Oltrepo Pavese Bohemi 2000

Le Fracce (Italy)

Oltrepo Pavese (Lombardy)

Barbera (50%), Croatina (25%), Pinot Nero (25%)
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

This wine shows a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, moderate transparency. The nose reveals intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant aromas which start with hints of black cherry and plum followed by aromas of strawberry, raspberry, pomegranate, violet, vanilla, tobacco, licorice, cocoa, eucalyptus, mace and hints of black pepper. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a slightly tannic attack and appreciable crispness, however balanced by alcohol, full body, intense flavors, good tannins, agreeable. The finish is persistent with flavors of black cherry, plum and raspberry. A well made wine. Bohemi ages in cask for 18 months.

Alcohol: 14%

Game, Roasted meat, Braised and stewed meat, Hard cheese

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

Issue 28, March 2005

Le Fracce (Italy)

Oltrepo Pavese (Lombardy)

Croatina

Red Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✧❂

This wine shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, little transparency. The nose reveals intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas which start with hints of blackberry, plum and blueberry followed by aromas of cherry, strawberry, raspberry, black currant and anise. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a pleasing effervescent and tannic attack, however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent with flavors of blackberry, cherry and plum. A well made wine. This Bonarda referments in pressurized tank.

Alcohol: 13%

Cold cuts, Stuffed pasta, Stewed meat

Suggested glass

16 °C
(60 °F)

(Young Red Wines)

Issue 28, March 2005

Le Fracce (Italy)

Oltrepo Pavese (Lombardy)

Riesling

White Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✭

The wine shows a brilliant golden yellow color and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas that start with hints of pear and citrus fruits followed by aromas of pineapple, hawthorn, apple, hazelnut, plum and peach. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a crisp attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent with flavors of pear, pineapple and peach. Riesling Landò ages in steel tanks.

Alcohol: 13%

Fish and crustaceans appetizers, Pasta and risotto with fish, Sauteed fish

Suggested glass

10 °C
(50 °F)

(Young and Crisp White Wines)

February 2005

Le Fracce

Lombardy (Italy)

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