RED WINES
Great wines and special products, some to be discovered: a refined selection, a trip in scents and modern tastes with deep roots into the best Italian High quality wines tradition.
PIEDMONT
ZABALDÁ DOC Barbera D'Alba
Traditional vinification has given a typical, fresh, medium-sized Barbera to match with meat starters and pasta in red sauce or pizza.
YEAR 2019
NAME Barbera d'Alba DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Barbera
FERMENTATION Steel aging
Crushing and cold maceration for 2 days. Vinification in steel tin at controlled temperature for 8 days. MACERATION for a few days after the end of fermentation. 10 months in large oak barrels of Slavonia
ALCOHOL 14.5% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18°
RICCIAIA DOC Dolcetto D'Alba
Shining purple. Intense nose, with twisted tracts. Forest fruits, spices, balsamic puffs. Soft and fleshy on the sour, shows acidity and cohesive tannins. Final
drying.
YEAR 2015 NAME Ricciaia Dolcetto d'Alba DOC WINE 100% Dolcetto FERMENTATION Steel aging Immediate pressing and immediate fermentation without any maceration, then put in steel tins at 19ºC
to keep the hints of fresh fruits and to avoid excessive extraction of polyphenols.12 months in French oak barrels of 2nd and 3rd pass
YEAR 2018
NAME Dolcetto D'Alba DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Dolcetto
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION Steel
ALCOHOL 14,5% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 14-16°
STERMÀ DOC Nebbiolo
The Nebbiolo from clay soils tends to produce powerful and structured wines with fruity and expressive character. In our Nebbiolo you can taste a remarkable
strawberry flavor. A marriage of love with meats, a wonder with seasoned cheeses, a show with truffle dishes.
YEAR 2018
NAME Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Nebbiolo
FERMENTATION Steel aging
ALCOHOL 13,5% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18°
RONCHI DOCG Barbaresco
The wine has been refined in tonneau and barrique, supplied by 3 different barrel makers, each tonneau conferred its own aromatic profile to Nebbiolo.
YEAR 2017
NAME Barbaresco DOCG
VINE VARIETY 100% Nebbiolo FERMENTATION French's Tonneau oak aging. Crushing and cold
MACERATION Steel
ALCOHOL 14% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 18°
ACULEI DOCG Barolo
This wine was refined in large tonneau supplied by 4 different barrel makers and each tonneau gave its own aromatic profile to Nebbiolo.
YEAR 2016
NAME Barolo DOCG
VINE VARIETY 100% Nebbiolo
FERMETATION Steel
MATURATION 30 months in large oak barrels French
ALCOHOL 14% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 18°
LOMBARDY
BOTTICINO DOC
Intense and slightly ethereous wine perfume, ruby red load tending to garute, full, velvety, of good structure with a fair and balanced tannicity, this wine is produced in a small area DOC by combination of four vines: Barbera that it confers structure and characteristics of aging aptitude; Marzemino local variety that contributes decisively to color, aromatic typicality and body; Sangiovese that provides aromatic elegance and pleasant softness to the taste; finally kind slave to add a touch of freshness. Robust dry taste, full and aromatic with long persistence. Pairings with skewer meats, roasts, venison and braised; tasty charcuterie and cheeses.
YEAR 2017
NAME Botticino DOC
VINE VARIETY 40% Barbera, 30% Sangiovese, 20% Marzemino, 10% Schiava
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION 24 months in oak barrels Franch by 15 hl
SERVING TEMPERATURE 18-20°
VENETO
VALPOLICELLA CL. SUP. DOC
Intense ruby red. Wide and complex with strong tones of fresh fruit, well defined ripe cherry, cherry, and small red fruits. It is a fresh wine, of good structure with a savory and fruity taste with final notes of spices and cocoa.
Pairings: tasty first courses, cured meats, medium-aged cheeses.
YEAR 2018
NAME Valpolicella Cl. Sup. DOC
VINE VARIETY 40% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 20% Rondinella, 10% Molinara
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION Steel and oak
ALCOHOL 13% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18°
VALPOLICELLA CL. SUP. RIPASSO DOC
Intense ruby red. Large and complex with well-defined tones of ripe cherry and small red fruits. It is a wine of good structure with a sapid and fruity taste with end notes of spices and
cocoa.
YEAR 2018
NAME Valpolicella Cl. Sup. Ripasso DOC VINE VARIETY 40% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 20% Rondinella, 10% Molinara
FERMENTATION Steel.
