Tasting Notes: A beguiling, truly stunning wine, the Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is at the top of its class. A wine of pure power and class, loaded with dark notes of cassis, leather, dried herbs, wood... Read More
Tasting Notes: A beguiling, truly stunning wine, the Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is at the top of its class. A wine of pure power and class, loaded with dark notes of cassis, leather, dried herbs, wood... Read More
Estate History: Fontodi has belonged to the Manetti family since 1968. The family has been associated for centuries with another activity typical of the Chianti region, the production of its famous “terrecotte” tiles.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Fontodi Meriggio boasts aromas of tropical fruit, curshed tomato vine and gooseberry. Savory, linear and tangy, delivering juicy flavors of pineapple, grapefruit, cantaloupe and thyme. The palate is framed by... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Passopisciaro Passobianco is a lively Chardonnay from Sicily with a rustic nose of dusty lemon rinds, chalky minerality and scorched earth. On the palate you can taste the salinity of the wind, stone fruit and... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Pinot Nero, which for Franz Haas is “the white among the reds”, depending on the vintage appears with a changing color scheme, which can vary from light ruby red to intense ruby red. The bouquet... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Pomino Bianco is a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco and comes from one of the greatest white wine areas in Toscana. Bright and vibrant in color, this wine boasts glorious floral notes that come together... Read More
Estate History: The Vajra family has farmed Bricco delle Viole, the highest cru in Comune di Barolo, since the 1880s.Aldo Vajra, after being sent to the family farm due to his involvement in protests and marches in the late 1960's... Read More
Tasting Notes: Ravera is the most important single vineyard in Comune di Novello, located on the south-west quadrant of the Barolo area. This site has a very complex underground where marls of Tortonian origin mix with clays... Read More
