It has a bright ruby red color with slight violet reflections. The olfactory scents are mainly characterized by notes of red fruit. On the palate it is light-bodied, fresh, characterized by good sapidity.
Primitive with a blackish colour. The nose is saturated with fruit, ripe cherries, pulpy and juicy. In the mouth the sweetness of the residual sugars is perfectly balanced by a splendid and very natural juiciness. It is a tale of passions and emotions, a starry night, a research that continues. Pairings It goes well with blue and seasoned cheeses tasted with jams. Also excellent with dry pastries.
Maximum expression of an age-old vine that has been handed down for generations. Dark ruby red in colour, it has a deep, clear and precise nose, which ranges from ripe black fruits to the spices of the Mediterranean scrub. The palate, elegant, but at the same time endowed with great density and substance, is full, sapid with iodized notes, complex and balanced despite the alcohol. Pairings To be kept exclusively for important moments or to meditate in front of the fireplace.
A “must” from the Pasetti company. Authentic mirror of the strong Abruzzo tradition, which is expressed here in the excellence of one of its native vines. This young pecorino in purity today represents a third of the company's production.
Tradition and innovation come together to give life to Innestino, a Cesanese that was born in the province of the capital from a land positively shaped by alluvial and volcanic presence, with insertions of clay and sand. The vines, trained according to the guyot system, are quite young and, subject to adequate experimentation, give a convincing red, lively in color (thanks to a maceration on the skins for about 18 days) and maturation on the fermentation yeasts; valorisation and optimization of local grapes and the will to go beyond the classic schemes, make Innestino a great label, free from unfettered, authentic, which rightfully represents Lazio oenology!
The Bolgheri from the Collection of the Count of Villa da Filicaja was born in the Livorno municipality of Castagneto Carducci, in the heart of the magical Bolgheri terroir. It is obtained with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes, harvested following a careful selection. After a short cold maceration, the must ferments spontaneously for 15-20 days at a controlled temperature. The refinement takes place in oak barrels for at least 12 months and for a further 3 months in the bottle before being placed on the market. It has a deep ruby red color with violet reflections. It is characterized by a complex and refined aroma, with hints of wild berries in the foreground, accompanied by herbaceous and mentholated notes. In the mouth it reveals a wine of great balance, with good minerality and sapidity which contrast with a good structure and body. Excellent to accompany red meats and aged cheeses, it lends itself to combinations with roast chicken and game recipes.
Winemakers generally give their name to the most important wine of the House. Bruno Vespa made the opposite choice: he baptized the cheapest wine because his challenge is to get the greatest number of consumers to approach a product with an excellent relationship between quality and selling price. IL BRUNO DEI VESPA is a Primitivo Salento that can elegantly accompany daily meals of all kinds.
Cultivated with the traditional sapling system, the Primitivo grapes are harvested manually and the must is fermented at a controlled temperature of 33°C for 25 days. Finally, we proceed to aging in barrique for at least 12 months. Intense red in color with violet reflections, the wine has a bouquet of ripe fruit with spicy notes. On the palate, thanks to the aging in barrels, it is soft and structured.
The Amarone Classico has kept its typicality unaltered by bringing out the "essence of the territory" of Valpolicella in an important way without exceeding the residual sugar. It is a product with personality and great structure but which also manages to communicate elegance and depth in tasting, as well as great complexity.
Cesarini Mascoli is a young and enterprising company located at the foot of the Gran Sasso where it enjoys particular climatic conditions that allow it to produce wines of great personality and aromatic expressiveness. Like Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, a traditional Abruzzo wine proposed here in a traditional and sincere version.
The word 'transhumance' derives from the verb 'transumare' or rather to transit on the ground, to cross: the verb is the union of the two Latin words 'trans', which means beyond, and 'humus' which means soil, land. In Italy this ancient custom originated mainly in Abruzzo where it consisted in transporting (precisely 'transhuming') animals from the mountains to the rich pastures of the Gargano and it is from this activity that probably the most famous wine takes its name and representative of Abruzzo, Montepulciano. Humus is a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOP from organic viticulture, a friend of the land and nature, the son of a philosophy that takes shape in every production step and which gives a wine of excellent quality.
Notte Rossa's Negroamaro is a fresh, fruity and generous red wine from the Salento area, vinified and aged in steel vats. With a velvety, rich and juicy sip, it expresses fragrant aromas of Mediterranean scrub, small dark berry fruits and light marine flavors
Nero di Troia is a great classic of the Salento area. Masseria Spaccafico with the Passera Scopaiola celebrates and enhances this particular vine pearl of Salento. In tasting, Masseria Spaccafico's Nero di Troia Passera Scopaiola offers an intense ruby red color with purple reflections, an authoritative and decisive nose of figs and red fruits such as blackberries and blueberries with marked floral notes of violet and peony. On the palate this particular red wine has a marked softness that delicately caresses the palate while the marked minerality refreshes it, creating an absolutely perfect balance in the consumer's mouth.
