CANTINA DONINI

Italy

WINE CATALOGUE

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Short late harvest,after a careful atten-tion in vineyard. Slow temperature fermentation with a following perma-nence on lees in steel tanks. The wine is always bottled at the beginning of autumn,when the maturation is com-plete. Structured,quite soft , fine and some years also medium dry.

Cuvèe di Grechetto Umbria I.G.T.Grapes : Grechetto

LA FONTE

The wine is a late harvest result,it is already structured with a substantial sugary residue. The wine is kept in Slavonia oak barrel until the autumn.After a short spring rifermentation the wine becomes more austere ; however it is fresh and it has a subtle varietyaromatic.aromatic.It is bottled after 18/20 months and it’s keeping there for 6 months.

Umbria I.G.T.Grapes : Grechetto, Malvasia

ELMA

This typical Umbrian vine and cultiva-tion go back to the Roman conquests, from the ancient "Greek Wine" imported from the Mediterranean islands. This vine found a good climate and soil in Umbria and spread with remarkable ease. We use grapes that always produce a dense and strong always produce a dense and strong wine (never under 12̂) with a charac-teristic bitter aftertaste. The wine has a refined and agreeable taste, and a unique "wine" fragrance together with an unmistakable pale almost gold yellow color. If you serve it fresh it has an appetizing fragrance; in some years it is just a little bit sweet. The Grechetto wine is good with fish dishes, and it exalts the taste of the main dishes, especially if they are made with truffles. Therefore, it is a good wine for all kinds of food.

Grechetto Bianco Umbria I.G.T.Grapes: Grechetto 100%

GRECHETTO

A natural sparkling wine, obtained by the natural fermentation of Vermino wine, without adding carbon dioxide. It is made with early harvested grapes to obtain a dry wine with a fruity taste, not very strong. We suggest drinking it also during the day, as a nice break. It is a sprightly wine, not very fizzy. is a sprightly wine, not very fizzy. Serve fresh.

Bianco FrizzanteGrapes: Trebbiano, Grechetto, Char-

donnay

BRIGANTE

Made with white Sangiovese grapes, Ciliegiolo and red Malavisia grapes, it is matured and worked at the begin-ning with very low temperature to cause a partial fall-out of the colored substances, obtaining a beautiful light ruby red color, brilliant, almost pink. With the controlled temperature ferWith the controlled temperature fer-mentation, we obtain a wine with a delicious fruity taste, with a light rose flavor taste, scented, clear, naturally sweet and sprightly. It is very good with all dishes for a complete meal; it is great as a fresh aperitif, delicate with hors d'oeuvre; a discovery with fresh cheese. It is perfect with pizza and as a nice break during the day. Serve fresh, but not cold.

Rosso Umbria I.G.T.Grapes: Sangiovese 100%

SPINA DI ROSA

Steeping for 10/14 days (depending on seasons).The wine is keeping in steel tanks on its lees for 6/7 months.After, the wine is kept in Slavonia oak barrels for 12 months ; than it is bot-tled.Its characteristics are : freshness,good structure ,typicalness and harmonic.The wine reflects the Upper Tiber Valley territory.

Rosso d.o.c. Colli AltotiberiniGrapes: Sangiovese 100%

NERO FRATTA

Its maturation is divided among steel tanks, Slovenia oak barrel and bottles. It is keeping for 24 months.The dry extract outfit resulting from the place , it’s a contribuiting factor on its freshness and fragrance.It is smart and soft because of its It is smart and soft because of its noble tannins.It’s a long ageing period wine.

Rosso Umbria I.G.T.Grapes: Merlot 85%, Sangiovese 15%

PALIOTTO

Every year we are usually using the best grapes : for thisreason the Sangiovese percentage can increase.Later on to maceration of 15 days on Later on to maceration of 15 days on the peels, the wine achieves its melo-tactic fermentation laying in stell con-tainers for 6 months. Subsequentely it comes transferred in oak for 18 months. Bottled, it completes its own maturation for 6 months. It’s very good with game dishes and meats.

Rosso D.O.C. Colli altotiberiniGrapes: Sangiovese 85%, Cabernet 15%

TARRAGONI

Made with Merlot grapes cultivated in the Upper Tiber Valley. This wine is good to drink in the springtime after the grape harvest. It has a deep ruby colour, a delicate "wine" fragrance with herbaceous shades, stronger flavour at the beginning that mellows with time. Its dry, fruity and marked with time. Its dry, fruity and marked taste, with an intensive aftertaste, makes it more delicate and less strong than other full-bodied and alcoholic red wines. It is very good with cheese and salami dishes. It also enhances risotto and wild game dishes. It is a good wine when seasoned but retains good wine when seasoned but retains its young taste. Uncork one hour before drinking.

Rosso Umbria I.G.T.Grapes: Merlot 100%

MERLOT

In our dialect "Bindolo" means "rascal," a spiteful and astute boy. Our "novello" wine has this name because its sweet and fresh taste hides its alco-holic proprieties, making it an inebri-ating wine. Made with San Giovese, red Malvasia, and Ciliegiolo grapes harvested in advance and worked in total carbonic maceration, where whole grapes are placed in hermetic sealing containers, with total absence of air for 12/15 days, then softy pressed, the obtained must is allowed to ferment under controlled tempera-tures. Therefore, we obtain a wine ready to drink, with a nice brilliant ruby red colour, with a refined must and fruity smell and a delicate "wine" sweet taste. This way our "Bindolo" gets through the winter and its taste remains unchanged and, during the following spring, due to it not having following spring, due to it not having had manipulation, it starts a new fer-mentation inside the bottle and becomes a sparkling wine.

Rosso Umbria I.G.T.Grapes: Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo

BINDOLO

This wine represents the ancient wine tradition of central Italy. Therefore, we have a dark gold yellow wine, brown with ageing, ready to drink from the second year. The smell is unmistakable and strong of dried fruit with a plum scent. A strong taste, it has the right degree of sweetness with has the right degree of sweetness with a must aftertaste. It is very good as a dessert wine, and it completes every meal together with pastry and "Cantucci", typical biscuits from central Italy. It is interesting to drink as a fresh aperitif and with cheese. Serve in small glasses at room temServe in small glasses at room tem-perature or chilled during the hot summer nights.

Liqueur Wine

FRA SANTO

This is our sweet wine, placed to age for three years in casks (at the begin-ning oak and then chestnut), in rooms where it is possible to feel the daily and seasonal thermal changes. This way the wine obtains a very structured taste with an agreeable apricot and liquorice aftertaste, with an ethereal liquorice aftertaste, with an ethereal scent and a warm dark amber colour. After the wood cask, it spends two years in glass demijohns, to refine its characteristics. It is then bottled by hand without adding any preservatives and sealed with sealing wax; the bottles are numerated, with the bottles are numerated, with the bottled year. This way the wine may be stored for long periods of time.

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DONO DI DIO

CANTINA DONINIVerna, via Nestore 06019 Umbertide (PG)

Italy - Eu

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