LOMBARDIA Franciacorta & ROMAGNA Colli di Faenza
http://www.riccicurbastro.it/inglese/
The Ricci Curbastro family has centuries of solid farming tradition behind them but in the last decades the have been specializing in the production of the sparkling wines for which Franciacorta is famous.. The subterranean cellar is located under the huge park containing the family home, Villa Evelina. The Villa also houses a beautiful and substantial private museum of ancient farm tools, equipment and household items lovingly and eruditely collected by Gualberto, the family patriarch.
With Riccardo at its head as agronomist and winemaker the winery has maintained rigid standards with regard to low impact farming and production found both in the vineyards and the cellar. There is also a continuing effort toward “green” production that was started a long time before the current fashion, with solar panels on the roof and gravity fed passage of grapes to press, juice to storage and wine to bottling. For the past 12 years Riccardo has been President of the Federation of DOC’s of Italy, where he has devoted his tenure to creating a data base that will ultimately allow consumers to find the real origin not only of the wine they are drinking but the vineyard the grapes came from. I know you will enjoy meeting Riccardo and asking him all your questions about Franciacorta and as well as the regulation of Italian wine production.
“Among the good guys, I would put all those who seriously believe that an area, the culture, the climate and the soil, can truly make the difference when making wine.”
Riccardo Ricci Curbastro, President of the Federation of DOC’s
| RICCI CURBASTRO | LOMBARDIA Franciacorta |
| Brut D.O.C.G NV | 60% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Bianco, 10% Pinot Nero; 3 years bottle fermentation (one year longer than the minimum like all of them); so good so overdelivers. IT’S BACK DOUBLE YAY! |
| Brut D.O.C.G. NV 375ml | It’s back! |
| Saten Brut D.O.C.G Millesimato |
100% Chardonnay; touch of oak; 4 years bottle fermentation; like silk; wine for the meal not for the toast! |
| Saten Brut DOCG Museum Release |
The family tasted the wines over the years to find the perfect balance for degorgement. It was a perfect birth day but the wine is still a baby! |
| Saten Brut D.O.C.G. NV 375ml | It’s back! |
| Extra Brut D.O.C.G | 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Nero; amazing; Tre Bicchieri; 91pts WS; 4 years bottle fermentation; ideal for rich food from the raw bar to a rib eye, |
| Brut Rose D.O.C.G NV | 80% Pinot Nero, 20% Chardonnay – this wine goes with everything! Wonderful for holiday meals and anytime there are good friends at table! |
| Zero Dosage DOCG ‘Gualberto’ |
70% Pinot Nero, 30% Chardonnay. Minimum 68 months fermentation . Gualberto was patriarch of the current generations who maintain his strict adherence to high quality and refined expression. Aromatics, flavors, acidity and tannin in perfect balance creating beautiful palate feel and a very long finish. I, believe it or not, could drink my whole glass with friends at table! |
| RICCI CURBASTRO | LOMBARDIA Curtafranca |
| Curtefranca Bianco DOC | Chardonnay/Pinot Bianco, aromatic, savory, perfect for veggies, risotto |
| Curtefranca Rosso DOC | Carmenère , Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Barbera; you think it’s familiar until its origin shines through |
| Curtefranca Rosso Santella del Grom |
Single Vineyard, Carmenère, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot; rich, flavors of the grapes shine but their homeland is unmistakable. |