Francesco Fabbretti

STORIE DI VINI E VITICOLTORI

2006

Vitovska Selezione 2006, Kante Azienda Agricola

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When we talk about Edi Kante we should always assume that he is one of the most influential winegrowers of the Karst, in the far central-eastern quadrant of Friuli Venezia Giulia. This land has a history bathed in the blood of over 1,500,000 soldiers, both Italian and Austro-Hungarian, who died during the First World War, and has experienced, as a logical consequence of such bloodbath, a period of terrible economic recession, which has been remedied only by the recovery plan launched in 1950. [Read more…] about Vitovska Selezione 2006, Kante Azienda Agricola

Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint Jacques 2006, Domaine Armand Rousseau

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A lover of the great Pinot Noirs that Burgundy gives in Gevrey-Chambertin almost knows the great performers and knows that, among all, the Domaine Armand Rousseau stands out as the most important, thanks to its deservedly legendary fame. For those who do not know it, it is enough to say that the masterpieces that, every year, this winery gives birth to have acquired a prestige so high that they are all allocated even before the official marketing. [Read more…] about Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint Jacques 2006, Domaine Armand Rousseau

La Mission Haut-Brion 2006, Château La Mission Haut-Brion

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There are few wines that can boast such a long and fascinating history as that of Château La Mission Haut-Brion. It all started with the acquisition, by a merchant from Bordeaux, Arnaud de Lestonnac, of a plot of land in Pessac-Léognan, known as Arregedhuys, which will form the basis of both this Château and Château Haut-Brion. [Read more…] about La Mission Haut-Brion 2006, Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Beaune Grèves Vigne de l’Enfant Jesus 2006, Bouchard Père & Fils

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There are very few Burgundy Houses that, like that of Bouchard Père & Fils, founded in Beaune by Michel Bouchard in 1731, can boast almost 300 years of history. To get to the first vineyards owned, however, it will have to wait until 1775, when Joseph Bouchard bought some plots in the famous 1er Cru of Volnay “Caillerets”, also giving way, at the same time, to the construction of the family estate. [Read more…] about Beaune Grèves Vigne de l’Enfant Jesus 2006, Bouchard Père & Fils

Chevalier Montrachet 2006, Vincent Girardin

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Since the Girardin family began viticulture in the seventeenth century, in Santenay, in the extreme south of the Côte de Beaune, it is not surprising that Young Vincent decided at only 19 years old, in 1980, to undertake this activity, starting from two hectares inherited from his parents. The speed with which the quality of his wines was recognized and appreciated is almost incredible, given his young age, and is also the reason why it was possible to expand his business with the purchase of the most prestigious land of his beloved Côte de Beaune (Meursault, Puligny Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet, Saint Aubin, Santenay, Savigny Les Beaune, Aloxe Corton, Volnay and Pommard). [Read more…] about Chevalier Montrachet 2006, Vincent Girardin

Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva Lilium Est 2006, Tenuta Sant’Antonio

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The relative quckness with which the Veronese winery Tenuta Sant’Antonio have been able to carve out a leading role in the production of the traditional Valpolicella wines is a fact now acquired. It all began in 1989 when four brothers, Armando, Massimo, Tiziano and Paolo Castagnedi, bought about thirty hectares of vineyards in Monte Garbi, 15 kilometers east of Verona, and joined the 20 purchased by their father Antonio in 1961 in San Zeno di Colognola, 10 more kilometers to the east. [Read more…] about Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva Lilium Est 2006, Tenuta Sant’Antonio

Boca Il Rosso delle Donne 2006, Castello Conti

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Castello Conti winery was founded in Maggiora, in the province of Novara, in the northern part of Piedmont, in 1963, by Ermanno Conti, who took up his uncle Pietro legacy, giving it a new and important impulse. [Read more…] about Boca Il Rosso delle Donne 2006, Castello Conti

Merlot Opoka 2006, Marjan Simčič

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Simčič family history starts in the 19th century, when the great-great-grandfather Jožef, in 1860, bought a farm in Medana, just 1 km from the Italo-Slovenian border. The estate, which has been scrupulously passed from father to son for an abundant century, has been managed since 1988 by Marjan, the fifth generation of Simčič family, with his wife Valerija. [Read more…] about Merlot Opoka 2006, Marjan Simčič

Sauvignon Sanct Valentin The Wine Collection 2006, St. Michael Eppan

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St. Michael Eppan Cellars , established in 1907, is a reference point for South Tyrolean enology, with its 340 partners, for a total of over 380 hectares of vineyards. By 1978 the Winery hired the oenologist Hans Terzer who, with his watchwords “quality knows no compromises”, contributed to raise the production quality level. [Read more…] about Sauvignon Sanct Valentin The Wine Collection 2006, St. Michael Eppan

Chianti Classico Riserva Poggio delle Rose 2006, Castell’in Villa

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Castell’in villa lies in the homonymous burgh, known by 1200, in Felsina Berardenga sub-region of Chianti Classico, in the Province of Siena. Here Riccardo Pignatelli della Leonessa, in 1967, bought a 300 hectares land [Read more…] about Chianti Classico Riserva Poggio delle Rose 2006, Castell’in Villa

Chateau Léoville Poyferré 2006

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The history of Chateau Leoville Poyferré starts in 1638 when, in Bordeaux, Jean de Moytié started harvesting a vineyard knew as Mont-Moytié, held by Moytié family for almost 100 years. [Read more…] about Chateau Léoville Poyferré 2006

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