Grape variety: red, blend of black varieties.<br />Production area: La Sabla, Bufferia and Sazzé di Aymavilles.<br />Age from 20 to 70 years.<br />Soil (type, exposure, altitude): morainic, loose, sandy, steeply sloping with western exposure. Altitude 500/750 metres above sea level.<br />First year of production: 1971.<br />Annual bottles produced: 25,000.<br />Area, training system, planting density, yield: about 4.0 hectares; Guyot system; planting of 8,000 feet per hectare, rows of vines with a cordon and row pattern. Yield 8,000<br />kg/ha. Harvest: by hand, at the end of October.<br />Vinification: Destalking of the grapes, fermentation for 8 days in stainless steel at a temperature of 26 °C with daily remontages. Maturation in stainless steel for 8 months<br />and refinement for 5 months in bottle.<br />Tasting notes: intense ruby colour. On the nose fruity (raspberry) and floral (violet). Fresh and fruity on the palate, with soft tannins and hints of raspberry. Persistent finish.<br />Accompaniments: starters, first courses, cured meats, red meats, medium mature cheeses.<br />Fact: Produced by the Charrère family since 1971, this is the winery's historic wine and is today, as then, a skilful blend of red grape varieties grown in the old vineyards.<br />Sabla means sand in the local dia-lectum, due to the sandy composition of the soil.<br />Serving temperature: 16/18 °C.<br />

CABERNET SAUVIGNON<br /><br />This variety needs no introduction and has also found much space in Friuli. The low yields and strong stripping favour a more 'southern' maturation. Maceration is not too<br />long and during this phase great care is taken to separate the grape seeds. The result is a wine with an intense colour, warm aromas and a rounded taste, where the tannin<br />expresses itself above all with elegance.<br /><br />Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon<br />Denomination: IGT Venezia Giulia<br />Municipality of production: San Lorenzo - Corona - Romans (Gorizia)<br />Soil type: calcareous gravelly plateau (60/25 m asl)<br />Vineyard: Cultivated with organic fertilisation and integrated pest management (as per EU regulations) with no chemical weed control<br />Average age of vines: 15 years<br />Training system: Guyot 5.200 - 5.600 vines/ha<br />Production: 50 - 55 hl/ha<br />Harvesting: By hand with careful selection of the grapes<br />Alcohol content: 13%.<br />Serving temperature: 18 °C<br />Bottles produced: 110,000 (average)<br />Ageing potential 10 years<br />

2015<br />Compared to a rather peculiar 2014, 2015 turned out to be an almost textbook vintage. After a rainy and mild winter with only a few days of sub-zero temperatures, budding<br />took place on time during the first days of April. The spring was dry and sunny, providing ideal conditions for regular vegetative growth, culminating in rapid and complete<br />flowering at the end of May. From June onwards, water stress gradually became evident. July will be remembered as a particularly hot and dry month, with maximum<br />temperatures above 30°C every day of the month. The heat, combined with the lack of rainfall, led us to fear that ripening would come to a standstill and that the harvest<br />would have to be brought forward. Fortunately, heavy rains fell around 10 August, which not only unblocked the ripening process but also brought much cooler temperatures<br />during the final ripening phase. This cool but sunny weather continued throughout the harvest, allowing us to pick the grapes with greater ease, choosing the ideal moment<br />to pick the various blocks of the vineyard, resulting in a fresh and lively aromatic quality with a perfect degree of phenolic ripeness together with abundant but soft and silky<br />tannins. The harvest began on 29 August with the youngest vines and ended on 16 September with the last portions of 'Masseto Centrale'.<br />TASTING NOTES: The regularity of the vintage, together with the ideal temperatures during the harvest, are reflected in a classic Masseto, with a perfect balance between<br />mature and complex aromatic expression of great freshness and a rare quality of broad, silky and soft tannins. Dark and intense in colour and rich in aromas with notes of<br />fully ripe red fruits and spices, balsamic and cocoa. In the mouth it becomes sensual and rich, with great density and ample and perfectly soft tannins. The fruity notes are<br />underlined by the subtle presence of oak, ending in a fresh and vivid finish with pronounced hints of cocoa.<br />