MATURATION Aging for 24 months in oak barrels of Slavonia and barrique.
ALCOHOL 14% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18 °
AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CL. DOCG
Intense ruby red with garnet reflections. Wide with hints of berries, cherry jam, dried plums and balsamic notes of remarkable persistence. Majestic with fragrant aromatic notes and spicy
aftertaste.
YEAR 2016
NAME: Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. DOCG
VINE VARIETY 40% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 25% Rondinella, 5% Molinara
FERMENTATION Steel
ALCOHOL 16% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 18°
FRIULI V.G.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON IGT
- Cantina Fruscalzo
Ruby red color with light garnet reflections. Scent of blackcurrant and sweet spices. Aromas of berries and cherry, delicate tannins, a vanilla bottom of good persistence. Pairings: dishes of mushrooms, pasta, aromatic cheese, grilled meat, game and lamb.
YEAR 2011
NAME Cabernet Sauvignon IGT
VINE VARIETY 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
FERMENTATION Barrels for 10 days
MATURATION Barrels
ALCOHOL 13% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18°
FRIULI V.G.
REFOSCO DAL PEDUNCOLO ROSSO DOC FRIULI
- Cantina Pitars
Wine characteristics garnet red with shades of violet, intense pleasant aroma with scents of berry and herbs. Tannic, full bodied and persistent on the palate. When young, it's fragrant with a slight herbal touch. It may be aged for two or four years, specially in good vintages. Recommended with ideal companion to red meats, poultry, stews well suited for typical italian dishes.
YEAR 2019
NAME Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION Steel
ALCOHOL 12,5% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 18°
MERLOT DOC FRIULI
- Cantina Pitras
Wine characteristics ruby in colour with purplish overtones when it ages, presents a full fragrant bouquet with hints of raspberry, blackberry and blueberry. A dry, full bodied wine with herbal overtones that ages weel. Recommended with red meat dishes, stew, poultry, rabbit and aged cheeses.
YEAR 2019
NAME Merol DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Merlot
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION Steel
ALCOHOL 12,5% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18°
CABERNET FRANC DOC FRIULI
- Cantina Pitars
Wine characteristics one the best of Friuli's red wines. When quickly fermented with the peel, resulting in an easy to drink wine, intense and herbal, with a lovely grape flavour. After a long fermentation the wine is round, full bodied, tannic and rich of aromas. It ages very well. Recommended with young: with cold meat dishes. Aged: a good companion to toast, game, seasoned dishes and aged cheeses.
YEAR 2019
NAME Cabernet Franc DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Cabernet Franc
FERMENTATION Steeel
MATURATION Steel
ALCOHOL 12,5% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18°
TUSCANY
CHIANTI SAN BENEDETTO DOCG
- Cantina San Benedetto
It's belongs to that small group of authentic Chianti of marked typicality. Bright ruby red. Fruity with noticeable notes of cherry, plum and slight floral hints. Structure wine but soft and smooth. Pairings: grilled red meat dishes, roasts and game.
YEAR 2018
NAME Chianti DOCG
VINE VARIETY 90% Sangiovese, 10% Colorino and Canaiolo
FERMENTATION Cement
MATURATION Oak barrels for 6 months ALCOHOL 14,5% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 18°
MARCHE
LACRIMA DI MORRO D'ALBA DOC
- Cantina Mattei
Intense ruby red with violet reflections. Feathers of dried rose petals (dominant), rose fané, small red undergrowth fruits with light purses and spicy notes (pink pepper), fine. Hot, soft, velvety; Fruity and fresh finish with remarkable aromatic persistence.
YEAR 2017
NAME Lacrima di Morro d'Alba DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Lacrima
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION 6 months in steel tanks and oak barrels
ALCOHOL 12,5% Vol.
ALCOHOL 12,5% Vol.
ALCOHOL 12,5% Vol.
GRADING 12.5% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 18-20°
PIRONE IGT Marche Rosso
- Cantina Conventino
Bright ruby in the glass, on the nose offers crispy and juicy red fruits and purple flower petals. Cherries and raspberries support the fresh and kindly warm taste. Tannins are delicate. The closure is savory and perfectly balanced.
Pairings: meat sauce, roasts, grills, leg of lamb, boiled, castrated and overcooked. It is also ideal for pastas based on cured meats, in bags of robust taste and cheeses with a strong taste.
