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As with its unaged little brother, Donnici Rosso, this red can be quite refreshing, though barrel aging adds some fine elegance.
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This rosé uses the same grapes as Lamezia Rosso, those being Nerello Mascalese and/or Nerello Capuccio (30-50%), Gaglioppo and/or Magliocco (25-35%), Greco Nero and/or Marsigliana (25-35%9 along with other authorised grape varieties (0-20%).
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Lamezia Rosso has difficulty raising itself above average. The combination of the Thyrennian microclimate and the Sicilian grape, Nerello Mascalese, which gives a rather light wine of weak character, especially noticeable in Novello varieties, doesn't help matters.
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As with the unaged Lamezia Rosso, this riserva is made with the grapes Nerello Mascalese and/or Nerello Capuccio (30-50%), Gaglioppo and/or Magliocco (25-35%), Greco Nero and/or Marsigliana (25-35%) as well as other authorised varieties.
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Both in structure and grape combination Melissa Rosso resembles in some ways its neighbour to the north, Cirò. Not least because many producers have vineyards in both regions. It doesn't, however, quite live up to its northern cousin.
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That Italy in 2011 was the worlds largest wine producer?
With its location in northern Italy, Veneto borders Lombardia to the west, Trentino-Alto Adige to the north-west, Austria to the north, Friuli Venezia-Guilia and the Adriatic Sea to the east and Emilia Romagna to the south.
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