Red wines

A few decades ago, Coste della Sesia still had a few hundred hectares of vines, but today there are a whole thirty. The reason for this was not the quality of the wines, which have been repeatedly praised in the annals of local viticulture since the 14th century, but the general rural exodus that...

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Silvio Messana once said that his Chianti Classico 2011 represented a personal reference point for his involvement with the great wine style of the region. He recognised in it what he had always associated with a Chianti Classico - elegance, balance, slenderness, length, verticality and delicate ...

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Romagna is Sangiovese country. Some believe that this is where the great central Italian grape variety originated - and not in Tuscany. In Valmarecchia, the home of Tenuta Saiano, it has been planted for centuries in a soil whose mixture of chalk, sandstone and clay gives the variety tension and...

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Soracuna is a classic Bardolino in the best sense of the word. Most of its grapes come from pergolas that are over 50 years old and whose roots have dug deep into the morainic subsoil. The grape varieties are the usual suspects of the region: Corvina, whose fruity aromas and fine tannins provide ...

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Everybody is forgiven who has never heard of the Pascale grape variety - also we only knew about it from hearsay. But then Eugenio Bocchino and Cinzia Pelazza decided to add a few hectares of vineyards in Gallura, Sardinia, to their Barolo vineyard and make a red wine from Pascale in addition to ...

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Data sheet Grape variety: Malbo Gentile Vineyard: Situated at 150-230 metres. South-east exposure. Gravel-interspersed soils on a subsoil characterised mainly by sandstone and gypsum Harvest: by hand in 15 kg crates Fermentation: spontaneous | wild yeasts, fermented on the skins Ageing: over a y...

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Cuvées with Sagrantino have been produced for centuries. Its gripping tannins, full body and variety of flavours predestine it for this. In the past, it was often accompanied by the white Trebbiano Spoletino, but is now almost always complemented by Sangiovese. This provides balance with its inhe...

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The idea was as well-intentioned as it was obvious. When Giovanni Dalmasso crossed Nebbiolo and Barbera in his laboratory in 1938, he wanted to combine the best attributes of the two dominant Piedmontese grape varieties: the fragrance and intensity of Nebbiolo with the vibrancy and freshness of B...

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The Lu, short for Lucia, Cinzia and Eugenio's daughter, is a selection of late harvested grapes from the two vineyards La Serra and Fossati. The two sites are adjacent to each other and have similar characteristics (sandy-clay soils, high altitude, cool and well ventilated), although the soil com...

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La Perucca is a vineyard that lies exactly between Barolo and Barbaresco and is therefore classified as Nebbiolo d'Alba. La Perucca is mainly based on clay, limestone and sand, the planting density is 5000 vines per hectare with an average yield of 1kg/vine. The vineyard was planted in 1995 at an...

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Elso is a wine close to Daniele Ricci's heart. It is dedicated to Ulisse, his maternal grandfather. According to Daniele, Ulisse, who everyone called Elso, was a grandmaster in the vinification of Croatina and showed the then young winemaker how to deal with the notoriously complicated vine, whic...

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Data sheet Grape variety: 100% Sangiovese Cultivation method: organic Vineyard: Limestone & clay soils, old vines Harvest: by hand Fermentation: spontaneous | wild yeasts in cement Ageing: 24 months in large wooden barrels  Filtration: no SO₂: < 50 mg/l Alcohol content: 13.5% vol. Closure...

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Filippo Gamba reliably produces top-class wines. His two interpretations of the Terreni Bianchi - from white, i.e. chalky soil - on the western foothills of the Colli Euganei are excellent examples of this. The white version is taut, straightforward and profound and the same can be said of the f...

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Bardolino is located on the south-east shore of Lake Garda. In the hierarchy of Italian wine regions, it tends to be at the lower end. This was not always the case. There were times when the wines of the region were in no way inferior to those of Valpolicella. But then, at some point towards the ...

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Lasupperiora bridges the gap between the delicacy and subtle fruit flavours of Soracuna - Villa Calicantus' entry-level wine - and the substance and depth of Avresir, the winery's red flagship. Its vines, planted in 2010, are rooted in stony, chalky terrain in the villa's highest vineyard. Daniel...

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