Vinitaly 2024: our associated producers and their stands
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Wine Enthusiast’s awards for Weingut Klaus Lentsch
Wine Enthusiast’s awards for Weingut Klaus Lentsch: 93 Pts to Lagrein Riserva, 91 Pts to Pinot Bianco Weissberg, 90 Pts to Pinot Noir Bachgart 2021 and Grüner Veltliner 2022.
LAGREIN RISERVA
AMPERG 2021
“A beautiful bouquet of ripe strawberries, raspberries and juicy plums, adorned with a lavish array of rose and violet petals.
This wine is a lively charer, with a soid structure and a zesty attitude. Savory notes of gane, thyme and black pepper mingle with the vibrant cherry and cranberry fruit on the fiish, creating a delightful and well-balance experience.”
Jeff Porter
PINOT BIANCO RISERVA WEISSBERG 2022
” TAromas of roasted whole appels, flint, granite and pressed flowers set athe stage for this Pinot Bianco. Flavors of apple and pear unfolding gradually, as a nutty richness gives the wine more breadth. Taut and structured for the long haul”
Jeff Porter
GRÜNER VELTLINER EISACKTALER EICHBERG 2022
” This Grüner Veltliner from a warm vintage reveals its character with bold, peppery spice abs a robust structure,The glass displays hints of green apple and a touch of warmth, while the palate is marked by firm tannins and a spicy, invigorating profile.It’s a substantial wine with a vibrant edge, reflecting its rich growing season”
Jeff Porter
PINOT NOIR
BACHGART 2021
“Notes of blackberry, plum and cloves jump from the glass, layered with hints of dried thyme ad rosemary. The palate is lean yet firm, with focused structure. Bright sour cherry and pomegranate deliver a tangy finish that adds energy and intrigue. This wine wil reward patience.”
Jeff Porter
WEINGUT KLAUS LENTSCH
“Art in a bottle,
happiness in a glass”
Klaus Lentsch built his headquarters in 2013, amidst the vineyards of St. Pauls / Eppan. The spacious new winery stands out with its clean lines against the lush greenery surrounding it.
It’s an inviting place to explore the diverse wines of the Eisack Valley, Überetsch, and Unterland.
These are the perfect conditions for Klaus Lentsch to implement his high quality standards.
For Klaus Lentsch, a wine enthusiast, the pursuit of quality begins directly at the vine in the vineyard. Perfection and attention to detail then continue in the cellar and in marketing at the Amperg wine shop, as well as to his customers worldwide.
Learn more…take a look at their website
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Casalfarneto’s awards update
Casalfarneto awards update:
Berliner Wine Trophy awarded the Otto Borghi 2022, Crisio 2021 and Luigi Primo 2021 with Gold Medals and the Primo Ancestrale 2024 with a Silver Medal.
Montepulciano, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot.
The grape varieties are harvested and vinified separately.
It is a wine of remarkable structure and elegance, soft and powerful at the same time.
Crisio comes out of different stages and moments. This quality division into phases allows, with patience and anticipation, to create a harmonious and unique wine, which goes back to its origins thanks to a process of separation for a perfect result. It is a great “Verdicchio Riserva”, very long-lived, which can be uncorked even after eight to ten year of l
Luigi Primo 2021
Beautiful dark colour with purple reflections. Rich nose marked by vanilla oak, cherry, menthol and a stony undertone. Lovely full-bodied structure on the palate, firm and heady, with very promising juvenile fragrances.
Wine obtained from a vinification with natural, not induced refermentation in bottle called “ancestral”.
Aroma of good intensity, fresh, citrusy with fruity notes of green apple, cedar and aromatic herbs. On the palate savory, fresh and crisp.
Winery Timeline
1995
2005
TOGNI GROUP ACQUIRES THE WINE COMPANY OF 60 ACRES AND BEGINS THE BUILDING OF THE NEW WINERY. A GRADUAL RENEWAL OF ALL THE VINEYARDS COMMENCES. THE PRODUCTION EXPANDS WITH THE ADDITION OF RED WINES, BASED ON MONTEPULCIANO, SANGIOVESE, MERLOT, AND CABERNET GRAPES.
2012
FROM THE COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN OENOLOGIST FRANCO BERNABEI CRISIO, CASALFARNETO PRODUCTION IS BORN AND, WITH IT, THE FIRST AWARDS: IT GETS AWARDED BY THE PRETIGIOUS ITALIAN WINE GUIDE “GAMBERO ROSSO”, WITH THREE GLASS ICONS.
2017
CASALFARNETO WINE ESTATE DECIDES TO CONTINUE TO GROW AUTONOMOUSLY CUTTING THE CORD FROM THE FAMILY BUSINESS, STRONG IN PAOLO TOGNI’S KNOW-HOW AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF FORTY YEARS
The Winery: CASALFARNETO, GETTING TO KNOW VERDICCHIO WINE
In Le Marche region, in between the sea and the Apennines, one of the most beautiful hilly landscapes of Ancona’s province unfolds – it’s the land of prestigious wines such as Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. Here, with its 35 acres of vineyard, CasalFarneto Wine Estate is located, where technology, tradition and sustainability combine to produce wines of excellence. Under the shade of Farnetto oaks, from which the Estate gets its name, the farmhouse boasts the cultivation of white and red grapes, with particular attention to organic wine.
