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As I also wrote on the back label of this wine, freely inspired by the great poet Dante Alighieri…really…Galeotta fu la Bolla!In fact, after having resisted for some time the insistence of Alessandra, my wife, who was fascinated by the idea of making a sparkling version of our Syrah, in the end I gave in…and I'm really glad I did.

This wine was born as a challenge, which I hope to be able to consider won: to produce in Cortona, through the white vinification of our Syrah grapes, a great rosé wine, a rosé from Syrah that can be enjoyed not only in spring and summer, but throughout the year, as a valid alternative to white wine, also capable of evolving in the bottle. Balanced, textural and crunchy, taut, juicy and intense, fine and elegant, long… this is how I dreamed of it and this is how those who tasted it describe it. Just the rosé we were hoping to get.

For some years we have wanted to compete with Viognier, the white grape variety that grows in symbiosis with Syrah, brought to the Rhone Valley, they say, from Sicily by the Romans. It was the only possible option consistent with the path we are following, which is based on the assumption that the Cortona area is a Rodanian enclave in Tuscany. Only Viognier, therefore, could complement our Syrah; Viognier is the only "intruder" vine that could be accepted in a monovarietal company like ours.

Linfa was born from the desire to explore a different dimension of Syrah, the umpteenth version in which this grape variety can be interpreted and declined, in red vinification (oh yes, because we also vinify it in white... and thus our beloved Rosa del Chestnut and Bolla Galeotta). After Castagno (the iconic wine of our company) and Cuculaia (our cru) which are aged for a long time in our barrique cellar, partly in wooden barrels of different sizes made for us by friendly master coopers, and partly in old barrels cement tanks that have always belonged to our cellar and have been perfectly refurbished through the patient work of invaluable craftsmen, acquiring extraordinary elegance, depth and complexity, and the "Castagnino", raised entirely (for a shorter period) exclusively in cement barrels, for safeguarding its bare, wild and fragrant profile, favoring varietal identity, immediacy and ease of drinking over complexity, I felt the need to discover how my Syrah could express itself by being born and growing in symbiosis with another material that fascinates me , like wood and cement, and which rightfully belongs to the most ancient, and natural, history of wine… and of man.

Chestnut is the wine I've always wanted to make, the main wine, in a certain sense the symbol, the icon of our company and, in my heart, of Cortona Syrah. The only wine I made until a few years ago. It is made (like all our wines) only with Syrah grapes grown in our Cortona vineyards, all characterized by very low yields per hectare (maximum 50 quintals from 5,000 plants), rigorously selected, with extreme care, during the entire vintage, in particular before and during the harvest (which for this wine usually takes place in the last ten days of September, in search of perfect phenolic maturity), harvested exclusively by hand in small perforated boxes of 15 kilos each.

Chestnut is the wine I've always wanted to make, the main wine, in a certain sense the symbol, the icon of our company and, in my heart, of Cortona Syrah. The only wine I made until a few years ago. It is made (like all our wines) only with Syrah grapes grown in our Cortona vineyards, all characterized by very low yields per hectare (maximum 50 quintals from 5,000 plants), rigorously selected, with extreme care, during the entire vintage, in particular before and during the harvest (which for this wine usually takes place in the last ten days of September, in search of perfect phenolic maturity), harvested exclusively by hand in small perforated boxes of 15 kilos each.

Chestnut is the wine I've always wanted to make, the main wine, in a certain sense the symbol, the icon of our company and, in my heart, of Cortona Syrah. The only wine I made until a few years ago. It is made (like all our wines) only with Syrah grapes grown in our Cortona vineyards, all characterized by very low yields per hectare (maximum 50 quintals from 5,000 plants), rigorously selected, with extreme care, during the entire vintage, in particular before and during the harvest (which for this wine usually takes place in the last ten days of September, in search of perfect phenolic maturity), harvested exclusively by hand in small perforated boxes of 15 kilos each.

