Abruzzo

Region: Italy, Colonel, Anlaran, Controguerra, Rose Garden, Abruzzo

Grape Variety: Montepulciano

Background: Vineyards are located within the townships of Colonnella, Ancorano and Controguerra and cover a total of 25 hectares (nearly 62 acres).

Winemaking Process: Vinification begins with soft pressing and de-stalking with maceration on skins and fermentation for twenty days. Malolactic fermentation takes place in American barrique and aging continues for six months.

Tasting Notes: Very deep, brilliant ruby with purple reflections, the bouquet shows excellent intensity and richness, with notes of ripe red fruit, amaretto cookies, marzipan and sweet spices. Mellow, flavourful and complex on the palate, with smooth, velvety tannins, outstanding freshness and balance.

Food Pairing: Ideal pairings are robust first courses, cold cuts and salami, particularly the excellent varieties to be found in the Abruzzo region, as well as roasts and stews.

Awards:

Mundus Wines 2021 - Silver Medal

Sakura Awards 2021 - Silver Medal

Korea Wine Challenge 2020 - Silver Medal

Luca Maroni 2020 - 94 points

750ML

Contains Sulphites

Region: Italy, Abruzzo

Grape variety: 33% Montepulciano , 30% Primitivo, 25% Sangiovese, 7% Negroamaro , 5% Malvasia Nera

Tasting notes: Deep red in colour, with garnet tones. Intense aromas of cherries, prunes, ripe blackcurrant, tobacco and a final toasted note. This wine is full-bodied, soft and rich in tannin with a persistent, long finish showing spicy notes of vanilla and chocolate.

Reviews: Best Italian Red Wine 99 Points - Best Italian Wines Guidebook by Luca Maroni: "It's radiant force of fruit and flower emerges in a unique nose with notes of blackberry, violet, and black cherry that daze the nostrils. With a taste, balanced in acid, softness and tannins, of a suppleness and force that is simply phenomenal…An absolute masterwork of nature, technique, humanity and pure passion."

Region: Italy, Tenuta Cantalupo in Notaresco, Abruzzo

Grape Variety: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Tasting Notes: There is massive fruit concentration on the nose which is utterly gorgeous, rich and ripe and has the merest hint of oak. Dark, dense purple colour. Full bodied, smooth sweet mouthfeel and very ripe flavours, huge concentration and super rich palate, the essence of Montepulciano. Great purity of fruit and silky texture. Garnet red. Intense and persistent, spicy (tobacco and jam), aromas of licorice, fruity, a little ethereal. A full bodied wine, soft and balanced. Intense and persistent.

Food Pairing: This wine is recommened to be paired with pizza, pastas with tomato sauce and hard cheeses.

Awards:

Mundus Vini 2022 - Gold Medal

Frankfurt International Trophy 2021 - Gold Medal

Dazzling with enticing fruit and fresh herb aromas, a scintillating mouthful of rich peach and grapefruit is evident on the palate. Lemon, lime and a mineral crispness also persist with a gentle spicy finish.

Awards

Luca Maroni 2023 - 93 points

Mundus Wines 2022 - Gold Medal

India Wine Awards 2022 - Silver Medal

Region: Italy, Ortona, San Salvo, Pollutri, Abruzzo

Grape Variety: Montepulciano

Background: Velvety smooth Gold Medal Italian Red, acclaimed by the world’s top wine writers. Hugh Johnson called this fabulous Fantini; “the hearty, ripe, really warming wine that Chianti so often fails to be.” while US Supremo Robert Parker hailed it “one to buy by the car-load!”

Tasting Notes: A ruby red colour with garnet reflections. Intense and persistent fragrance, fruity (red fruit, prunes and cherries) with vanilla essence. Well-bodied, tannic and well-balanced, rather intense and persistent and ready to drink. Best served with good salami, savoury first courses, meat and cheese.

Food Pairing: Excellent with all the typical courses of Italian traditional cooking. It matches well with risotto, pasta and pork.

