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300 selected Tuscan Wines - the best wine book |
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Presenting Three Hundred Wines was a very precise choice, based on the conviction
that the excellence of the art of Tuscan wine-making can be concentrated in a
manageable guide to take with you on œno-gastronomical pilgrimages over charming
Tuscany. Each wine has been chosen, therefore, on the basis of its qualitative
attractiveness and the intensity and equilibrium which the precious nectar was able to
give the “panel test”.
As a group of wine tasters – for this first edition – we climbed the vine-planted hills,
we walked on the marly soils and breathed in the marine air of the coasts; we visited
wineries, meeting the producers and the wine makers, with the sole objective of
understanding the genesis of each wine.
Each bottle narrates its own story, which is often the story of a passion and a family
profession handed down from one generation to the next - if not, of when someone has
become “illuminated” in the midst of quite another career, and that someone takes into
his or her head to produce wine, and does it well, to the point that in a short time they
attain unexpected performances of the highest level. Journeys of men who, almost by
way of confirming a regional prerogative, contribute to the development and the
stimulus to excel oneself, which Tuscany succeeds in doing every year, thus
guaranteeing the prosperity of this sector.
In the first edition of Three Hundred Tuscan Wines, excellent results emerge from
Chianti Classico and Brunello di Montalcino: the latter was favoured by the first-class
year of 2001. The novelties that arrive from Montecucco are interesting, as is the revival
of enthusiasm regarding the Maremma which, after the great ordeals of past years and
then a lull, returns with renewed animation.
All the estates produce ambitious wines with patient ageing in barriques, without
indulging in “structured” and “inflated” products, however – always preferring the
authentic taste of the grapes and the equilibrium, integrity and refinement of the
structure.
The effort of choosing among hundreds of other first-class productions, between
tastings and “panel tests”, was difficult. But it was even more arduous to find the “right
words” to describe the pleasantness which every wine treated us to.
Now it is up to you: yours is the enjoyment of encountering the three hundred pearls of
Tuscan wine-making. Coming to know them in person at this point is a pleasing
necessity.
Reports on the Three Hundred Wines
Each report is preceded by a heading that gives the name, address, telephone/fax
numbers, web site and e-mail address of the estate, and the name of the wine.
The page then presents a brief description of the history of the estate and the wine
produced. There follow the designation of origin, name of the grapes, analytical data,
and production zone. The descriptive text that follows expresses the visual, olfactory
and gustative sensations that we received on tasting the wine. Furthermore, in each
report there are indications on the winery and the production techniques used by the
estate.
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