TERROIR TREASURES
Edition : September 2024
2023 VERMENTINO DI GALLURA
“PIRAS” Cantina Gallura
Sardegna
APPELLATION
DOCG Vermentino di Gallura
GRAPES
100% Vermentino
VINIFICATION
Ripe grapes are softly pressed and fermented at low temperatures in stainless steel tanks followed by a short refinement in stainless steel tanks before bottling.
WINE PROFILE AND PAIRING
The wine presents a bright yellow color with light green tinges. Its bouquet is intense, offering fruity and flowery aromas that are both ample and lingering. On the palate, it is dry, balanced, and fresh, with a fine, fruity character that culminates in a long, pleasant finish.
Try it with raw shellfish, hot starters, light first courses with seafood condiments, shellfish, grilled fish, delicate meats.
2019 VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO
Avignonesi
Toscana
APPELLATION
DOCG Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
GRAPES
100% Sangiovese
VINIFICATION
20-25 days of maceration at controlled temperature. Alcoholic fermentation is carried out by the yeasts selected from our pied de cuve.
At least 18 months in Slavonian oak barrels, oak barriques and tonneaux and at least 6 months in bottles.
WINE PROFILE AND PAIRING
In the glass it shows intense garnet red reflections. On the nose aromas of small red fruits, strawberries and currants. Then pomegranate and the unmistakable violet scent of good Sangiovese. In the background a touch of vanilla, sweet spices and liquorice. The palate is well balanced with hints of ripe cherries and plums, supported by precise and elegant tannins. The body is warm and enveloping with a long and persistent finish.
Enjoy with a Mushroom risotto, pappardelle with rabbit or wild boar ragù.
2016 CROATINA
"Elso" Ricci
Piemonte
APPELLATION
DOC Colli Tortonesi Rosso
GRAPES
100% Croatina
VINIFICATION
Spontaneous fermentation with autochthonous yeasts and maceration on the skins with submerged cap for about two weeks in steel, aging takes place in the same container for 12 months and then in the bottle without filtration or clarification.
WINE PROFILE AND PAIRING
Rich red and black cherry, rose and carnation, bramble, wet earth with black pepper and stony mineral notes. A full-bodied wine with bold blackberry, cherry, earth and tobacco flavors. The tannins soft but are still firm and silty, powerful and fine at the same time.
Pair it with lamb rib chops, game, bean soups and chestnut-based dishes.
