Marfuga Umbria D.O.P. Colli Assisi-Spoleto Italian extra virgin olive oli is extracted from olives harvested by hand in the olive groves between Assisi and Spoleto, in the heart of Umbria, where the conditions are particularly suitable for the cultivation of olive trees.
Emidio Pepe's Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is a small oenological gem that exhibits variety and breadth, qualities that make this wine a unique example of biodynamic viticulture. The land at the foot of the Gran Sasso is something special: the significant temperature range between day and night stresses the grapes enough to make them release intense and unique aromas, and the proximity to the Adriatic Sea brings that mineral and savoury tone making the drinking experience satisfying and memorable. Scents, salinity and freshness are the three main characteristics of Emidio Pepe's Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, who wanted and was able to transfer biodynamic agriculture to his vineyards, combining the experience of the great producer that he is with modern production techniques.
Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is produced with pure grapes of the homonymous variety, coming from 30 years old vines standing on clayey and medium texture soil. In the vineyard are scrupulously followed the dictates of organic farming integrating them with some biodynamic practices, although the idea of grapes and healthy soil was already rooted in Emidio's mentality.
In the winery, manual destemming of the grapes and spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in vitrified cement tanks followed by bottling and decanting by hand without filtration. The liquid ages 24 months in cement tanks.
Barolo Ornato Pio Cesare is the bottle in the company's range dedicated to enthusiasts who love the austere and profound character of the great Barolo wines of the Serralunga d'Alba area. It is a wine that can be drunk immediately, but improves if allowed to reach full expressive maturity after a few years of ageing in the cellar. It is ruby red in colour with garnet highlights. Elegant and complex, it expresses aromas of aromatic herbs, balsamic nuances, aromas of small red berries, underbrush, slightly spicy and mineral sensations. Structured and intense, it is characterised by a dense tannic texture and an austere and long sip, which stretches straight and severe towards a very persistent and fresh finish. A true champion of the denomination.
Tufiello Montemattina is produced from selected grapes harvested by hand. The bunches of grapes are pressed and destemmed and fermented spontaneously in stainless steel containers for a few weeks with maceration on the skins lasting more than 2 months.
At the end, the wine, separated from the skins, is aged for at least 12 months in stainless steel tanks before being bottled without filtration or clarification.
Montemattina has a luminous orange colour with golden flashes.
On the nose, intense aromas of candied citrus fruit and dried fruit, including toasted hazelnut, notes of white and yellow flowers and wild herbs and hints of honey. In the mouth it is rich, dense and full, characterised by a vibrant savoury and slightly tannic finish.
Don Chisciotte Zampaglione is made from Fiano grapes, from vineyards cultivated at an altitude of about 800 metres on clay and volcanic soils. Healthy grapes, only copper and sulphur are used in the vineyard, which are harvested when fully ripe.
After destemming and crushing the bunches, spontaneous fermentation starts in steel containers, with maceration on the skins for about 10 days. The liquid matures a few months in steel before bottling. The Don Chisciotte fills the glass with its golden robe.
From the first smell, it alternates notes such as lime zest, chestnut and white flowers with hints of flint.
It is a wine that plays on finesse and flavour, giving it depth without weighing it down. It is very agile thanks to its refined saline texture.
Barbaresco Riserva Montefico dei Produttori del Barbaresco is produced from grapes grown at an altitude of about 250 metres, with a south, south-west exposure, in the Montefico cru of the same name.
Fermentation takes place in steel tanks at controlled temperature, with a period of maceration on the skins of about 4 weeks. The wine then matures for 36 months in oak barrels and completes its refinement with 12 months in the bottle.
In the glass it has a ruby red colour tending towards garnet and offers floral scents, aromas of small red berries, sensations of spices and liquorice root.
The taste is dynamic and vertical, with a delicate centre of the mouth and a very fresh and mineral finish.
A great Barbaresco with a refined taste.
Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano dei Produttori del Barbaresco comes from south-facing vineyards located in the Langhe region between 200 and 400 metres above sea level, with a clayey soil rich in limestone, and a climate based on hot summers and cold winters.
The harvest is done by hand and is brought forward a few days with respect to that of Barolo, after which the must is fermented in steel at a controlled temperature of 28°-30°C for 15-24 days and then begins ageing in wood for at least 36 months, resting then in the bottle for at least 6 months before release.
Barbaresco Montestefano is a wine born for ageing, less austere than Barolo, but certainly more ready to drink; we are dealing with an elegant and full-bodied wine, structured, complex and full.
Cabochon Doppiozero Brut Nature, born from a production of only 3000 bottles, for a label of extreme class. It presents itself to the glass with a slightly golden yellow colour with greenish reflections.
It seduces the nose with a broad bouquet marked by sweet floral hints of jasmine, chamomile and bergamot that blend well with fruity nuances of peach tobacco.
It makes its entrance on the palate with impetuousness and a decisive crispness, a persistent sip with a citrusy-floe-like return.
The 2018 Nicolucci Predappio Vigna del Generale Riserva shows a transparent and brilliant ruby red colour. The nose plunges into a bed of voluptuous sensations that recall the undergrowth, through scents of raspberries, blueberries, wild cherries and sloes, among whiffs of ferns, sandalwood bark and cinchona. This is followed by dark tobacco, coffee and chocolate, a memory of black rye bread and hints of graphite and iron. Flexuosity is the key to understanding the taste, caressed by silky tannins and invigorating acidity. There is a long, pseudo-caloric sensation in the finish, reminiscent of red fruit chocolate. Matures 24 months in oak casks and 3 months in the bottle.
In the Colle del Monaco vineyard, with a full south-west exposure, Falanghina vines grow at an altitude of 400 metres above sea level, on soils rich in limestone and tuff. The Ocone family has always been environmentally aware and thus decided to certify the cultivation as organic.
In the cellar, work involves a short cold maceration of the grapes, followed by their soft pressing and the start of alcoholic fermentation in vertical wooden vats, where malolactic fermentation also takes place. Refinement involves a short 4-month stay in steel.
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.
