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Italian Wines 2019 - AA.VV.
Vini d’Italia 2019
GAMBERO ROSSO®
Senior Editors
Gianni Fabrizio – Marco Sabellico
Co-editor
Giuseppe Carrus
Technical Directors
William Pregentelli
Special Contributors
Stefania Annese – Antonio Boco – Paolo De Cristofaro – Lorenzo Ruggeri – Paolo Zaccaria
Regionali Coordinators
Nino Aiello – Nicola Frasson – Massimo Lanza – Gianni Ottogalli – Nereo Pederzolli – Pierpaolo Rastelli
Contributors
Francesco Beghi – Sergio Bonanno – Michele Bressan – Pasquale Buffa – Dionisio Castello – Giacomo Mojoli – Elena Mozzini – Franco Pallini – Leonardo Romanelli – Giulia Sampognaro – Herbert Taschler – Cinzia Tosetti
Other Contributors
Giovanni Angelucci – Stefano Barone – Dagoberto Basilico – Enrico Battistella – Armando Biagioli – Francesca Carlini – Lucio Chiesa – Pietro Chirco – Francesca Ciancio – Palmiro Ciccarelli – Mario Demattè – Franco Fusco – Davide Giachino – Giovanni Lanzillo – Alessandro Mancuso – Michele Muraro – Alberto Parrinello – Dario Piccinelli – Nicola Piccinini – Massimo Ponzanelli – Mirko Rainer – Filippo Rapini – Riccardo Rossetti – Maurizio Rossi – Simona Silvestri – Sabrina Somigli – Andrea Vannelli – Liliana Zanellato – Monia Zanette – Danilo Zannella
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The final edit of Italian Wines was completed on 5 September 2018
ISBN 978-88-6641-185-7
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SUMMARY
THE GUIDE
I TRE BICCHIERI 2019
SPECIAL AWARDS
TRE BICCHIERI VERDI
TABLE OF VINTAGES
STARS
HOW TO USE THE GUIDE
REGIONS
VALLE D’AOSTA
PIEDMONT
LIGURIA
LOMBARDY
CANTON TICINO
TRENTINO
ALTO ADIGE
VENETO
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
EMILIA ROMAGNA
TUSCANY
MARCHE
UMBRIA
LAZIO
ABRUZZO
MOLISE
CAMPANIA
BASILICATA
PUGLIA
CALABRIA
SICILY
SARDINIA
INDEXES
WINERIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
WINERIES BY REGION
LA GUIDA
Italian Wines is now on its 32nd edition. The first was assembled by a handful of wine lovers over the course of one summer in 1987. It was a difficult moment for Italian wine, but it was also a decade rich in innovation, the period of the Italian wine renaissance. Since then we’ve gone from reviewing 500 wineries and 1500 wines to more than 2500 producers and more than 23,000 wines. More than 70 fantastic tasters make up the motivated, skilled team that we’ve built over the years and that help us evaluate more than 40,000 wines in every region of Italy (even Ticino). It’s an increasingly rich panorama made up of thousands of different territories and thousands more grapes, where it’s possible to find wines made according to the latest methods, as well as age-old materials, like stone or terra-cotta, whose use goes back 2500 years.
How do we go about judging the wines? What are the parameters according to which we decide if a wine is good, very good or excellent (using our one, two or three ‘Bicchieri’ system). There’s not a single answer or an easy way to sum up the complexity of our approach, considering Italy’s fascinating panorama of wine and tremendous diversity (biodiversity, as it’s commonly known today). Our criteria is probably at once hedonistic, humanistic and cultural. Our tastings are blind (bottles are covered), but we’re not trying to identify a single score as much as relate to our readers how much we enjoyed a specific wine. It’s a ‘hedonistic’ criteria inasmuch as there are moments when the maturity of a wine’s tannins, or the freshness of its acidity are as important as a vintner’s story. Don’t forget that we are relating history here, the infinite history of Italian wine, which is the most complex, difficult and multi-layered on this splendid blue planet. But there are times when the palate wins out over technical skill, poetry over reason, because Italy holds a place for the artisan who makes 30,000 bottles a year, as well as the large producer who exports the world over.
Why do we award a wine from a certain vintage or vineyard with Tre Bicchieri when a neighboring producer can have the same vineyard position and grapes but only arrives in our finals? In our opinion scientific and technical explanations don’t provide a complete picture of what happens in the vineyard and the cellar. The difference between a good wine and a great one at times (and often) depends on myriad variables that are difficult to quantify. And so, once again, what matters is our immediate perception, our emotions in that particular moment. It’s useless to say that more than 30 years of experience represents a unique, non-replicable feat that allows us to intercept newsworthy events, trends, new terroir, and communicate this all to the world as it’s happening. And we should add that we’re not slaves of a single vision either. Indeed, we’re fascinated by the complexity and range of approaches and styles that our multivariate terroir and grapes are able to express, thanks to the talent of our national vine growers. With this in mind, you can get a sense of how our tasters work.
Thirty-two editions of Italian Wines, now translated in English, German, Chinese and Japanese, testify to how well our commitment has been received in Italy and throughout the world. Being in the guide, and receiving Tre Bicchieri, is by now a universal ‘benchmark’, an obligatory achievement that continues to favor Italian wines across the globe. We’d add that every year we’re part of more than 50 international events, in both established and emerging markets, telling the stories of Italian wines both big and small, as well as their artificers. We meet with consumers, the press, sommeliers, importers and distributers. Our team has managed to build an important instrument for a fundamental part of our economy, one that has earned undisputed international credibility and consensus, and of this we’re truly proud.
Our special awards are a snapshot of our vision of Italian wine, as well as a summary of the work done over the course of a year.
Our ‘Red of the Year’ is Tenuta di Sesta’s 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Duelecci Ovest Riserva, a wine of extraordinary elegance that caps off a fantastic year for Montalcino. Our ‘White of the Year’ is Silvio Jermann’s extraordinarily elegant 2016 Capo Martino, which managed to beat out a particularly strong in-house competitor in their 2016 Vintage Tunina. Our ‘Sparkler of the Year’ is Guido Berlucchi’s 2011 Franciacorta Nature 61, a fitting award for a producer that literally ‘created’ Franciacorta almost 60 years ago. Our ‘Sweet of the Year’ is Vite Colte’s sumptuous 2016 Moscato Passito La Bella Estate. And this year we’ve got some big news: we’ve added a new special award dedicated to a wine that’s taking off in Italy and throughout the world, ‘Rosé of the Year’. The first ever goes to Costaripa’s 2015 Valtènesi Chiaretto Molmenti, a wine that, thanks to the work of Mattia Vezzola (its artificer) opens up new stylistic prospects for our national rosés.
The Lunelli family’s Ferrari is our ‘Winery of the Year’ for the excellent quality of its cuvées, but also for the strong results turned in by the group’s other producers. Our ‘Best Value for Money’ award goes to Cantina Kaltern’s 2017 Lago di Caldaro Classico Superiore Quintessenz, a wine that’s simply irresistible. Francesco Cambria, who gave up his suit so as to dedicate his heart and soul to a group of vineyards on Mt. Etna, is our ‘Grower of the Year’. And our ‘Up-and-Coming Winery’ award goes to Serdiana’s Antonella Corda. Thanks to an extraordinary 2016 Cannonau di Sardegna, a wine that literally enchants, they were chosen from a group of 54 producers who received Tre Bicchieri for the first time. Our ‘Award for Sustainable Viticulture’ goes to Torrevento, who have been working for years on behalf of a sector that’s critical to our future, while our ‘Solidarity Award’ goes to San Patrignano, a choice that requires no further comment.
You’ll also find our Tre Bicchieri Verdi in green, those wines made by certified organic or biodynamic producers (there are some 102 this year). Finally, we also make note of those wines awarded that can be bought for €15 or less (there are 92 in all, more than 20% of the wines awarded).
We would like to thank the Bolzano EOS Chamber of Commerce, the Oltrepò Pavese District of Quality Wine, the coordinators of the Umbria Olive Oil and Wine Road, the Arezzo Wine Road, the Marche Institute for Jesi Wine (IMT) and VINEA of Offida, ERSA Friuli Venezia Giulia, Brescia Wine Association, The Carcare Training Consortium (Savona), Committee for the Tuscan Coast’s Great Cru, Assovini Sicilia, the E. del Giudice Viticultural Innovation Centre in Marsala. We’d also like to thank the following protection consortiums: Gavi, Barolo, Barbaresco, Alba, Langhe and Roero, Wines of the Colli Tortonesi, Nebbiolo dell’Alto Piemonte, Caluso, Carema and Canavese, Valtellina, Oltrepò Pavese, Franciacorta, Valcalepio, Mantova Wines, Lugana, Valtenesi, Conegliano Valdobbiadene, Soave, Valpolicella, the Trento Wine Consortium, the Lambrusci Modenesi Historic Wines Consortium, as well as Lambrusco di Modena, Bolgheri, Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, San Gimignano, Montepulciano, Chianti Colli Fiorentini, Chianti Rufina, Morellino di Scansano, Vini della Maremma Toscana, Montecucco, Carmignano, Orvieto, Montefalco, the Piceno Wines Consortium and, finally, the DOC Sicilia Wines Consortium.
