It took 35 notarial acts and 7 years to bring together the many plots of land in Montebruna, a property of great oenological value. When we succeeded, for joy we gave it<br />voices and verses, involving artists, poets and musicians who sang about this Barbera and its land, 'a land that speaks'.<br /><br />Denomination: Barbera d'Asti DOCG.<br />Grape and Vineyard: Montebruna is a Barbera d'Asti DOCG made from 100% Barbera grapes grown in our own vineyard in Rocchetta Tanaro.<br />Winery: The fermentation takes place for a fortnight in steel tanks at controlled temperature; then for one year the wine matures in large oak barrels.<br />Tasting: Ruby red violet colour. It impresses with very clear scents of ripe cherries and small red fruits. The taste in the mouth is deep, full, harmonious, with a long finish<br />that maintains the persistence of the flavour and finishes with almonds. Excellent, well-balanced, fragrant and very drinkable. It accompanies pasta-based first courses, main<br />courses of white or red meat, cheeses and sausages.<br />Serving temperature: Serve at 15-17°.<br />

The bigot was the pious woman who lived next to our Barbera vineyard. She cared about external practices and the rule of religion, but less about the spirit of it. We put the<br />spirit in.<br /><br />Denomination: Barbera d'Asti DOCG.<br />Grapes and Vineyard: Produced with 100% Barbera grapes from our own vineyards in Rocchetta Tanaro.<br />Winery: 20 days of maceration on the skins, then ageing in barriques for 15 months and in bottles for a further year.<br />Tasting:<br />Garnet ruby red colour with violet reflections. Rich, intense and persistent bouquet, very well developed, with sensations of liquorice, violet, plum and vanilla. Fruit and spices<br />emerge on the palate, from roasted to spicy, particularly well balanced, vigorous and intense. The richness of expression is due to the spices that envelop the flesh of the<br />ripe plum (the most evident fruit), giving persuasiveness and power. Accompanies roast meat, game and game dishes and hard cheeses.<br />Service: Serve at 17-18°.<br />

The name Arenis is derived from the Ital. 'arenaria rossa', meaning 'red sandstone'.<br /><br />This rock gives the east-facing sand and clay soils their striking colour. The vineyards between 300 and 400 metres above sea level in the South Tyrolean Unterland are not<br />only considered an ideal terroir but also the home of the Gewürztraminer, which is very demanding in terms of location. Due to the greatly reduced vine yield, the Arenis<br />shows a very complex bouquet: roses, lychee, jasmine and exotic spices. A pronounced mineral nerve gives the full-bodied wine a lingering freshness. Arenis is expressive,<br />yet easy to drink and balances perfectly between intensity and elegance.<br /><br />Grape variety: Gewürztraminer<br />Production zone: 300-400 m a.s.l., east, sandy and loamy soils with red sandstone, clay minerals and oxides<br />Vinification: Cold maceration in the press, temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel followed by ageing on fine yeast<br />Alcohol: 14.5 % vol.<br />Total acidity: 5.1 g/l<br />Residual sugar: 4,8 g/l<br />Yield per hectare: 60 hl<br />Optimal drinking maturity: 2-5 years<br />Method of cultivation: sustainable<br />

Réserve della Contessa - the feminine wine.<br /><br />Its secret is fineness and elegance, one almost wants to say noblesse. A white wine of delicate colour and delicate aromas, as if made to accompany festive hours.<br /><br />Grape varieties: Pinot Blanc 60 %, Chardonnay 30 %, Sauvignon Blanc 10 % (Terlaner).<br />Colour: strong yellow with greenish reflections.<br />Aroma and taste: fresh scent of apples, apricots and a hint of sage. Dense and elegant, with a lot of melting, long lasting.<br />Site and soil: Two thirds of the grapes come from Lieben Aich in Terlan and one third from Campan in Kaltern. In Terlan Lieben Aich we have a warm west-facing slope at<br />300 m above sea level, with water-permeable, sandy loam soil on porphyry weathered rock. Kaltern Campan is a cool, east-facing slope at 500 m above sea level. The soil is<br />a strong loamy limestone soil with rock deposits from ice-age glaciers.<br />Vinification: The destemmed grapes remained in the press for six hours for maceration to extract aroma and structure from the skins. Fermentation took place in wooden<br />barrels, partly spontaneously, with the grape's own yeasts. During the six months of ageing on the fine lees, the aroma and flavour were refined.<br />Serving temperature: 10 - 12 °C.<br />Goes well with: starters, fish and white meat.<br />