Awards:

Luca Maroni 2023 - 91 points

Frankfurt International Trophy 2022 - Gold Medal

Region: Italy, Ortona (CH), Abruzzo

Grape variety: Red grapes from Abruzzo (Montepulciano)

Tasting notes: Bright cherry pink colour. Intense and persistent, delicate fragrancee, very fruity with notes of strawberry. A medium-bodied wine which is intense, well-balanced, soft and round with a very long finish. Made in tiny quantities this delicate, easy drinking pink looks like it tastes - stylish and irresistible!

Food pairing: Perfect with raw shelfish, vegetarian dishes, fresh cheese, dishes from Asia, and white meats.

Awards

Luca Maroni 2023 - 93 points

Councours Mondial de Bruxelles (Rose Category) 2022 - Gold Medal

Mondial Du Rose 2022 - Silver Medal

Region: Italy, Ortona, San Salvo, Abruzzo

Grape Variety: Sangiovese

Tasting Notes: This wee Italian red is utterly dripping in dark cherries with notes of strawberry and earth in support. Rich and juicy in texture it has a nice grip in the tannin and a sexy underlying Italianness. Deliciously soft, cherry-scented Sangiovese from the great Farnese Estate. Full of enticing cherry, plum and violet aromas and a silky mouthful with layers of lip-staining bramble and cherry fruit.

Awards:

Luca Maroni 2023 - 95 points

Frankfurt International Trophy 2022 - Gold Medal

Winemaker, Filippo, clinched a top trophy in Tuscany in 2003, knocking several much more expensive contenders off the podium and his 2004 followed suit with a 'Gran Menzione' at Vin Italy; Italy's most prestigious showcase.

Farnese Fantini Sangiovese has won the Regional International Wine challenge Trophy Dark red. Bitter chocolate, dried herbs and sweet smoky oak on the nose, the sweetness coming through in the jammy palate where chocolate-coated dried cherries come to mind. Incredibly juicy with a firm, slightly herbal, savoury oak backbone that brings it all into balance. Attractive bottle presentation adds to this exciting package.

Region: Italy, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Colonel, Abruzzo

Grape Variety: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

Tasting Notes: Ruby red colour with garnet highlights. Intense and persistent aroma, with hints of chocolate that never dominate over the copious fruit. Good structure, good tannins and well-balanced.

Food Pairing: This wine would be a perfect accompaniment to appetizers of cold cuts, cheese, rich pasta dishes and excellent with red meat.

Award:

Korea Wine Challenge 2020 - Silver Medal

Region: Italy, Abruzzo

Grape Variety: Montepulciano

Background: This is another organic and biodynamic wine from the Lunaria guys. Montepulciano d`Abruzzo is made from carefully selected grapes and left to ferment naturally using wild yeasts before ageing in a combination of oak and stainless steel for at least four months.

Tasting Notes: Deep ruby red in colour with a pronounced nose of black cherries and a toasty note from the oak ageing. The palate is fairly full bodied with concentrated black fruit notes combines with cocoa, cinnamon and vanilla held together by chewy tannins and a long, fruity finish.

Awards:

Best Italian Winery 2012

The Sommelier Wine Awards is a wine competition with a difference. Focused entirely on wines aimed at the on-trade, since it started in 2007 it has grown to become the key competition for wines trying to increase their presence in hotels, pubs, bars and restaurants, as well as the first point of reference for the UK's on-trade wine buyers.

Not only are wines that sell in the High Street supermarkets not permitted to enter, but all of the judges are members of the on-trade, too. The tasting panel for the Sommelier Wine Awards reads like a Who’s Who of the UK hotel, restaurant and sommelier scene.

Region: Italy, Ortona (CH), Abruzzo

Grape variety: Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

Tasting notes: A lively and intense straw yellow colour. The nose is intense and persistent, fruity with notes of peach, medlar and floral notes of white flowers, orange and lemon blossoms. Well balanced, with good stucture and lingering finish.

Food pairing: Excellent with fish, light first courses & Japanese food

Awards

Luca Maroni 2021 & 2023 - 92 points

Indian Wine Consumer's Choice Awards 2020 - Gold Medal

Region: Italy, Abruzzo

Grape Variety: Montepulciano

Background: Biodynamic wine is often considered superior to conventional wines, with better flavour, superior aroma, and more pleasant texture. Growers find that the biodynamic method yields a better growth balance, and ideal sugar content for the wine. The mountainous Abruzzo region of central Italy is situated halfway up the 'boot' of Italy. Cantina Orsogna is an award-winning Abruzzo winery specialising in native grapes of the region such as Perricone, Cococciola and Pecorino. Orsogna are committed to the biodynamic principles by which they make their wine and have many certified Demeter biodynamic wines. This Bucefalo is certified 'Demeter' biodynamic, this means that the vineyard has been subjected only to completely natural processes.