We’d also like to thank the Enoteca Regionale of Lombardy (Cassino Po), Roero and Nizza Monferrato, Canelli and Astesana, the Cantina Comunale I Söri in Diano d’Alba, the Bottega del Vino in Dogliani, Carpe Diem restaurant in Montaione, Calidario in Venturina, Tenuta Il Sassone in Massa Marittima, the City of Taste in Rome and Naples, the Enoteca Regionale of Basilicata in Venosa, Caneva in Mogliano Veneto, Da Nando restaurant in Mortegliano, Casa e Putia restaurant in Messina and, for Ticino, the Restaurant/winery Zoccolino in Bellinzona.
Finally, a sincere thanks to all our team, who showed true devotion in helping us realize Italian Wines, from local tastings to drafting the profiles, all the way to editing the volume itself, and to all those we’ve worked with down through the years. A special thanks to Danilo Zannella, director of all our tastings.
Gianni Fabrizio, Marco Sabellico
I TRE BICCHIERI 2019
Valle d'Aosta
Sopraquota 900
Rosset Terroir
Valle d'Aosta Chambave Muscat Flétri '16
La Vrille
Valle d'Aosta Chardonnay Cuvée Bois '16
Les Crêtes
Valle d'Aosta Chardonnay Main et Cœur '16
Maison Anselmet
Valle d'Aosta Fumin '16
Lo Triolet
Valle d'Aosta Petite Arvine '17
Elio Ottin
Piedmont
Alta Langa Zero Ris. '12
Enrico Serafino
Barbaresco Albesani '14
Cantina del Pino
Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano Ris. '13
Castello di Neive
Barbaresco Asili '15
Ca' del Baio
Barbaresco Asili '15
Ceretto
Barbaresco Asili Ris. '13
Produttori del Barbaresco
Barbaresco Asili V. Viti '13
Roagna
Barbaresco Camp Gros Martinenga Ris. '13
Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy
Barbaresco Cottà '15
Sottimano
Barbaresco Currà Ris. '12
Bruno Rocca
Barbaresco Montaribaldi '14
Fiorenzo Nada
Barbaresco Montefico '15
Carlo Giacosa
Barbaresco Pajoré '15
Bel Colle
Barbaresco Rabajà '15
Giuseppe Cortese
Barbaresco Sorì Tildin '15
Gaja
Barbera d'Alba Vittoria '15
Gianfranco Alessandria
Barbera d'Asti L'Avvocata '17
Coppo
Barbera d'Asti Lavignone '17
Pico Maccario
Barbera d'Asti Nuda '15
Montalbera
Barbera d'Asti Sup. V. La Mandorla '16
Luigi Spertino
Barbera del M.to '16
F.lli Facchino
Barbera del M.to Sup. Bricco Battista '15
Giulio Accornero e Figli
Barbera del M.to Sup. Le Cave '16
Castello di Uviglie
Barolo Bricco Ambrogio '14
Negretti
Barolo Bussia 90 Dì Ris. '12
Giacomo Fenocchio
Barolo Bussia V. Mondoca Ris. '12
Poderi e Cantine Oddero
Barolo Cannubi '14
Marchesi di Barolo
Barolo Cerretta '14
Giacomo Conterno
Barolo Falletto V. Le Rocche Ris. '12
Bruno Giacosa
Barolo Ginestra Ris. '10
Paolo Conterno
Barolo Ginestra Ris. '11
Cascina Chicco
Barolo Lazzarito Ris. '12
Ettore Germano
Barolo Monprivato '13
Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio
Barolo Monvigliero '14
F.lli Alessandria
Barolo Novantesimo Ris. '11
Paolo Scavino
Barolo Rapet '14
Ca' Rome'
Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice '13
Elvio Cogno
Barolo Ris. '11
Giacomo Borgogno & Figli
Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata '14
Renato Corino
Barolo Rocche di Castiglione '14
Vietti
Barolo Sottocastello di Novello '13
Ca' Viola
Barolo Vigna Rionda Ester Canale Rosso '14
Giovanni Rosso
Barolo del Comune di La Morra '14
Brandini
Colli Tortonesi Timorasso Il Montino '16
La Colombera
Coste della Sesia Nebbiolo '15
Odilio Antoniotti
Derthona Sterpi '16
Vigneti Massa
Dogliani Papà Celso '17
Abbona
Dolcetto di Ovada '16
Tacchino
Erbaluce di Caluso 13 Mesi '16
Benito Favaro
Fara Bartön '15
Gilberto Boniperti
Gattinara Osso San Grato '14
Antoniolo
Gattinara Ris. '13
Giancarlo Travaglini
Gavi V. della Madonnina Ris. '16
La Raia
Gavi del Comune di Gavi Minaia '17
Nicola Bergaglio
Ghemme '13
Torraccia del Piantavigna
Ghemme Balsina '13
Ioppa
Giuseppe Galliano Brut Nature M. Cl. '13
Borgo Maragliano
Grignolino del M.to Casalese '17
Tenuta Tenaglia
Langhe Rosso Giàrborina '16
Elio Altare
Marcalberto Extra Brut Millesimo2Mila13 M. Cl. '13
Marcalberto
Millesimato Pas Dosé M. Cl. '13
Contratto
Moscato d'Asti Canelli Ciombo '17
Tenuta Il Falchetto
Moscato d'Asti Casa di Bianca '17
Gianni Doglia
Nizza '15
Tenuta Olim Bauda
Nizza Augusta '14
Isolabella della Croce
Nizza La Court Ris. '15
Michele Chiarlo
Nizza Liberta '15
Roberto Ferraris
Ovada Convivio '16
Gaggino
Piemonte Moscato Passito La Bella Estate '16
Vite Colte
Piemonte Pinot Nero Apertura '15
Colombo - Cascina Pastori
Roero Arneis Cecu d'la Biunda '17
Monchiero Carbone
Roero Arneis Sarun '17
Stefanino Costa
Roero Ròche d'Ampsèj Ris. '14
Matteo Correggia
Roero Valmaggiore V. Audinaggio '16
Cascina Ca' Rossa
Liguria
Colli di Luni Vermentino Boboli '17
Giacomelli
Colli di Luni Vermentino Lunae Et. Nera '17
Cantine Lunae Bosoni
Dolceacqua Beragna '17
Ka' Manciné
Riviera Ligure di Ponente Pigato Bon in da Bon '17
BioVio
Riviera Ligure di Ponente Pigato U Baccan '16
Bruna
Riviera Ligure di Ponente Pigato Via Maestra '16
La Ginestraia
Lombardy
Bertone Pinot Nero '15
Conte Vistarino
Botticino Gobbio '16
Noventa
Brut M. Cl. '13
Monsupello
Franciacorta Brut '13
Lo Sparviere
Franciacorta Brut Teatro alla Scala '13
Bellavista
Franciacorta Dosage Zéro Vintage Collection Noir '09
Ca' del Bosco
Franciacorta Nature 61 '11
Guido Berlucchi & C.
Franciacorta Nature Origines Ris. '12
Lantieri de Paratico
Franciacorta Pas Dosé Ris. '08
Mosnel
Franciacorta Pas Dosé Riserva 33 '11
Ferghettina
Franciacorta Satèn '14
Ricci Curbastro
Franciacorta Zero '14
Contadi Castaldi
Lugana Sel. Fabio Contato '16
Cà Maiol
OP Pinot Nero Brut M. Cl. 1870 '14
Giorgi
OP Pinot Nero Dosage Zéro M. Cl. Vergomberra '13
Bruno Verdi
OP Pinot Nero Nature M. Cl Oltrenero '13
Oltrenero
OP Pinot Nero Rile Nero '15
Marchese Adorno
OP Riesling Oliva Ris. '16
Ca' di Frara
Valtellina Sfursat 5 Stelle '15
Nino Negri
Valtellina Sfursat Fruttaio Ca' Rizzieri '15
Aldo Rainoldi
Valtellina Sup. Dirupi '16
Dirupi
Valtellina Sup. Sassella San Lorenzo '16
Mamete Prevostini
Valtellina Sup. Sassella V. Regina Ris. '09
Ar.Pe.Pe.
