Event
Open Bottle - DEI Vino Nobili Riserva 2008 Montepulciano
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Time: 04:00pm - 08:00pm
Type: Wine Tasting
Location: The Wine Cabinet
Event Free
Every Thursday from 4:00 until 8:00 pm we open a special bottle of wine and offer to you at a highly discounted price.
The wines are typically 90 points or better and are discounted 20-40%. Sometimes even more! when we can get special pricing from our vendors , we pass the savings along to you!!
Come in on Thursday and sample. If you can't make it, call us and we can put some aside for you!!
(All purchases must be accompanied by a credit card.)
DEI
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Riserva
2008
91 points - The Wine Spectator!
"The Vino Nobile has a bright ruby red colour and a rich texture. Refined aromas of cherry and plum follow through to a full-bodied palate, with soft, round tannins and a flavourful finish. " MCD
Our Thoughts....A remarkably elegant and ripe Vino Nobile. Captivating aroma of blackberries and ripe cherries evolves on the palate to an unusually lush and mouth-filling taste of dark berries and dusty cocoa. Nicely structured with fine tannins and a bright fruit finish that has very good length. This wine is ready now and should hold for two-four more years..
Regularly $ 50.99
Special Private Sale Price
Only $38.00 a bottle - a 25% savings!!
$210.00 for 6 bottles! - nearly 33% off!
Rich, dense and full of black cherry, blackberry, chocolate and black pepper aromas and flavors, this red soon lapses into pointed yet refined tannins. Remains sweet, lingering on the spicy finish. Drink now through 2020. 1,600 cases made. –BS
91 points -- The Wine Spectator.
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DEI Vineyards History...
Back in 1964, Alibrando Dei, a wine-growing enthusiast, recognised in the area of Bossona,splendid for its exposure and pedological characteristics, lands predestined to produce great red wines,and promptly purchased them and planted the first vineyards.
Later, during the course of the 70s, the family acquired the Martiena property with the attached manor - restored in the 1930s by the architect Piacentini -surrounded by a vast age-old garden and situated at the foot of the village of Montepulciano.
In the first years, the grapes that were produced were sold. However, considering the quality of the grapes picked, the family soon decided to embark upon the path of their own wine-making tradition and in 1985 -an exceptional vintage year -they decided to produce the first bottle of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Dei, renting an old winery in the historic town centre.
In 1989,the family built its own winery, beside Villa Martiena, in the heart of the vineyards.
MARIA CATERINA DEI
Caterina Dei spent part of her childhood in the Montepulciano countryside as a little girl breathing the scent of the vineyards and grapes. With a humanities degree in music from the University of Siena, she then studied acting at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici in Milan followed by opera singing and finally performed at the Greek theatre of Syracuse in Sicily for a number of summer seasons. At the beginning of the 90s, she decided to move to Montepulciano to devote herself with loving care to the vineyards and her land.
She took in hand the winery founded by her grandfather yet continued, every so often, to dedicate herself to music and singing by recording her first CD thanks to the cooperation of professional musicians.
Forever in love with the nature and architecture of her 16th century village, she immediately understood that her wines were made to heighten and convey the peculiarities of a land that is unique for its charm and history.
Her main goal, shared by wine-making expert Paolo Caciorgna, technical director of the winery, has always been that of producing excellent and elegant wines that represent the terroir, by making the most of native vine species and the undisputable quality of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.