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Fine Wine Merchant-The Saratoga Wine Exchange |
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Avignonesi Winery |
Italian Wine, Montepulciano
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| About Avignonesi Vineyard and
Winery |
In 1974 the Falvo brothers, owners of the vineyards in the district of Cortona, took over Avignonesi and refounded it investing greatly in viniculture, selecting the local varieties and introducing classical ones such as Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir. Nowadays, Avignonesi consists of four wine-producing estates: Le Capezzine, I Poggetti, La Selva and La Lombarda. In total they comprise 225 hectares of open ground, 109 ha of vineyards and 3 ha of olive groves.
Fattoria Le Capezzine
(altitude 300 m)
Only a few kilometres
from Montepulciano, close
to the village of Valiano,
stands the old farm estate
Le Capezzine. It is the
heart of the company and
it has been impeccably
restored. It contains
spacious cellars for vinification,
cellars for ageing and
storing, the vinsantaia,
the frantoio (the olive
oil mill), warehouses
and offices. The estate
comprises 19 hectares,
of which 8 hectares of
vineyards divided as follows:
6 of albarello vines in
the "settonce" pattern;
1 dedicated to density
experimentation ranging
from 2,000 to 8,500 vines
per hectare with six different
rootstocks; and finally
1 dedicated to growing
127 ancient varieties
indigenous to Montepulciano
and the surrounding area,
once highly esteemed,
but today in danger of
extinction. The estate
is also a stable for the
breeding of horses.
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| Avignonesi Winery Il Marzocco, Cortona Chardonnay |
Il Marzocco has golden
hue tending to amber;
its bouquet is intense,
fruity and full; its taste
is aromatic, persistent
and dry, but remarkable
full bodied.
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| Avignonesi Winery Bianco |
Bianco Avignonesi has
a pale yellow colour;
its bouquet is intense,
fruity and typical for
the varieties; the taste
is full, harmonious with
a pleasant acidity.
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| Avignonesi Winery Vino Nobile di Montepulciano |
Vino Nobile is garnet
red in colour; its bouquet
is delicate and intense,
with a slight scent of
violet; the taste is dry
with a hint of tannic.
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| Avignonesi Winery Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva |
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Vino Nobile "Grandi Annate"
is garnet red in colour; its bouquet
is delicate and intense, with
a slight scent of violet; the
taste is dry with a hint of tannic.
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| Avignonesi Winery Desiderio, Cortona Merlot |
Intense, rubin red in colour,
its bouquet is delicate and persistent,
with a slight scent of wild fruits;
the taste is fullbodied, harmonious
and round.
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| Avignonesi Winery Rosso |
Intense ruby red in colour
with a bouquet reminiscent of
wild fruits, spices and grass;
the taste is round and harmonious.
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