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Masseria del Feudo’s awards’ update

Masseria del Feudo‘s awards’ update: we are glad to share these recent awards by Wine Enthusiast and James Suckling with you.

Grillo Sicilia Voce di Lago 2023

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Nero d’Avola Viarossa 2022

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“Straw yellow with golden highlights.
It opens with a fine and clean scent with a good complexity typical of the variety. Citrus notes, acacia honey and typical floral scents. On the palate the fruity part maintains maturity and sweetness well supported by good flavor and acidity.”

“intense ruby red with notes of fresh fruit which blend perfectly with hints of dark chocolate, leather and pepper. On the palate fresh, dynamic, with velvety and silky tannins.”

Nero d’Avola Rosso delle Rose 2021

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Nero d’Avola Masseria del Feudo 2022

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“Intense ruby red, characterized by a complex and intriguing aromatic profile (ripe black fruit, licorice, spices and tobacco). Silky and enveloping, with good compactness and persistence, supported by a typical acidity that makes it dynamic and savory.”

“Intense ruby red. The nose is full of ripe fruits and herbs. Plums and blueberries but also lavender, laurel and fresh tea. The taste is soft and lively with just enough freshness, tannins and length. “

Nero d’Avola Viarossa 2021

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Syrah Sicilia 2022

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“intense ruby red with notes of fresh fruit which blend perfectly with hints of dark chocolate, leather and pepper. On the palate fresh, dynamic, with velvety and silky tannins.”

“Intense ruby red color with purple reflections. On the nose intense aroma of ripe red fruit, menthol notes and sweet spices that give it great complexity.
On the palate the entrance is soft and enveloping, rich and balanced. “

“Masseria del Feudo is not just a company”

Its history is a family history, whose values and ideals are powered from Francesco and Carolina, fourth generation of agriculture entrepreneurs.

Tradition and innovation are the driving forces of Francesco and Carolina Cucurullo of the Sicilian estate Massaria del Feudo. The estate owns around 110 hectares of grain, fruit and olives

The vineyards:

15 hectares of organic certified vineyards planted with Nero d’Avola, Syrah, Grillo, Frappato and Nerello Mascalese.
The hilly location of the vineyards guarantees a good temperature range between day and night, which favors the optimal ripening of the berries and the concentration of the juices.

20 hectares of orchards: 13 different varieties of peaches and nectarine, 3 of plums and 2 apricots.

3 hectares of olive clovers of Nocellara and Carolea

The company is 100% organic certified

Paltrinieri’s Piria: BEST BUY

Congratulations to Cantina Paltrinieri!
The Lambrusco di Sorbara Piria 2023 has been selected as #2 wine on Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Best Buy Wines for 2024.

Lambrusco di Sorbara Piria 2023

Points: 94
Ranking: 2nd
Tasting notes: “The nose of this stunning frizzante reveals a distinct interplay between fresh bay leaf, thyme and crushed cherries, delicately sprinkled with rose petals. On the palate, it offers a mouthwatering mix of freshly chopped raspberries, green herbs, and a hint of white pepper, accompanied by subtle gamy notes. Versatile and delightful, it pairs wonderfully with a range of dishes, from pizza to sushi, promising to please all palates. Polaner Selections.”

Grapes: 70% Lambrusco Sorbara and 30% Lambrusco Salamino
Colour: pale ruby red, with a very fine and persistent perlage
Nose: scents of apple skin, red fruits and strawberry
Palate: Dry , fruity and salty
Pairing: With cured meats, tortellini in broth, bollito misto and red meats
ABV: 11%
Serving temperature: 10-12°C

The producer:

Cantina Paltrinieri is located in Cristo di Sorbara, near the Modena state, in a small town, near the Secchia and Panaro rivers, the historic scene of the street.

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 and they alone produce all the grapes from which the wines are made. Here we are at the heart of the Lambrusco di Sorbara production area in the province of Modena, in the region of Emilia. Paltrinieri Lambrusco di Sorbaras stand out for their finesse and distinctive taste.

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Cantina LaSelva’s awards update

Awards for Cantina LaSelva: 91 Pts Wine Enthusiast for Vermentino Toscana 2023 and 93 Pts Falstaff for Rosso Toscana Prima Causa 2021.

Well done!

VERMENTINO TOSCANA 2023

Wine with intense, fragrant scents and a pleasant freshness on the palate.

Produced exclusively with Vermentino, a grape typical of the Maremma region.

Grape variety: Vermentino
Grape harvest: manual, in mid-September
Vinification: the grapes are harvested by hand during the coolest hours of the day, and are then crushed and pressed. The flower must is left to decant and ferment in stainless steel at a temperature of 16°C. Ageing on the lees for 6 months in steel tanks and refinement in the bottle for at least 3 months.
Flavour and aroma: straw yellow. Hints of citrus fruits, peach and yellow flowers. Harmonious, full-bodied flavour, with an intense, persistent and savoury finish.
Pairings: aperitifs, vegetable and fish dishes, shellfish and white meats.

ROSSO TOSCANA PRIMA CAUSA 2021

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. A wine of character with a balanced, complex structure.

Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Grape harvest: manual
Vinification: each variety is harvested and vinified separately. After harvesting, the grapes are immediately destemmed and crushed in order to avoid any possibility of oxidation. The controlled temperature fermentation process lasts 10 days for the Merlot, and 20 days for the Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. At the end of fermentation, the wines are put into new French Allier oak barriques for the Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, second fill for the Merlot. After 12 months the wines are combined and bottled. Before being placed on the market, Prima Causa ages in bottles for at least 12 months.
Flavour and aroma: intense ruby red. The nose has notes of blackberries, blueberries and vanilla with hints of tobacco and coffee. In the mouth it is rich, full-bodied and persistent, with sweet and velvety tannins.
Pairings: game, red meat and first courses with meat sauce.