La Rose de Manincor - absolute elegance<br /><br />...for certain hours: Spring and summer are the seasons for this fruity wine of richness and juiciness, whose colour alone fires the imagination.<br /><br />Grape varieties: Lagrein, Merlot, Cabernet, Pinot Noir, Petit Verdot, Tempranillo, Syrah.<br />Colour: bright salmon red.<br />Aroma and taste: delicate scent of raspberries and cherries on the nose, juicy and creamy on the palate, long-lasting with fine tannin and mineral-fruity finish.<br />Site and soil: our best red wine sites in Manincor and at Seehof, south-eastern slopes at 250 m above sea level with strong clay soils, interspersed with limestone gravel<br />and other glacial rock deposits.<br />Vinification: La Rose de Manincor is the juice extract from the best red wine batches each year. Thus, the varietal composition and character change slightly each year. The<br />juice was extracted after a 24-hour maceration period and the must fermented in wooden barrels, partly spontaneously with the grape's own yeasts. During the five-month<br />wooden barrel maturation on the fine lees, the aroma and taste refined.<br />Serving temperature: 10 -12 °C.<br />Goes well with: spicy starters, fried and smoked fish, white and grilled meat.<br />

ABV 50%<br />RON MILLONARIO 10 ANIVERSARIO CINCUENTA<br />CINCUENTA SHADES OF STRENGTH<br /><br />Ron Millonario 10 Aniversario Cincuenta is based upon the same recipe, maturation and blend of the 10 Aniversario Reserva, but it's bottled at higher strength to satisfy the<br />high demand from barmen all over the world for an easy and sweet rum that at the same time off ers a higher intensity of fl avour. An important ingredient to create cocktails<br />with character and boldness, but also more suited for sipping on the rocks without the ice diluting the strength and heat of the rum too much.The design of the bottle and<br />packaging is modern and elegant, with the same graphical style of Ron Millonario 10 Aniversario Reserva and the same innovative transparent glass cap to retain the family<br />feeling, but in gold rather than in black.<br /><br />TASTING NOTES: it echoes the sweet fruits, vanilla and chocolate of the standard 10 Aniversario Reserva, but much more intense and concentrated. It has a richer<br />mouthfeel, almost tactile, and a more robust caress on the tongue and palate. The higher strength accentuates the drier and winey fl avours from the sherry casks too. Th e<br />result is something in-between the easy freshness of the 10 Aniversario Reserva and the sweeter and darker complexity of the Solera 15.<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 />

