Pizzini Tasting Notes

Initial aromas include yeasty and melon notes, as the wine opens up in the glass the nose smacks of citrus blossom, fresh lime, wisteria flower and green apples. It is refreshingly fizzy with gentle, lemony acidity.

Il Soffio (the breath) is named for the gentle breeze that blows through the valley in the evening, cooling the fruit on the vine to enable the creation of our delicate, fresh bubbles. This vintage Prosecco is hand picked and whole bunch pressed. Aromatics include hints of green apple, wisteria flowers and slight citrus notes, whilst the palate is dry with a creamy mouthfeel.

Fresh-cut herbs, tropical fruits and sweet musk on the nose. The palate has tangy, crisp appeal with green apple flavours, a little Tahitian lime citrus tang and a zesty, crisp finish.

The nose offers up an abundance of wildflowers, quince and ripe, yellow pear. The palate is crisp, tangy and taut, showing Nashi pear and quince with a drizzle of lime. There is bright acid crunch right the way through.

The nose shows plenty of mountain fresh fragrance with fresh-cut pear, some quince, sweet white floral perfume and the merest hints of citrus and fresh almond. The palate is crisp, dry and fresh, with pear and apple flavour sitting bright and crunchy from start to mouth-watering finish.

Lifted aromas of roasted almonds, tropical fruit, honey and ripe pears lead to a palate that is nutty and silky with luscious texture and mouth feel. There is great acid structure and balance, with flavours of pear, almond and honey.

This wine has nice drinkability.The nose has lifted exotic spice and bright brambly red fruits (cherries and wild raspberries) with savoury undertones. The palate is soft, juicy and fleshy with flavours of cherry and plum. Soft, chalky tannins provide a lingering finish.

Pietra Rossa is our new name for the well known Pizzini Sangiovese, and with the 2017 vintage we celebrate the 21st release of this wine. Mouth-watering aromas of red berries, spice, sour cherries and earthy undertones up front. As the wine opens up there are savoury notes which follow onto the classic Sangiovese palate of vibrant cherry and plum flavours. It is juicy, fleshy and drinkable.

Striking deep purple in colour. Aromas include sweetly spiced blood plum and summer berries, with hints of chocolate and earthy complexity. The palate is brightly structured with rich, ripe flavours of plum and blackberry. The wine finishes with soft tannins and fresh, lush acidity.

The nose is fresh and vibrant with hints of dried rose petal, violets, leather and some earthy, tarry notes. The palate is soft and generous with wild herbs, raspberries, red currants and elegant tannin to finish.

Classically pale in the glass, Nebbiolo is a deceptive and beautiful wine. The nose is all allure and seduction with classic, deep rose petal perfume, plenty of anise-scented spice and bright red fruits. The palate's deep, juicy and mouth-filling red cherry and plum flavours run on sturdy tannins, laced with liquorice and finishing bright.

Rubacuori is an Italian word that translates to stealer of hearts. This Sangiovese has a profound sense of depth and concentration. On the nose you will see dark plums and cherries, earth and cedary oak, some liquorice and cassia bark. The palate is majestic for the depth and grain of tannins, they are a real feature, carrying ripe, dark cherry and plum flavours and baking spices too. Very even, long and poised.

Picolit is a rare Italian dessert wine. Intense aromatics of spiced pears and poached quinces sit alongside orange blossom and fleshy, ripe stone fruits. The palate is sweet, silky and seamless. The wine has refreshing acidity and lovely persistence on the palate.