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New vintage Alanera Zenato

Petra Pelle — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:43:41 +0000

New vintage Zenato’s Alanera

Vintage 2019 from the Alanera IGT from Azienda Vitivinicola Zenato is now available !

Grape variety: 55% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 10% Corvinone and 10% local varieties.

Colour: ruby red

Nose: flavors of dried and fresh cherries, coffee and sweet tobacco, supported by fresh acidity and soft tannins.

Serving temperature: serve at a temperature of 7-8°C.

Alanera:

Alanera is a tribute to Sergio’s legacy of bringing understanding, wisdom and rigorous work to
viticulture in Valpolicella. Alanera’s fruit hails from the Costalunga vineyard. The site’s landscape is
remarkable as it overlooks the city of Verona, while partly hugging Lake Garda and being seemingly
embraced by the impressive Monte Baldo and Lessinian mountain ranges.

3 swallows:

Alanera’s three swallows serve as symbol to these landscape elements as well to its trio of native grapes: Corvina, Rondinella
and Corvinone.

Click here for the factsheet:

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Special edition Monchiero Carbone awarded

Petra Pelle — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 06:59:18 +0000

Special edition Monchiero Carbone awarded by James Suckling

Monchiero Carbone recently released the Barbera d’Alba Monbirone “Grand Cru” 1918-2018 to celebrate an important anniversary: the release of the 100th vintage.

There are only 10.577 numbered bottles of this vintage available, a real collector’s item.

The special edition from Monchiero Carbone is awarded and received 92 points from James Suckling:

Tasting note:

“Violets and dark spice dominate the black fruit on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied with fine-grained oak tannins and a coffee/chocolate finish. But the fruit persists well. Tasty. Drink now.”

Monchiero Carbone this year celebrates the 100th harvest of Barbera MonBirone

The vintage 2018 is the 100th harvest of Barbera d’Alba Monbirone. Back in 1918, greatgrandmother Clotilde Valente bought the vineyard on the hononymous hill in Canale. She started the production of the Barbera Monbirone “Grand Cru”until 1962. The tradition was carried on by her daughter Francesca Raimondo, who continued the small family production. Then the batton was passed to her son, the oenologist Marco Monchiero. He continued it until the nineties. From 1995 to present the vinification of Monbirone it has been handled by Francesco Monchiero, the great-grandson from Clotilde. He wants to celebrate the centenary with this special label, which is dedicated to the four authors who signed the success of this prestigious cru of Barbera.

Also the wines

–Roero Arneis Recit 2020 and

– Roero Srü 2018

received James Suckling points:

Tasting note:

“A sprightly Roero with vibrant red-fruit and mild-spice character. Medium-bodied with lightly firm, silky tannins and some drive through the palate to a clean, spicy finish. Drink now.”

“Clean white with fresh citrus, table-grape, floral and mineral aromas, following through to a medium body with crisp fruit. Nicely balanced. Drink now.”

Map vineyards Monchiero Carbone

A droneview at the Monbirone vineyard

For more information about this producer and the wines, click on Monchiero Carbone

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Torre Raone Vintage Report

Petra Pelle — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:02:31 +0000

Vintage report from Torre Raone (Abruzzo)

2019 in Abruzzo was a very positive wine year, especially in the inland and mountain area.

On the opposite, on the Adriatic coast, there has been a strong hailstorm at the beginning of July which caused numerous damages.

Winter was mild, with a few days of cold but with regular rains that nourished the vines during their vegetative rest. Spring and summer were very hot with a lot of unusual sirocco winds for the hills of Loreto Aprutino (a town accustomed to light and cool mountain winds).Fortunately, this did not affect the quality of the grapes, which responded very well to this unusual climate.

With these unusually hot circumstances for Abruzzo, we decided to anticipate the harvest of the whites of 7/10 days.
This allowed us to preserve the freshness and acidity of the Lucanto Trebbiano, Raone Pecorino and Lucanto Cerasuolo wines. On the other hand, for what the Montepulciano d’Abruzzo concerns, thanks also to the mild and dry autumn, we were able to harvest in absolute tranquillity by harvesting the grapes at optimal ripeness.

Wines currently on the market

The Lucanto Trebbiano 2019 is a very delicate wine, easy to drink, dry with a very fine and pleasant aftertaste.

The Pecorino 2019, on the other hand, is more aromatic both on the nose and on the palate, thanks to its typical remarkable aromaticity. Its marked acidity also stands out, which gives character and longevity to this wine.

Lucanto Cerasuolo, vinified in white from early harvested Montepulciano d’Abruzzo grapes, is very delicate and easy to drink. This wine also has an excellent acidity that enhances its freshness.

These three wines share a sensation of pseudo-sparklingness. This characteristic is given by the carbon dioxide produced by alcoholic fermentation. The wines in fact are not decanted but remain in the tank, where the fermentation took place and where we carry out the batonnage procedure.

The wine increases its body thanks to the contact with the noble lees and at the same time binds to the fermentation CO2, giving this very characteristic liveliness.

Montepulciano Lucanto is a wine conceived to be of extreme goodness and easy to drink. To make this happen we process the Montepulciano grapes with extreme care and delicacy. Fermentation lasts a few days and takes place thanks to the indigenous yeasts present on the skins.We then leave the wine to refine and mature in steel barrels first and then in the bottle for about a year.

2018 fully reflects these characteristics: fills the mouth and is easy to drink, a mix that satisfies many palates.

Raone Rosso 2018 instead is a more complex wine, with a more demanding structure and a higher alcohol content.It was born from the curiosity to combine a typical grape like Montepulciano d’Abruzzo with two international grape varieties like Merlot and Cabernet. (60% -20% -20%)Before being bottled it underwent a very light passage in wood, about 6 months. In the bottle it refines for 6 months.With this procedure we are able to obtain a round and soft wine with a fine and delicate bouquet.

Even more complex is the San Zopito 2016.

The grapes (Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 100%) are carefully selected and ripened in the vineyard until the end of October.

Fermentation took place by indigenous yeasts for two weeks. After fermentation, the wine rested for 9 months in steel before being transferred to French oak barriques for 12 months.

After this period of maturation, the wine was bottled and left to rest and refine for a further 9/12 months in the bottle. The taste is very fine and elegant, with great structure and high complexity.

It is certainly the wine that best represents Abruzzo and the Abruzzo people, defined as a strong and gentle people, just like San Zopito.

2020 vintage

The 2020 will certainly not be remembered for its wines (unfortunately). We in our own small way, with our bottles on your tables can only try to make this year less bitter. Without staff in March and April, my father and I managed to keep the company going amidst enormous difficulties. It was very hard to stay in the countryside, among the vineyards, and not have orders to fulfil, and even now after the harvest we are in the same situation, with world catering practically at a standstill.

For us winegrowers, however, the 2020 vintage is still to be judged. The climate was very good and very hot, it was even not very rainy during the winter. It will still have to bear its fruits and although it may have been a painful year, we have tried our best to make of 2020 a good vintage.

Grapes in the vineyards of Torre Raone

Dante and Luciano di Tizio

Harvest by Torre Raone

Loreto Aprutino

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