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!["Catulliano" Lugana DOC 2019]()
“Catulliano” Lugana DOC 2019
Pale yellow colour, charming floral fragrance, fine acidity on the palate, dry and well structured taste. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2018 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Trebbiano
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Development: Stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 22,85 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,95 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 4,75 g/l
- Sulfite: 78 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,33
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022
- Note: Delivery only possible to DE, CH, LI and UK
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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![Lugana DOC 2019]()
Lugana DOC 2019
Wonderfully fresh Lugana, which promises far more than uncomplicated enjoyment. straw yellow, enchanting scent of white freesias, pleasantly dry on the palate with fruity aromas and fine nuances of citrus fruits and almond. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2018 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Trebbiano
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Development: Stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 21,30 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,60 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 3,95 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,25
- Closure: Screw cap
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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!["Merlino" Pinot Grigio Provincia di Pavia IGT 2019]()
“Merlino” Pinot Grigio Provincia di Pavia IGT 2019
Intense yellow. Fine Pinot Gris nose with notes of white and yellow fruits. Round on the palate, full-bodied and very drinkable. Gets more complex as it matures in the bottle. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2018 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Grigio
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel on the fine yeast
- Development: Stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Acidity: 5,15 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 3,35 g/l
- ph-Value: 3,24
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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![Chiaretto Classico Riviera del Garda DOC 2019]()
Chiaretto Classico Riviera del Garda DOC 2019
Classic Chiaretto, the typical and very popular rosé cuvée from Lake Garda, smells fresh and delicate, vinous and of small red fruits. With its cool fruitiness and pleasant acidity, Chiaretto embodies the pure joy of a pleasurable summer's day and is neither intrusively pleasing nor arbitrary. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 60% Gropello, 15% Marzemino, 15% Barbera, 10% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months stainless steel
- Development: Stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 19,60 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,70 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 5,10 g/l
- Sulfite: 85 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,33
- Closure: Plastic corks
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022
- Food Recommendations: Salads, light meat and fish dishes
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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!["Maria Novella" Pinot Nero Rosato Oltrepo Pavese DOC 2019]()
“Maria Novella” Pinot Nero Rosato Oltrepo Pavese DOC 2019
Delicate salmon pink. Fine, delicate bouquet with notes of pomegranate, peach and apricot. Full and rich on the palate with a delicate bitter note and an invigorating freshness on the finish. This Rosato is full of character and anything but arbitrary and for us the perfect drop for a Mediterranean lunch on a mild summer day. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Nero
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 4 months stainless steel
- Development: Stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 25,25 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,85 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 2,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 92 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,53
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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![Valtellina Superiore Inferno DOCG 2017]()
Valtellina Superiore Inferno DOCG 2017
The grapes for the Inferno come from the Calvario, Sopragironi, Sottogironi and Ca Rossa subzones. They grow there on terraced slopes facing south on barren, sandy soils. Deep, bright crimson red. Interesting fragrance spectrum of spices, wild berries, liquorice and mint. On the palate very harmonious, the tannin very well integrated and the Nebbiolo fruit and acid component present until the respectable finish. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2016 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Varieties: 95% Nebbiolo, 5% Pignola And Merlot
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 50/50 wooden barrel/barrique
- Development: partial barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 29,25 g/l
- Total Acidity: 4,95 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 2,65 g/l
- Sulfite: 66 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,65
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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!["Rosa dei Frati" Riviera del Garda Bresciano DOC 2019]()
“Rosa dei Frati” Riviera del Garda Bresciano DOC 2019
Attractive salmon colour, pleasant bouquet, elegant, fresh, juicy beautiful fruit, lively acid structure, subtle extract sweetness in the aftertaste. A versatile food companion with a great pleasure factor! SUPERIORE.DE
"Tangy and delicious, this vibrant rosato has inviting aromas of grapefruit, elderflower and grilled herb. On the dry, savory palate, crisp acidity and white pepper notes accent ripe red cherry, peach and citrus zest." Wine Enthusiast
