Falstaff: 4 new awards for Zenato

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Falstaff awards for Zenato‘s Lugana: Lugana Riserva Sergio Zenato, Lugana San Benedetto, Lugana Brut Metodo Classico and Lugana Santa Cristina!

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“Light brilliant gold in color, this wine delivers intense multi-faceted aromas on the nose, with floral and citrus notes, spices, white plum, and vanilla.
On the palate, it’s rich in flavor, with great depth and balance. An ideal white for aging.”
Vinibuoni d'Italia results edition 2022Lugana Riserva Zenato in Vinibuoni Guide 2022
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“It’s full-bodied and full-flavored in the mouth, with notes that shift from dried apple and pineapple to pear and vanilla.
Its long, brilliant finish lingers with delicious results.”
Lugana San Benedetto
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“With elegant lingering bubbles and creamy texture, it’s made from a top selection of grapes that give it clean and enchanting aromas with a touch of face powder.
On the palate, it’s balanced and enchanting, joyous but delicate, with a silky acidity that gives it focus and clarity.”
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“Its multifaceted nose is aromatic, fresh, and fruity, with notes of grape, peach, citron, grapefruit, and a hint of pineapple, which adds tropical character.
On the palate, the wine is approachable, fresh, and has good minerality.”

Zenato:

the Soul of Lugana  and  the Heart of Valpolicella.

95 hectares of top vineyards in Lugana and Valpolicella’s “classic zone.” Two faces: One white, the other red, both emblems of high-quality wines that are born through a visceral passion for the land, through respect for time, through a family tradition that has championed local grape varieties for 60 years.

1960 – San Benedetto di Lugana. It’s here that the heart of Sergio Zenato started to beat. His story is made of passion and hard work; a deep connection to his land and his people; entrepreneurial ability and openness to innovation and new vinification techniques and investment in native grape varieties.

A story that stretches from the banks of Lake Garda to the hills of nearby Valpolicella where the estate’s reds are born from sunny vineyards of Corvina and Rondinella in Costalunga in Sant’Ambrogio commune.

Take a look at the website and learn more about Zenato, its philosophy and its wines

Vinous: 92 Points for Torre Raone’s Cerasuolo

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Vinous: 92 Points for Torre Raone‘s Cerasuolo

Cerasuolo d’ Abruzzo DOC 2022

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Grapes: 100% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. Vinification is “in white” after a short cryomaceration in the press (6 hours) of the free-run must.
Nose: intense, moderately persistent, fine and delicate, floral notes that blend with ample aromas of fresh fruit such as cherry, strawberry and mango.
Taste: dry, quite warm, quite fresh and with a good structure with hints of cherry, strawberry, yellow plum, mango and a marked acidity reminiscent of pomegranate; savory with long persistence, balanced and harmonious.

TASTING NOTES:
“The 2022 Cerasuolo d’ Abruzzo seduces with a blend of cherries and spice complemented by mint and lavender. This is deeply textural yet energetic throughout, with zesty acidity guiding its rose-tinged strawberry fruits and sour citrus nuances that add lovely contrast. It finishes with a mineral twang full of youthful tension, ending with a liquorice and tart cranberry concentration. Lovely.”

 Erik Guido
by Vinous on May 2023

Vinous: 93 Points for Radice of Cantina Paltrinieri

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Vinous: 93 Points for Radice of Cantina Paltrinieri

Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC with refermentation in bottle, dry frizzante

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Grapes:  100% Lambrusco Sorbara
Colour: Salmon pink, with a very fine and persistent perlage. Slightly turbid because of the presence of the fermentation residual.
Nose: Citrus notes, wild strawberry, floras and wild rose scents.
Taste: Fresh, with bright acidity. Pomegranate and green apple skin. Bright  sapidity, balance and persistence.

Pairing: Perfect as an aperitif or paired with fried fish, raw fish, tuna and salmon, tortellini in broth, cured meats and gnocco fritto.

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THE PRODUCER: Cantina Paltrinieri is located in the heart of Sorbara, where they have lived for four generations producing Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC.

Tradition. Passion. Love for wine.

” The satisfaction and the passion for our work derive from the care taken to ensure that everything is done well.  We have on the horizon a promise within our hearts, which goes beyond ourselves, which defies time.  
Like a trough carved from stone” 

Barbara & Alberto Paltrinieri


More info about Cantina Paltrinieri and the wines may be found on their website.

Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

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Concours Mondial de Bruxelles: we are proud to inform you that Cantina Colli Euganei won a Silver and Gold Medal with respectively the C.E. Rosso Riserva Notte di Galileo 2019 and the Prosecco Extra Dry

Well done!

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The wine:

Grape varieties:Merlot 60% – Cabernet Sauvignon 40%
Training system:Cordon spur, Guyot
Visual characteristics:Purple red with garnet red reflections
Aroma:Fully developed and intense with hints of spice and vanilla. Clear sensations of ripe red fruit
Flavour:Intense and full-bodied. Smooth and embracing with an excellent persistent aftertaste.
Serving temperature:Before opening a bottle, gradually bring it to a temperature of 16-18°C, and then pour it into a decanter.
Serving suggestions:Red meat and mature cheeses. Ideal after a meal as a wine for “meditation wine”

The wine

Grape varieties:Glera 100%
Training system:Cordon spur, Guyot
Visual characteristics:Straw yellow 
Aroma:Fine fruity scents
Serving suggestionPerfect as aperitif

The producer:
As a cooperative, Cantina Colli Euganei brings together about 680 winemakers, spread over the protected area of the Euganean Hills Nature Reserve.
Situated in the heart of the Veneto region, in the middle of an area that has been dedicated to vine and olive tree growing since ancient times.
The grapes are grown on the farms of the municipalities of Vo’, Rovolon, Torreglia, Galzignano Terme, Lozzo Atestino, Cinto Euganeo, Arquà Petrarca, Este, Baone, comprising 700 hectares of rows of vines and providing an opportunity to best enhance the character of various wines: from fragrant white wines sweetened by the sun to more intense velvety red wines.
This varied morphological landscape, offering soils with different nutrients, is the perfect habitat for highly prestigious native grape varieties such as Serprina, Moscato Giallo, Moscato Bianco and Pinella, as well as international varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.