I Vicini is an estate winery in Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy. It produces Cortona DOC wines.

Owner: Andy Goldfarb, Californian businessman (automobile airbags).

Background: The previous owner was Roman Antonioli, a lawyer from Rome. Anthony Nigel Dunkley (son of John Dunkley of Riecine in Chianti Classico) was also involved in some way.

Vineyards: 8.9ha (22 acres). At Pietraia Poggio di Cortona. A hill overlooking Cortona. 310m above sea level and 3km from Lake Trasimeno. South-east facing.

Red wines

Cortona Rosso DOC Merlot, Laudario: 2010 100% Merlot. £15-29.99. Lightly oaked. Sweaty saddle nose, herby, thin middle, chocolate, lacks charm, herbal-stalky tannin, baked acetic finish (DWWA 02nd May 2013).

Cortona Rosso DOC Cabernet Sauvignon, Laudario: 2010 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Lightly oaked. £15-29.99. Menthol and blackcurrant, ripe and even, plenty of fruit and wood tannin, quite astringent in some ways given the alcohol which has acted as a solvent (DWWA 02nd May 2013).

Cortona Rosso DOC Sangiovese, Alterio: 2010 100% Sangiovese.

Cortona Rosso DOC Syrah, Laudario: 2010 100% Syrah. Lightly oaked. £15-29.99. Very smoky new oak, medicinal almost, dry, way too much oak (DWWA 02nd May 2013).

Contact

– Sede Legale: Via Dante, 34

52044 Cortona (AR), Italy

– Cantina: Fraz Pietraia di Cortona

52044 Cortona (AR), Italy

Tel+39 0575.67.85.07 | Website: www.ivicinicortona.it