Syrah Li Ciuri is a wine that originates in Western Sicily, in the immediate vicinity of Trapani. Obtained from 100% Syrah grapes, the bunches are harvested strictly by hand in the third week of August. The grapes, which arrive in the cellar, are subjected to the destemming process and then lightly pressed. This is followed by maceration at a controlled temperature; once fermentation is complete, the wine rests in steel vats until bottling and completes its maturation in the bottle.
dark ruby red, the nose reveals hints of blueberry, black currant, aromatic herbs and undergrowth, with sweeter nuances from vanilla to cloves. The sip is vigorous but soft, leaving the perception of black cherry jam, freshness and flavor.
The result of a merger, which took place in 2001, between the Cantina Produttori Santa Maddalena and the Cantina Produttori Gries, this kaleidoscopic winery offers an incredible range, complete in the multiplicity of products and refined in the interpretation of the territory. The quality standard is truly impressive and does not fail to satisfy any palate, even the most demanding one, with the right attention to both native and international vines. A splendid example of quality is this Sauvignon, a semi-aromatic vine, characterized by a great variety of aromas, here incredibly enhanced by the warm, sandy soils and the breezy climate, which constitute the ideal terroir for a great wine.
With a rich range of labels with attention to the smallest details, the J.Hütte winery, in the province of Bolzano, has managed in a short time to reach a substantial production volume of out of the ordinary quality, which sees the coexistence of native grapes of the area, such as Moscato Giallo , Lagrein and Gewürztraminer with the international Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon. A mix of sandy and morainic soils, accentuated temperature variations and the support of the Bolzano winery combine to create measured and incisive wines, elegant and refined as only South Tyroleans can be.
Rich in sodium, albite is a typical mineral of the Alps, in particular of Valle d'Aosta, Piedmont and Alto Adige, where it finds the ideal subsoil for its development, proving to be a faithful ally for the vine. This Sauvignon is proof of this, presenting itself as the perfect synthesis between territory, climate and grape variety, thanks to its typicality which, in combination with albite, gives life to an authentic, complex and characterful label, capable of perfectly combining, to the gentleness of citrus and floral tones, an important structure and a strong minerality.
Rosso di Montepulciano DOC the taste is well balanced, elegant and has a slight initial tannic note. Ideal served at 18° C in medium-sized glasses. Excellent combined with appetizers, first courses with meat sauces, stuffed pasta, grilled or casserole red meat main courses
Sweet white wine, it is the dessert wine par excellence. It has a more or less intense straw yellow color depending on the vintage, an intense, aromatic and very persistent fruity aroma. The sweet taste is in harmonious balance with the low alcohol content (5% vol.) and with the acidity, never very high, but which gives the product a pleasant freshness. PAIRINGS: fresh fruit (peaches, strawberries, berries…) panna cotta cream-based desserts.
The grapes are dried for at least 4 months from the harvest, losing at least 40% of their weight. Fermentation temperature between 18° and 22° C. Maceration time: 20 days
Trentino DOC Sauvignon Boem is a wine with a classic and elegant style. Produced from the grapes of the same name, among the most widespread and interpreted in the world, Trentino Doc Sauvignon 2019 Boem grows on hilly terrain at about 400 meters above sea level. The scents of the forest, the notes of citrus and elderflower, the greenish reflections are some of the characteristics of this great mountain land that the Trentino DOC Sauvignon Boem stores in every bottle and offers in every sip which always ends with a long finish and intense.
The Bolgheri Superiore di Campo al Faro was born in Castagneto Carducci, in the heart of the magical Bolgheri terroir. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes that make up the blend are hand selected. Fermentation takes place in steel tanks with temperature control and long maceration on the skins.
A selection of organic Chardonnay grapes undergo alcoholic fermentation at low temperatures in stainless steel tanks. Subsequently the wine is bottled clean and the fermentation in the bottle ends. The sediments that can be found inside the bottle are the yeasts that have finished fermentation. From there we get this fresh, aromatic wine with carbonic notes.
Here's a big, bold red from Puglia in southern Italy and is made from a blend of the two most popular red grapes there, Negroamaro makes up 80% with Primitivo 20%. Powerful dark fruit flavors are held together in a smooth, full-bodied red wine with soft tannins and a lingering depth of flavor on the finish, thanks to the Italian appassimento winemaking technique, which involves adding a portion of dried grapes to the ferment to create richness of flavor and concentration.
The historic white wine of Maculan is reborn, where three grape varieties are blended in steel tanks in spring and then rest together for at least a year in the bottle. Excellent with vegetarian first courses, fish soups, pasta and risotto, baked and grilled fish. It can be "forgotten" in the cellar for about ten years!
The combination we suggest is a goose foie gras escalope, but perfection is achieved in a glass, in front of the fireplace in good company!
Excellent pairing with game dishes, grilled meats, braised meats and long-aged cheeses.
It goes well with first courses with game sauces, roasts and grilled red meat.
It goes well with first courses with meat-based sauces, roasts and grilled white meat.
