Farnese

Country: Abruzzo - Italy

Region: Abruzzo


Farnese Collection


Fantini Pinot Grigio Price € 9.40

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Sensory featuresPinot Grigio provides complex fruit and herbal aromas, hints of oak, vanilla and nutmeg. It has fruity flavours of peach, grapefruit, lemon-lime and minerals and is medium-bodied with roundness and a pleasant mouth feel. The finish is long, clean and spicy yet delicate.

Technical notes

Grape variety: 100% Pinot Grigio

VinificationCrushing, de-stemming, soft pressing and static decantation.

Maturation: The clear must is then fermented at a temperature between 12-14°C. At the end of the fermentation, the lees are then left to rest for about 3-5 months and then the wine is bottled.

Best servedEasy to drink well with rich pasta dishes, white meat and cheese. Delicious with cream soups and grilled fish.

Alcohol contents: 12.5%

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Fantini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Price € 9.20

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Sensory features: This Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is intense, persistent and fruity on the nose with notes of wild berries and vanilla. Full bodied, well balanced and slightly tannic on the palate with a clean, persistent aftertaste.

Technical notes

Grape variety: 100% Montepulciano

VineyardsThe production area is situated around Ortona and various neighbouring villages. The vineyards have a south-east exposure and the vines’ average age is 30-35 years. The training system is 92% “tendone” or “Abruzzo pergola” (bower), and 8% guyot. The soil’ composition varies from area to area but is mainly clay and/or limestone and the grapes are harvested in October/beginning of November, depending on the production area.

Vinification: More than 90% of the grapes are harvested by hand (machines are not able to harvest the “pergola” vines); once in the winery they are gently de-stemmed and crushed. The crushed grapes are conveyed into stainless steel tanks where a cold maceration occurs at 6°C for 24-36 hours, followed by a fermentation with maceration at 25-26 °C for about 15 days. During the fermentation with maceration several punching downs (done manually or semi-mechanically through pumps) are done, their number decreasing as the fermentation comes to an end.

AgeingAgeing and malolactic fermentation occur in stainless steel tanks for 95% and only for 5% in oak barrels

Best servedexcellent with the Italian traditional cooking, especially with savoury main courses with tomato sauce, grilled or stewed meat.

Alcohol content:13%

Bottle size: 750ml

 

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Fantini Cococciola Cuveè Brut Price € 14.00

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Sensory Features: Brilliant straw yellow. Complex perfume, with hints of green citrus fruits and floral aromas. Elegant and persistent perlage. In the mouth, it‟s elegant, mineral, fresh and well-balanced.

Best served: It matches perfectly with all kinds of food, in particular with seafood. Good served as aperitif.

Technical notes
Grape variety: 100% Cococciola, harvested from the Rocca San Giovanni area. Vinification: The grapes, from the oldest vineyards, are handpicked at their ripeness. After a careful selection, the berries are crushed and destemmed. The must is left in contact with the skins during a short cold maceration. After the static clarification, the must fermented in stainless steel tanks at 16-18°C. After 3 months fining on lees, according to the “Charmat” method, the base wine is fermented in small stainless steel pressure tanks (prise de mousse). Training system: pergola Abruzzese.

Harvest: First week of September

Alcohol content  12.5%

Bottle size: 750 ml

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Edizione Cinque Autoctoni Price € 33.20

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"From five autochtonous (native) grapes - hence the name. The vintage is undeclared on the label. The only numeric indication to appear is a progressive number that is the number of years this wine has been produced."

Sensory features: The wines has a beautiful garnet colour. On the nose complex aromas of ripe cherries, plums and black berries come forward with a hint of tobacco and toast. In the mouth the wine is full bodied with nice tannine yet soft and full of fruits with a hint of spicy  vanilla and chocolate followed by a long lasting finish.

Technical notes:
33% Montepulciano, 30% Primitivo, 25%, Sangiovese, plus some Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera. Grapes are sourced from the Colonnella, Ortona, Sava and San Marzano district. 

Aging: 13 months in barriques

Ready to drink at its release or aged for 8/10 years.

Serving temperature: about 18-20° C.

Best served: Beef, game and aged cheeses. Meditation wine.

Alcohol content: 14%

Bottle size: 750ml

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Casale Vecchio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Price € 15.20

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Sensory featuresVery deep, brilliant ruby with purple reflections, the bouquet shows excellent intensity and richness, with notes of ripe red fruit, amaretto cookies, marzipan and sweet spices. Mellow, flavourful and complex on the palate, with smooth, velvety tannins, outstanding freshness and balance.

Technical notes

Grape variety: Montepulciano

Vineyards: Located within the townships of Colonnella, Ancorano and Controguerra and cover a total of 25 hectares (nearly 62 acres). Vinification begins with soft pressing and de-stalking with maceration on skins and fermentation for twenty days. Malolactic fermentation takes place in American barrique and aging continues for six months.

Best served: Ideal pairings are robust first courses, cold cuts and salami, particularly the excellent varieties to be found in the Abruzzo region, as well as roasts and stews.

Alcohol content: 13%

Bottle size: 750ml

 

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Calalenta Rose € 12.40

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Sensory features: Fresh and flinty aromas of strawberry, fresh cut watermelon and rose petals on the nose with notes of minerality on the palate. The wine has a refreshing acidity that is in harmony with the grout and well rounded with good length. Its long and intense finish is the signature of a rose with incomparable elegance.

Technical notes

Grape variety: 100% Merlot

Harvest &Vinification: Hand picking in night time (calalenta), After a slow destemming, a gentle crushing and a soft pressing of the grapes, the free run must is ferment­ed at a temperature of 10/12°C in stainless steel tank for 18/22 days. After a light and quick aging on lees of 30/35 days in stainless steel the wine is gently fined, filtered and straightforward bottled.

 

Bottle size: 750ml

Alcohol content: 13%

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