TOSCANA

BARTALI


BARTALI CHIANTI DUCCETO
TWO GENERATIONS AGO THE CANTINA BARTALI WAS FOUNDED. TODAY, THE GRANDSON ALBERTO AND HIS TWIN SISTERS WANDA AND MARIA CARRY ON THE LONG STANDING TRADITION OF FINE WINEMAKING THAT HAS BECOME THE BARTALI TRADEMARK. THE WINEMAKER ATTILIO PAGLI (RENOWN FOR BRUNELLOS OF FAMOUS PEDIGREES), CHOOSES GRAPES FROM A MULTITUDE OF PARCELS, RAITHER FROM ONE SINGLE VINEYARD, AS THIS ALLOWS THE BARTALI FAMILY TO MAXIMIZE THE BEST OF ANY VINTAGE TO PRODUCE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF WINE FROM THE “CHIANTI SUB-ZONE”. THIS IS A GREAT VALUE CHIANTI, PRODUCED IN THE TRADITIONAL CHIANTI STYLE AND AGED FOR ONE YEAR IN WOOD. EXHIBITING STRAWBERRY AND RASPBERRY FRUIT FLAVORS WITH A SMOOTH, VELVETY BODY AND HINTS OF PEPPER AND SPICE.
SERVE WITH SOFTER RED MEATS AND GAME, WILL GO WELL WITH GRILLED SEAFOODS AND POULTRY AND PASTAS WITH RED SAUCES.

FATTORIA CARPINETA FONTALPINO



CARPINETA FONTALPINO
CARPINETA IS A BOUTIQUE TUSCAN PRODUCER LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT OF CASTELNUOVO BERARDENGA IN THE HISTORICAL AREA OF MONTEAPERTI, WHICH WITNESSED ON SEPTEMBER 1260 THE FEROCIOUS BATTLE BETWEEN THE REPUBLICS OF SIENA AND FLORENCE.
THE ESTATE IS MANAGED BY THE OWNERS GIOIA AND FILIPPO CREST.
THE SOIL IS SANDY AND THE LAND CONCISTS OF ABOUT 80 HECTARES OF WHICH APROXIMATELY 11 HECTARES ARE SPECIALIZED CONTAINING HISTORIC VINES OF CHIANTI, MERLOT AND CABERNET SAUVIGNON. THIS WINERY IS REKNOWN FOR THE HIGH QUALITY OF ITS YIELD.


DO ut DES:
“DO ut DES” IS AN ITALIAN PROVERB WHICH IN ITS SIMPLEST TRANSLATION STATES THAT “ONE RECIEVES BACK THAT WHICH IS GIVEN”. IN THIS CASE, TOIL AND LOVE IS PUT FORTH INTO THE EARTH AND IN RETURN, THIS DELICIOUS WINE IS OFFERED BACK
THIS “SUPER TUSCAN” IS A BLEND OF; 50% MERLOT. 25% CABERNET AND 25% SANGIOVESE AND RECIEVES A VERY LONG MACERATION ON ITS LEES. IN DECEMBER, HALFWAY THROUGH%