'Albana Dei’: Walter Speller's Tasting Notes

Conceived by Carlo Catani and Andrea Spada and now in its eighth edition, Albana Dei is certainly one of the main events dedicated to the promotion of the Romagna white grape par excellence, Albana, a raw material capable of giving wines of absolute excellence. which, thanks to an increasingly careful development and promotion work, are enjoying ever greater favor from Italian and international consumers.

At its debut as part of this important event, Tenute d'Italia is pleased to receive and share with its public the important feedback obtained from its wines entered in the competition, submitted to a panel of international judges: below are the tasting notes produced by Walter Speller of Jancis Robinson.

ROMAGNA ALBANA D.O.C.G. SECCO 2016 “DIATERNA” / SANTERNO WINES

Tasted blind. Deep yellow. Sweet, intense, rich nose of yellow fruit and candied lemon. Concentrated viscous palate with savoury, bitter lemon and a touch of liquorice. Finely textured with integrated acidity. Has bags of personality.

ROMAGNA ALBANA D.O.C.G. SECCO 2016 “SINTRIA” / TENUTA DEL PRINCIPE

Aged on the fine lees in barrique. 

Tasted blind. Pale amber and the appearance of a sweet wine. Sweet, honeyed deep fruit with nutty (oak?) notes. Opens up like a sweet wine. Notes of orange liqueur, caramelised orange and lemon curd with nutty hints and ripe lemony acidity on the palate. Viscous and full-bodied. Probably dry but gives the impression of a little residual sugar on the finish offset by soft, bitter tannins.

ROMAGNA ALBANA D.O.C.G. SECCO 2018 “GUALCHIERA” / CANALE DEI MOLINI

Tasted blind. Mid to deep straw yellow. Perfumed, honeyed, lifted lemon fruit with nutty notes and a hint of browning apple. Creamy notes on a completely dry palate. Savoury lemon-confit fruit that is quite suppressed. Slightly oxidative style and will probably age fast. 

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