acolyte of the late, great Professor Roberto Ferrarini – Enrico Cascella Spinosa compares his wines to photographs, designed to capture the spirit of a particular place at a particular time. Here, we’re looking at Alabasini, a farmstead in the Figari area of Marano’s Masua hillside in the excellent 2016 vintage. A selection of the finest fruit from the estate vineyards, the wine is aged for a year in 500L French oak tonneaux, four years in Slavonian botti and a further 12 months in bottle before release. Michael Garner: Balanced and fragrant, with evolved fruit aromas, notes of liquorice and tobacco. A plush, seductive palate, full, lovely balance and impressive length. Sara Bachiorri: Smoky and meaty nose, baked red fruits and oak on the palate. Grainy tannins. Sweetness lingers on the finish. Richard Baudains: Complex, floral, herby nose. Firm palate, dry, with tight tannins and a long finish. Racy.

Villa Spinosa, Albasini Classico, Amarone della Valpolicella, Classico, Veneto, Italy, 2016

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Aided by talented oenologist Gianmaria Ciman – an acolyte of the late, great Professor Roberto Ferrarini – Enrico Cascella Spino

Villa Spinosa, Albasini Classico, Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto 2016

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