Winery FontezoppaAltabella Ribona
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The Altabella Ribona of the Winery Fontezoppa is in the top 0 of wines of Colli Maceratesi.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fontezoppa's Altabella Ribona.
Discover the grape variety: Pedro Ximenez
Exceptional, intensely sweet liqueur wines with a very dark mahogany robe, a syrupy palate, and powerful signature aromas of raisin, dried fig, date, molasses, roasted coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice and oxidative notes. Produced from sun-dried grapes. The undisputed star of Andalusian Pedro Ximénez (PX), one of the world's greatest sweet wines. Autochthonous Spanish variety from Andalusia (Montilla-Moriles DO, Jerez DO).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Altabella Ribona from Winery Fontezoppa are 0
Informations about the Winery Fontezoppa
The Winery Fontezoppa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 55 wines for sale in the of Colli Maceratesi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Colli Maceratesi
DOC of the Marches (1975) on the hills of Macerata down to the Adriatic, calcareous and clayey soils. Maceratino (Ribona) as the rare exclusive white — dry and delicate with citrus, yellow apple, white flowers, fennel and a saline mineral touch, fresh acidity, often skin-macerated as an "orange" wine for more structure. Sangiovese as the red, blended with Montepulciano, Cabernet and Merlot: ruby and fruity with cherry notes and a hint of herbs, rounded tannins.
The wine region of Marche
Italian star of Verdicchio: exceptional age-worthy whites, straight and mineral with signature notes of green almond, lemon, green apple, dry herbs and a slightly bitter finish. Two DOCGs: Castelli di Jesi (coastal, airy) and Matelica (inland, more concentrated). Mediterranean reds: fleshy Montepulciano in Rosso Conero near Ancona, supple Sangiovese. Also fresh Pecorino and Passerina.
The word of the wine: Malolactic fermentation
Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.