“Nothing taken away, nothing added”

This is the. motto of Cantina LaSelva, founded in 1980 by Karl Egger.
Through his vision and work in developing LaSelva, Egger became one of the pioneers of organic farming in Europe. Karl Egger left his homeland, Munich, and moved to the south of Tuscany where he bought 7 hectares of land. Here he began to grow fruit and vegetables following the simple rules of nature: a choice that led him ten years later to give birth to the organic farming association, Naturland.
In 1984 LaSelva became the first Naturland-certified business beyond German borders.

In Maremma

Cantina LaSelva is located in a unique place, nestled in the south of Tuscany and surrounded by untamed nature. The varied landscape ranges from the woods of a regional park to medieval villages, and then on to the sea. These are places where you can discover ancient traditions and enjoy true beauty in every season. Maremma is also the birthplace of Tuscan viticulture, with its origins dating back to the Etruscans and their sophisticated civilisation.

The microclimate of the Maremma hills has always brought out the best qualities of Sangiovese grapes, which are used to make wines like Morellino di Scansano – known and loved throughout the world. The combination of minerals, lime, marl and limestone – combined with the coastal influence of the Tyrrhenian Sea – form the basis for opulent, soft red wines and for savoury white wines with a strong personality.

Strictly Organic

Even in the winery, they process the grapes without using unnecessary additives. They apply organic concepts and adopt the most advanced technologies in temperature control, fermentation, pumping over and delicate punching down.

More info?
Take a look at their website

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Fattoria Fibbiano: 90 Points Wine Enthusiast

Fattoria Fibbiano: 90 Points Wine Enthusiast for their Toscana Rosso Le Pianette 2019.

Toscana Rosso IGT Le Pianette 2019

Grapes:
70% Sangiovese – 30% Colorino

Wine making
the grapes are gentle destemmed, crushed and sended inside specialized stainless steel tanks, for 10 days. Alcoholic fermentation takes place through indigenous yeasts living on the skin.
Finishing
the wine ages for 4 months in cement tank where the malolactic fermentation takes place, later 12 months in Slavonian wooden barrels and finally 4 months in bottle.

Organoleptic description
Ruby red color, with spicy aromas. Warm, well structured and smooth tannins.
Serving temperature
18°C
Food pairing
Red meats, pasta, pizza and mid mature cheese.

The producer
Fattoria Fibbiano in the municipality of Terricciola, in the province of Pisa in the Era valley in Tuscany.
Terricciola, set in the hills between Pisa and Volterra, is part of an area which is very rich in history and traditions.

Fattoria Fibbiano is a family-run farm. The whole family has lived and worked here since 1997. Giuseppe, the father, deals with the general management of the estate and takes care of the vineyards and countryside. Matteo, the eldest of the two sons, is in charge of marketing the wines and his brother, Nicola, is the winemaker who oversees the entire wine-making process.

The Vineyeards
20 hectares of vineyards. Most of them are south-facing. 2.5 hectares have been planted in a north-facing direction with the aim of producing sweeter grapes in dry periods, which in recent years have become more frequent. All the red grape varieties are positioned on top of the hill while the white grape varieties have been planted on the valley floor.
The soil originates from the sea and is rich in fossil shells from the Pliocene epoch, and medium-textured corals.

The farm has always grown autochthonous grape varieties such as Sangiovese, Sangiovese Forte, Sangiovese Polveroso, Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Colorino for red wines, and Vermentino and Colombana for white wines.

The Cantoni family regard the environment as an important part of our heritage, to be protected, not as a resource to be exploited. The quality of a product is inextricably linked to the way we care for the land. The land surrounding the farm is only treated using organic fertilisers and human intervention is kept to a minimum. From the point of view of energy consumption, the agritourism is completely self-sufficient with a 30-KW photovoltaic plant, a solar plant for the production of fresh water, and central heating which uses the wood obtained from pruning the river banks and from clearing the woodland.
Fattoria Fibbiano is a certified organic farm

…there is a lot more…discover the world of Fattoria Fibibano →

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Wine Enthusiast: new top rating for Pertinace

Wine Enthusiast: new top rating for Pertinace: the Barbaresco Cru Marcarini 2020 lands on Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Wines of 2023 list.

Listed at #33 and rated 94 points!!

BARBARESCO MARCARINI
2020

Traditional and elegant Barbaresco

100 % Nebbiolo

Aroma’s of cherries and red fruits

Well balanced and soft with a long aftertaste.

Try it with the most refined piemontese dishes

wine producers since 1973

A MILLENNIAL EXISTENCE AND ESSENCE

OUR HISTORY: determination and love of the land
Pertinace as a place name is a thousand years old. The winery is located in Pertinace in Treiso, Piedmont, one of the four villages in the Langhe famous for the production of Barbaresco DOCG. However, it is also known as the birthplace of Publio Elvio Pertinace, valorous soldier and Roman Emperor, who was born here in 126 A.D

OUR PHILOSOPHY: piemontese winemaking tradition
Cantina Pertinace wines are part of traditional Piedmont winemaking at its purest – from care of the vineyards, looked after personally by the contributing members, to the winemaking and ageing processes, the production of Barbaresco, Nebbiolo d’Alba, Dolcetto and Barbera d’Alba is oriented towards a classic, elegant style.

UNESCO World Heritage Vineyards: 90 Hectares in the heart of the Langhe
Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, the vineyards of Langa, Roero and Monferrato are, to quote the words of the World Heritage List, an outstanding living testimony to winegrowing and winemaking traditions that stem from a long history. They bear witness to an extremely comprehensive social, rural and urban realm, and to sustainable economic structures