Fattoria Paradiso (Bertinoro - FC)

We were hosted by Graziella Pezzi, daughter of famous revolutionary wine maker Mario Pezzi, for a giuded tour of their cellar and a vertical tasting of Vigna delle Lepri e Barbarossa

Sangiovese Cru

• 1996 Fattoria Paradiso Sangiovese di Romagna Riserva Superiore Vigna delle Lepri

  Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Sangiovese di Romagna

  Bright garnet red, with orange rim. Consistent, viscous.
  Medium intensity at nose, but complex and fine: Dried mushrooms, black fruit jam, dried plums. Alcohol.
  Dry, with a medium acidity and a vigorous tannin. Overall balanced, with a nice body still alive. Good minerality. Vegetal closing. ****

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• 1994 Fattoria Paradiso Sangiovese di Romagna Riserva Superiore Vigna delle Lepri

  Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Sangiovese di Romagna

  Garnet red.
  More tertiary hints tahn fruit at nose (corniola), Coffee, humus and mushrooms.
  At taste widening with minerality and acidity and a living tannin. ***1/2

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• 1991 Fattoria Paradiso Sangiovese di Romagna Riserva Superiore Vigna delle Lepri

  Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Sangiovese di Romagna

  Tamarind colour.
  Oxydized. Hints of dried plums and green wood. Syrup.
  Acidity going down and minerality + tannins becoming more evident. Still overall balanced. **1/2

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• 1990 Fattoria Paradiso Sangiovese di Romagna Riserva Superiore Vigna delle Lepri

  Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Sangiovese di Romagna

  Garnet red.
  Very fine and complex tertiary nose: milk chocolate and tobacco. Humus and undergrowth. Coffee.
  Dry, alcoholic. Well balanced, with a surviving acidity, a living tannin and vivid minerality. Great Vintage.
  Closing with chocolate notes. ****1/2

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Barbarossa is a very rare variety, at this time only present at Fattoria Paradiso.

• 2003 Fattoria Paradiso Barbarossa Riserva Cru Vigna del Dosso Forlì IGT 87 Points

  Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Forlì IGT

  Nice compact ruby red, consistent.
  Very fine and complex at nose: geranium and a juicy ripe black cherry. Some spice hints (tobacco), rubharb. Young tannins.
  Nice structure and great body: acidity and minerality well balanced by a good alcohol and smoothness.
  Closing with a young fruit, a bit astringent. ****

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• 1996 Fattoria Paradiso Barbarossa Vino da Tavola

  Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Vino da Tavola

  Garnet red. A bit reduced, takes some time to open.
  Intense and complex at nose: with fruity, spices and tertiary notes: fruit in alcohol, black pepper, balsamic herbs, coffee and a "bloody", ematic note.
  Very well balanced, between fruit and acidity, with an elegant, silky tannin. Mineral ending. ****1/2

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• 1994 Fattoria Paradiso Barbarossa Vino da Tavola

  Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Vino da Tavola

  Brick red.
  Oxydized: dried flowers, liquorice and caramel plums at nose.
  Fading acidity, resukting in a enhaced alcoholic note. **

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• 1989 Fattoria Paradiso Barbarossa Vino da Tavola

  Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Vino da Tavola

  Garnet/brick red.
  Complex, tertiary nose, with hints of cocoa powder and humus, soil.
  Vivid tannin and a nice acidity and minerality, still give a long living life.
  Lacking some fruit, still a bit harsh. ***1/2

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Barbarossa showed an incredible potentiality to age. But we tasted also a 2016: at the same time aromatic of blackcurrant and coffee, with a nice fruit at taste. Very interesting.
The best issue was the different evolution with time of Sangiovese and Barbarossa.