ORNELLAIA 2013 'L'ELEGANZA' - BOLGHERI DOC SUPERIORE<br />The desire to express the exceptional qualities of the estate has been at the heart of Ornellaia's philosophy from the very beginning. Ornellaia is a cuvée of Cabernet<br />Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, a faithful expression of a unique terroir that has always been in harmony with nature.<br /><br />TASTING NOTES FROM THE ENOLOGIST 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot 'What seemed to be a disadvantage for the 2013<br />vintage - a late bud break and late flowering - turned out to be a great advantage thanks to a textbook summer and month of harvest, with cool temperatures but mostly<br />sunny weather. This led to a slow but complete ripening with great balance and fascinating aromatic quality, what we like to call 'Elegance'. Deep and dense in colour,<br />Ornellaia 2013 presents itself on the nose with a splendid aromatic complexity that is built around a bright and clear fruitiness, underlined by refined spicy and balsamic<br />notes. The palate develops with vibrant, complex fruit framed by a dense, slender structure with tannins that achieve a rare balance between firmness and flesh, concluding<br />with a long, balanced, fresh finish.' Axel Heinz - May 2015<br /><br />THE CLIMATE OF 2013 After the dry 2012, the winter of 2013 was characterised by mild but very rainy weather, which caused a delay in budding of a good 15 days. The<br />cold and rainy weather also led to an irregular and very long flowering period - two weeks later than average - which reduced production and caused uneven cluster<br />development. Fortunately, the summer, which arrived on time at the end of June, was perfect, dry and sunny, but not without some peaks of intense heat in July and August.<br />In the end, the vegetative delay was beneficial because it moved the ripening to after the hottest period. The mid-August thunderstorms significantly lowered temperatures -<br />especially at night - becoming favourable for aromatic expression, but forcing us to harvest later than average, starting on 9 September and ending on 14 October, with<br />mostly sunny weather without excessive heat.<br /><br />WINE-MAKING AND REFINING The grapes were hand-picked into 15 kg crates and selected on a double sorting table before and after destemming and then softly<br />crushed. Each variety and each parcel was vinified separately. Alcoholic fermentation took place in stainless steel vats at temperatures between 26-30°C for a week,<br />followed by maceration for a total of approximately 10-15 days. Malolactic fermentation took place mainly in oak barriques (70% new and 30% second passage). The wine<br />remained in barriques in the Ornellaia cellars at a controlled temperature for a period of about 18 months. After the first 12 months it was blended and then reintroduced into<br />the barriques where it spent a further 6 months. The wine remained in the bottle for a further 12 months before release.<br />

Commentary:<br />The estate's flagship wine, rooted in its thousand-year history. A classic Bordeaux blend of aristocratic elegance and extraordinary longevity.<br />Grape varieties<br />60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Carmenère, 10% Merlot<br />Vinification<br />Spontaneous fermentation in small cement tanks for about 15/18 days with several daily pump-overs and délestage.<br />Ageing<br />24 months in French oak barriques of first, second and third passage.<br />Ageing time<br />30 years and more.<br />

Commentary:<br />Symbolic wine of the estate, rooted in its millennial history. A classic Bordeaux blend of aristocratic elegance and extraordinary longevity.<br />Grape varieties<br />60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Carmenère, 10% Merlot<br />Vinification<br />Spontaneous fermentation in small cement tanks for about 15/18 days with daily pumping over and délestage.<br />Ageing<br />24 months in French oak barriques of first, second and third passage.<br />Ageing time<br />30 years and more.<br />

Arianna Occhipinti's Siccagno Nero d'Avola is a fresh, mineral and elegant red wine, but at the same time wild, gritty and persuasive. In Arianna's own words, it is a wine<br />'that has something noble and aristocratic about it, but also as melancholic as a poet'.<br /><br />When your heart beats wildly and you are so in love you lose your appetite, treat yourself to at least one glass of wine. Siccagno Nero d'Avola will resemble you, it is as<br />gentle as a caress, as warm as a cuddle, as passionate as a lover.<br /><br />bottle size: 75 cl<br />Country: Italy<br />Region: Sicily<br />Vine: Nero d'Avola<br />Soil: Sandy of calcareous nature<br />Extension of vineyard: 3 ha<br />Type of planting: Guyot and Alberello<br />Density of vines per hectare: 6,000<br />Average age of vineyard: 35 years<br />Average production per ha 35 hl<br />Vinification and ageing: Crushing and destemming, maceration on the skins and spontaneous fermentation in 85 hl cement vats for 25 days with daily pumping over and<br />punching down. Devatting and ageing in 25 hl Slavonian oak casks for 22 months.<br />Total sulphur dioxide: 40 mg/l<br />

