TEZZA<br /><br />Amarone della Valpolicella D.O.C.G.<br />Valpantena<br /><br />VINEYARDS. 80% Corvina, 20% Rondinella.<br />ZONE OF PRODUCTION. Poiano and Nesente di Valpantena (Verona).<br />SOIL CHARACTERISTICS. 22% Skeleton, 22% Sand, 66% Silt, 12% Clay, 36% Total Limestone, 10% Active Limestone.<br />GROWING SYSTEM: Guyot and Veronese Inclined Pergola.<br />PLANTING DENSITY. 4500 vines per hectare.<br />HARVEST TIME. September and October with selection of the best grapes.<br />DRYING. In plateaux until December in the drying room at 18°C and 70% humidity.<br />VINIFICATION. Destemming and crushing of the grapes, inoculation with selected yeasts.<br />FERMENTATION. With maceration in steel tanks for 30 days at 18°C. Daily pumping over and delestage.<br />AGING. 36 months in barriques, 6 months in bottles.<br />ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS. Deep ruby colour, on the nose cherry jam, vanilla, liquorice, tobacco. On the palate warm, soft and intensely tannic.<br />PAIRINGS. Grilled meats, game, mature cheeses.<br />RECOMMENDED TYPICAL DISH. Pastissada with polenta.<br />IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE. 16°C.<br />

TYPOLOGY Dry red wine<br /><br />PRODUCTION AREA Monte Sant'Urbano property, in the municipality of Fumane.<br /><br />GRAPE VARIETIES Corvina Veronese and Corvinone 70%, Rondinella 25%, Molinara 5%.<br /><br />SOIL TYPE The calcareous-cretaceous soil of volcanic origin favours the retention of humidity, thus preventing drought.<br /><br />VINIFICATION Manual selection of the best bunches. Crushing in January with a roller crusher-destemmer. Maceration in stainless steel tanks for a period of 35 days with<br />periodic pumping over and délestage at a temperature of 16 - 18 degrees. Separation of the skins in mid-February and completion of alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in<br />50 hl oak casks. Ageing in 500 l Allier oak tonneaux for 24 months and in 20-40 hl oak casks for a further 12 months. Subsequent ageing in bottles<br /><br />VINEYARD SYSTEM Veronese pergola-trained system located on crags supported by dry stone walls, known as 'marogne'.<br /><br />COLOUR Intense garnet red<br /><br />PERFUME Ethereal of withered fruit<br /><br />PAIRINGS Ideal with robust main courses of red meat such as braised meats and game, excellent with mature cheeses. Also recommended at the end of a good meal<br /><br />TASTE Full-bodied, warm, enveloping and dry on the palate.<br /><br />Classification D.O.C.G.<br /><br />Alcohol content: 15° Vol.<br />

Argiolas<br />Senes<br /><br />Cannonau di Sardegna Controlled Designation of Origin, Reserve<br />Characteristics<br /><br />Colour: intense ruby red with garnet hues.<br />Nose: intense and elegant with a pleasant hint of red fruits, spices and Mediterranean herbs.<br />Taste: warm, round, with good structure and excellent balance.<br />Soil: Calcareous-clayey.<br />Refinement: bottle-aged.<br />Ageing: Evolution in small oak barrels for 12 months.<br />Vinification: Alcoholic fermentation with maceration at controlled temperature between 25-28°C for about 12-15 days. Malolactic fermentation in vitrified cement tanks.<br />Pairings: First and second courses, both traditional and traditional Sardinian, meat and vegetable dishes, well seasoned and medium and long aged cheeses.<br />

TYPE: Dry red wine<br />PRODUCTION AREA: Basso Sulcis in our farms of Narcao and Barrua<br />GRAPE VARIETIES: 85% indigenous, 15% French.<br />SOIL TYPE: Soils tend to be of medium texture, clay, sandy and calcareous.<br />VINIFICATION: the must ferments with the skins at a temperature between 25 and 30 degrees in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for a period of about 15 days,<br />the entire mass is subjected to periodic pumping over to facilitate the passage into solution of the compounds present in the marc. The malolactic fermentation confers<br />softness to the wine, which is then aged in new French oak barriques for about 18 months.<br />VINEYARD SYSTEM: spurred cordon<br />COLOUR: intense and lively ruby red, nature's chromatic gift<br />BOUQUET: complex of ripe red fruit (mainly black cherry), spices, notes of liquorice and hints of myrtle<br />FLAVOUR: elegant wine that demonstrates impeccable workmanship, notes of sage and myrtle with aromas of ripe red fruits and pepper in a persistent and harmonious<br />finish<br />

