Vintage: 2022

VintageProduct CodeFormatClosureAvailability
2022FA408A2212 x 75Agglomerated CorkContact Us
Vegetarian
Producer

The Fantini group was founded in 1994 by Valentino Sciotti with the aim of producing top-quality wine from Abruzzo. The enterprise was so successful that the group expanded further south in Italy and its islands. Today the Fantini group includes Cantina Diomede, Gran Sasso, Vesevo, Vigneti del Salento, Vigneti del Vulture, Tufarello, Zabù and Cantina Atzei, among others. Acclaimed winemaker and consultant Alberto Antonini oversees production, ensuring these wines offer great quality, varietal character and value. Their elegant and striking packaging makes them stand out on the shelf or table.

Fantini is their flagship winery, producing wines from vineyards based in the northern part of Abruzzo, where ripeness and freshness combine in the wines. The forward and accessible Sangiovese is a case in point. All the wines made from Montepulciano have this variety's hallmark colour and intensity but with a balance and accessibility often lacking in wines from this region. The deeply coloured, intense and powerful ‘Edizione’ Cinque Autoctoni is, according to owner Valentino Sciotti, “a true taste of southern Italy”. Blending five indigenous grape varieties, Montepulciano, Primitivo, Sangiovese, Negroamaro and Malvasia Rossa, grown across Abruzzo and Puglia, it is full and powerful yet equally fresh and nicely defined.

Their Cuvée Bianco Brut is a refreshing sparkling wine made from the local variety Cococciola, while the Cuvée Rosato Brut is made with Aglianico from Basilicata. Both come in beautifully designed bottles with a Swarovski crystal on the label. The Calalenta Pecorino is wonderfully balanced, with both a soft texture and vibrant freshness on the finish. The Calalenta Rosato is 100% Merlot and shows fresh aromas of strawberries and pink grapefruit with a refreshing acidity. Grapes for both wines hail from west and southwest-facing vineyards around the town of Ortona, on the Adriatic coast in Abruzzo, planted on calcareous clay soils.

Vineyards

Grapes for the Sangiovese 'Terre di Chieti' are grown in the communes of Ortona and San Salvo on the Adriatic coast of Abruzzo. Located between 100 - 150 metres above sea level, the vines are planted on South-East facing slopes on clay-limestone soil and trained using a pergola training system.

Vintage

The 2022 vintage posed challenges with drought and high temperatures throughout the summer. The lack of rain throughout the winter months provided meagre reserves for the soil, however this did mitigate the risk of disease. A few well timed showers in August provided the balance the grapes needed. Overall the harvest was of high quality, despite the challenges.

Vinification

The grapes were delicately destemmed and crushed before undergoing an initial cold maceration for two days. Maceration and fermentation followed at 20-22°C for 10 days. Between 10 and 20% of the wine was aged in oak with the remaining aged in stainless steel.

Tasting Notes & Technical Details

This is a youthful and appealing wine, garnet red in colour and intense on the nose with vibrant strawberry and black cherry aromas. On the palate, it has bright fruity notes of red fruits and morello cherry, with subtle vanilla characters from the oak. The wine is well-balanced and medium-bodied with structured, firm tannins, fresh acidity and a long finish.

Alcohol (ABV)

13.5%

Acidity

5.69 g/l

Residual Sugar

6.96 g/l

pH

3.52

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