OTELLO CECI NERODILAMBRUSCO -<br />EDITION 1813<br />Learn the rules like a professional, so you can break them like an artist. (Pablo Picasso) Otello Ceci Nerodilambrusco is the breaking of rules, it is the power of the artist. It<br />is an idea, a promise, a pact. There is the whole world of Lambrusco in this wine and its being recognised, but there are also roads little travelled by tradition that exalt the<br />rightness of Lambrusco, and it is here that the journey begins in the emotion of discovery, where depth and lightness are the ways that exalt the art of this wine.<br />TECHNICAL DATA SHEET<br />Denomination: Lambrusco Emilia I.G.T.<br />Typology: Sparkling red wine<br />Grape variety: Lambrusco<br />Harvest: end of September<br />Soil: clayey-calcareous of medium texture<br />Vinification: in red with maceration of the must on the marc for up to seven days, the alcoholic fermentation takes place in steel tanks at controlled temperature.<br />Processing: Martinotti<br />Alcohol content: 11% vol.<br />Residual sugar: 30 g/l<br />Total acidity: 6.7 g/l<br />Serving temperature: 8/10°.<br />The data are to be considered as product averages.<br /><br />SENSORY ANALYSISAppearance: Intense ruby red colour, with a rich, lively and persistent mousse.Bouquet: Intense, satisfying, sinuous. The fruity notes are reminiscent<br />of cherry and berries such as blackberry and strawberry. The floral hints of violets accompany the pleasantly spicy and mineral finish.Taste: Surprising and satisfying.<br />Pleasant balance between softness, freshness, sapidity and good tannic texture. The intense nature of the aromas is confirmed on the palate and is enhanced by the long<br />and deep finish. A promise kept: Otello Ceci is a wine that can play with countless pairings by varying the serving temperature. It is ideal for pairing with dishes that express<br />a prevalent fatness such as traditional Italian salami and cold pork meats. It goes well with well-structured pasta and risotto dishes, as well as with medium-aged cheeses or<br />grilled meats. It can also be perfectly expressed as a meditation wine.<br />

I SODI DI S.NICCOLÒ Toscana IGT<br />FIRST VINTAGE 1977<br />TYPOLOGY Red wine of great structure and longevity<br />VARIETY:85% Sangioveto; 15% Malvasia Nera<br />VINEYARDSCastellina in Chianti (SI)The standard bearer of Castellare, twice in the Top 100 of Wine Spectator, repeatedly three glasses and five bunches. Pride of the<br />winery for having been able to demonstrate the greatness of Sangiovese accompanied by Malvasia Nera.<br />Tasting notes: Intense ruby red in colour and with a great concentration on the nose, thanks to the presence of ripe red fruit that brings back notes of jam, but also spices,<br />vanilla and liquorice. In the mouth the wine is characterised by a dense and elegant texture, supported by the important acidity of the Sangiovese, the tannins are absolutely<br />sweet and the finish is long and very persistent. Pairings: excellent with salami and savoury meats, with richly succulent dishes and tasty, mature cheeses. Much<br />appreciated in combination with Tuscan Pecorino and Parmigiano.<br />Municipality of production: Castellina in Chianti (SI)<br />Soil type: limestoneVineyard elevation: 430 m. a.s.l.<br />Vineyard name: Vigna S. Niccolò<br />Training system: guyot upside downPlanting density: from 2,700 (old plantings) to 6,000 (new plantings) plants per hectareYield per hectare: 40/45 QlHarvest time: mid-<br />OctoberWinemaking: in stainless steel tanks<br />Malolactic fermentation: carried out<br />Ageing: in 50% new barriques and in bottle<br />Length of ageing in barriques: from 24 to 30 months<br />

The id according to Freud: It is instinct and unbridled passion (the same as that used to produce this wine) without conditions, without rules, beyond space and time,<br />beyond logic and morality. It knows neither good nor evil. The Es is subject to a single principle: 'PLEASURE'.<br /><br />Wine name: Es<br />Exposure: Flat<br />Altitude: 98 Mt Slm approx.<br />Rootstock: 34 E.M.<br />Classification: Primitivo Di Manduria Doc<br />Harvest time: end of August<br />Production area: Agro Di Manduria and Sava in the province of Taranto<br />Soil: Red soil<br />Vine: Primitivo<br />Extension of vineyard: 8,50 Ha<br />Age of vineyard: About 60 years old<br />Training system: Sapling<br />Number of buds per plant: From 4 to 6<br />Planting layout: 1.40 x 1.40<br />Average yield of grapes per plant: 400 Gr.<br />Bottles: 15000 of 750 ml<br /><br />IN THE VINEYARD: Little use of chemicals, preferably using cover products to combat the main vine diseases, mowing of weeds, no irrigation and no fertilisation.<br /><br />HARVEST: Slight drying of the grapes on the vine, harvesting by hand in plastic crates with careful selection of the bunches, transport by truck with an isothermal cell.<br /><br />IN THE WINERY: Sorting table, destemming, soft crushing of the grapes, maceration in a 70 Hl stainless steel vat, skin-must contact for two to three weeks, control of the<br />temperature of the marc hair, 2 delestages per day. Pressing of the marc using a vertical hydraulic press with a stainless steel cage.<br />After racking, immediately in 50% new and 50% second-passage French oak barriques. Daily batonnage until the first racking. After about 9 months of maturation in wood,<br />the wine is bottled without the aid of clarifying agents and without tartaric precipitation and then released for consumption.<br />

