Francesco Fabbretti

STORIE DI VINI E VITICOLTORI

2012

Coste della Sesia Ciuèt 2012, Azienda Vitivinicola Lessona – Pietro Cassina

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History indicates 1830 as the year around which the official birth of Barolo can legitimately be determined, defined with a phrase, erroneously attributed to Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, that sounded like: “the king of wines, the wine of kings”. After 200 years Barolo is alive and marching with us, and this has had two consequences: the first was the explosion of the “Langhe-phenomenon”, the second was the fact that the Langhe themselves have almost totally monopolized the world of wine-critics, despite the Piedmont is rich in productive enclaves in which the Nebiolo gives rise to fascinating productions Although it is not possible to establish a definitive date, also because we are talking about a work in progress still developing itself, wine lovers have begun to rediscover these other productive enclaves, especially those located in Northern Piedmont. [Read more…] about Coste della Sesia Ciuèt 2012, Azienda Vitivinicola Lessona – Pietro Cassina

Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Morgeot 2012, Domaine Ramonet

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The history of the Ramonet family’s wine production in the Chassagne-Montrachet area began towards the end of 1920 with Pierre Ramonet, a young man with high hopes, who began to buy the first patches of land in those places. If Pierre was simply good at buying the most suitable land, or if he was extremely skilled in the transformation of grapes into wine, we could not know for sure, but what we know is that, just ten years after the birth of Domaine, an American customer, Frank Schoonmaker, was so impressed by the level of the wines that he decided to start exporting large quantities (we are talking about three quarters of the entire production). [Read more…] about Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Morgeot 2012, Domaine Ramonet

Sassella Sommarovina 2012, Mamete Prevostini

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The history of Mamete Prevostini winery begins in Mese, a small village in Valchiavenna in the province of Sondrio, 15 kilometers north of Lago di Como, in 1928, with the creation of an artisan company dedicated to the production of fruit and vegetables, wine and sausages. It is a local activity that has as its operating center the family’s Crotto, a typical natural cavity formed in prehistoric times that guarantees ideal temperatures for the preservation of food and drinks. [Read more…] about Sassella Sommarovina 2012, Mamete Prevostini

Franciacorta Extra Brut Comarì del Salem 2012, Azienda Agricola Uberti

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The area in the province of Brescia, south of Iseo Lake, framed by its morainic hills, was known for the production of wine already at the time of Plinio the Elder and Virgil and, wanting to go even further back in time, the excavations have brought to light accumulations of grape pips dating back to prehistoric times. In that area, called Franciacorta and elevated to DOC in 1967 and DOCG in 1990, there is a family, that of the Uberti, who had begun to produce wines already in 1793, resulting in fact one of the oldest of the denomination tout court. [Read more…] about Franciacorta Extra Brut Comarì del Salem 2012, Azienda Agricola Uberti

Meursault Clos de la Barre 2012, Domaine des Comtes Lafon

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In order to establish the date of birth of the Domaine des Comtes Lafon it is necessary to go back, to 22 January 1894, when an administrative accountant of the south-west of France, Jules Joseph Barthélémy Lafon, married the daughter of a family of Meursault wine merchants, Marie Bloch. Marie inherited some vineyards in that area of the Côte de Beaune, while Jules was engaged in his career as a state administrator, culminating in the 1920s with his election as mayor of Meursault. [Read more…] about Meursault Clos de la Barre 2012, Domaine des Comtes Lafon

Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Monts Luisants 2012, Domaine Dujac

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The story of Domaine Dujac begins when Jacques Seysses, heir of a famous biscuit factory, spends some vintages with Gérard Potel at his estate Pousse d’Or in Volnay. After receiving the necessary teachings, the 25-year-old Jacques purchased the historic Graillet estate of Morey-Saint-Denis in 1968, and renamed it Domaine Dujac (contraction of “du Jacques”). [Read more…] about Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Monts Luisants 2012, Domaine Dujac

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico delle Fontane 2012, COS

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Too often, currently, we are used to talking about Sicilian wines thinking almost exclusively about Etna with its Nerello, Carricante and Minnella. In fact, Sicily is definitely much more, as Giambattista Cilia, Cirino Strano and Giusto Occhipinti knew as early as 1980, when they bought an old cellar, with a plot of about three and a half hectares, in the area of Vittoria (Ragusa), and established COS winery. [Read more…] about Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico delle Fontane 2012, COS

San Serf Bianco 2012, Castello di Spessa

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If we wanted to reconstruct the history of the castle of Spessa, we can go back to the time of the first Roman settlements that, in fact in Spessa (20 kilometers southeast of Udine), had built a watch tower, to protect the military contingents housed, abd a furnace for their livelihood. To get to the construction of the castle itself, however, it is necessary to move to the thirteenth century (at the hands of the Ungrispach family), while the first documents that attest to the production of wine on site, a receipt of a consignment of Ribolla Gialla, are from 1559. [Read more…] about San Serf Bianco 2012, Castello di Spessa

Echezaux 2012, Domaine Arnoux-Lacaux

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Domaine Arnoux-Lacaux, whose seat is in Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy, has a centuries-old history, having been founded by the Arnoux family patriarch in 1858. Nevertheless, the most important date remains the beginning of the ’60s when Robert Arnoux decided to choose the private bottling of his own grapes, starting the official history. [Read more…] about Echezaux 2012, Domaine Arnoux-Lacaux

Bucce 2012, Poggio Argentiera

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The story of Poggio Argentiera began in 1997 when Gianpaolo Paglia, an agronomist and scientific researcher from Maremma, and his wife Justine Keeling, an English marketing manager, bought Podere Adua, a prestigious estate in front of Marina di Alberese, in the province of Grosseto. It was a plot of 6 hectares of vineyards, 5-6 kilometers from the sea, created at the beginning of ‘900, the time of the drainage of those lands, on the border with the Natural Park of Maremma. [Read more…] about Bucce 2012, Poggio Argentiera

Pinot Nero 1465 2012, Podere Fortuna

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The area of Scarperia San Pietro, in the territory of Mugello, 25 kilometers north of Florence, was already known in 1465, since here the Medici family owned the Podere Fortuna, the family residence that produced “good” and “vermilion” wine. [Read more…] about Pinot Nero 1465 2012, Podere Fortuna

Gevrey Chambertin En Vosne 2012, Domaine Derain

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Domaine Derain was born in Saint Aubin in 1988 from the hands of Dominique Derain, a name already famous for his collaborations in the cellars of several prestigious Cote de Beaune Domains. [Read more…] about Gevrey Chambertin En Vosne 2012, Domaine Derain

Mâcon-Pierreclos Tri de Chavigne 2012, Domaine Guffen-Heynen

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Jean-Marie Guffen-Heynen and his wife Maine came from the Belgian world of fine arts and theater when, in 1976, moved to Bourgogne Maconnais where they became administrators of a small estate. [Read more…] about Mâcon-Pierreclos Tri de Chavigne 2012, Domaine Guffen-Heynen

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