read more- Grape Varieties: 30% Gropello, 30% Marzemino, 30% Sangiovese, 10% Barbera
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Vegan Clearing: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 12,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 29,85 g/l
- Total Acidity: 6,55 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 8,25 g/l
- Sulfite: 92 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,33
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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!["Mazér" Nebbiolo Valtellina Superiore DOCG 2017]()
“Mazér” Nebbiolo Valtellina Superiore DOCG 2017
This Nebbiolo comes from the vineyards of the Inferno (hell). The mountains owe their name to the steep slopes and the glowing summer temperatures prevailing there. A pure bouquet of red fruits with a hint of tobacco, mineral notes on the palate and fine tannins, perfectly integrated into an appealing acidity framework. A very authentic, classic and straightforward wine. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2016 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 25/75 wooden barrel / barrique
- Development: partial barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 27,55 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,25 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,78 g/l
- Sulfite: 42 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,56
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2,24
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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!["Vigna Sassorosso" Valtellina Superiore Grumello DOCG 2017]()
“Vigna Sassorosso” Valtellina Superiore Grumello DOCG 2017
On the nose the whole complexity of Nebbiolo is expressed: dried flowers, fruit, liquorice and tobacco. The taste is soft as velvet, in which alcohol, tannin and acidity blend together very harmoniously and reverberate attractively. SUPERIORE.DE
"Medium-bright, warm red; delicate, leafy fruit notes, inviting; fine approach, salty, length, clear tannin." Merum
"Fresh nose with cinnamon and plum, a good concentrated palate of red berry fruit and ripe tannins; great expression." Decanter
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 50/50 wooden barrel/barrique
- Development: partial barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 27,00 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,00 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,80 g/l
- Sulfite: 25 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,60
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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!["Sassella Le Tense" Valtellina Superiore DOCG 2017]()
“Sassella Le Tense” Valtellina Superiore DOCG 2017
The Sassella Le Tense is aged for one year in small oak barrels. Beautiful aromas of candied cherries and spices, complex and flattering on the palate, the tannins firm and enveloped by the fruit. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 25/75 wooden barrel / barrique
- Development: partial barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,50 % vol
- Total Extract: 28,15 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,25 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 1,90 g/l
- Sulfite: 41 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,55
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 18-20 °C
- Storage Potential: 2024
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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!["Tre Filer" Vino di uve stramature VdT 2016 dolce]()
“Tre Filer” Vino di uve stramature VdT 2016 dolce
Tre Filer is made from the sugar-sweet must of stramature, dried white wine grapes and matures for a year in oak barrels. A wonderful sweet wine: grapey in aroma, with notes of apple, honey and apricots, fascinating - an almost hypnotic sweetness that enchants the palate. Gourmets appreciate the combination with spicy cheese flavours, puff pastry biscuits or short pastry cakes. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: Turbiana, Chardonnay, Sauvignon
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel tank
- Development: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 13,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 145,00 g/l
- Total Acidity: 7,20 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 140,00 g/l
- Sulfite: 118 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,25
- Closure: natural corks
- Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage Potential: 2022
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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![Buttafuoco Rosso dell' Oltrepo Pavese DOC 2017]()
Buttafuoco Rosso dell' Oltrepo Pavese DOC 2017
Buttafuoco dell'Oltrepò Pavese is a red DOC wine whose production is permitted exclusively in the province of Pavia. The grapes grow on well exposed and often very steep slopes in a small hilly area of eastern Oltrepò Pavese, which corresponds to the territory of seven municipalities: Canneto Pavese, Castana, Montescano, Cigognola, Pietra de' Giorgi, Broni and Stradella.
Deep ruby red colour. On the nose it has strong vinous notes of red fruits with hints of violets and cooked plum and young wood. On the palate it is full of harmony and freshness, very drinkable. A fantastically structured and dry companion of light summer dishes with light meat. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2016 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: Uva Rara, Barbera, Croatina
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 12 months large wooden barrel
- Development: wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol Content: 14,00 % vol
- Total Extract: 26,85 g/l
- Total Acidity: 5,00 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 2,33 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- ph-Value: 3,65
- Closure: Natural cork
- Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
- Storage Potential: 2023+
- Allergen Note: contains sulphites
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Just don't lose track now.
