Ca del Bosco Cuvee Annamaria Clementi

Published Sept. 11, 2008 at 12:51 p.m.
...Annamaria

...Annamaria is the top bottling of Lombardy power-producer Ca . Faced with last nights choice of sparkler I had to make a toughie between Ca...Annamaria and the...Extra Brut. I opted for this wine for two reasons. Firstly, I've drunk so much this year it's borderline obscene and secondly, because the Ca...comes from Lombardy, a region I have continually neglected since the beginning of the blog.
is a huge outfit and the most famous wine maker internationally within Lombardy. Producing some of Italy's highest quality sparkling whites, Ca...do not stop there also producing daring red Bordeaux blends, Chardonnay, , Nero, Merlot and 2 Franco- blends using Cabernet , Merlot, and (I know!...One question though, no Riesling? :D

are known for their sparkling wines, producing 7 highly respected sparklers both of the white and pink variety. This one is the best, the Brut Annamaria however does have a reputation for vying quite wildly year on year from "The best sparkling white in all of Italy" in good vintages to "The most overpriced sparkling white" in bad. I got my on the 2001 and hand on heart it's quality, as it ought to be at €60 a pop.
However, very few wines can be used as a living room ornament come fancy paper weight after consumption and so you're getting value right off the bat!
receives on home soil. As I've whinged about more than once, finding French wines in Italy is impossible so when the sports teams of Italy win, as they seem invariable to do, you'll likely see this stumpy fella on the podium opposed to your Champagnes with a capital C. Ca...are the teachers pet of...with over 25...awards putting them just behind Mr and...
Annamaria 2001 - - €60 and Perks - £48 - AU$141
character to 68 and it took me, on and off, 4 months to do it. I blame each one of you for this. What has been your most questionable justification for popping Champagne/Sparkling wine?Italian Wine Blog - Wine90


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