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STS Christmas Wine Party 2010 (又一村花園俱樂部) 15/12/2010 - Wine of the Night

Marche & Abruzzo, Italy

Umani Ronchi, the leading winery from Marche region, is a member of Grandi Marchi, institute of top Italian wines brands with other 17 top wineries like Sassicaia, Pio Cesare, Antinori,…

Recognition started with Pèlago 1994, which won the prestigious International Wine Challenge in London & was listed by Wine Enthusiast as 1 of the 100 top wines 1998, with a score of 97/100.

Nowadays, Umani Ronchi is recognized by all the Italian & international magazines. Les Gouttes de Dieu, the famous Japanese comics book popularized the brand all over Asia.

2009	Marche Trebbiano Chardonnay IGT Passetto
Grape:	15% Chardonnay, 85% Trebbiano
Alcohol content:	12.5% vol
Colour:	Straw yellow with light golden tints
Aroma:	Delicate. Fresh and fragrant unripe apples and wild flowers
Taste:	Delicate & penetrating lively fresh fruit

	2008 Verdicchio Castelli Jesi DOC Classico Superiore Casal di Serra		WA: 89
Grape:		100% Verdicchio
Alcohol content:		13.5% vol
		*Casal di Serra in Les Gouttes de Dieu no 14* [神之水滴 14 期] A historical, select “vintage” Verdicchio. Exposure to its own yeasts for roughly 5 months yields a distinctly rich, elegant and round wine. The taste-olfactory sensations underline a strong mineral note that emerges to determine a marked propensity towards a positive evolution.

2007	Verdicchio Castelli Jesi DOC Classico Superiore Vecchie Vigne
Grape:	100% Verdicchio Gambero Rosso:
Age of vines:	30 years +		Decanter: Bronze
Alcohol content:	14% vol
Colour:	Brilliant golden yellow with lively greenish tints
Aroma: Taste:	Subtle apple and light orange character on the nose A full body, with loads of fruit and an oily yet fresh lingering finish.
2009		Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Podere
Grape:		100% Montepulciano
Alcohol content:		13% vol
Colour:		Ruby red with violet tints
Aroma:		Delicate aromas of plum & morello cherry
Taste:		Robust & full-bodied. Dry & flavourful finis

2008	Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Jorio WA: 89
Grape:	100% Montepulciano
Alcohol content:	13.5% vol
Aging:	50% in 5000/8000L oak barrels 50% in 3^rd or 4^th time French oak barriques
	*Jorio in Les Gouttes de Dieu no 11* [神之水滴 11 期] Pure Montepulciano grown in the most suitable regions of Abruzzo. Carefully selected grapes to deliver the full potential of the cultivar: strong character and taste-olfactory persistence. Matures roughly one year in wood and several months in the bottle. Unleashes intense notes of mature plum and liquorice.

2006		Conero Riserva DOCG Cumaro		WA: 88
Grape:	100% Montepulciano
Alcohol content:	14% vol		2006 Gambero Rosso:
Aging:	12-14 months in French oak barriques		2006 Decanter: Bronze SMV Canada: Silver
	- Coming from Conero Mountain, 1 of the very few rocky spots on the Adriatic coast of Italy - Produced only in good vintages - Special label to celebrate the 20^th anniversary

Verdicchio

A White-wine grape grown mainly in Italy’s MARCHE region where it’s been cultivated since the fourteenth century.

Verdicchio’s name is derived from verde (meaning green). Referring to the yellow-green skin of the grape, which gives the wine a subtle greenish hue. The wines are generally CRISP and DRY, with a light but elegant aroma and flavor.

The best known of the Verdicchio wines come from the DOC of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, which can include small amounts of TREBBIANO and MALVASIA. Part of the notability of these wines traditionally sold in a green, amphora-shaped bottle. In style it can range from light and fresh to surprisingly full, rich and complex, and the subtle nuances of fennel and other herbs make it an ideal partner for white fish.

The wines from the DOC of Verdicchio dei Matelica are not as well known as those from Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi but are thought by many to be as good or better because they’re more full bodied and have better aging potential. The high ACID level of the Verdicchio grape makes it a good candidate for SPARKLING WINES. And the SPUMANTE made from this variety receives good reviews. Verdicchio is also known as Marchigiano and Verdone.

Montepulciano

A Red-wine grape widely cultivated throughout Italy, with the most concentrated plantings in the southeastern regions from the MARCHE down to APULIA (Puglia in Italian, is the wine region lying in the “heel” of Italy’s boot-shaped land mass).

Some argue that Montepulciano originated in the ABRUZZI region, with which it’s still most closely associated, mainly because of the DOC wines of MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUSSO.

On the leg of Italy, Abruzzo is behind the knee, a region of mountains sliding down through hills to the sea. Whilst most Italian vinegrowers seem to believe that fragmentation in DOC system generally leads to higher prices, here they have gone for simplicity and, until recently, there were only two: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC for the red wines, and Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC for the white.

This grape variety is capable of creating deeply colored, rich red wines with blackberry fruit flavors and SPICY, PEPPERY qualities. Because of its moderate ACID levels, Montepulciano generally produces wines that are smooth and MELLOW, but sometimes TANNIC enough to be AGED.

This variety is also made into a cherry-pink ROSE called CERASUOLO. Other red wines based on Montepulciano grapes (but usually blended with local grapes) include the ROSSO CONERO DOC wines from the Marches region and the DOC wines of CERVETERI and VELLETRI from the LATIUM region.

Montepulciano is also known as Cordisco, Morellone, Primaticcio, and Uva Abruzzi.

(Note: the Montepulciano grape variety grown in Abruzzo should not be confused with the Tuscan town of Montepulciano, which produces wine from the Sangiovese variety.)