Valtènesi Chiaretto Molmenti '15
Costaripa
Canton Ticino
Ticino Merlot Castanar '13
Roberto e Andrea Ferrari
Ticino Merlot Vinattieri '15
Vinattieri Ticinesi
Trentino
San Leonardo '14
San Leonardo
Teroldego Rotaliano Luigi Ris. '13
Dorigati
Trentino Müller Thurgau Viàch '17
Corvée
Trentino Pinot Nero V. Cantanghel '15
Maso Cantanghel
Trento Brut Rotari Flavio Ris. '10
Mezzacorona
Trento Brut Madame Martis Ris. '08
Maso Martis
Trento Brut Nature '12
Moser
Trento Dosaggio Zero Ris. '11
Letrari
Trento Extra Brut 1673 Ris. '11
Cesarini Sforza
Trento Pas Dosé Balter Ris. '12
Nicola Balter
Trento Perlé Zero Cuvée Zero '11
Ferrari
Alto Adige
A. A. Bianco Beyond the Clouds '16
Elena Walch
A. A. Chardonnay Lafóa '16
Cantina Colterenzio
A. A. Gewürztraminer Auratus '17
Tenuta Ritterhof
A. A. Gewürztraminer Brenntal Ris. '16
Cantina Kurtatsch
A. A. Gewürztraminer Nussbaumer '16
Cantina Tramin
A. A. Lago di Caldaro Cl. Sup. Quintessenz '17
Cantina Kaltern
A. A. Lagrein Mirell Ris. '15
Tenuta Waldgries
A. A. Lagrein Taber Ris. '16
Cantina Bolzano
A. A. Müller Thurgau Feldmarschall von Fenner '16
Tiefenbrunner
A. A. Pinot Bianco Klaser Ris. '15
Niklaserhof - Josef Sölva
A. A. Pinot Bianco Praesulis '17
Gumphof - Markus Prackwieser
A. A. Pinot Bianco Sirmian '17
Nals Margreid
A. A. Pinot Bianco Tyrol '16
Cantina Meran
A. A. Pinot Nero Abtei Muri Ris. '15
Cantina Convento Muri-Gries
A. A. Pinot Nero Ris. '15
Stroblhof
A. A. Pinot Nero Sanct Valentin Ris. '15
Cantina Produttori San Michele Appiano
A. A. Pinot Nero Trattmann Mazon Ris. '15
Cantina Girlan
A. A. Santa Maddalena Cl. Hueb '16
Untermoserhof - Georg Ramoser
A. A. Spumante Extra Brut 1919 Ris. '12
Kettmeir
A. A. Terlano Nova Domus Ris. '15
Cantina Terlano
A. A. Terlano Pinot Bianco Eichhorn '16
Manincor
A. A. Val Venosta Riesling Weingarten Windbichel '16
Tenuta Unterortl - Castel Juval
A. A. Valle Isarco Riesling '16
Köfererhof - Günther Kerschbaumer
A. A. Valle Isarco Sylvaner Alte Reben '16
Pacherhof - Andreas Huber
A. A. Valle Isarco Sylvaner Lahner '16
Taschlerhof - Peter Wachtler
Veneto
Amarone della Valpolicella '14
Famiglia Cottini - Monte Zovo
Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. '09
Giuseppe Quintarelli
Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. '10
Cav. G. B. Bertani
Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. '14
Allegrini
Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. Albasini '11
Villa Spinosa
Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. Casa dei Bepi '12
Viviani
Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. Costasera Ris. '13
Masi
Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. De Buris Ris. '08
Tommasi Viticoltori
Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. Monte Ca' Bianca '13
Lorenzo Begali
Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. Vign. di Ravazzol '13
Ca' La Bionda
Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. Villa Rizzardi '13
Guerrieri Rizzardi
Amarone della Valpolicella Leone Zardini Ris. '11
Pietro Zardini
Amarone della Valpolicella Pasqua Mai dire Mai '11
Pasqua - Cecilia Beretta
Baon '15
Conte Emo Capodilista - La Montecchia
Bardolino Sup. Pràdicà '16
Corte Gardoni
Campo Sella '15
Sutto
Capitel Croce '17
Roberto Anselmi
Cartizze Brut V. La Rivetta
Villa Sandi
Colli Berici Merlot Casara Roveri '15
Dal Maso
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Rive di Ogliano Brut Nature '17
BiancaVigna
Custoza Sanpietro '16
Le Vigne di San Pietro
Custoza Sup. Amedeo '16
Cavalchina
Custoza Sup. Ca' del Magro '16
Monte del Frà
Lugana Molceo Ris. '16
Ottella
Lugana Sergio Zenato Ris. '15
Zenato
Madre '16
Italo Cescon
Montello e Colli Asolani Il Rosso dell'Abazia '15
Serafini & Vidotto
Riesling Renano Collezione di Famiglia '13
Roeno
Soave Cl. Calvarino '16
Leonildo Pieropan
Soave Cl. Monte Alto '16
Ca' Rugate
Soave Cl. Monte Carbonare '16
Suavia
Soave Cl. Monte Grande '16
Graziano Prà
Valdobbiadene Brut Campofalco Vign. Monfalcon '17
Canevel Spumanti
Valdobbiadene Brut Dirupo '17
Andreola
Valdobbiadene Brut Nature Particella 232
Sorelle Bronca
Valdobbiadene Brut Rive San Pietro di Barbozza Grande Cuvée del Fondatore Motus Vitae '16
Bortolomiol
Valdobbiadene Brut Rive di Col San Martino Cuvée del Fondatore Graziano Merotto '17
Merotto
Valdobbiadene Extra Dry Giustino B. '17
Ruggeri & C.
Valpolicella Cl. Sup. Camporenzo '15
Monte dall'Ora
Valpolicella Sup. Ripasso Campo Ciotoli '16
I Campi
Valpolicella Sup. Tenuta Campocroce '16
Tenute SalvaTerra
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Capo Martino '16
Jermann
Collio Bianco Broy '17
Eugenio Collavini
Collio Bianco Fosarin '16
Ronco dei Tassi
Collio Bianco Giulio Locatelli Ris. '16
Tenuta di Angoris
Collio Bianco Solarco '17
Livon
Collio Chardonnay Gmajne '15
Primosic
Collio Chardonnay Gräfin de La Tour '14
Villa Russiz
Collio Friulano '17
Schiopetto
Collio Pinot Bianco '17
Doro Princic
Collio Pinot Bianco '17
Franco Toros
Collio Pinot Grigio Mongris Ris. '16
Marco Felluga
Collio Sauvignon '17
Tiare - Roberto Snidarcig
Collio Sauvignon Ris. '13
Russiz Superiore
Desiderium I Ferretti '16
Tenuta Luisa
FCO BiancoSesto '16
La Tunella
FCO Friulano Liende '17
La Viarte
FCO Pinot Bianco '17
Torre Rosazza
FCO Pinot Bianco Myò '17
Zorzettig
FCO Sauvignon Zuc di Volpe '17
Volpe Pasini
Friuli Chardonnay '17
Vigneti Le Monde
Friuli Isonzo Pinot Bianco '16
Masùt da Rive
Friuli Isonzo Sauvignon Piere '16
Vie di Romans
Malvasia '15
Il Carpino
Nekaj '14
Damijan Podversic
Ograde '16
Skerk
Rosazzo Terre Alte '16
Livio Felluga
Emilia Romagna
Callas Malvasia '15
Monte delle Vigne
Colli di Rimini Cabernet Sauvignon Montepirolo '15
San Patrignano
Lambrusco di Sorbara Leclisse '17
Alberto Paltrinieri
Lambrusco di Sorbara V. del Cristo '17
Cavicchioli
Lambrusco di Sorbara del Fondatore '17
Cleto Chiarli Tenute Agricole
Reggiano Lambrusco Brut Cadelvento Rosé '17
Venturini Baldini
Reggiano Lambrusco Concerto '17
Ermete Medici & Figli
Romagna Albana Secco I Croppi '17
Celli
Romagna Sangiovese Modigliana I Probi di Papiano Ris. '15
Villa Papiano
Romagna Sangiovese Predappio Godenza '16
Noelia Ricci
Romagna Sangiovese Sup. Bartimeo '16
Stefano Berti
Romagna Sangiovese Sup. Biagio Antico '16
Ancarani
Romagna Sangiovese Sup. Predappio di Predappio V. del Generale Ris. '15
Fattoria Nicolucci
Romagna Sangiovese Sup. Sigismondo '17
Le Rocche Malatestiane
Tuscany
Bolgheri Rosso Sup. Le Gonnare '15
Fabio Motta
Bolgheri Rosso Sup. Millepassi '15
Donna Olimpia 1898
Bolgheri Rosso Sup. Sapaio '16
Podere Sapaio
Bolgheri Rosso Sup. Sondraia '15
Poggio al Tesoro
Bolgheri Sassicaia '15
Tenuta San Guido
Bolgheri Sup. Grattamacco '15
Grattamacco
Brunello di Montalcino '13
Caprili
Brunello di Montalcino '13
Corte dei Venti
Brunello di Montalcino '13
Le Macioche
Brunello di Montalcino '13
Piancornello
Brunello di Montalcino Duelecci Ovest Ris. '12
Tenuta di Sesta
Brunello di Montalcino Giodo '13
Giodo
Brunello di Montalcino Gualto Ris. '12
Camigliano
Brunello di Montalcino Ris. '11
Tenuta Le Potazzine
Brunello di Montalcino Ris. '12
Fattoi
Brunello di Montalcino Ris. '12
Poggio di Sotto
Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova '13
Casanova di Neri
Brunello di Montalcino V. Loreto '13
Mastrojanni
Brunello di Montalcino V. V. '13