Technology and Nature: DESIGN IMMERSED IN THE GREEN
Aesthetics and functionality is the perfect blend in eco-architecture. CasaFarneto Wine Estate is the clear example of an eco-sustainable approach towards nature and the surrounding area. In the headland of Le Marche harmonious hills, the winery, mainly built of stone and wood, has been partly erected underground, blending itself with the landscape’s architecture and its colours. In this sense, Architect Nazzareno Petrini worked according to an aesthetic criterion that could enhance both the landscape and the winery with its winemaking technologies. As an example, the winery has been entirely covered by a roof garden planted to vines allowing for a double experience: the pleasant visual continuity with the landscape and a constant underground temperature at 18-20°C where the barrels and tanks are located. Inside, in line with the low environmental impact of the vineyards, technology couples up with natural processing methods to ensure purity in the wines and in the eco-system. CasalFarneto’s effort to reduce impact on the air, vineyard, land and environment makes it gain the definition of a “technological farm” – a place where to envisage the future of winemaking starting from the tradition.
The People: ROOTS IN THE FUTURE
For a decade, CasalFarneto has been managed alongside the Togni Group allowing its wine production to make good use of technical and entrepreneurial know-how, which has been vital to grow a business nurtured by strong effort and great passion for wine. Local geography, quality and innovation are a triple value aiming to propose a unique product to the consumer. The strong personality of CasalFarneto wines is the result of on-going experimentation retelling Le Marche winegrowing tradition in an increasingly more modern and biological key.
“To us, wine must represent the “terroir” and its culture. Each bottle expresses land, tradition, culture and work. It often becomes the souvenir of a pleasant holiday to remember, like a good old postcard to oneself or friends.”
Paolo Togni
Head of the family business
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Prowein 2025: THANK YOU!
Prowein 2024 came to an end
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Continue readingWine Enthusiast: outstanding ratings for Monzio Compagnoni
Wine Enthusiast: outstanding ratings for Monzio Compagnoni.
Wine Enthusiast rated the Franciacorta Rose aAlla Moda and the Brut alla Moda with respectively 94 and 93 Points.
Cellar Selections are highly collectible: a curated collection of wines that amazed us this year with their extraordinary quality and potential.
Franciacorta Brut Rose Alla Moda
Franciacorta Rose Alla Moda is the rosé version of Monzio Compagnoni’s classic.
A different way to enjoy our way of making wine and to understand who we are and what brought us here.
This is the rosé version of Monzio Compagnoni’s classic.
A different way to enjoy our way of making wine and to understand who we are and what brought us here.
Blend: 35% Chardonnay , 65% Pinot Noir
Type of flavour: Brut (up to 4 gr./ lt.
Method: Champenoise
Alcohol content: 12.5°
Franciacorta Brut Alla Moda
Franciacorta Brut Alla Moda reflects the style of our cellar and is the perfect representation of Monzio Compagnoni’s philosophy: a wine of character, immutable over time, with a strong, recognisable, unique identity.
Color: straw yellow with a slight hint of green, abundant foam and extremely fine perlage.
Bouquet: there are clear, sustained floral hints alongside the traditional bread crust and more delicate hints of peach and apple, and it has remarkable freshness and minerality.
Taste: Initial sensation of freshness with notes of grapefruit and tangerine and a final toasty note.
Type of flavour: Brut (up to 4 gr./ lt.
Method: Champenoise
Alcohol content: 12.5°
30 years of work, experience and passion
In a cellar surrounded by nature, among the splendid hills of Franciacorta, the passion for wine was born. Here, where the climate is mild and the terroir is inimitable, the winery has brought technical wisdom and entrepreneurial art to create a dynamic, fresh and true collection.
Authenticity, quality, tradition: thanks to the combination of these elements, these Franciacorta and other wines have a concrete, recognizable character, which perfectly embodies winery’s philosophy.
30 hectares in the Franciacorta region with vineyards of Chardonnay, Pinot Nero and Pinot Bianco in Adro, Nigoline and Cologne.
3 hectares of Merlot, Cabernet and Moscato in Brusaporto.
Check their website and discover more about Monzio Compagnoni →
Total lunar Ecplise
In the early morning of Thursday, March 13th into Friday, March 14th, it will occur a total lunar eclipse.
During this event, the Earth will align directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting Earth’s shadow over the Moon and giving it a reddish hue, often referred to as a “Blood Moon”.
Our proposal for this event:
Lambrusco di Sorbara Leclisse
Cantina Paltrinieri
Lambrusco di Sorbara Frizzante Cru Leclisse
Grapes: 100% Lambrusco Sorbara
Tasting Notes:
Pale powder pink, with a very fine and persistent perlage
White floral scents, hawthorn, red apple skin, wild strawberry, with aromas of raspberry and vanilla
strong acidity and fresh finish, persistent and delicate with a fruity note. Dry, sharp and clean
Very good as an aperitif, paired with oysters or a tartare of raw fish, with a
platter of cold cuts, with tortellini or meat bollito misto.
