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ALBEA WINE COMPANY IN ALBEROBELLO* |
Cantina ALBEA, one of this territory’s oldest and most accredited wineries, stands as an important example of how it is quite possible to reconcile production realities of modern philosophy with classical structures of industrial archaeology which in our modest opinion, are more suitable for hosting and producing noble wines like those produced in the Alberobello district.
The structure is entirely constructed in stone,
with the wine vats set into the rock in the
same manner used to install water supply tanks
for the “trulli” dwellings.
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| * nominated as part of UNESCO’s universal heritage of humanity |
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| PETRANERA |
IGT Salento RED - Primitivo
This wine boasts an intense red hue and a full, pervasive bouquet with aromas of ripe fruit and golden-leaf tobacco. It has a harmonious, lingering palate, with mature and balanced tannins.
Serve at 18 °C. Excellent with cheese, aged charcuterie and red meats.
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| RARO |
IGT Salento RED - Negroamaro, Primitivo
Deep ruby in color, Raro has a complex, subtle and tempting nose, striking an exquisite bilance between tannins and the spicy notes imparted by the barriques. The round palate of the Primitivo grape nobly balances the bitter finish typical of Negroamaro, whose tannins give the wine its excellent structure and ensure good cellarability.
Serve at 18 °C. Excellent with charcuterie and grilled meats. |
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SELVA DOC Locorotondo WHITE
Greenish yellow in color, it is an intense, round wine with overtones of apple. It has a bright, well-balanced palate with notable alcohol.
Serve chilled at 10-13 °C. It is excellent with appetizers, seafood first courses and white meats. |
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THE
MASUJIMA COLLECTION: three wines created to give an international flavour to three autochthonous vines; a white obtained from from Chardonnay and Verdeca, a red wine obtained from Negroamaro e Cabernet Sauvignon and another red made from Montepulciano and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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DEL SOLE: three wines obtained exclusively from three autochthonous vines (Verdeca, Primitivo, Negroamaro). |
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LUI
The
prestigious wine made to celebrate
the celler’s
centenary.
Vinification: the grapes are destemmed,
pressed and, after the selected
yeasts inoculation, they undergo
a fermentation at low temperature
(23°C). The must, in contact
with the cap, undergoes a long
maceration with regular pumping
over and delestage in order to
better extract the colour. Colour
extraction is also better improved
by bleeding technique. |
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The production is duly managed by the Italian most famous wine-maker Riccardo Cotarella, who collaborate with the Cantina ALBEA’s oenologist Claudio Sisto, following vineyards, vintages, fermentation and ageing.
The results are excellent and the quality/price ratio is very good.
In just two years of the ALBEA cellar’s ownership by the Renzini Group the effort to produce great wines was rewarded with the most important Italian prizes: Gambero Rosso, Veronelli, Bibenda, Luca Maroni.
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Awards: |
- ANNUARIO AIS (Associazione Italiana Sommelier) FMR
- IL GAMBERO ROSSO Gambero Rosso editore
- L’ANNUARIO DEI MIGLIORI VINI ITALIANI di Luca Maroni
- GUIDA DI VINI D’ITALIA di Luca Maroni
- LA GUIDA ORO “I VINI DI VERONELLI” Veronelli editore
- I VINI D’ITALIA Slow Food Editore
- SELEZIONE “GUIDA DEI VINI” de l’Espresso
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The
cav. Dante Renzini with the Italian most
famous wine-maker Riccardo Cotarella |
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Our
Company will be at the “SIAL” fair,
scheduled to take place in Paris, from October
the 22nd to the 26th 2006,
Stand B059, Halle
1 (HALL 1: National Pavillons - Stand: SIL
Appennino Centrale).
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