YEAR 2019
NAME Marche Rosso IGT
VINE VARIETY 70% Sangiovese 30% Lacrima
FERMENTATION
MATURATION in large oak barrels
ALCOHOL 13,5% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 15-18°
CARDOVIOLA IGT Lacrima, Aleatico
- Cantina Conventino
Bright Ruby with Purple Reflections. This wine is a continuous alternation of fruits and flowers. Opens with fresh jasmine floral and pink roses, becomes fruity with raspberries, red currants and crispy cherries, to return to an explosion of roses. Fresh, savory and delicate tannins, closes on softly floral notes.
YEAR 2019
NAME Rosso IGT
VINE VARIETY 50% Lacrima, 50% Aleatico
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION 2 months in bottle
ALCOHOL 13% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 14-16°
MARCHE
CARDOROSSO DOC Sangiovese Merlot
- Cantina Conventino
Intense and shiny ruby red. The nose gives elegant small red fruits, then juniper and rosemary. The sip is full and complex. The tannic plot is dense and never intrusive. In the finale confirms the already announced spacing to the nose and the frankness of the plant notes.
YEAR 2017
NAME Colli Pesaresi DOC Sangiovese
VINE VARIETY 90% Sangiovese 10% Merlot
FERMENTATION French oak barrels
MATURATION 50% steel for 12 months, 50% in barrels and tonneau for 12 months. 10 months in the bottle.
ALCOHOL 13% Vol.
SERVIG TEMPERATURE 16-18°
MOLISE
CALIDIO Montepulciano DOC
Intense red. Broad Bouquet with reminiscent of violets, but also the scent of cherry with a pleasant herbaceous note. The taste is dry, acidic and austere, full body. Truly tannic.
YEAR 2017
NAME Montepulciano DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Montepulciano
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION Steel
ALCOHOL 12.5% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 14-16 °
OPALIA Tintilia DOC
Intense ruby red color. Feathers of berries and licorice root on a vanilla background.
YEAR 2017
NAME Tintilia del Molise DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Tintilia
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION In Allier and Tronçais barriques first and second pass for 24 months
ALCOHOL 14% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 14-16 °
BASILICATA
PORTALE ADDUCA
Aglianico del Vulture DOC
Ruby red, Smell with sweet and torronate scents and warm scents, with fairly contained tertiary. The palate is dry and austere. Good structure and long-lasting.
Pairings: meat or tasty firsts, red dog seconds, baked lamb
YEAR 2015
NAME Aglianico del Vulture DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Aglianico
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION Steel
ALCOHOL 14% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18°
LA BOTTAIA
Aglianico del Vulture DOC
Ruby red color particularly understood. Intense is also on the nose, with dense and elegant scents that recall the ripe berries. Present shades of balsamic and boisè. In the mouth it is wide, pulpy, harmonious and fresh.
Pairings: with mature cheeses, or red meats, especially with baked ham.
YEAR 2015
NAME Aglianico del Vulture DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Aglianico
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION Steel
ALCOHOL 14% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 16-18°
PUGLIA
AMASTUOLA
PRIMITIVO IGP Bio
Amastuola Primitivo is an organic wine with a deep and bright ruby-red colour. The nose is fruity with hints of plum and cinnamon. On the palate it has an impact of volume, although it is fine, rich and balanced, with slight hints of berries and spices in the finish. The full-bodied texture of this organic wine makes it suitable for meat dishes of any kind; red or white grilled meats, but also game, baked lamb or kid. We recommend serving between 17° and 18° C.
YEAR 2018
NAME Primitivo IGP
VINE VARIETY 100% Primitivo
FERMENTATION 18 months partly in oak barrel, partly in stainless steel tanks
MACERATION
ALCOHOL 14% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 17-18°
SARDINIA
SU'ANIMA DOC Cannonau
Ruby red with orange reflections. Inviting nose, flowers and red fruits emerge, sweet resin finish. Good drinkability and freshness, soft and floral tannins.
YEAR 2018
NAME Cannonau DOC
VINE VARIETY 100% Cannonau
FERMENTATION Steel
MATURATION In second passage barriques for 12 months and 2 months of aging in bottle.
ALCOHOL 14.5% Vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 15-16°
SU'NICO IGT
Bovale
Ruby red with purple reflections, beautiful vividness of color, consistent. Excellent olfactory intensity, fleshy nose, red fruits in spirit with spicy notes. Good wrap, warm, soft, tannino persuasive and good taste-olfactory match.
Pairings: red meats and mature cheeses, but also in simple conversation.