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“Battista” Chardonnay Rubicone IGT 2020
Light yellow-green. Delicate nuances of peach and mango and a hint of orange zest. A juicy pleasure and wonderful value! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 3 months stainless steel
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 21,85 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,95 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 2,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,52
- Closure: twist lock
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Federico” Sangiovese Superiore Romagna DOC 2019
Shiny ruby red, in the bouquet delicate aromas of cherry and chocolate. Dense body, fine-grained, well-integrated tannin and an interesting acid wire give this fresh food companion a good structure. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Closure: twist lock
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023
- Food Recommendations: ossobuco, braised meat dishes
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Il Sangiovese” Sangiovese Predappio Romagna DOC 2019
"Il Sangiovese" is a successful interpretation of the Romagna identity, which is especially appreciated by wine lovers of leaner, Burgundy-like wines. Brilliant ruby red. Classic, traditional, lively and spicy on the palate, but always balanced, elegant and subtle rather than bold. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Closure: Nomacorc
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Pandolfo” Sangiovese Superiore Romagna DOC 2018
Dark ruby red. Aromatic bouquet of cherry, liquorice, raspberries and spices. On the palate complex and well structured with soft and well defined tannins. Medium length final. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12 months 70% stainless steel/30% gr. wooden barrel
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Closure: Nomacorc
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Pandolfo” Sangiovese Superiore Riserva Romagna DOC 2017
Strong, bright ruby violet. Attractive nose with rich notes of blackberry, dark cherry and plum. On the palate, dense, material tannin, builds itself up in many layers, juicy and gripping, deeply long. SUPERIORE.DE
"Bright ruby red. In the nose delicate spice, overall rather reserved, little berry fruit. On the palate, on the other hand, with a sweet melt, juicy, red fruit, in the final catchy." Falstaff
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 18 months gr. oak barrel
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Development: wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Closure: Nomacorc
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Godenza” Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore DOC 2019
Vinified in just 13,000 bottles per vintage, Godenza seduces with a complex and open-hearted bouquet of aromas of small red berries and spices. On the palate, it relies on firmness and clarity with a wonderful balance between acidity and ripe flavours and has a very respectable finish. SUPERIORE.DE
"Sharply focused, spicy and perfumed, the 2019 Sangiovese Godenza mixes tart cherries, wild strawberries, sage and underbrush with complementing hints of leather strap and cocoa. It's much more restrained on the palate than its bouquet would lead you to expect, with a silky wave of red and black berries offset by brisk acids and salty minerals that saturate toward the close. Through it all, zesty acids maintain balance even as grippy tannins saturate, leaving a classically dry yet angular impression through the finale. The 2019 Godenza will require a few years of cellaring to fully blossom." Vinous
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 8 months stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2025+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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In 1941 Giuseppe Ricci bought the dilapidated property, renovated it for many years and recultivated the agricultural land, even then with the idea of growing wine here. His daughter Noelia Ricci was then the driving force, planting vineyards in the early 1970s and giving Pandolfa its first recognition. At that time, however, mass was more in demand than quality. The tourists at the nearby Adriatic beaches around Rimini wanted a lot, but cheap wine. How good the Sangiovese from the hills could be, should be recognized only much later.
Noelia Ricci's daughter Paola consistently pursued her mother's visions, relying on quality and the higher, stonier layers, sedimentary rock changing from deep gray clay of the plain to light calcareous rock, interspersed with minerals and some sulphur. You can clearly see - and taste - the difference.
Today, if you leave the Autostrada that connects Bologna with Rimini at Forli and head south, the winding road to the foothills of the Apennines begins. In Fumana di Predappio stands the splendid old villa, almost like a chateau in Bordeaux, in the midst of vineyards, a typical old Italian aristocratic residence. Today it is mainly used for presentations, festivities and weddings. The striking labels of the Pandolfa wines remind us of this, as the pastel colours of the villa can be found again. The painting itself is based on a painting by the Renaissance painter Piero della Francesco, who around 1450 portrayed Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, the ruler of Rimini, with modern ironic alienation. The original is in the Louvre. The second first name gave its name to the villa and the top Sangiovese of the house.
Paola's son, Marco Cirese, is now the fourth generation to be in charge of wine production, together with his oenologist Francesco Bordini, son of the discoverer of Caberlot. He reduced the area under cultivation from 85 to 39 hectares today and eliminated the international red wine varieties - "they thrive better elsewhere". Today, Sangiovese grapes are mainly grown in near-natural vineyards, "an autochthonous clone closer to that of Brunello than to that of Chianti"which actually taste different than in Tuscany. Round, with strong but tender tannins. The result is the three pure Sangiovese Federico, Pandolfo and Riserva varieties. In addition, only a little white wine from Chardonnay and a very palatable rosé is pressed. The wines of Villa Pandolfa can probably be described as great value for money hits.
In 2010, Marco Cirese created a new wine line from the highest 9 hectares of cru sites, named after his grandmother, visionary Noelia Ricci, quasi al Hommage. Only 4,500 vines per hectare with low yield are the basis of the three Sangiovese Superiore specialities. Natural cultivation in the stony, calcareous-mineral hills of the Apennines at up to 340 metres above sea level. The sea, just a few kilometres away, provides the best ventilation during the day and is flooded at night with a cool wind from the mountains, creating a microclimate with warm days and cool nights, which ensures a crystal-clear, wonderful fruit. Some also call it the most Burgundian Sangiovese of Romagna. Anyway. "Il Sangiovese" and the Cru "Godenza" have already received the highest awards, above all the coveted "Tre bicchieri" The Gambero Rossohighest award that a wine can achieve in Italy.
Marco Cirese calls his style of Noelia Ricci wines "slow"The wine is produced in stainless steel tanks only, slowly and carefully, with the least influence in the cellar. The cultivation is close to nature, with a lot of manual work in the vineyard and manual harvesting into small boxes. In the future, organic farming will gradually be introduced. SUPERIORE.DE
Facts
pandolfa
- Year of foundation: 1941
- Owners: Paola Piscopo and Marco Cirese
- Oenologist: Francesco Bordini
- Annual production: approx. 120,000 bottles
- Vineyard: approx. 39 hectares
- Conventional and partly near-natural cultivation
Noelia Ricci
- Year of foundation: 2010
- Owner: Marco Cirese
- Oenologist: Francesco Bordini
- Annual production: approx. 46,000 bottles
- Vineyard: approx. 9 hectares
- Near-natural cultivation (organic cultivation since 2015)