Le Ragnaie
Brunello di Montalcino Vallocchio '13
Tenuta Fanti
Caburnio '14
Tenuta Monteti
Carmignano Ris. '15
Tenuta Le Farnete/Cantagallo
Carmignano Ris. '15
Piaggia
Carmignano Santa Cristina in Pilli '15
Fattoria Ambra
Cepparello '15
Isole e Olena
Chianti Cl. '15
Tenuta Carleone
Chianti Cl. '16
Borgo Salcetino
Chianti Cl. '16
Castello di Volpaia
Chianti Cl. '16
Cinciano
Chianti Cl. '16
Le Miccine
Chianti Cl. '16
Rocca delle Macìe
Chianti Cl. Cultus Boni '15
Badia a Coltibuono
Chianti Cl. Dofana '16
Fattoria Carpineta Fontalpino
Chianti Cl. Gran Selezione Riserva Ducale Oro '14
Ruffino
Chianti Cl. Gran Selezione V. Il Corno '14
Castello di Radda
Chianti Cl. Il Campitello Ris. '15
Monteraponi
Chianti Cl. Il Grigio Ris. '15
San Felice
Chianti Cl. Il Poggio Ris. '13
Castello di Monsanto
Chianti Cl. Lamole di Lamole Et. Blu '15
Lamole di Lamole
Chianti Cl. Marchese Antinori Ris. '15
Marchesi Antinori
Chianti Cl. Ris. '13
Castellinuzza
Chianti Cl. Ris. '14
Castello di Albola
Chianti Cl. Ris. '15
Tenuta di Lilliano
Chianti Cl. Ris. '15
Riecine
Chianti Cl. Riserva di Famiglia '15
Famiglia Cecchi
Chianti Cl. V. Cavarchione '16
Istine
Chianti Colli Fiorentini Badia a Corte Ris. '15
Torre a Cona
Chianti Colli Fiorentini La Torretta Ris. '15
La Querce
Chianti Rufina Vign. Quona Ris. '15
I Veroni
Colli di Luni Vermentino Sup. Fosso di Corsano '17
Terenzuola
Colline Lucchesi Tenuta di Valgiano '15
Tenuta di Valgiano
Cortona Syrah '15
Stefano Amerighi
Costa dell'Argentario Ansonica '17
Tenuta La Parrina
Duemani '15
Duemani
I Sodi di San Niccolò '14
Castellare di Castellina
Il Brecciolino '15
Castelvecchio
Il Pareto '15
Tenute Ambrogio e Giovanni Folonari
La Regola '15
Podere La Regola
Le Pergole Torte '15
Montevertine
Maremma Toscana Baffonero '16
Rocca di Frassinello
Maremma Toscana Ciliegiolo V. Vallerana Alta '16
Antonio Camillo
Maremma Toscana Grenache Oltreconfine '16
Bruni
Mix36 '15
Castello di Fonterutoli
Montecucco Sangiovese Ad Agio Ris. '14
Basile
Montecucco Sangiovese Poggio Lombrone Ris. '14
Colle Massari
Montesodi '15
Frescobaldi
Morellino di Scansano Madrechiesa Ris. '15
Terenzi
Morellino di Scansano Ris. '15
Fattoria Le Pupille
Morellino di Scansano Rovente Ris. '15
Col di Bacche
Nobile di Montepulciano '15
Fattoria del Cerro
Nobile di Montepulciano '15
Podere Le Bèrne
Nobile di Montepulciano Bossona Ris. '13
Maria Caterina Dei
Nobile di Montepulciano Le Caggiole '15
Poliziano
Nobile di Montepulciano Pagliareto '15
Lunadoro
Oreno '16
Tenuta Sette Ponti
Orma '16
Orma
Paleo Rosso '15
Le Macchiole
Petra Rosso '15
Petra
Rosso di Montalcino '16
Baricci
Rosso di Montalcino '16
Sesti - Castello di Argiano
Rosso di Montalcino '16
Uccelliera
Valadorna '13
Tenuta di Arceno - Arcanum
Vernaccia di S. Gimignano Carato '13
Montenidoli
Vernaccia di S. Gimignano Sanice Ris. '15
Vincenzo Cesani
Vernaccia di S. Gimignano Selvabianca '17
Il Colombaio di Santa Chiara
Marche
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Cl. San Paolo Ris. '16
Pievalta
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Cl. San Sisto Ris. '16
Fazi Battaglia
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Cl. Tardivo ma non Tardo Ris. '16
Santa Barbara
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Cl. V. Il Cantico della Figura Ris. '15
Andrea Felici
Conero Dorico Ris. '15
Alessandro Moroder
Il Pollenza '15
Il Pollenza
Lacrima di Morro d'Alba Sup. Orgiolo '16
Marotti Campi
Offida Pecorino '17
Tenuta Santori
Offida Pecorino Artemisia '17
Tenuta Spinelli
Offida Pecorino Guido Cocci Grifoni '14
Tenuta Cocci Grifoni
Piceno Sup. Morellone '13
Le Caniette
Rosso Piceno Sup. Oro '15
Tenuta De Angelis
Rosso Piceno Sup. Roggio del Filare '15
Velenosi
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Cl. Sup. Grancasale '16
CasalFarneto
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Cl. Sup. Il Priore '16
Sparapani - Frati Bianchi
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Cl. Sup. Misco '17
Tenuta di Tavignano
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Cl. Sup. Podium '16
Gioacchino Garofoli
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Cl. Sup. V. V. '16
Umani Ronchi
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Cl. Sup. Ylice '16
Poderi Mattioli
Verdicchio di Matelica Mirum Ris. '16
La Monacesca
Verdicchio di Matelica Vertis '16
Borgo Paglianetto
Umbria
Adarmando '16
Giampaolo Tabarrini
Cervaro della Sala '16
Castello della Sala
Fiorfiore '16
Roccafiore
Montefalco Rosso Ziggurat '16
Tenute Lunelli - Castelbuono
Montefalco Sagrantino 25 Anni '14
Arnaldo Caprai
Montefalco Sagrantino Collenottolo '14
Tenuta Bellafonte
Montefalco Sagrantino Sacrantino '14
F.lli Pardi
Orvieto Cl. Sup. Il Bianco '17
Decugnano dei Barbi
Orvieto Muffa Nobile Calcaia '15
Barberani
Spoleto Trebbiano Spoletino Anteprima Tonda '16
Antonelli - San Marco
Todi Grechetto I Rovi '16
Cantina Peppucci
Torgiano Rosso Rubesco V. Monticchio Ris. '13
Lungarotti
Lazio
Fieno di Ponza Bianco '17
Antiche Cantine Migliaccio
Fiorano Bianco '16
Tenuta di Fiorano
Frascati Sup. Eremo Tuscolano '17
Valle Vermiglia
Habemus '16
San Giovenale
Montiano '16
Falesco - Famiglia Cotarella
Poggio della Costa '17
Sergio Mottura
Roma Rosso Ed. Limitata '15
Poggio Le Volpi
Abruzzo
Abruzzo Pecorino Giocheremo con I Fiori '17
Torre dei Beati
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Piè delle Vigne '16
Luigi Cataldi Madonna
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo '13
Valentini
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane Zanna Ris. '13
Dino Illuminati
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Mo' Ris. '14
Cantina Tollo
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Podere Castorani Ris. '14
Castorani
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Spelt Ris. '15
La Valentina
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Vign. di Sant'Eusanio '16
Valle Reale
Pecorino '17
Villa Medoro
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Castello di Semivicoli '15
Masciarelli
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Sup. Mario's 44 '16
Tenuta Terraviva
Tullum Pecorino Biologico '17
Feudo Antico
Molise
Molise Tintilia '16
Di Majo Norante
Campania
Aglianico '16
Donnachiara
Caiatì Pallagrello Bianco '16
Alois
Campi Flegrei Falanghina V. Astroni '15
Cantine Astroni
Costa d'Amalfi Furore Bianco Fiorduva '17
Marisa Cuomo
Costa d'Amalfi Ravello Bianco Selva delle Monache '17
Ettore Sammarco
Falanghina del Sannio Janare Senete '17
La Guardiense
Falanghina del Sannio Svelato '17
Terre Stregate
Fiano di Avellino '17
Tenuta del Meriggio
Fiano di Avellino Pietramara '17
I Favati
Fiano di Avellino Tognano '15
Rocca del Principe
Fiano di Avellino Ventidue '16
Villa Raiano
Greco di Tufo '17
Pietracupa
Greco di Tufo Miniere '16
Cantine dell'Angelo
Ischia Biancolella '17
La Pietra di Tommasone
Montevetrano '16
Montevetrano
Pashka' '17
Casebianche
Pian di Stio '17
San Salvatore 1988
Sabbie di Sopra il Bosco '16
Nanni Copè
Sannio Sant'Agata dei Goti Piedirosso Artus '16
Mustilli
Sannio Taburno Falanghina Libero '07
Fontanavecchia
Taurasi Piano di Montevergine Ris. '13
Feudi di San Gregorio
Taurasi V. Macchia dei Goti '14
Antonio Caggiano
Taurasi Vigne d'Alto '12
Contrade di Taurasi