TYPE: Bolgheri Sassicaia D.O.C. Sassicaia<br />PRODUCTION AREA: loc. Vecchio Frantoio - Bolgheri ( Livorno ).<br />VINE: Cabernet Sauvignon 85 %, Cabernet Franc 15 %.<br />SOIL TYPE: The land on which the vineyards used for the production of this wine are located is included in the territorial delimitation of the DOC SASSICAIA. They show<br />diverse and composite morphological characteristics, with a strong presence of calcareous areas rich in marl, as well as stones (from which the wine takes its name) and<br />partially clayey. The production facilities are located at an altitude between 100 and 300 metres above sea level, with a west/south-west exposure.<br />VINIFICATION: Grapes are selected using a sorting table to eliminate impurities and any presence of millerandage. Soft and delicate pressing and destemming of the<br />grapes, taking care not to break the integrity of the berries. Subsequent spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel at a controlled temperature of around 28°/30°C<br />(without any inoculation of yeasts). Maceration lasted 11-12 days for the Cabernet Franc and 13-14 days for the Cabernet Sauvignon. Frequent pumping over in the open air<br />and repeated délestage operations during alcoholic fermentation resulted in elegant, well-structured musts with an excellent aromatic component. Malolactic fermentation<br />was then completed, again in steel and completely spontaneous, and was completed at the end of November, after which the must was introduced into wood.<br />TRAINING SYSTEM: spurred cordon (very low yield of grapes per vine).<br />COLOUR: Intense ruby red.<br />BOUQUET: the nose expresses itself on hints of ripe red fruits, berries and cola, herbs and toasted almonds<br />PAIRINGS: Deliciously complements refined main courses of red meat or game. Excellent with grilled meat, roast and fillet of beef or with traditional Tuscan dishes based<br />on wild boar.<br />TASTE: on the palate, the taste is austere, rich and compact. It shows a sustained body and a good acid component. It progresses on notes of dried fruit, with a deep,<br />persistent finish.<br />DESCRIPTION: The name of Tenuta San Guido is inextricably linked to the origins of a famous wine that is considered one of the best wines in the world, Sassicaia. Since<br />1968, the year in which the first vintage was marketed, Sassicaia has achieved unexpected worldwide fame, growing year by year. The Tenuta San Guido, named after San<br />Guido della Gherardesca who lived in the 13th century, is a historic winery in the Bolgheri area, located along the Etruscan coast from Livorno to Grosseto in the Tuscan<br />Maremma. Covering a total area of around 2500 hectares, the company can currently count on ninety hectares under vine, including 75 hectares dedicated exclusively to the<br />production of Sassicaia, the latter being the brainchild of Marquis Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who wanted to create a great Bordeaux-style wine. After moving to the<br />Tuscan estate in the second half of the 20th century, he began experimenting, planting a few cuttings of French vine varieties in an area that had hitherto been completely<br />unknown from a viticultural point of view. He managed to understand the potential of the Bolgheri area and of the very land on which he had planted the cuttings, which had<br />unique characteristics in terms of microclimate, very similar to the Graves and Bordeaux areas, and a stony soil, a sassicaia in fact, to which this extraordinary wine owes<br />its name. The quality of the product has allowed Sassicaia to achieve an unparalleled record: it is the first Italian wine from a specific winery to have a reserved DOC. The<br />Bolgheri Sassicaia appellation belongs exclusively to the Tenuta San Guido of the Incisa della Rocchetta family: the existing regulations in fact state that the area of<br />production of Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC is limited to the Sassicaia estate and that the grapes must consist of a minimum of 80% Cabernet Sauvigno.<br /><br />AGEING: At the end of malolactic fermentation the wine was put into French oak barriques, (one third new wood and the rest first and second passage) where it spent a<br />period of 24 months maturing, always keeping the masses separated by vineyard provenance and monitored in the long selection process. The selected masses were<br />blended at the end of December, i.e. a month and a half before bottling and subsequent ageing in glass before release.<br />

TYPE: Red wine<br />PRODUCTION AREA: Côtes-du-Rhône<br />VINE: Grenache, Syrah<br />SOIL TYPE: Clayey and calcareous soil.<br />VINIFICATION: The grapes are completely destemmed. Racking lasts about 15 days and favours a good tannic structure.<br />COLOUR: garnet red<br />PERFUME: aromas of red fruits (cherries) and spices (liquorice and pepper)<br />FLAVOUR: wine of great structure. Firm and silky tannins<br />

