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Colli Lanuvini DOC

IL PROGETTODOCCOLLI LANUVINIAAIT31472067Denominazione di Origine Controllata

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A Castelli Romani DOC on the southern, warmer slope of the Alban Hills, historically a white DOC of Malvasia and Trebbiano and since 2011 also red. The whites are soft, pear and almond Roman whites in the Frascati mold; the reds, mostly Montepulciano and Merlot, are plummy and simple. Cantine Silvestri in Lanuvio is the one estate consistently bottling under the name.

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Bottles I'm chasing

  • Cantine Silvestri

    Colli Lanuvini Bianco

    Lanuvio family estate, Malvasia and Trebbiano, pear, white flowers and bitter almond.

    $9 to $13Wine-Searcher
  • Cantine Silvestri

    Colli Lanuvini Rosso

    Montepulciano and Merlot blend, ripe plum and soft tannin; the red side of the DOC.

    $10 to $15Wine-Searcher