Basilicata
Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo '15
Paternoster
Aglianico del Vulture Il Repertorio '16
Cantine del Notaio
Aglianico del Vulture Re Manfredi '15
Re Manfredi - Cantina Terre degli Svevi
Aglianico del Vulture Titolo '16
Elena Fucci
Puglia
Askos Verdeca '17
Masseria Li Veli
Castel del Monte Rosso V. Pedale Ris. '15
Torrevento
Five Roses 74° Anniversario '17
Leone de Castris
Gioia del Colle Primitivo 16 Vign. San Benedetto '15
Polvanera
Gioia del Colle Primitivo Baronaggio Ris. '15
Vito Donato Giuliani
Gioia del Colle Primitivo Marpione Ris. '15
Tenuta Viglione
Gioia del Colle Primitivo Muro Sant'Angelo Contrada Barbatto '15
Tenute Chiaromonte
Gioia del Colle Primitivo Senatore '15
Coppi
Oltremé '17
Tenute Rubino
Orfeo Negroamaro '16
Cantine Paolo Leo
Otto '16
Carvinea
Primitivo di Manduria Raccontami '16
Vespa - Vignaioli per Passione
Primitivo di Manduria Sessantanni '15
Cantine San Marzano
Primitivo di Manduria Zinfandel Sinfarosa Terra Nera '16
Felline
Salice Salentino Rosso Selvarossa Ris. '15
Cantine Due Palme
Calabria
Gravello '16
Librandi
Grisara '17
Roberto Ceraudo
Moscato Passito '17
Luigi Viola
Neostòs Bianco '17
Spiriti Ebbri
Pecorello '17
Ippolito 1845
Sicily
Alcamo Beleda '17
Rallo
Cerasuolo di Vittoria Giambattista Valli Paris '16
Feudi del Pisciotto
Dedicato a Francesco '15
Cantine Mothia
Etna Bianco A' Puddara '16
Tenuta di Fessina
Etna Bianco Alta Mora '17
Alta Mora
Etna Bianco di Sei '17
Palmento Costanzo
Etna Rosso '16
Graci
Etna Rosso Cavanera Rovo delle Coturnie '14
Firriato
Etna Rosso Contrada Rampante '16
Pietradolce
Etna Rosso Feudo di Mezzo '16
Girolamo Russo
Etna Rosso Trimarchisa '16
Tornatore
Etna Rosso Vico Prephylloxera '15
Tenute Bosco
Etna Rosso Vign. Monte Gorna Ris. '12
Cantine Nicosia
Etna Rosso Zottorinoto Ris. '14
Cottanera
Faro '16
Le Casematte
Faro Palari '14
Palari
Malvasia delle Lipari Passito '17
Caravaglio
Menfi Syrah Maroccoli '14
Planeta
Mille e una Notte '14
Donnafugata
Sicilia Mandrarossa Cartagho '16
Cantine Settesoli
Sicilia Nero d'Avola Saia '16
Feudo Maccari
Sicilia Nero d'Avola Sàgana '16
Cusumano
Sicilia Nero d’Avola Deliella '16
Feudo Principi di Butera
Sicilia Nero d’Avola Lorlando '17
Assuli
Sicilia Syrah Kaid '16
Alessandro di Camporeale
Sardinia
Alghero Torbato Catore '17
Tenute Sella & Mosca
Bovale '16
Su Entu
Cannonau di Sardegna '16
Antonella Corda
Cannonau di Sardegna Cl. Dule '15
Giuseppe Gabbas
Cannonau di Sardegna R Ris. '15
Santa Maria La Palma
Carignano del Sulcis 6Mura Ris. '15
Cantina Giba
Carignano del Sulcis Sup. Terre Brune '14
Cantina di Santadi
Semidano di Mogoro Sup. Puistèris '16
Cantina di Mogoro - Il Nuraghe
Vermentino di Gallura Sup. Sciala '17
Surrau
Vermentino di Gallura Vigna'Ngena '17
Capichera
Vermentino di Sardegna Azzesu - Tenuta del Vulcano Pelao '17
Andrea Ledda
Vermentino di Sardegna Die '17
Tenute Delogu
Vermentino di Sardegna Stellato '17
Pala
THE BEST
RED OF THE YEAR
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DUELECCI OVEST RIS. ’12 - TENUTA DI SESTA
WHITE OF THE YEAR
CAPO MARTINO ’16 - JERMANN
SPARKLER OF THE YEAR
FRANCIACORTA NATURE 61 ’11 - GUIDO BERLUCCHI & C.
SWEET OF THE YEAR
PIEMONTE MOSCATO PASSITO LA BELLA ESTATE ’16 - VITE COLTE
ROSÈ OF THE YEAR
VALTÈNESI CHIARETTO MOLMENTI ’15 - COSTARIPA
WINERY OF THE YEAR
FERRARI
BEST VALUE FOR MONEY
A. A. LAGO DI CALDARO CL. SUP. QUINTESSENZ ’17 - CANTINA KALTERN
GROWER OF THE YEAR
FRANCESCO CAMBRIA
UP-AND-COMING WINERY
ANTONELLA CORDA
AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE
TORREVENTO
SOLIDARITY AWARD
SAN PATRIGNANO
TRE BICCHIERI VERDI
With our Tre Bicchieri Verdi we make note of those wines made with certified organic or biodynamically cultivated grapes (here indicated in red). This year there were a record 102 in all, a figure that also represents a growing share of those wines awarded (23%). It’s an important figure that testifies to the fact that an emphasis on ecology among Italy’s best wineries is irreversible (it’s a complex question, however, considering that many wineries work according to similar methods but never request certification). Finally, it’s clear that sustainability is an increasingly widespread priority among winemakers. We use the label ‘Sustainable Winery’ to identify producers committed to such principles.
A. A. Terlano Pinot Bianco Eichhorn '16
Manincor [Alto Adige]
Abruzzo Pecorino Giocheremo con I Fiori '17
Torre dei Beati [Abruzzo]
Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo '15
Paternoster [Basilicata]
Aglianico del Vulture Titolo '16
Elena Fucci [Basilicata]
Alcamo Beleda '17
Rallo [Sicily]
Amarone della Valpolicella Cl. Vign. di Ravazzol '13
Ca' La Bionda [Veneto]
Barbaresco Asili '15
Ceretto [Piedmont]
Barbaresco Cottà '15
Sottimano [Piedmont]
Barbaresco Currà Ris. '12
Bruno Rocca [Piedmont]
Barolo Bussia V. Mondoca Ris. '12
Poderi e Cantine Oddero [Piedmont]
Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice '13
Elvio Cogno [Piedmont]
Barolo del Comune di La Morra '14
Brandini [Piedmont]
Bolgheri Sup. Grattamacco '15
Grattamacco [Tuscany]
Brunello di Montalcino Ris. '12
Poggio di Sotto [Tuscany]
Brunello di Montalcino V. V. '13
Le Ragnaie [Tuscany]
Campi Flegrei Falanghina V. Astroni '15
Cantine Astroni [Campania]
Carmignano Santa Cristina in Pilli '15
Fattoria Ambra [Tuscany]
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Cl. San Paolo Ris. '16
Pievalta [Marche]
Chianti Cl. '15
Tenuta Carleone [Tuscany]
Chianti Cl. '16
Castello di Volpaia [Tuscany]
Chianti Cl. '16
Le Miccine [Tuscany]
Chianti Cl. Cultus Boni '15
Badia a Coltibuono [Tuscany]
Chianti Cl. Dofana '16
Fattoria Carpineta Fontalpino [Tuscany]
Chianti Cl. Il Campitello Ris. '15
Monteraponi [Tuscany]
Chianti Cl. Ris. '15
Tenuta di Lilliano [Tuscany]
Chianti Cl. Ris. '15
Riecine [Tuscany]
Chianti Cl. V. Cavarchione '16
Istine [Tuscany]
Chianti Rufina Vign. Quona Ris. '15
I Veroni [Tuscany]
Colli di Rimini Cabernet Sauvignon Montepirolo '15
San Patrignano [Emilia Romagna]
Colline Lucchesi Tenuta di Valgiano '15
Tenuta di Valgiano [Tuscany]
Conero Dorico Ris. '15
Alessandro Moroder [Marche]
Cortona Syrah '15
Stefano Amerighi [Tuscany]
Duemani '15
Duemani [Tuscany]
Erbaluce di Caluso 13 Mesi '16
Benito Favaro [Piedmont]
Etna Bianco di Sei '17
Palmento Costanzo [Sicily]
Etna Rosso '16
Graci [Sicily]
Etna Rosso Cavanera Rovo delle Coturnie '14
Firriato [Sicily]
Etna Rosso Feudo di Mezzo '16
Girolamo Russo [Sicily]
Etna Rosso Vico Prephylloxera '15
Tenute Bosco [Sicily]
Etna Rosso Vign. Monte Gorna Ris. '12
Cantine Nicosia [Sicily]
Faro '16
Le Casematte [Sicily]
Fiano di Avellino Ventidue '16
Villa Raiano [Campania]
Fiorano Bianco '16
Tenuta di Fiorano [Lazio]
Franciacorta Dosage Zéro Vintage Collection Noir '09
Ca' del Bosco [Lombardy]
Franciacorta Nature 61 '11
Guido Berlucchi & C. [Lombardy]
Franciacorta Nature Origines Ris. '12
Lantieri de Paratico [Lombardy]
Franciacorta Pas Dosé Ris. '08
Mosnel [Lombardy]
Franciacorta Pas Dosé Riserva 33 '11
Ferghettina [Lombardy]
Gavi V. della Madonnina Ris. '16
La Raia [Piedmont]
Gioia del Colle Primitivo 16 Vign. San Benedetto '15
Polvanera [Puglia]
Gioia del Colle Primitivo Marpione Ris. '15
Tenuta Viglione [Puglia]
Gioia del Colle Primitivo Senatore '15
Coppi [Puglia]