'One of the 50 wines that changed the style of Italian wine' (Gambero Rosso)<br /><br />From the very beginning Siepi, owned by the Mazzei family since 1435, has been a model estate, still worked today with the same respect for the land. A unique position, a<br />special microclimate and the intuition at the beginning of the 1980s to plant Merlot as an ideal complement to Sangiovese in a particularly suited 'terroir' give rise to a wine<br />with a perfect balance of elegance, power and complexity.<br />

A Supertuscan for every day<br /><br />Coming from high altitude vineyards in the heart of Chianti Classico, around a 10th century Romanesque parish church, it admirably combines the freshness and finesse of<br />Sangiovese with the structure and smoothness of Merlot.<br />

PHILIP This wine is dedicated to our illustrious ancestor Filippo (Philip) Mazzei (1730-1816), a passionate winemaker, liberal thinker and citizen of the world. Made from a<br />blend of grapes selected on our estates, Philip is the quintessence of Tuscany: it interprets the spirit of the Tuscan wine 'New World', it best represents the 'revolutionary'<br />character of Philip Mazzei and expresses our desire for 'the pursuit of happiness', as Mazzei wrote to Thomas Jefferson.<br /><br />Appellation: Toscana IGT<br />Vineyard location: Fonterutoli - Castellina in Chianti (SI) Belguardo - Montebottigli (GR)<br />Grapes: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon<br />Alcohol: 14,80% vol.<br />Total acidity: 5.90%.<br />Vineyard Altitude: 50 - 310 m.s.l.; Exposure S-SO<br />Soil type: Vario<br />Age of vines: 10 - 15 years<br />Training system: Spurred Cordon<br />Vine density per hectare: 6,600 plants<br />Harvest: Handmade from 16 September (Belguardo), 7 October (Fonterutoli)<br />Fermentation temperature: 28 - 30° C<br />Maceration time: 16 days (Fonterutoli), 20 days (Belguardo)<br />Maturation: 24 months in small 500-litre oak and American oak barrels (30% new)<br />Ageing potential: Over 20 years<br />Profile: Intense, full-bodied, mature, intriguing; long, complex and fresh aftertaste.<br />Pairings: Game, blue cheeses, spicy dishes<br />

<br />Concerto di Fonterutoli<br />Tuscany IGT<br />The legend continues<br /><br />The 'Concerto' was born in 1981 on the wave of a viticulture aware of its unexpressed potential, which experimented with new forms of cultivation and new blends including<br />non-native varieties; it was one of the precursors of the phenomenon of the so-called 'Super Tuscans' of which it was also a major protagonist.<br />Winery: Castello di Fonterutoli<br />Winery location: Chianti Classico, Tuscany<br />Grapes: 80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon<br />Alcohol content: 14.00%.<br />Vineyard location: Fonterutoli (Castellina in Chianti) 330-560 m a.s.l.: Sangiovese - Vigneto Scassi, 350 m a.s.l. / Cabernet - Vigneto Brotine, 350 m a.s.l.<br />Soil type: Rich in skeleton due to the disintegration of limestone and marlstone rocks.<br />Age of vines: 15 - 30 years<br />Training system: Spurred cordon and Guyot<br />Vine density per hectare: 5,600 - 7,500 plants<br />Fermentation temperature: 26 - 28 °C<br />Maceration time: 14 - 18 days<br />Maturation: 18 months in small 225-litre French oak barrels (70% new)<br />First vintage produced: 1981<br />Ageing potential: Over 20 years<br />Profile: Rich and juicy, notes of underbrush and black fruits, powerful but fine aftertaste<br />Pairings: Rich spicy dishes, stewed game, mature cheeses<br />

<br />Ser Lapo<br />Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG<br />The historic Chianti Classico<br /><br />With this important Chianti Classico Reserve, the Mazzei Marquises wish to celebrate their illustrious ancestor Ser Lapo, to whom we owe the first known document on the<br />use of the name 'Chianti'.<br />Winery: Castle of Fonterutoli<br />Winery location: Chianti Classico, Tuscany<br />Grapes: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Complementary<br />Alcohol content: 13.20%.<br />Total acidity: 6.00%<br />Vineyard Location: Cornia: 250 - 330 m.s.l. | Caggiolo: 290 - 350 m.s.l.<br />Soil type: Cornia: Clay and Limestone | Caggiolo: Alberese and clay formations<br />Age of vines: 15 - 30 years<br />Training system: Spurred cordon<br />Vine density per hectare: 4,500 - 7,500 plants<br />Harvest: Hand harvested from 22 September onwards<br />Fermentation temperature: 26 - 28 °C<br />Maceration time: 15 - 18 days<br />Maturation: 12 months in small French oak barrels of 225 and 500 litres (50% new)<br />First vintage produced: 1983<br />Ageing potential: Over 10 years<br />Profile: Fresh, tannic, hints of berries and undergrowth, structured and intense on the palate<br />Serving suggestions: Pasta with game, stews, grilled red meats, medium-aged cheese<br />

