RADICE ’19
DOCG Chianti Rufina
Frascole Azienda Agricola
Toscana, Italy
Red Wine
ABV 11.0%
Sangiovese 90%,
Canaiolo e Colorino 10%
Harvested by hand in small boxes, divided into several lots of grapes by ripeness, each lot is brewed in small separate tanks, steel& cement, After racking, the wine is placed in cement vats & oak barrels for malolactic fermentation. Refining technique: after the completion of malolactic fermentation, 50% of the wine is refined in barrels & French oak barrels & the rest in cement tanks, for about 12 months. Then the wine is assembled in one tank & bo ttled after a few months.
VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE 2017
DOCG Amarone della
Valpolicella Classico
Clementi Azienda Agricola
Veneto, Italy
Red Wine
ABV 13.0%
Corvina e Corvinon 65%,
Rondinella 30%,
Molinara 5%
The best grapes of the season, selected & harvested by hand in September, are put to dry in small wood boxes, for three to four months to increase the percentage of aromatic and phenolic compounds. Pumping over is carried out twice a day, & delastage is carried out once half way through the fermentation process. They are then pressed, put in stainless steel tanks, where the must undergoes a fermentation for two weeks approximately; it is then decanted four times without filtering; finally put in oak barrels for at least 36 months. Bottled after four/five years. Aging: in French oak barrels of 30hl for at least three years. Deep ruby red, intense color, with ripe red & black fruit bouquet, cherry jam, marasca plum & dried fruits, scent of spices, cinnamon & nutmeg. For its unique flavours it is considered a “meditation wine”.
RIVAGGI ‘17
DOC Etna Rivaggi
Azienda Agricola
Crasà – SRC
Sicilia, Italy
Red Wine
ABV 14.0%
Nerello Mascalese 80%
Grenache 20%
Elegant & very refined! Bright purple red. The aromas are complex & require time from opening to manifest themselves in all their splendor: red fruits alternate with hints of pepper & herbaceous aromas typical of the Mediterranean scrub. Rich mouthfeel characterized by a dense tannic texture well harmonized with excellent acidity. Closes with a persistent finish. The “Rivaggi” is a crus with the autochthonous Nerello Mascalese assembled with a small percentage of grenache; a fruitful union, which gives life to a wine with strong aromas, structured, deep flavors & great harmony. This wine will bring the intense experience of the volcanic Mount Etna in each glass.
SRC ROSSO ’17
DOC Etna Rosso
Azienda Agricola Crasà – SRC
Sicilia, Italy
Red Wine
ABV 13.0%
Nerello Mascalese 90%,
Nerello Cappuccio,
Carricante, Minnella 10%
Bright ruby red, floral aromas & fruity bursts with intense mineral notes. The aromas remind you of a walk through the active geysers at Yellowstone. Fermentation is spontaneous, maceration lasts for about 3 weeks; refinement for 12 months in cement tanks, followed by bottling during the waning moon, without any additives. A balanced & graceful bottle with explosive flavors & scents that remind us of the volcanic slopes of the majestic Etna.
BALLERINA ROSSO ‘16
IGP Terre Siciliane
Azienda Agricola Fione
Sicilia, Italy
Red Wine
ABV 13.5%
Nero d’Avola 100%
There isn’t a wine similar to this one due to the soil, climate, & the human touch that these grapes undergo. Ballerina Rosso is fresh & elegant, a Nero d’Avola that expresses the territory, a precious witness of our most rooted identity. Ruby red with purple reflections, fruity with intense hints of cherry & blackberry with spice note in closure. Dry, rich & structured with velvety tannins, sapid & persistent.
PRIMITIVO BAIA DI ULUZZO ‘17
IGT Salento
Bonsegna Azienda Agricola
Puglia, Italy
Red Wine
ABV 14.5%
Primitivo 100%%
The estate owned vineyards located in the Cenate Vecchie & Carignano district, in the wonderful countryside of Nardò. The
harvest is strictly manual & the aging in st eel for 12 months. Well structured, dry wine, with an intense, fruity aroma, a ruby red
color, persistent. It is coherently tannic typical of the grape.
NEGROAMARO BAIA DI ULUZZO ‘18
DOC Terra d’Otranto
Bonsegna Azienda Agricola
Puglia, Italy
Red Wine
ABV 14.0%
Negroamaro 100%
The estate owned vineyards located in the Cenate Vecchie & Carignano district, in the wonderful countryside of Nardò. The
harvest is strictly manual and the aging in st eel for 12 months & further 3 months in the bottle. Well structured, dry wine, with
warm notes of tobacco & red fruit.
NEGROAMARO ‘ 17
IGT Salento
Bonsegna Azienda Agricola
Puglia, Italy
Red Wine
ABV 13.0%
Negroamaro 100%
Vinified with 100% Negroamaro grapes, harvest in our vineyard, with aromas of red berried fruits (blackberries, raspberries, cherry in alcohol) with light spicy hints typical of the grape. Soft & balanced with good structure.
BALLERINA BIANCO
IGP Terre Siciliane
Azienda Agricola Fiore
Sicilia, Italy
White Wine
ABV 12.5%
Catarratto 60%,
Inzolia 40%
A harmonious blend of Sicilian native grapes of character, Inzolia & Catarratto. There’s the taste of Sicily with citrus notes of lemon peel, bitter orange blossom. The acidity hides well behind the intense mineral & floral notes. Straw yellow with greenish reflections. It has citrus hints, notes of green almond, dry lingering freshness & minerality.
PIRIA ‘18
DOC Lambrusco di Sorbara
Paltrinieri Societá Agricola
Emilia Romagna, Italy
Semi-Sparkling Rosé Wine
ABV 11.5%
Lambrusco di Sorbara 70%,
Lambrusco Salamino 30%
Intense pink with fine & elegant perlage. Floral & raspberry flavors & fruity notes with black cherry hints. Dry & fruity flavor explosive acidity with excellent breadth & harmonic structure.