'Jo' from mar Jonio, the sea that washes the coast of Manduria.<br />Jonico is also one of the synonyms for Negramaro, the native vine par excellence of the Greater Salento area.<br /><br />WINE NAME: Jo<br />TOPONYM NAME: Marina<br />EXPOSURE: flat<br />ALTITUDE: 15 mt asl<br />ROOTSTOCK: 157/11C.<br />CLASSIFICATION: IGT SALENTO NEGRAMARO<br />ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH: 14,5% vol.<br />TIME OF HARVEST: mid-September<br />PRODUCTION AREA: Agro di Manduria in the province of Taranto loc. San Pietro in Bevagna<br />SOIL: Red soil<br />VINE: Negramaro<br />VINEYARD EXTENSION: 1.00 Ha<br />AGE OF THE VINEYARD: About 40 years old<br />GROWING FORM: Sapling<br />NUMBER OF GROWLS PER PLANT: from 6 to 8<br />SIZE OF PLANTATION: 1,30 mt. by 1,70 mt.<br />NUMBER OF HOPES: 4500 AVERAGE GRAPE YIELD PER PLANT: 800 Gr.<br /><br />IN THE VINEYARD: Little use of chemicals, preferably using covering products to combat the main vine diseases, mowing of weeds, no fertilization.<br /><br />HARVEST: Slight withering on the plant, hand picking in plastic crates with careful selection of the bunches, transport by truck with isothermal container. IN THE WINERY:<br />sorting table, destemming, soft crushing of the grapes, maceration in 70 Hl stainless steel vats, must skin contact for three to four weeks, control of the temperature of the<br />marc cap (Max T. 23-25°C), two delestages a day, after racking 24 hours in steel to remove the lees.<br />in stainless steel to remove the coarse lees and immediately in French oak barriques 50% new 50% single passage. Pressing of the marc with a vertical hydraulic press<br />with a stainless steel cage. Daily batonnage until the first racking. After about 12 months of maturation in wood, the wine is bottled without the aid of clarifying agents,<br />without filtration and without tartaric precipitation, and after about six months of refinement it is released for consumption.<br />

2013<br />Under the supervision of Lodovico Antinori Biserno is our eponymous wine. A thought-provoking wine, Biserno reflects the excellent terroir and micro-climate of the coastal<br />area of the Upper Maremma. Only the finest grapes are selected for the blend, resulting in a wine of depth, intensity, complexity, longevity and elegance.<br />Estate: Tenuta di Biserno<br />Classification: Indicazione Geografica Tipica di Toscana<br />Grapes: Cabernet Franc with Merlot and Petit Verdot<br />Vineyards: Soil type is part clay, part Bolgheri conglomerate. Training is cordone speronato (spurred cordon). Density is 6,500 vines per hectare.<br />Seasonal summary 2013: A wet winter and spring resulted in good water reserves in the ground for the summer. The summer temperatures were back to 'normal' without<br />the periods of excessive heat experienced the previous few vintages. A rainfall the last week of August gave the vines a good boost and prolonged the ripening<br />process. The fine weather continued through September. All this combined gave optimum ripening conditions and a good balance between sugar ripeness, phenolic<br />ripeness and acidity.<br />Harvest: In 2013 the harvest began the second week of September and finished the second week of October. All harvesting is done by hand.<br />Vinification: Grapes are strictly sorted both before and after destemming. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats for 3 to 4 weeks at 28°C. 60% of<br />the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in oak barrels, the remainder in stainless steel.<br />Ageing: The wine is aged for 15 months in 90% new French oak barriques and the rest in one year old barrels. The wine is further aged for at least 12 months in the bottle<br />before release.<br />Alcohol: 14.5%<br />Total Acidity: 4.7 g/L<br />