Our Wines
DINEBBIE (NEBBIOLO Grapes)
Igt Ronchi Varesini Red and DE.CO Albizzate
Production area: produced in the territory of the IGT Ronchi Varesini, in the vineyard of Albizzate, Arno Valley (Varese), indoor hill elevation area, altitude m.350 ASL.
Grapes: Nebbiolo.
PERFUME: Beautiful nose from an evolved Nebbiolo wine Wide bouquet of perfumes: red fruits, ripe cherry and plum, compote and jam of red fruits, hints of cocoa, violet, rose, leather and with clear spicy notes, balsamic, scents of mint and eucalyptus. Maximum of harmony.
TASTE: elegant, sapid, with soft tannins and just a little acidity, good Persistence. Well balanced with tannins and alcohol, ready but suitable for ageing. You can consider this wine at the beginning of its maturation.
Grade: 13 %Vol.
SERVICE TEMPERATURE: at room temperature, ideal 18′, uncorking half an hour before tasting. Use a large glass ballon-type to drink this wine.
Pairing: Typical dishes of the Lombard and Varesin tradition: “cassouela” pork with cabbage, “bruscitt” minced meat stewed in Nebbiolo red wine, braised, risotto with stewed beef “oss bus”, newborn goat of Luinese and Varesine Valleys roasted or baked. Ideal with roasts and game.
TERRE DEI LAGHI (CHARDONNAY and ERBALUCE Grapes)
IGT Ronchi Varesini White.
Production area: produced in the territory of the IGT Ronchi Varesini, in the vineyard of Albizzate, Arno Valley (Varese), pre-alpine area, inner hill, altitude m. 350 ASL.
Grapes: Chardonnay – Erbaluce
Colour: straw white.
Perfume: Wine that fills the glass with flowers and fruits. On the nose is fresh with perception of white flowers, elderflower and yellow tropical matures fruits, mango, banana, pineapple.
Flavour: In the mouth it is refreshing, with remarkable sapidity and right acidity that gives it freshness, with final almond scent and very long persistence.
Grade: 12.5% Vol.
Service temperature: 18 degrees. Good cold.
Pairing: aperitifs, fish appetizers, perch risotto, lake fish, river shrimp, Cantello asparagus.
INSUBRE (MERLOT Grapes)
IGT Ronchi Varesini Red
Production area: produced in the territory of the IGT Ronchi Varesini, in the vineyard of Albizzate, Arno Valley (Varese), prealpine area indoor hill, altitude m.350 ASL.
Grapes: Merlot.
Color: ruby red.
Perfume: on the nose the wine is fresh, balsamic and floreal with hints of red berry fruits, cherries and rosehip, dark berries, currants and cassis, with light spicy notes. Perception of roasting scents and of smoke, leather and lavender leaf.
Taste: in the mouth it is warm, with soft and very delicate tannins, with discreet sapidity that gives it a good persistence and good drinkability.
Grade: 12.5% Vol .
Service temperature: cellar temperature. Use a large glass for the ballon type.
Pairing: : appetizers of IGP sausages and salami from the province of Varese and Milanese veal patè, risotto, pasta with meat sauce and game, chicken, rabbit birds meats. IGP Luinese Goat Formaggella.
INSUBRIA (NEBBIOLO and VESPOLINA Grapes)
IGT Ronchi Varesini and DE.CO Albizzate RED WINE
PRODUCTION AREA: Produced in the territory of the IGT Ronchi Varesini, in the vineyard of Albizzate, Arno Valley (Varese), prealpine area inner hill, altitude m. 350 ASL.
GRAPES: Nebbiolo and, depending on the vintages, with the addition of a small percentage of Vespolina.
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE: manual collection of grapes in 15 kg boxes, red winemaking with temperature-controlled maceration (maximum 28 degrees) and traditional cracking of the fermentation hat. Refining a year in steel, 12 months in tonneau, and a further six months in the bottle. Suitable for aging.
COLOR: Garnet red with orange shades.
PERFUME: Beautiful nose from an evolved Nebbiolo wine Wide bouquet of perfumes: red fruits, ripe cherry and plum, compote and jam of red fruits, hints of cocoa, violet, rose, with clear balsamic notes of tea leaves, mint, eucalyptus and spices,especially pepper, expression of the Vespolina grape (the Vespolina and the Schioppettino of Prepotto of Friuli are the unique vines Italian natives able to give the scent of molecule Rotundone to wine, like the international Syrah and Pinot Noir. The amount of Rotundone expressed by grapes is proportional to the altitude where the vineyard is grown).