Metodo Ancestrale Primo
Casalfarneto
Vino Bianco Frizzante Metodo Ancestrale Primo
Grapes: Verdicchio
The harvest is slightly anticipated to enhance freshness and acidity.
Wine obtained from a vinification with natural, not induced refermentation in bottle called “ancestral”. Before uncorking, the bottle can be shaken to suspend again all the yeasts, increasing greatly his complexity.
Tasting Notes:
Aroma of good intensity, fresh, citrusy with fruity notes of green apple, cedar and aromatic herbs. On the palate savory, fresh and crisp.
Excellent as an aperitif, it pairs good with appetizers, fish dishes and semi-soft cheeses until tasty ones.
Some info about the producers:
Located in Cristo di Sorbara, near the Modena,
Run by Alberto Paltrinieri and family it was created by his grandfather in the 1920s and owns around 15 hectares of vineyards in the Cristo area, one of the most important for this kind of wine.
The vines are located in an ideal position, at the heart of the Lambrusco di Sorbara production area .
Paltrinieri Lambrusco di Sorbaras stand out for their finesse and distinctive taste.
Located in the Marche region, in between the sea and the Apennines, one of the most beautiful hilly landscapes of Ancona’s province unfolds – it’s the land of prestigious wines such as Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi.
35 acres of vineyard, , where technology, tradition and sustainability combine to produce wines of excellence. Under the shade of Farnetto oaks, from which the Estate gets its name, the farmhouse boasts the cultivation of white and red grapes, with particular attention to organic wine.
Femì: Femininity, Strenght And Connection
NEW: Femì Salento IGP Negroamaro Rosato 2024
This beautiful new wine from Masseria Cuturi makes every toast feel special. International women’s day is a perfect occasion to uncork ‘Femì’. To the women who gives us inspiration, to the wines that makes us happy, and to the beauty created by them in this world. International women’s day, a day to celebrate, a day of empowerment. Let us toast with fine Italian wines like this wonderful Rosato.
Women Power: Patrizia Cencioni
Cheers to Women and Wine
Saturday, the 8th of March 2025 we will raise our glasses to the women on International Women’s Day.
Women Power: Let us not just pop a bottle and sip in celebration, but let’s pay tribute to the women winemakers who have put their heart and soul into their craft. From the rolling hills of Piedmont in the north, to the sunny slopes of Sicily in the south, female vintners are revolutionizing the Italian wine scene, as they bring fresh, innovative perspectives while respecting the deep-rooted traditions.
One of these female vintners is Patrizia Cencioni:
Cantina Patrizia Cencioni:
The Cantina Patrizia Cencioni is managed by the owner Patrizia and her 2 daughters, Annalisa and Arianna. Thanks to the long family experience and the entrepreneurial skills of Patrizia, a refined feminine touch is added.
There is feminine elegance in the wines from this cantina.
High profile wines and Sangiovese:
The azienda creates high profile wines, thanks to a very good balance between use of modern technologies and respect for the tradition. This results in a range of excellent wines. Wines where Sangiovese is the protagonist.
We highlight 3 wonderful Italian wines for Women’s Day:
The Rosato Toscana is made with 100% Sangiovese. The taste is round, sapid and crisp and has an elegant finish. There is a great balance between roundness and fresh acidity.
This wine is an excellent combination with cheese, fresh first courses and cold cuts, as well as vegetables based dishes.
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The Rosso di Montalcino is made with 100% Sangiovese. Hints of spice give complexity to the wine, the aroma is vivid, fresh with cherry and violet. The flavour is with great crispness, it is well-structured and a great drinkability. This wine is very well balanced and has an evident pleasant character. A perfectly pairing with red and white meats, cold cuts and cheese.
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The Brunello di Montalcino is made with 100% Sangiovese. The flavour is intense and developing, in the foreground there is an intense fruity note of iron cherry, then comes the balsamicity of Mediterranean bush, along with hints of cocoa and tobacco.
This wine has a perfect food pairing with red meats and game.
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Really, these great Italian wines make every toast feel extraordinary!
So, this March 8th, let’s uncork something special — whether it’s the robust Brunello di Montalcino or the fresh Rosato Toscana, let it be a reminder of the magic that happens when you combine tradition, hard work, and a touch of daring innovation.
To the women who inspire us, to the wines that make our hearts sing, and to the beauty that both create in the world — here’s to a day of celebration, empowerment, and, of course, fine Italian wine.“
For more information about the Cantina Patrizia Cencioni, take a look at their website:
Prowein 2025: our tasting list is ready
Prowein 2025: less than 2 week and the 31st edition of world’s leading trade fair for wines and spirits is opening its doors.
Enoteca Nederland will be there.
Come and visit us in Hall 16, Booth K20.
Our tasting list is ready, click here below to download it: