"If you want to enter Ripatransone, only the Castellano will be able to let you pass." It is said that once upon a time, to protect one of the city gates, a knight covered in his face forever memorized the face of each customer, recognizing at a glance their good or bad intentions. Benevolent, but dressed in armor and a shining shield, he courageously protected the town: his name is Transone, from the Latin verb 'transire', which means 'to cross'. For friends today is the Castellano, like this Rosso Piceno DOC Superiore.
A thick mane and the look of someone who proudly guards the keys to the city. It is the Ripano Lion, symbol of Ripatransone: the loyal guide who accompanies us to discover the five hills Belvedere, Monte Antico, Capodimonte, Roflano and Agello. It is well known that a single glass of Offida DOCG Rosso is able to transfer part of its epic courage to those who drink it. Always generous and wise but woe betide him. Because Leo Ripano is only to his friends that he shows himself to be human.
Pour a glass of Mercantino Offida DOCG Pecorino, put your ear to the glass and close your eyes for a moment. Do you feel it? It is the whispering of the audience that is filled with impatience to attend the performance of the famous Luigi Mercantini. Yes, you are at the theater, surrounded by a colorful auditorium, that of the fourteenth-century Palazzo del Podestà di Ripatransone which the poet Ripano gave birth to since 1894. This bottle is its stage and it is now time to take its place: the show is to begin. NB. Magnum format 1,5L Vintage 2019 - Alcohol 14,00% Vol.
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 100% This is a Riserva The 2012 vintage was awarded bronze by the International Wine Challenge.
This is above average popularity for Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wines. Interest in this wine has decreased compared to previous years. This is among the most expensive Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wines. The price has remained stable over the past year.
Mastroberardino 's Taurasi "Radici" is a full-bodied red wine, very representative of the appellation. Aging in wood for 18 months makes it ample, elegant and complex: notes of wild berries combine with aromas of tobacco, spices and black pepper for a balanced and enveloping result
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 100% This is a Riserva The 2012 vintage was awarded bronze by the International Wine Challenge.
This is above average popularity for Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wines. Interest in this wine has decreased compared to previous years. This is among the most expensive Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wines. The price has remained stable over the past year.
By "closed" was meant a circumscribed olive grove often delimited by stone walls. Chiusa di Pannone was also the same, while today it is the single vineyard used exclusively for the homonymous wine.
Ben Ryé Donnafugata is one of the most famous Sicilian passito wines in Italy and in the world, which has become a paradigm of Passito di Pantelleria. Its name in Arabic means "daughter of the wind", an epithet attributed to this Mediterranean island, struck by winds that blow on the bunches of grapes and on the crops, bringing with them intense and very characteristic aromas , the same ones we find in wine. The image that decorates the label is created by the designer Nicola Vitale and illustrates the work and effort of the winemakers in this area, illuminated by intense sunlight, with the 'dammuso', a typical architecture of the island in the background.
Ranked among the top 10 wines of this region by number of awards won: the 2006 vintage was awarded the gold of Chardonnay-du-Monde. One of the best IGT wines from the Pescaresi Hills that people are looking for. This producer produces a wide range of wines, including those from Trebbiano (Ugni Blanc), Rare White Blend, Montepulciano, Rare Rose Blend, Cabernet - Montepulciano and Pecorino grapes.
Kabir, with a bright straw yellow color, is characterized by a complex bouquet of tropical fruit (passion fruit), floral hints of orange blossom and delicate salty nuances. In the mouth the fruity and sweet notes echo, perfectly balanced by the fresh mineral vein. Good persistence with a spicy finish of pink pepper and nutmeg.
By "closed" was meant a circumscribed olive grove often delimited by stone walls. Chiusa di Pannone was also the same, while today it is the single vineyard used exclusively for the homonymous wine.
Ranked among the top 10 wines of this region by number of awards won: the 2006 vintage was awarded the gold of Chardonnay-du-Monde. One of the best IGT wines from the Pescaresi Hills that people are looking for. This producer produces a wide range of wines, including those from Trebbiano (Ugni Blanc), Rare White Blend, Montepulciano, Rare Rose Blend, Cabernet - Montepulciano and Pecorino grapes.
The potential of the volcanic soil sloping down towards the sea and the meeting with Riccardo Cotarella, a winemaker of great value particularly sensitive to the recovery and enhancement of Southern wines, led to the birth, in 1994, of a product that aroused incredible emotion in everyone . With a balanced blend of Aglianico and Piedirosso, also known as "Pere 'e Palummo" obtained from vineyards exposed to the South West, between four hundred and five hundred meters on the enchanting gulf of Gaeta, the "Terra di Lavoro", a wine of great structure, suitably aged in small oak barrels.
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 100% This is a Riserva The 2012 vintage was awarded bronze by the International Wine Challenge.
This is above average popularity for Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wines. Interest in this wine has decreased compared to previous years. This is among the most expensive Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wines. The price has remained stable over the past year.
Sangiovese is the good fruit of a land cultivated with respect, in a continuous cycle where doing well gives the best there is in drinking.
In the fields, the days have risen which in the evening turn into slopes
The potential of the volcanic soil sloping down towards the sea and the meeting with Riccardo Cotarella, a winemaker of great value particularly sensitive to the recovery and enhancement of Southern wines, led to the birth, in 1994, of a product that aroused incredible emotion in everyone . The "Terra di Lavoro", a wine of great structure, suitably aged in small oak barrels.
Production area: Avellino, Campania. Grapes and Vinification: Aglianico. Destemming and delicate pressing, maceration for 20-25 days at a temperature of 26-28 ° C. Aging in barriques for 16 months and subsequent refinement in the bottle. Color and Pairing: Red, ideal for robust first courses, roasts and full-bodied sauces.
Intense and intense ruby red color, sometimes impenetrable. Ripe dark cherries, sour cherries in alcohol and black fruit jam are the scents that open the olfactory, then characterized by nuances of mocha, cocoa, marzipan, licorice and rhubarb. The palate is consistent and structured, energetic in the tannic texture and long in persistence. To be paired with second courses of meat, it is perfect with grilled leg of kid.
Nero was born with love and passion from selected grapes and grown in our Conti Zecca farm following the most modern principles of sustainable viticulture, respectful of the environment and the territory.
Mastroberardino 's Taurasi "Radici" is a full-bodied red wine, very representative of the appellation. Aging in wood for 18 months makes it ample, elegant and complex: notes of wild berries combine with aromas of tobacco, spices and black pepper for a balanced and enveloping result