Cuculaia aims to be a living oenological experiment, a journey towards the extreme frontier of quality, in search of the limit which Syrah can push in the terroir of Cortona. It is produced only in years considered excellent, exclusively with Syrah grapes grown in our vineyard of the same name, part of the Il Castagno farm, distinguished by a soil with unique characteristics and particularly low yields per hectare (maximum 40 quintals from 5,000 plants), selected with care throughout the year (especially before and during the harvest) expressly to make this wine.

"chestnut" Syrah Cortona DOC The "Castagnino" is the younger brother, but equally loved and cared for, of our symbolic wine (Il Castagno). It is made (like all our wines) only with Syrah grapes grown in our Cortona vineyards, all characterized by very low yields per hectare (maximum 50 quintals from 5,000 plants), rigorously selected throughout the year, especially before and during the harvest (which usually takes place in the first half of September, slightly earlier than that of Il Castagno and Cuculaia), harvested exclusively by hand in small 15 kg perforated boxes.

It goes best with delicate foods such as lamb. Excellent with aubergines. Serve at 18°

Excellent pairing with the best cuts of red meat.

Deep ruby color, hints of red berries and vanilla/chocolate on the nose, full-bodied on the palate, good character of red fruit, spices, white chocolate and vanilla.

Intense red color, with an aroma of rose and violet petals. Intense to the taste with hints of blackberries and blueberries. Slightly spiced on the finish. Of good persistence. Excellent with red and tasty meats.

This wine goes very well with meat dishes and aged cheeses. Serve at 18°C.

Intense in color, with a character of green pepper and vanilla on the nose, with a complete, rich structure, with ripe and complex tannins with great softness

Bright red in colour, with cherry and plum notes on the nose, it is well balanced with red berry fruits and a well integrated oak character on the palate

Red with purplish hues, complex aromas with spicy hints, cocoa, coffee, licorice and red berried fruits. With elegant, soft tannins and velvety on the palate. Persistent with an aftertaste of spices.

Clean scent of rose, intense aromas of cherry, supported by naturally soft tannins.

Perfume of ripe plums, with remarkable structure and long persistence on the palate.

Full-bodied taste, good tannins, well balanced.

It goes well with important and structured dishes, especially grilled red meats

The vines are grown with the simple Trentino pergola in sandy loam and clay loam soils.

It goes well with red meats, tongue, stewed snails, boiled meats and aged cheeses. Serve at 18°C.

Excellent to accompany traditional Trentino first courses, such as tripe soup. It also goes well with boiled meats and white meats.

Obtained from Vernaccia Nera grapes, with the production area at an altitude comparable to mountain wines where drying with hanging bunches is expected, at the end of which the must is left to ferment and refine in barriques for at least three years.

The wine, obtained from Vernaccia Nera grapes and aged for 18 months in barrique, has an intense ruby colour, very consistent.

From 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, harvested by hand.

Obtained from hand-picked Pinot Noir grapes and aged for 18 months in barriques, the wine has a beautiful, lively and consistent ruby colour.

Obtained from 100% hand-picked Sangiovese grapes, this wine, aged for 12 months in barrique, has a ruby color with purplish hues.

Obtained from hand-picked Vernaccia Nera grapes, it has a beautiful intense and lively ruby red colour.

From hand-picked Vernaccia Nera grapes. 60% is immediately put into fermentation while the remaining 40% ferments after being in natural drying for about 60 days. The two wines are brought together and in the spring refermentation is made with the Martinotti method in an autoclave. The wine is ruby red with violet reflections, the foam is fine and soft.

Obtained from hand-picked Maceratino (or Ribona) grapes, aged for 6 months in the bottle.

Obtained mainly from Incrocio Bruni 54 grapes, it is straw yellow, bright.

Do you know that you are about to drink a cup that you risked never being able to drink again? Very rare grapes, autochthonous and yet to be discovered. We really like this Garofanata a lot and we strictly uncork it when we are in excellent company.

A white Marche IGT is obtained from white grapes, aged in steel for at least 6 months.

From hand-picked black Vernaccia grapes, vinified in white and refermented in the bottle, it has a very delicate pale pink colour, fine and creamy foam.