Every year about 140 million litres of wine are produced in Lombardy - about 2.5 percent of the total Italian production. The proportion of DOCG and DOC is above average at more than half. Lombardy has almost 22,000 hectares of vineyards and is divided into five DOCG and 21 DOC areas. The most common red grape varieties are Barbera, Bonarda, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Nebbiolo and Pinot Nero. The white varieties are dominated by Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco and Trebbiano varieties. Pure wines are in the minority. And there are an incredible number of different labels. Hard to remember. That is why the wines of the region are mostly considered unspectacular. Wrongly. It is therefore probable that Lombardy has not yet been able to establish its own identity alongside Piedmont and Veneto.
But one DOCG region of Lombardy has gained a worldwide reputation: Franciacorta.
Because this is Maurizio Zanella's home. His winery Ca' del Bosco is regarded as one of the best Italian producers of sparkling and still wines and was founded in 2003 by the "Gambero Rosso"the "Bible" for Italian wines, named Winery of the Year. Zanella ensured that an almost unknown cultivation area, the area between Brescia and Bergamo, whose calcareous soils offer similar conditions as the Champagne, became the sparkling stronghold of Italy and a place on the vinophile world map: the Franciacorta.
The pearls "artworks" Franciacorta.
The DOCG Franciacorta, outstanding from the variety of zones, stands for Brut sparkling wines according to the classic method of bottle fermentation, called Metodo Classico in Italy. The products produced there therefore do not have to hide from the famous French counterparts. The gentle hilly country east of Milan was hardly known even in Italy in the seventies. Maurizio Zanella was committed to quality right from the start. His Franciacorta Cuvée Annamaria Clementi - like many other sparkling wines of the DOCG Franciacorta - has long been considered to be a sparkling "artwork". Franciacorta may be one of the smallest wine regions in Italy, but the maxim here is: only the best is good enough.
Among the most outstanding Italian wines are the Nebbiolo red wines from the DOCG Valtellina Superiore with its subzones Grumello, Inferno, Maroggia, Sassella, and Valgella, located in the last Alpine valley before the Swiss border, as well as the Stagafassli, which actually already lies on Swiss territory. The Nebbiolo is called here by the way with the synonym Chiavennasca. Although the wines are less well-known than their famous relatives Barolo and Barbaresco from Piedmont, they are just as exciting and convince with an excellent price-performance ratio.
An insider tip is to be found south of the Po Valley, in the hilly foothills of the Ligurian Apennines: the Oltrepó Pavese. Reason for the wallflower existence: The largest part is sold in barrels - either to the large sparkling wine factories in neighbouring regions or to customers in cities and metropolises such as Milan. The best plants of the Oltrepó Pavese are of excellent quality. Above all, wines made from Barbera, Pinot Nero or Moscato varieties deserve more attention. SUPERIORE.DE
Facts
- Capital: Milan
- Provinces: Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Mantua, Milan, Monza, Brianza, Pavia, Sondrio, Varese, Cremona
- Vineyard: approx. 21,500 hectares
- Total production/year: around 120 million litres (2016)
- of which red/rosé wine: 59%
- Share of Italian viticulture: 2.4%.
Lombardy has 5 DOCG and 21 DOC regions (share of total vineyards 57%):
- Franciacorta DOCG
- Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG
- DOCG surplus/market of surplus
- Sforzato di Valtellina/Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG
- Valtellina Superiore DOCG
- Bonarda’Oltrepò Pavese DOC
- Botticino DOC
- Fire Bouncer’Oltrepò Pavese/Buttafuoco DOC
- Capriano del Colle DOC
- Casteggio DOC
- Cellatica DOC
- Curtefranca DOC
- Garda DOC
- Garda Colli Mantovani DOC
- Lambrusco Mantovano DOC
- Lugana DOC
- Oltrepò Pavese DOC
- Oltrepò Pavese Pinot Grigio DOC
- Pinot Noir of the'Oltrepò Pavese DOC
- Riviera del Garda Classico DOC
- San Colombano al Lambro/San Colombano DOC
- Blood of Judas of the'Beyond
- Pavese/Blood of Judas DOC
- San Martino della Battaglia DOC
- Terre di Colleoni/Colleoni DOC
- Valcalepio DOC
- Valtellina Rosso/Rosso di Valtellina DOC