Chianti Classico'.<br /><br />It comes from the separate vinification of the company's various plots of land, located in a unique range of pedoclimatic diversity, from 220 to 570 metres above sea level in<br />the heart of Chianti Classico. It is the central wine and the winery's 'Best Seller'.<br />

2016<br />As is often the case in recent years, the winter of 2016 was characterised by unusually warm weather with heavy rainfall in February. Budding arrived on time in the last<br />week of March. The abundance of water in the soil and the warm weather in April favoured rapid and normal vegetative growth of the vines. In May, temperatures returned to<br />normal, slowing growth slightly and leading to flowering in the last week of May in dry, sunny weather, perfect for good fruit set. Summer temperatures were normal with very<br />little rain causing considerable water stress towards the end of the ripening phase. The usual mid-August storms were also absent, prolonging the water stress throughout<br />the early part of the harvest. Fortunately, the remarkably cool temperatures during the night allowed the vines to recover from the heat of the day. Maturation proceeded<br />smoothly with excellent phenolic potential and a balanced sugar/acid ratio. The harvest began on 24 August with the youngest vines. In September, the few rainfalls provided<br />the soil with sufficient water to complete the harvest in practically perfect conditions. The older vines of the 'Masseto centrale' benefited from this situation, continuing their<br />ripening until the third week of September. The last plots were harvested on 20 September.<br />TASTING NOTES: 2016 was a textbook year for Masseto, with a typically Tuscan coastal climate that saw a dry and sunny growing season, with plenty of sunshine and<br />just the right amount of rain for perfect ripeness. The 2016 has a particularly intense young colour, and on the nose the intense aroma of ripe dark fruit blends with subtle<br />notes of cocoa and spices. On the palate, the rich, dense structure of ripe, silky tannins is balanced by a sensual, vibrant fruit note and lively acidity that keeps the long<br />finish clean and full-bodied.<br />

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia<br />BOLGHERI DOC RED<br /><br />Born from the same vines, under the same sky, from the same philosophy. Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia is a proud second wine, it has the gift of anticipating the character<br />of the vintage of the estate's flagship wine and, at the same time, of offering its own point of view. The joy of its sip evolves over time, adding to the energy of youth the charm<br />of maturity.<br /><br />Winemaker's notes<br /><br />'The offspring of a vintage that proved to be of great level and satisfaction, Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia 2021 reveals the good tannic quality and well-dosed concentration<br />that characterises the wines of this vintage.<br />In the glass it flaunts a brilliant ruby red colour, with the usual purple highlights. The nose is fresh, with hints of pink pepper and cypress berries, reminiscent of the<br />Mediterranean bush.<br />On the palate the wine is elegant, with nice acidity and a persistent, savoury finish that invites a second sip.'<br />Olga Fusari - Winemaker - April 2023<br /><br />E NOLOGO TASTING NOTES<br />50% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, 11% Petit Verdot Alc. 14.5% vol.<br /><br />THE CLIMATE OF 2021<br />The 2021 vintage began with a rainy and mild winter that allowed the soil's water reserves to be replenished. After a dry March, budding took place in the first two weeks of<br />April. The gradual rise in temperatures, with normal rainfall, allowed the shoots to grow steadily, leading to flowering in excellent conditions at the end of May. From June<br />onwards, fully summery weather set in, with slightly higher than average temperatures and almost no rainfall, leading to veraison in the last week of July. The drought lasted<br />throughout August and September, but the spring rains and deep Bolgheri soils allowed the vines to avoid too much water stress, creating the conditions for small, highly<br />concentrated grapes with high quality potential. September was warm and sunny with no rain, allowing an 'à la carte' harvest to express the full quality potential of each<br />individual vineyard. he harvest of the reds took place substantially during the month of September, with the Merlot in the first two weeks and the other vines on the estate<br />from 13 September, concluding on 1 October.<br /><br />VINIFICATION AND FINING<br />Harvesting was carried out by hand in 15 kg crates and the grapes were sorted on a double sorting table before and after destemming and then subjected to a soft crushing.<br />Since 2016, optical sorting has been introduced in addition to manual sorting to further increase the quality of the selection. Each variety and each plot was vinified<br />separately. Alcoholic fermentation took place partly in stainless steel vats, partly in cement vats, at temperatures between 22-28°C for a fortnight followed by maceration for<br />approximately 10-15 days. Malolactic fermentation took place in steel vats, after which the wines were transferred to barriques (25% new and 75% second-passage). The<br />wine remained in barriques in the Ornellaia cellars at a controlled temperature for a period of about 15 months. After the first 12 months it was blended and then reintroduced<br />into the barriques where it spent a further 3 months. The wine remained in the bottle for six months before release.<br />