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<td valign="top">As noted, I was in on the development of Rosso Grande, and it was
not a grape pack kit. We were shooting for a wine that had a flavour profile
comparable to the most popular styles on the world stage--Parker wines, with
high levels of extract, fruit character, and most importantly, very high levels
of alcohol, 'fruit bomb' wine. I think it was pretty successful and Rosso Grande
continues to be a very bold, generous wine.
Luna Rossa is modelled along
precisely the same lines, but by design finishes a little drier than RG and has
a different varietal signature. Which varietal? I know in both cases, but I'm
not telling in either, as the whole idea behind those products is to keep the
actual style proprietary: if you like it, you have to come back to the company
again, not try another (viz the fact that WE's version has an easily
recognisable difference in flavour profile).
Supertuscan wines are
another kettle of fish. I happen to adore our Supertuscan di Sienna, but it
needs 2 years to shed some of the vicious Sangiovese Grosso tannins and let the
Merlot (our Bordeaux fruit in the blend) to come out. It's so hard as to be an
unlovable block of whingey tannin when young, but when it gets over that it's a
blockbuster in fruit, grip and richness. </td></tr></t></table>
