Orvieto Classico Superiore Campo del Guardiano 2000

Palazzone (Italy)

Orvieto (Umbria)

Procanico (50%), Grechetto (25%), Verdello, Drupeggio, Malvasia Bianca (25%)
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

The wine shows a beautiful light straw yellow color and nuances of greenish yellow, very transparent. The nose has intense, clean, elegant and pleasing aromas of hawthorn , broom, almond, apple, medlar, hazelnut, pear and peach as well as a pleasing hint of rosemary. In the mouth reveals good correspondence to the nose, a crisp and round attack however well balanced by alcohol, good body and intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent with good flavors of apple, pear and peach. This Orvieto Classico is ages in bottle for 16-18 months.

Alcohol: 14%

Roasted fish, Crustaceans, Pasta and risotto with fish, Sauteed white meat, Soft cheese

Suggested glass	11 °C (51 °F)
(Bodied and Mature White Wines)

Issue 10, Summer 2003

Palazzone (Italy)

Orvieto (Umbria)

Procanico (50%), Grechetto (20%), Verdello, Drupeggio, Malvasia Bianca (30%)

White Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✭

The wine shows a brilliant light straw yellow color and nuances of greenish yellow, very transparent. The nose denotes intense, pleasing and clean aromas of pineapple, hazelnut, hawthorn, broom, apple, pear and peach. In mouth has good correspondence to the nose, good balance and intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of pear, apple and peach. This wine ferments for 20 days in steel tanks.

Alcohol: 13%

Appetizers, Pasta and risotto with meat and vegetables, Sauteed white meat

Suggested glass

10 °C
(50 °F)

(Young and Crisp White Wines)

June 2003

Palazzone (Italy)

(Umbria)

Sangiovese (70%) Canaiolo, Montepulciano (30%)

Red Wine

Score: ✧✧✧

The wine shows a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, moderate transparency. The nose reveals good personality with intense, clean, elegant and pleasing aromas of cherry, strawberry, raspberry and violet followed by pleasing aromas of rose as well as hints of peach. In mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a slightly tannic attack however balanced by alcohol, intense flavors and agreeable. The finish is persistent with pleasing flavors of raspberry and cherry. Rubbio ages for 6 months in barrique and for 2 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 12.5%

White roasted meat, Sauteed meat, Hard cheese

Suggested glass

16 °C
(60 °F)

(Young Red Wines)

Issue 10, Summer 2003

Palazzone

Umbria (Italy)

Orvieto Classico Superiore Campo del Guardiano 2000

Palazzone (Italy)

Orvieto Classico Superiore Terre Vineate 2002

Palazzone (Italy)

Rubbio 2002

Palazzone (Italy)