Bottega: quality Prosecco and Prosecco Rosé 
Book 5 Index 
951. Mullineux, Syrah Swartland, 2011 
950. W & J Graham & Co, 30 Year Old Tawny Port, NV (2010) 
949. Cartuxa, Pêra-Manca Branco Évora, 2012 
948. Pella, Xi-Ro Cuvée Experimentale, NV IGT
914. Villa Cafaggio, Cortaccio IGT Toscana, 2004
From a blind tasting practice paper I set, this is a pure Cabernet from the Chianti Classico zone. Not sure I’d have placed it …
766. Poggio Argentiera, Vermentino IGT Toscana, 2012
[CIAO from Gianpaolo Paglia. This will bring you luck for the MW exams! Not likely to be one of the wines, unfortunately.] Nice to …
732. Podere Brancaia, Ilatraia IGT Toscana, 2004
First wine of Booker 2013, and Anne-Marie, Alex and Flo sat down for an early lunch on Friday. Just into maturity this one, and …
657. Podere Brancaia, Il Blu IGT Toscana, 2004
Overall, fairly good but a little disappointing – either faintly corked or overrated. Deep ruby, with a medium garnet rim. Medium+ intensity, slightly grubby …
647. Planeta, Cometa Fiano IGT Sicila, 2009
The quality of winemaking that Planeta are renowned for comes through on this Fiano, yielding a quite complex, deep, but balanced wine that was …
606. Vecchie Terre di Montefili, Bruno di Rocca IGT Colli Toscana Centrale, 1998
The 1998 was simpler and a little lighter. Most preferred to have the 1997 poured, after an initial side-by-side, but 2 or 3 went …
605. Vecchie Terre di Montefili, Bruno di Rocca IGT Colli Toscana Centrale, 1997
Served side-by-side with the 1998, with a tomato-based chicken main course, both showed Tuscan acidity and food affinity, but were distinctly different wines – …
518. Podere Vecciano, Sangiovese Montetauro Emilia-Romagna, 2008
Daniele brought a couple of bottles of this from near his home in Romagna, when he visited early in 2010. An IGT, to distinguish …
463. Tenuta San Guido, Guidalberto IGT Toscana, 2004
Tasted in class for our Central Italy lectures, and was clearly ‘outstanding’, so I took the rest of the bottle home. Great flavour concentration, …