Grisara '17
Roberto Ceraudo [Calabria]
Habemus '16
San Giovenale [Lazio]
Madre '16
Italo Cescon [Veneto]
Malvasia delle Lipari Passito '17
Caravaglio [Sicily]
Maremma Toscana Ciliegiolo V. Vallerana Alta '16
Antonio Camillo [Tuscany]
Molise Tintilia '16
Di Majo Norante [Molise]
Montecucco Sangiovese Ad Agio Ris. '14
Basile [Tuscany]
Montecucco Sangiovese Poggio Lombrone Ris. '14
Colle Massari [Tuscany]
Montefalco Rosso Ziggurat '16
Tenute Lunelli - Castelbuono [Umbria]
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Podere Castorani Ris. '14
Castorani [Abruzzo]
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Spelt Ris. '15
La Valentina [Abruzzo]
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Vign. di Sant'Eusanio '16
Valle Reale [Abruzzo]
Moscato Passito '17
Luigi Viola [Calabria]
Nekaj '14
Damijan Podversic [Friuli Venezia Giulia]
Nobile di Montepulciano Pagliareto '15
Lunadoro [Tuscany]
Offida Pecorino '17
Tenuta Santori [Marche]
Ograde '16
Skerk [Friuli Venezia Giulia]
Orvieto Muffa Nobile Calcaia '15
Barberani [Umbria]
Otto '16
Carvinea [Puglia]
Pashka' '17
Casebianche [Campania]
Pian di Stio '17
San Salvatore 1988 [Campania]
Piceno Sup. Morellone '13
Le Caniette [Marche]
Piemonte Moscato Passito La Bella Estate '16
Vite Colte [Piedmont]
Poggio della Costa '17
Sergio Mottura [Lazio]
Primitivo di Manduria Sessantanni '15
Cantine San Marzano [Puglia]
Primitivo di Manduria Zinfandel Sinfarosa Terra Nera '16
Felline [Puglia]
Reggiano Lambrusco Brut Cadelvento Rosé '17
Venturini Baldini [Emilia Romagna]
Riviera Ligure di Ponente Pigato Bon in da Bon '17
BioVio [Liguria]
Roero Valmaggiore V. Audinaggio '16
Cascina Ca' Rossa [Piedmont]
Romagna Sangiovese Modigliana I Probi di Papiano Ris. '15
Villa Papiano [Emilia Romagna]
Sabbie di Sopra il Bosco '16
Nanni Copè [Campania]
San Leonardo '14
San Leonardo [Trentino]
Sicilia Syrah Kaid '16
Alessandro di Camporeale [Sicily]
Soave Cl. Calvarino '16
Leonildo Pieropan [Veneto]
Soave Cl. Monte Grande '16
Graziano Prà [Veneto]
Spoleto Trebbiano Spoletino Anteprima Tonda '16
Antonelli - San Marco [Umbria]
Taurasi Piano di Montevergine Ris. '13
Feudi di San Gregorio [Campania]
Taurasi Vigne d'Alto '12
Contrade di Taurasi [Campania]
Torgiano Rosso Rubesco V. Monticchio Ris. '13
Lungarotti [Umbria]
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Sup. Mario's 44 '16
Tenuta Terraviva [Abruzzo]
Trentino Pinot Nero V. Cantanghel '15
Maso Cantanghel [Trentino]
Trento Brut Madame Martis Ris. '08
Maso Martis [Trentino]
Tullum Pecorino Biologico '17
Feudo Antico [Abruzzo]
Valpolicella Cl. Sup. Camporenzo '15
Monte dall'Ora [Veneto]
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Cl. Sup. V. V. '16
Umani Ronchi [Marche]
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Cl. Sup. Ylice '16
Poderi Mattioli [Marche]
Verdicchio di Matelica Vertis '16
Borgo Paglianetto [Marche]
Vernaccia di S. Gimignano Carato '13
Montenidoli [Tuscany]
Vernaccia di S. Gimignano Sanice Ris. '15
Vincenzo Cesani [Tuscany]
Vernaccia di S. Gimignano Selvabianca '17
Il Colombaio di Santa Chiara [Tuscany]
TABLE OF VINTAGES FROM 1995 TO 2017
STARS
56
Gaja (Piemonte)
43
Ca’ del Bosco (Lombardia)
38
La Spinetta (Piemonte)
37
Elio Altare (Piemonte)
34
Allegrini (Veneto)
Castello di Fonterutoli (Toscana)
Valentini (Abruzzo)
30
Bellavista (Lombardia)
Giacomo Conterno (Piemonte)
Jermann (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Tenuta San Guido (Toscana)
Cantina Produttori San Michele Appiano (Alto Adige)
29
Castello della Sala (Umbria)
Ferrari (Trentino)
Masciarelli (Abruzzo)
Planeta (Sicilia)
28
Fèlsina (Toscana)
27
Poliziano (Toscana)
Tasca d’Almerita (Sicilia)
Cantina Tramin (Alto Adige)
Vie di Romans
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
26
Marchesi Antinori (Toscana)
Feudi di San Gregorio
(Campania)
Bruno Giacosa (Piemonte)
Leonildo Pieropan (Veneto)
25
Castello di Ama (Toscana)
Livio Felluga
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Ornellaia (Toscana)
Paolo Scavino (Piemonte)
24
Argiolas (Sardegna)
Cantina Bolzano (Alto Adige)
Arnaldo Caprai (Umbria)
Gravner (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Nino Negri (Lombardia)
Schiopetto (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Villa Russiz (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
23
Falesco – Famiglia Cotarella (Lazio)
Fontodi (Toscana)
Tenute Sella & Mosca (Sardegna)
Cantina Terlano (Alto Adige)
22
Ca’ Viola (Piemonte)
Michele Chiarlo (Piemonte)
Domenico Clerico (Piemonte)
Cantina Colterenzio (Alto Adige)
Isole e Olena (Toscana)
Barone Ricasoli (Toscana)
San Leonardo (Trentino)
Vietti (Piemonte)
21
Cascina La Barbatella (Piemonte)
Castello del Terriccio (Toscana)
Les Crêtes (Valle d’Aosta)
Cantina Kaltern (Alto Adige)
Montevetrano (Campania)
Volpe Pasini (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Elena Walch (Alto Adige)
20
Ca’ Rugate (Veneto)
Castellare di Castellina (Toscana)
Dorigo (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Gioacchino Garofoli (Marche)
Le Macchiole (Toscana)
Montevertine (Toscana)
Serafini & Vidotto (Veneto)
Venica & Venica
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
19
Luigi Cataldi Madonna (Abruzzo)
Matteo Correggia (Piemonte)
Cusumano (Sicilia)
Donnafugata (Sicilia)
Elio Grasso (Piemonte)
Lis Neris (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Palari (Sicilia)
Ruffino (Toscana)
Cantina di Santadi (Sardegna)
Sottimano (Piemonte)
Franco Toros
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Le Vigne di Zamò
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
18
Abbazia di Novacella (Alto Adige)
Antoniolo (Piemonte)
Brancaia (Toscana)
Casanova di Neri (Toscana)
Castello Banfi (Toscana)
Conterno Fantino (Piemonte)
Firriato (Sicilia)
Livon (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Masi (Veneto)
Massolino (Piemonte)
Mastroberardino (Campania)
Monsupello (Lombardia)
Cantina Convento Muri-Gries (Trentino Alto Adige)
Fiorenzo Nada (Piemonte)
Giuseppe Quintarelli (Veneto)
Bruno Rocca (Piemonte)
Ronco dei Tassi
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
San Patrignano (Emilia Romagna)
Luciano Sandrone (Piemonte)
Umani Ronchi (Marche)
Fattoria Zerbina
(Emilia Romagna)
17
Roberto Anselmi (Veneto)
Lorenzo Begali (Veneto)
Coppo (Piemonte)
Kuenhof - Peter Pliger
(Alto Adige)
Fattoria Petrolo (Toscana)
Doro Princic
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Querciabella (Toscana)
Velenosi (Marche)
16
Cav. G. B. Bertani (Veneto)
Bucci (Marche)
Aldo Conterno (Piemonte)
Romano Dal Forno (Veneto)
Miani (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
La Monacesca (Marche)
Pietracupa (Campania)
Albino Rocca (Piemonte)
Suavia (Veneto)
Tenuta Unterortl - Castel Juval (Alto Adige)
15
Abbona (Piemonte)
Biondi - Santi Tenuta Greppo (Toscana)
Cavit (Trentino)
Di Majo Norante (Molise)
Tenuta di Ghizzano (Toscana)
Grattamacco (Toscana)
Librandi (Calabria)
Lungarotti (Umbria)
Bartolo Mascarello (Piemonte)
Graziano Prà (Veneto)
Produttori del Barbaresco (Piemonte)
Rocca di Frassinello (Toscana)
San Felice (Toscana)
Tenuta Sant’Antonio (Veneto)
Speri (Veneto)
Vignalta (Veneto)
Viviani (Veneto)
Roberto Voerzio (Piemonte)
14
F.lli Alessandria (Piemonte)
Avignonesi (Toscana)
Bricco Rocche - Bricco Asili (Piemonte)
Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy (Piemonte)
Elvio Cogno (Piemonte)
Falkenstein Franz Pratzner
(Alto Adige)
Ferghettina (Lombardia)
Dino Illuminati (Abruzzo)
Leone de Castris (Puglia)
Malvirà (Piemonte)
Franco M. Martinetti (Piemonte)
Sergio Mottura (Lazio)
Oasi degli Angeli (Marche)
Piaggia (Toscana)
Fattoria Le Pupille (Toscana)
Aldo Rainoldi (Lombardia)
Ronco del Gelso
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Russiz Superiore
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Uberti (Lombardia)
Valle Reale (Abruzzo)
13
Giulio Accornero e Figli (Piemonte)
Poderi Boscarelli (Toscana)
Braida (Piemonte)
Pierguido Carlo Busso (Piemonte)
Ca’ del Baio (Piemonte)
Cavalchina (Veneto)
Cavalleri (Lombardia)
Tenuta Col d’Orcia (Toscana)
Eugenio Collavini
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Le Due Terre
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Poderi Luigi Einaudi (Piemonte)
Tenute Ambrogio e Giovanni Folonari (Toscana)
Foradori (Trentino)
Frescobaldi (Toscana)
Elena Fucci (Basilicata)
Ettore Germano (Piemonte)
Gini (Veneto)
Edi Keber (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Köfererhof - Günther Kerschbaumer (Alto Adige)
Cantina Kurtatsch (Alto Adige)
Maculan (Veneto)
Mamete Prevostini (Lombardia)
Marchesi di Barolo (Piemonte)
Vigneti Massa (Piemonte)
Monchiero Carbone (Piemonte)
Nals Margreid (Alto Adige)
Pecchenino (Piemonte)
Tormaresca (Puglia)
Tua Rita (Toscana)
Tenuta di Valgiano (Toscana)
Villa Medoro (Abruzzo)
Villa Sparina (Piemonte)
Zenato (Veneto)
12
Gianfranco Alessandria (Piemonte)
Azelia (Piemonte)
Brovia (Piemonte)
Cascina Ca’ Rossa (Piemonte)
Castello dei Rampolla (Toscana)
Castello di Albola (Toscana)
Castello di Volpaia (Toscana)
Còlpetrone (Umbria)
Dorigati (Trentino Alto Adige)
Cantine Due Palme (Puglia)
Galardi (Campania)
Cantina Girlan (Alto Adige)
Dario Raccaro
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Rocche dei Manzoni (Piemonte)
Salvioni (Toscana)
Torraccia del Piantavigna (Piemonte)
Torrevento (Puglia)
11
Abate Nero (Trentino)
Maison Anselmet (Valle d’Aosta)
Benanti (Sicilia)
Borgo San Daniele
(Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Brigaldara (Veneto)
Cà Maiol (Lombardia)
F.lli Cigliuti (Piemonte)
Colle Massari (Toscana)
Marisa Cuomo (Campania)
Fattoria del Cerro (Toscana)
Guerrieri Rizzardi (Veneto)
Franz Haas (Alto Adige)
La Massa (Toscana)
Mastrojanni (Toscana)
Poderi e Cantine Oddero (Piemonte)
Pio Cesare (Piemonte)
Poggio di Sotto (Toscana)
Prunotto (Piemonte)
Tenute Rubino (Puglia)
Giampaolo Tabarrini (Umbria)
G. D. Vajra (Piemonte)
10
Badia a Coltibuono (Toscana)
Guido Berlucchi & C. (Lombardia)
Enzo Boglietti (Piemonte)
Bruna (Liguria)
I Campi (Veneto)
Tenuta di Capezzana (Toscana)
Fattoria Carpineta Fontalpino (Toscana)
Castello di Monsanto (Toscana)
Cavallotto - Tenuta Bricco Boschis (Piemonte)
Tenute Chiaromonte (Puglia)
Cleto Chiarli Tenute Agricole (Emilia Romagna)
Colli di Lapio (Campania)
Corte Sant’Alda (Veneto)
Cottanera (Sicilia)
Fazi Battaglia (Marche)
Feudi del Pisciotto (Sicilia)
Feudo Maccari (Sicilia)
Fontanafredda (Piemonte)
Giuseppe Gabbas (Sardegna)
Giorgi (Lombardia)
Hilberg - Pasquero (Piemonte)
Tenuta J. Hofstätter (Alto Adige)
Alois Lageder (Alto Adige)
Lo Triolet (Valle d’Aosta)
Cantine Lunae Bosoni (Liguria)
Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio (Piemonte)
Ermete Medici & Figli
(Emilia Romagna)
Cantina Meran (Alto Adige)
Monte Rossa (Lombardia)
Orma (Toscana)
Ottella (Veneto)
Poggio Antico (Toscana)
Ruggeri & C. (Veneto)
Podere Sapaio (Toscana)
Luigi Spertino (Piemonte)
Tenimenti Luigi d’Alessandro (Toscana)
Tenuta delle Terre Nere (Sicilia)
Tiefenbrunner (Alto Adige)
Villa Matilde (Campania)
Tenuta Waldgries (Alto Adige)
Conti Zecca (Puglia)
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Valle d'Aosta
Aosta Valley remains a somewhat marginal wine producing region in Italy, with an average production volume of about two million liters. That is, if everything were to get bottled, it would amount to just over two and a half million bottles, significantly less than the largest national producers. What makes Aosta Valley truly unique is its geography. From Donnas to Courmayeur, it’s impossible to find two territories that are alike. More than anything, the region offers a wide variety of cultivar, with native grapes and non-native varieties perfectly complementing one another. Among the reds, their succulent and powerful Syrahs and Fumins alternate with more multifaceted and delicate Pinot Noirs and Petit Rouges. Among the whites we see fresh Prié Blancs and Petite Arvines (a grape that’s on the rise) serving as a counterpoint to more buttery Chardonnays and Malvoisies (Pinot Grigio). Its great variety comes from the enormous variability of its microclimates, brought about by the position of its vineyards (Envers is situated on the right bank of the Dora Baltea, with northeastern exposure, while Adret is the hotter and more well-suited area situated on the left bank, with southern or western exposure), their terrain and especially their elevation, with vineyards planted anywhere from 300 to over 1100 meters above sea level. This richness and variability represents the small region’s true distinctive quality. After 2017, which was disastrous from a climatic point of view, the valley’s vigneron are slowly recovering. After 2016 registered 2.1 million liters, 2017 saw just 1 million - that’s a loss of 53%. We send out our encouragement to Blanc di Morgex et de La Salle, which saw an entire season of work go up in smoke. Some producers registered losses of 98%. In the 2019 edition of Italian Wines no new wineries from the region received awards but our tastings did see Anselmet back on top with their splendid selection of Chardonnay. The final count? Two Chardonnays, two Petite Arvines, a Fumin and a Moscato Passito. The nice surprise this year lies in the slow revival of Bassa Valle and Donnas, two areas we’ll be sure to hear more from soon.
Maison Anselmet
fraz. Vereytaz, 30
11018 Villeneuve [AO]
Tel. 00165 904851
www.maisonanselmet.it
CELLAR SALES
PRE-BOOKED VISITS
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 75,000 bottles
HECTARES UNDER VINE 11.00
Giorgio Anselmet’s winery is situated in the prized winemaking territory of Torette, along the road leading to Monte Bianco. Here the Aosta Valley’s traditional red wine is made according to tradition. Giorgio is a great interpreter of both the area’s native cultivar and international varieties, such that Chardonnay serves the producer’s cornerstone. His wines keep getting better, thanks to a recipe that brings together modern techniques and technology with the tradition that Renato, his father, was able to pass down.
Their latest Chardonnay earns a Tre Bicchieri, with its aromas of vanilla and acacia blossom, aromatic herbs and apricot. It’s a wine of great structure and balance, intense and truly long. Their Semel Pater is also noteworthy. A wine of impenetrable color, the nose is spicy and fruity, while the palate is potent. Their traditional Pinot Nero offers up fruity notes of wild strawberries and spices, with a truly full palate. Their Fumin also deserves mentioning.