It is suitable for savory dishes, be they soups or fish, but also goes well with white meats.
Around the 12th century, an ancient villa known as “il castellare de Ylice” stood near our cellar. The name was probably due to the Latin term ilex (holm oak), a particular variety of oak very common in our area. To date, no trace has remained of this historic villa, but the passion and respect we have for our territory has prompted us to pass on the name of that ancient presence.
The most famous among the native Sicilians. Intense ruby red in colour, the nose has notes of violets, cherries, plums and white pepper. On the palate it is medium-bodied, with soft tannins and delicate red fruits.
The only international variety among Curatolo Arini wines finds one of its maximum expressions in Sicily. Intense ruby red color with violet reflections, the nose offers notes of red fruits, plums, spices, black pepper and vanilla.
Salice Salentino DOP Cantalupi is produced with Negroamaro and Malvasia nera di Lecce grapes from spurred cordon cultivated vines on alluvial soils, medium texture with areas tending towards limestone. The harvest takes place by destemming and soft pressing. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature. Maceration for 12 days at a temperature of 28-30°C. Aging for at least 12 months in hl oak barrels. 30.
Pure Cabernet Franc. Splendid still red wine, with delicate aromas and flavours, suitable for both rich and lighter dishes. Magnificent and balanced sip, fresh and fruity, amalgamated in a splendid purple red.
Why Duke Minimus To the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, born in Abruzzo, who liked to refer to the "Duke Minimo"
Why Duke Minimus To the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, born in Abruzzo, who liked to refer to the "Duke Minimo"
Pecorino di Cascina del Colle is a juicy white wine from Abruzzo with a citrus freshness that presents itself to the eye with a straw color furrowed by green reflections. It has a scent of lemon peel, green apple and wild flowers and maintains an excellent flavor on the palate.
Pecorino di Cascina del Colle is a juicy white wine from Abruzzo with a citrus freshness that presents itself to the eye with a straw color furrowed by green reflections. It has a scent of lemon peel, green apple and wild flowers and maintains an excellent flavor on the palate.
Cascina del Colle 's Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo comes from 100% Montepulciano grapes grown organically in the Chieti hills, vinified in rosé, thanks to contact with the skins for a few days; followed by aging in steel for 3 months. Characteristics of this Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC BIO Bright pink colour. Delicate fresh, savory and harmonious. Recommended pairings while tasting this product from the Cascina del Colle winery Perfect with vegetable-based dishes. Serve at a temperature of 10°C in a not very wide glass.
Why Duke Minimus To the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, born in Abruzzo, who liked to refer to the "Duke Minimo"
Ducaminimo Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC Cascina del Colle , its straw yellow color to the eye, the scent recalls pleasant floral and fruity notes of apple and pear. On the palate it is fresh and characterized by fruity returns, resulting in a highly drinkable wine.
From the archaeological discovery of a mammoth tusk in the second half of the 60s at the point where the current company "La Cascina del Colle " was built. Hence the idea of a lively, powerful and majestic wine
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC 'Duca Minimo' from the La Cascina del Colle winery is an organic white wine with a pale straw yellow colour. The nose is delicate with hints of white flowers, citrus and winter melon. In the mouth it is fresh, sapid with a good final minerality. As for the Montepulciano red version, the origin of the name for this label also recalls how the Abruzzese poet D'Annunzio liked to call himself, or rather the 'Duke Minimo'.
Invasione Riserva Villamagna Cascina del Colle , ruby red. On the nose hints of red fruit and aromas of jam. Round and balanced on the palate, pleasantly tannic.
The vineyards of Cascina del Colle extend over 20 hectares and are also present in the municipalities of Bucchianico, Ripa Teatina and Vacri. The exceptional ecosystem of these places, a microclimate in which there are severe temperature variations between day and night, and the particular composition of the soil, between clayey components which bring softness and longevity and limestone-marble which give intense and varied aromas, allows to produce wonderful grapes which, combined with love for the land, respect for tradition and peasant work, but also the company's ability to innovate and evolve over time, are the essence and the reason why the wines of Cascina del Colle are appreciated for their extraordinary nature.
The only organic wine certified for biodiversity in Abruzzo. The winery selects the yeasts on pollen from the local flora. The bee collects the nectar of the flowers and, to preserve it, uses lactic ferments and yeasts, a practice that is a million years old. From this pollen the yeasts are selected for the fermentation of this wine. Ideal with raw and fried fish, risottos and medium-aged cheeses.
This superior pecorino comes from the white vineyard, a spiteful vineyard because, despite our attentions, it has very low yields, as if it wanted to avoid the effort of producing more grapes. But then he is forgiven by giving us a unique, fresh and voluminous wine, which you will never tire of drinking. It is the "rogue" of Fontefico.
Characterized by its ampelographic composition, that is to say for the vines allowed for its production, delicate pleasant almost crunchy in its pleasantness to drink.
Luminous harmonies made of delicate intensity and elegant shades with rosy shades make it the wine of the long tradition of our hills.