Tasting Notes: Broad and intense, the nose is dominated by fruity notes with opening of black cherries and blueberries, followed by spicy scents of tertiary origin aromas (resulting from aging) with notes of cocoa, coffee, tobacco and leather. It is really amazing tasting this red wine made from dried grapes, the astringency of tannins and the freshness of acidity are well matched with the natural sweetness of the wine. Excellent overall harmony, velvety, smooth and with a long persistence.

Award: Awarded as “Best Italian Winery” 2013, Orsogna Winery (located in Abruzzo region) is one of the largest producer of biological and biodynamic wine (Certified by Demeter).

Region: Italy, Abruzzo

Background: Biodynamic wine is often considered superior to conventional wines, with better flavour, superior aroma, and more pleasant texture. Growers find that the biodynamic method yields a better growth balance, and ideal sugar content for the wine.  The mountainous Abruzzo region of central Italy is situated halfway up the 'boot' of Italy. Cantina Orsogna is an award-winning Abruzzo winery specialising in native grapes of the region such as Perricone, Cococciola and Pecorino. Orsogna are committed to the biodynamic principles by which they make their wine and have many certified Demeter biodynamic wines. This Pecorino is certified `Demeter` biodynamic, this means that the vineyard has been subjected only to completely natural processes.

Region: Italy, Abruzzo

Background: The mountainous Abruzzo region of central Italy is situated halfway up the 'boot' of Italy. Cantina Orsogna is an award-winning Abruzzo winery specialising in native grapes of the region such as Perricone, Cococciola and Pecorino. Orsogna are committed to the biodynamic principles by which they make their wine and have many certified Demeter biodynamic wines. This Pinot Grigio is certified 'Demeter' biodynamic, this means that the vineyard has been subjected only to completely natural processes.

Tasting notes: This Pinot Grigio has a copper colour, the nose is intense, floral, with yellow fruits, hints of ethereal; on the palate is fresh, intense and fruity. Biodynamic wine is often considered superior to conventional wines, with better flavour, superior aroma, and more pleasant texture.

Region: Puglia IGT, Italy

Grape Variety: Primitivo

Tasting Notes: This Primitivo has a bright rtuby red colour. On the nose of plums, carobs, cherries and violets leap from the glass. The palate is soft and smooth with notes of rick black cherries and blackcurrant fruits combined with notes of cinnamon spice and cloves supported by lovely soft tannins.

Food Pairing: This Primitivo Tomato based pasta dishes, char-grilled pork, cold meats and roasted Mediterranean vegetables.

Awards:

Internationaler Bioweinpreis 2017 - Silver

VEGAN

VEGETARIAN

Tasting notes: Light gold in colour with an attractive, open perfume and aromas of white flowers and a hint of liquorice with a touch of butter from the addition of Chardonnay this vintage. On the palate it strikes just the right balance between youthful exuberance, fresh citrus fruit and a ripe, peachy quality. Good length and buttery peachy perfumes on the finish.

Region: Abruzzo: Italy

Grape Variety: Montepulciano

Tasting Notes: Ruby red colour with garnet highlights. Intense, persistent and fruity with a strong aroma of wild berries. A full-bodied wine, well balanced, slightly tannic with a clean aftertaste.

Food Pairing: Excellent with all the typical courses of Italian traditional cooking. It matches well with Risottos, pasta and pork meat.

Awards:

Mundus Vini 2023 - Gold

Berlin Wine Trophy 2021 - Gold

VEGAN

Region: Abruzzo, Italy

Grape Variety: Sangiovese

Tasting Notes: This vibrant wine boasts a rich garnet red colour and offers an intense fruity aroma of strawberries and black cherries, complemented by subtle nutty and woody notes. With a medium body and well balanced tannis it is perfect for both offices and consumers at home.

Food Pairing: This wine pairs well with beef, veal, poultry and pasta dishes.