Château Feuillet
loc. Château Feuillet, 12
11010 Saint Pierre
Tel. 0328 7673880
www.chateaufeuillet.vievini.it
CELLAR SALES
ACCOMMODATION AND RESTAURANT SERVICE
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 30,000 bottles
HECTARES UNDER VINE 5.00
Maurizio Fiorano doesn’t need much introduction. Among the Aosta Valley’s major wine producers he’s one who’s made his mark. Year after he year, he keeps improving the quality of his wines, which are made in one the region’s best areas, northern Asta. Here the slopes have southern exposure, perfect both for white and red grapes. Most of his vineyards host native cultivar, but there have been successful experiments with international varieties as well. Once again, Maurizio didn’t disappoint our expectations, with wines that delight the senses.
Their Torrette Supérieur is a wine that exhibits typicity. Ruby red in color, it’s redolent of dried prunes, while the palate is rich and pulpy, with slightly rough tannins, but it’s long as well. Their Syrah delights the nose with its flowery aromas that call up violet, then fruit, giving way to a slightly vegetal finish. It shows good length on the palate. Their Fumin, a vibrant ruby garnet wine, offers up intense notes of raspberry, while the palate still needs some aging. Their Cornalin is a characteristic wine.
La Crotta di Vegneron
p.zza Roncas, 2
11023 Chambave [AO]
Tel. 00166 46670
www.lacrotta.it
CELLAR SALES
PRE-BOOKED VISITS
RESTAURANT SERVICE
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 350,000 bottles
HECTARES UNDER VINE 42.00
Chambave is a village just outside Aosta and its cooperative winery, Crotta di Vegneron, is one of the territory’s most important. Some 120 grower members cover just over 40 hectares of small plots, all cultivated with passion and respect for tradition, but also under the agronomic guidance of the winery. Founded in 1980 (with the first bottles coming in 1985), from the beginning they’ve made wines with native grape varieties, Fumin, Cornalin, Vien de Nus and Petit Rouge, and local Moscato (a cultivar already appreciated at the time of the Savoias).
Their Chambave passito is an appealing, straw-yellow and gold wine with pleasant aromas of yellow flowers and dried grapes. In the mouth it proves balanced and long. Their ruby garnet Syrah offers up vibrant aromas of black fruit, while its faint, vegetal sensations harmonize with spicy and delicate notes of wood. Their Moscato di Chambave leaves you with classic sensations, fruit with pleasant, tropical aromas that hover around varietal fragrances. of musk, which carry through fresh and elegant on the palate.
Les Crêtes
loc. Villetos, 50
11010 Aymavilles [AO]
Tel. 00165 902274
www.lescretes.it
CELLAR SALES
PRE-BOOKED VISITS
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 180,000 bottles
HECTARES UNDER VINE 20.00
SUSTAINABLE WINERY
Costantino Charrère is one of the Aosta Valley’s vine growing patriarchs. In his new cellar in Aymavilles, accompanied by his wife, Eleonora, and his collaborator in enology, Rafaela Crotta, he manages this solid winery of both national and international renown. His vineyards, which were hit by a brutal frost in 2017, host an array of grapes ranging from native cultivar like Petite Arvine, Petit Rouge and Fumin, and international varieties like Pinot Nero and Chardonnay (the last of which serves as the winery’s flagship). They’ve also had excellent results with Nebbiolo, which is getting increasing attention of late.
Once again their Chardonnay Cuvée Bois earns a Tre Bicchieri by virtue of its wide range of aromas. Vibrant notes of fruit close with a delicately spicy nuance, while in the mouth it’s long and balanced. Their Nebbiolo Sommet also did very well, with its aromas of pleasant floral complexity giving way to notes of raspberry, harmonized by quinine and licorice. It’s a fine, long wine. Their Syrah, Neige d’Or and Fumin also proved excellent.
Caves Cooperatives de Donnas
via Roma, 97
11020 Donnas [AO]
Tel. 00125 807096
www.donnasvini.it
CELLAR SALES
PRE-BOOKED VISITS
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 150,000 bottles
HECTARES UNDER VINE 26.00
Upon entering the Aosta Valley some of the first vineyards you’ll see are those of Donnas, with the Cave Cooperatives integrated in the fabric of the town’s small urban center. Here vine growing traditions are deeply tied to those of nearby Piedmont. Indeed, the primary grape cultivated in the surrounding area is Nebbiolo (locally known as Picotendro or Picutener). The cooperative is masterfully managed by Mario Dalbar who, in recent years, has managed to maintain quality and that character that the territory’s wines have always expressed. His success if pointed up by the fact that in 1971 Donnas was named the Aosta Valley’s first appellation (now a subzone of the region’s DOC controlled appellation).
The quality of Donnas’ wine is a constant over time. Their 2014 Vieilles Vignes is pleasant on the nose, with spicy hints of new wood and aromas of red fruit, as well as a strong accent of raspberry. It’s also unusually fresh in the mouth. In short, it’s a modern wine. Their Donnas, which features a lovely, ruby garnet color, is pleasant on the nose, with notes of tobacco and rhubarb standing out. In the mouth it’s marked by a long, fine finish. Their Napoléon is also worth nothing, with its hints of medicinal herbs and red fruit, as well as it’s crisp, long palate.
Cave Gargantua
fraz. Clos Chatel, 1
11020 Gressan [AO]
Tel. 0329 9271999
www.cavegargantua.it
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 20,000 bottles
HECTARES UNDER VINE 4.00
Gressan is a small municipality just outside Aosta. Over the town stands a mountain that, as legend has it, is the pinky finger of the giant Gargantua. It was here, along these slopes, that the Cuneaz brothers’ passion for wine was kindled. To quote Laurent, ‘Here my grandfather passed down his love of the land, showing me how important time dedicated to the vineyard is.’ The Cuneaz family is strongly attached to (and respectful of) the territory, its tradition, as well as the Aosta Valley’s culture and customs. Through this lens this small producer gives rise to their entire selection.
Their Torrette Supérieur is a truly interesting wine with aromas of red berries and tobacco. On the palate it proves extraordinarily elegant and balanced. Their Impasse is a notable blend in which fruity notes harmonize with spices and a final hint of licorice. Their Daphne exhibits pleasant complexity, with aromas of vanilla and white fruit. Their Spillo d’Oro is a new botrytised wine. It’s good but still not balanced.
Lo Triolet
loc. Junod, 7
11010 Introd [AO]
Tel. 00165 95437
www.lotriolet.vievini.it
CELLAR SALES
PRE-BOOKED VISITS
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 42,000 bottles
HECTARES UNDER VINE 5.00
Introd is a small town just outside Aosta, on the road that takes you to the region’s great mountains. Marco Martin’s vineyards are situated right here, with Pinot Grigio taking center stage. Attentive to local customs and traditions, he’s managed to make wines using the Aosta Valley’s celebrated local cultivar in a modern way, even if international varieties also find a place in his selection (especially Syrah). In recent years the estate has seen major renovations, first the vineyards and then the cellar, and Marco has just finished work on his reception space and gorgeous tasting area.
Their vibrantly colored Fumin is rich on the notes with aromas of red and black fruit and spicy hints. Cocoa and tobacco confer complexity, giving way to a rich, pulpy palate. Their Pinot Gris is truly delicious, vibrant and elegant in its fragrances of white fruit, with pineapple and pear standing out. The palate is balanced and well-structured. Their Petite Arvine is interesting, with its notes of fresh fruit and citrus, as well as its balanced palate. Their Pinot Grigio, which is matured in barriques, is also a quality wine.
Cave Mont Blanc de Morgex et La Salle
fraz. La Ruine
Chemin des Îles, 31
11017 Morgex [AO]
Tel. 00165 800331
www.caveduvinblanc.com
CELLAR SALES
PRE-BOOKED VISITS
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 140,000 bottles
HECTARES UNDER VINE 19.00
Blanc de Morgex is a regional cultural patrimony. Here Prie Blanc (still ungrafted) takes center stage across Europe’s highest appellation, with the grapes clinging onto the slopes of Monte Bianco. It was Don Bougeat who began work in 1989, and today the producer continues to bring renown to all of the Valdigne; vintages alternate, but their consistence quality terms is ever more solid. A particularly complex season lowered the vineyards’ yields, allowing for a limited selection, but in their quaint Morgex winery, made with wood and stone, the work continues with rugged tenacity.
Out tastings concerned Cave’s sparkling wines, all Metodo Classicos. Their Cuvée Prince features fine perlage and vibrant fragrances redolent of bread crust. It’s a fruity wine with hints of damson that proves elegant and long on the palate. Their Extra Brut offers up a rich nose that’s pleasant in its hints of yeast, biscuits and sensations of honey. In the mouth it’s fresh and savory. Their Blanc du Blanc is a taut, vibrant wine with hints of white fruit. Their Glacier features long perlage, aromas of yeast and ripe white fruit, and a close-focused, fresh palate.