Francesco Fabbretti

STORIE DI VINI E VITICOLTORI

Archives for December 2021

Rosso di Montalcino Rossofonte 2016, Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona

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The history of Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona winery begins in the seventeenth century when the Bishop of Montalcino and of the Sant’Antimo Abbey, Fabius de’ Vecchis, builds an episcopal palace in Castelnuovo dell’Abate, in the south-east quadrant of the current Brunello di Montalcino docg area. After the death of the Bishop, the palace and the related lands were bought and sold until the middle of the 20th century when they finally came into the possession of the Ciacci family which, shortly after, became related to the Piccolomini d’Aragona family, descendant of Pope Pius II. [Read more…] about Rosso di Montalcino Rossofonte 2016, Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona

Essence de Dourthe 2005, Vignobles Dourthe

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To determine the origins of the Maison Dourthe it is necessary to go back to 1840, when a hotelier from Lit-et-Mixe, a charming coastal town halfway between the city of Bordeaux and the border with Spain, moved there to engage in a new wine business; that man was Pierre Dourthe. From one generation to another the trade continued to give satisfaction to the Dourthe family that, in 1929, bought Chtâeau Maucaillou, its first Château, laying the foundations for the development of a viticulture entirely based on the concept of terroir. [Read more…] about Essence de Dourthe 2005, Vignobles Dourthe

Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot 2010, La Chablisienne

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Chablis appellation owes its fame to the Chardonnay wines that have gradually established over time for some characteristics rather peculiar to its position, north of the Côte d’Or. This position has ensured the birth of extremely fresh wines, citric and mineral, the mix between the soil Kimmeridge, characterized by the storage of small fossil shells of marine origin, and low temperatures. [Read more…] about Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot 2010, La Chablisienne

Brut N.7, Champagne Ayala

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The history of maison Ayala, in Champagne, begins in 1860 thanks to Edmond de Ayala who establishes the winery in Aÿ, the famous Grad Cru of the Vallée de la Marne. The winery doesn’t take long to be noticed, thanks to the 1865 choice to vinify its wines with a dosage of 21 g/l, certainly higher than what we are currently used to but certainly much lower than the standards of the time, which included sweet wines with a dosage of about 150 g/l. [Read more…] about Brut N.7, Champagne Ayala

Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot 2010, La Chablisienne

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Chablis appellation owes its fame to the Chardonnay wines that have gradually established over time for some characteristics rather peculiar to its position, north of the Côte d’Or. This position has ensured the birth of extremely fresh wines, citric and mineral, the mix between the soil Kimmeridge, characterized by the storage of small fossil shells of marine origin, and low temperatures. [Read more…] about Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot 2010, La Chablisienne

Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches 2010, Joseph Drouhin

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Joseph Drouhin is a maison that hardly leaves indifferent wine lovers of Burgundy because of its wines, both white and red, which warm the heart. The name of this winery is that of its homonymous founder Joseph who, at only 22 years, in 1880, established its headquarters in Beaune, beginning to produce wines with the same determination with which he bought the most beautiful vineyards of the various appellations. [Read more…] about Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches 2010, Joseph Drouhin

Merlot 2004, Radikon

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Of Radikon, in Oslavia, in the heart of Collio Goriziano, just 3 kilometers from the Italian-Slovenian border, are famous wine choices that over the years have led this winery to fire wines that, as they like to repeat, “not everyone likes”. In fact, what Stanko Radikon has tried to tell, throughout his life, through his wines, is nothing more than truth, sincerity and respect for his land, passing these values to his son Saša, current owner. [Read more…] about Merlot 2004, Radikon

Rosso 2016, Miani Vini

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Although the name of Enzo Pontoni says relatively little to the vast majority of wine consumers, it is worth remembering that he is the mind and arms that lie behind the Miani winery, wich produces with incredible constancy rare and legendary wines. The story of Enzo begins around the early ’80s when he decided to leave the engineering sector, where he worked, to take care full-time of the Buttrio family winery (10 kilometers southeast of Udine), and the family vineyards, between Buttrio and Corno di Rosazzo, in the denomination Colli Orientali del Friuli. [Read more…] about Rosso 2016, Miani Vini

Chianti Classico 2016, Azienda Agricola Caparsa

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It’s not possible to talk about Radda in Chianti without thinking about the fact that this area, in the heart of Chianti Classico, has been underestimated for a long time because of its excessive altitude. This morphological condition allowed with great difficulty the Sangiovese to age properly and so the wines of Radda were almost always considered too thin, slightly scarce in substance. [Read more…] about Chianti Classico 2016, Azienda Agricola Caparsa

Aglianico del Vulture Il Repertorio 2017, Cantine del Notaio

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The Giuratrabocchetti family is linked to the cultivation of Aglianico grape in Rionero in Vùlture, about 40 kilometers north of Potenza, in Basilicata, for seven generations. However, it is necessary to reach 1998 for this bond to become official, thanks to the work of Gerardo Giuratrabocchetti who founded, with the help of his wife Marcella, the Cantine del Notaio, dedicating them to his father Consalvo, famous Notary of Rionero and Basilicata in general. [Read more…] about Aglianico del Vulture Il Repertorio 2017, Cantine del Notaio

Oltrepò Terra di Pinot Nero 2021 a Milano

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Thursday, Dicember 2nd was held in Milan, at the premises of DaDa in Taverna, an event dedicated to Pinot Noir and its still and sparkling declinations in the Oltrepò Pavese lands, as interpreted by a group of producers who created the project Oltrepò Terra di Pinot Nero. The event started with an introduction curated by Filippo Bartolotta who, supported by Armando Castagno and Alessio Brandolini (the latter representing the entire group of producers), tried to trace some geographical, stylistic, productive and social Pinot Noir coordinates in this territory, whose potential has yet to be fully explored. [Read more…] about Oltrepò Terra di Pinot Nero 2021 a Milano

Aglianico del Vulture Il Repertorio 2017, Cantine del Notaio

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The Giuratrabocchetti family is linked to the cultivation of Aglianico grape in Rionero in Vùlture, about 40 kilometers north of Potenza, in Basilicata, for seven generations. However, it is necessary to reach 1998 for this bond to become official, thanks to the work of Gerardo Giuratrabocchetti who founded, with the help of his wife Marcella, the Cantine del Notaio, dedicating them to his father Consalvo, famous Notary of Rionero and Basilicata in general. [Read more…] about Aglianico del Vulture Il Repertorio 2017, Cantine del Notaio

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