<br />TYPOLOGY: Port<br />PRODUCTION AREA: Douro<br />RAW MATERIAL: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz and others.<br />VINIFICATION: The grapes used to produce the LBV Port come from the vineyards of Cima Corgo, an area located above the Corgo River in the Douro region. The grapes are<br />pressed in the traditional tanks called lagares, followed by maturation of the Port in large old oak vats in the cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia.<br />COLOUR: intense ruby<br />BOUQUET: Intense aroma of wild fruits, spices, notes of dark chocolate, with a slight floral profile, making it a refined and very expressive Port wine<br />PAIRINGS: perfect with desserts in which chocolate predominates, especially dark chocolate. It also goes well with cheeses such as Cheddar and Brie. Ideal with red meat<br />(fillet with pepper) and game.<br />TASTE: fresh and seductive in the mouth, with good texture and body. It has very soft tannins with good acidity, providing a long, firm, vinous finish.<br />DESCRIPTION: independent family business since 1842 Niepoort's mission is to maintain its position as a niche producer by giving continuity to its production and<br />combining centuries of tradition with innovation The importance given to the need to interpret soils, climates and vines has led Niepoort down the path of biodynamics with<br />the aim of finding the right balance between biodiversity and the least invasive intervention possible.<br />AGEING: minimum 4 6 years<br />

<br /><br />TYPE: Cognac<br />PRODUCTION AREA: Jarnac<br />DISTILLATION: Once harvested, the grapes are placed on racks to extract the juice and pulp. This very important stage is carried out slowly in an ancestral manner with the<br />help of ancient water piston presses, which respect the crushing of the grapes to allow the juices to pass through the skins. The wines produced are carefully distilled in a<br />still, made by artisans, refined in a copper mass which is indispensable for obtaining refined eaux-de-vie. A double distillation of the wines gives rise to the prestigious and<br />incomparable spirit that is COGNAC.<br />VINE: Colombard and Ugni Blanc<br />COLOUR: amber gold<br />BOUQUET: An explosion of scents arrives on the nose with a continuous crescendo, among which fruit aromas, hints of vanilla and walnuts are recognisable<br />PAIRINGS: to be enjoyed in the evening in a moment of relaxation<br />TASTEIn the mouth it is overpoweringly persistent, intense and delicate at the same time<br />DESCRIPTION: The alembic, of artisanal manufacture, was built and refined from a mass of raw copper. Charentaise' distillation concentrates the wine's most delicate<br />aromas and flavours, a traditional method dating back to the 18th century. The 'Les Bergeronnettes' vineyard comprises 25 hectares located in the 'Grande Champagne 1er<br />cru de Cognac'(AOC).<br />AGING: Minimum 25 years in oak barrels.<br />

<br />TYPE: Cognac<br />PRODUCTION AREA: Jarnac<br />DISTILLATION: Once harvested, the grapes are placed on racks to extract the juice and pulp. This very important stage is carried out slowly in an ancestral manner with the<br />help of ancient water piston presses, which respect the crushing of the grapes to allow the juices to pass through the skins. The wines produced are carefully distilled in a<br />handcrafted still, refined in a copper mass, which is indispensable for obtaining refined eaux-de-vie. A double distillation of the wines gives rise to the prestigious and<br />incomparable spirit that is COGNAC.<br />VINE: Colombard and Ugni Blanc<br />COLOUR: amber gold<br />BOUQUET: The bouquet is sweet with hints of vanilla<br />PAIRINGS: to be drunk slowly, savouring every aromatic nuance<br />FLAVOUR: the taste is round, soft and enchanting, but above all it is refined and persuasive, endowed with a superfine class<br />DESCRIPTION: The artisan-made still was built and refined from a mass of raw copper. Charentaise' distillation concentrates the wine's most delicate aromas and flavours,<br />a traditional method dating back to the 18th century. The 'Les Bergeronnettes' vineyard comprises 25 hectares located in the 'Grande Champagne 1er cru de<br />Cognac'(AOC).<br />AGING: minimum 12 years in oak barrels.<br />