Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze Dry 2022 Bortolomiol
Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Dry Superiore di Cartizze Bortolomiol is made from pure Glera grapes from vineyards located on the Cartizze hill, within the municipality of Valdobbiadene.
Harvesting takes place during the second half of September, strictly by hand. The traditional white vinification of the grapes precedes the "presa di spuma", which takes place according to the Martinotti method of re-fermentation inside autoclaves.
A rest on its lees for 30 to 90 days completes the course of this excellent Cartizze.
Castello di Ama 2004 -Chianti Classico DOCG
Chianti Classico Castelli di Ama is produced in vineyards located at an altitude between 390m and 520m a.s.l. It has a vivid ruby red colour.
Bouquet of flowers and ripe red berries with a captivating intensity.
On the palate it is spicy with notes of berries, concentrated, powerful and at the same time endowed with remarkable elegance improved over time.
Chianti Classico DOCG 2006 Castello di Ama
Chianti Classico Castello di Ama is produced from vineyards located at altitudes between 390m and 520m above sea level. The 2006 is to be remembered as one of the best vintages of the last twenty years for the entire Chianti Classico territory.
Dark ruby with intriguing transparency at the edges. Intense bouquet with strong fruity and floral notes typical of Sangiovese (raspberries, berries, violets) well blended with earthy notes, juniper and resin.
The taste is elegant, deep with smooth tannins, excellent freshness and great drinkability. The fruity character emerges in the finish, well blended with pleasant spicy notes. The finish is very persistent.
Grattamacco Bolgheri Rosso DOC 2016
Bolgheri Rosso Grattamacco is produced from the rows of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Sangiovese that embellish a vocated hill in the upper Maremma.
The vineyards are located in a natural cradle protected from the winds coming from the nearby sea, with an extension of 14 hectares on soils that alternate between silt, red sand and calcareous marl. The grapes are carefully selected through manual sorting and then transported to the winery. The must is vinified in truncated conical wooden vats, where fermentation takes place spontaneously.
It is only during refinement in barriques for about 10 months that the different varieties, which undergo malolactic fermentation separately, are blended to create what, after about a year and a half, will become Bolgheri Rosso.
Barolo DOCG "Francia" Giacomo Conterno 2018
Fineness, complexity, austerity, depth and elegance weave the fabric of this red wine, vocated by its origin to nobility. The ancient Francia vineyard covers 14 hectares, dominated by predominantly calcareous soil.
Harvesting is preceded by careful selection during the pruning phase, which allows only one bunch per shoot to be left. Once brought to the cellar, the grapes are pressed and the must obtained is subjected to long macerations that can last up to 30 days. The fermentation phase takes place in toast-free Austrian wood vats.
Maturation then begins, inside oak barrels, for a period of 48 months. A final stop in the bottle makes it ready for marketing.
Barolo DOCG "Francia" Giacomo Conterno 2018 Magnum
Fineness, complexity, austerity, depth and elegance weave the fabric of this red wine, vocated by its origin to nobility. The ancient Francia vineyard covers 14 hectares, dominated by predominantly calcareous soil.
Harvesting is preceded by careful selection during the pruning phase, which allows only one bunch per shoot to be left. Once brought to the cellar, the grapes are pressed and the must obtained is subjected to long macerations that can last up to 30 days. The fermentation phase takes place in toast-free Austrian wood vats.
Maturation then begins, inside oak barrels, for a period of 48 months. A final stop in the bottle makes it ready for marketing.
33 Vendemmie Toscana IGT 2010 – Castellare di Castellina
The 33 Vendemmie of Castellare di Castellina is a blend of three great wines produced by Castellare composed by 35% I Sodi di San Niccolò, 33% Poggio ai Merli, and 32% Coniale. I Sodi di San Nicolò, Poggio ai Merli and Coniale: the best of the company's production unites in a blend, to give origin to a sip of great character, in which consistency and power harmonize with refinement and elegance.
What we find in the glass is a red of great level, which is aligned with the high standards of all other labels branded Castellare di Castellina. It rests for two long years in French oak barriques, and is completed with 18 months of bottle ageing.
A wine not to be missed!
Barolo DOCG "Arione" Giacomo Conterno 2018
Barolo Arione by Giacomo Conterno is a prestigious interpretation of the Arione cru, which is located in the southernmost part of the Serralunga d'Alba area.
The Giacomo Conterno winery was founded in the early 1900s by a family that had been cultivating vines for generations on the hills of the Barolo area and includes some of the most prestigious plots in the area, which give rise to legendary labels such as Cascina Francia, Arione and Monfortino.
The extraordinary quality of the grapes, a very strict selection of only the best bunches and a work in the cellar that is patient and always very respectful of the raw material, guarantee excellence with a classic and elegant profile, capable of condensing all the essence of the Langhe land.
Heletto 2015 Magnum Garbole
Heletto di Garbole is a red wine produced in Valpolicella from Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella grapes, which are dried in fruit cellars for about 30 days and then vinified with long macerations.
Maturation takes place in large oak barrels and lasts at least 36 months, followed by a year in the bottle.
Heletto di Garboleis a wine with a perfect balance of intensity, structure, body and softness. It is rich in aromas of red fruit, cocoa, coffee, vanilla and light notes of mint, with a warm, soft sip and silky, enveloping tannin.
Endowed with great evolutionary potential, it can stay in the cellar for many, many years.
Lucente Magnum 2020 “Tenuta Luce” Marchesi Frescobaldi
The Toscana Rosso Lucente of the Luce della Vite winery comes from vineyards in the hills of Montalcino, Tuscany. It is produced mainly from Merlot and Sangiovese grapes, harvested in September and fermented in stainless steel at a controlled temperature of around 28°C for 12 days.
The wine is left to macerate on the skins for 22 days, then undergoes malolactic fermentation in steel. It then matures in new and second-passage French oak barriques and a small part in American oak barriques before being bottled.
A great red with which to accompany great dishes of Tuscan cuisine.
Le Cupole di Trinoro 2019 Tenuta di Trinoro
Wine obtained from vineyards about 30 years old with a planting density of 10,000 vines per hectare at an altitude of 400/600 metres above sea level. The yield per hectare is 30 hectolitres.
The land is not subjected to any kind of fertilisation, but is only treated with clay, propolis and grapefruit seed extract. The grapes are harvested in 40 separate parts.
Alcoholic fermentation takes place in 40hl steel tanks. Ageing takes place for 8 months in second, third and fourth passage French oak barriques and 10 months in cement.
The result is a complete, mouth-watering and authentic wine with an impressive drinking capacity. It is a pleasure to follow the interweaving of its notes and be seduced by its precise tannins, perhaps accompanying it with red meats.