TASTE: elegant, sapid, with soft tannins and just a little acidity, good Persistence. Well balanced with tannins and alcohol, ready but suitable for ageing. You can consider this wine at the beginning of its maturation.
GRADE: 12.5% Vol.
SERVICE TEMPERATURE: room temperature, uncorking half an hour before tasting. Use a large ballon glass for the tasting.
PAIRING: Braised, roast of beef or pig, boiled mixed meat, typical dishes of the Lombard and Varesin tradition: “cassouela” pork with cabbage, “bruscitt” minced meat stewed in Nebbiolo red wine, braised, risotto with stewed beef “oss bus”, newborn goat of Luinese and Varesine Valleys roasted or baked. Ideal with game and polenta.
INSUBRE (MERLOT & SYRAH Grapes)
IGT Ronchi Varesini Red Wine
Production area: Produced in the territory of the IGT Ronchi Varesini, in the vineyard of Albizzate, Arno Valley (Varese), prealpine area internal hill, altitude m. 350 ASL. Wine from International Grapes: Merlot cultivated for territorial contiguity with Canton Ticino (CH) and Syrah for its characteristic spicy scents.
Grapes: Merlot with a part of Syrah depending on the vintages (about 20%). Ideal to be aged.
WINEMAKEING and CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE: Vines bred in sandy acid soil the Merlot and on sandy frank neutral the Syrah, Guyot pruning technique, distance of plants on the row is one meter, two meters between rows , 5500 plants per hectare. Exposure to the East, yield to the hectare 75 tons, vineyard age thirteen years; harvest around the end of September – early October with manual harvest, grapes collected in maximum 15 kg for any basket, vinification in red wine with maceration temperature maximum of 28 degrees and traditional breaking of the fermentation hat. At least one-year in stainless steel tank ageing, and another six months in bottle. Suitable for aging.
COLOUR: ruby red with garnet shades.
PERFUME: on the nose the wine is fresh, balsamic and floreal with hints of red berry fruits, cherries and rosehip, dark berries, currants and cassis, with spicy notes, pepper, hints of undergrowth and pine needles. Perception of smoke, leather and lavender leaf.
TASTE: in the mouth it is warm, with soft and very delicate tannins, with discreet sapidity that gives it a good persistence and good drinkability.
Grade: 12.5% Vol.
Bottle: Brown glass 0.75 litre bottle.
Service temperature: cellar temperature or cold, ideal between 16 and 18′. Use a large glass, ballon type.
Pairing: Good all over the meal. Starters of IGP cured meats of the province of Varese, risotti, main dish of egg pasta, roasted and stewed meats, rabbit and birds. Salumi and cheeses.
SCIGHERA TARDIVO (NEBBIOLO Grapes)
LATE HARVEST
IGT Ronchi Varesini Rosato – DE. C.O Albizzate
PRODUCTION AREA: Produced in the territory of IGT Ronchi Varesini, in the vineyard of Albizzate, Valle dell’Arno of Varese, Pre-Alpine Altimetric area: indoor hill, altitude m. 350 ASL. Wine obtained from indigenous Nebbiolo grapes. In years of particular favourable climate and thanks to the resistance in the vineyard of Nebbiolo grapes healthy and ripe grapes, we leave the bunches on the vine plants till the mists and fogs of early November. From that Late Harvest we get a Rosato wine, from Nebbiolo Grapes in purity, particularly special, high-alcohol, moderately sweet and with intense fruity and floral scents. Named Scighera Tardivo that means “Late Harvest Wine of the Fogs”.
GRAPES: Nebbiol0 in purity, “Cö Bianc” variety, and five other clones obtained from our plants planted in 1929.
WINEMAKEING and CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE: Vines bred in sandy acid soil, Guyot pruning technique, distance of plants on the row is one meter, two meters between rows, 5500 plants per hectare. Exposure to the East, yield to the hectare 75 tons, vineyard age thirteen years; harvest around October 10 with manual harvest, grapes collected in maximum 15 kg for any basket, grapes obtained from plants of Nebbiolo variety Cö Bianc and other five clones obtained from our plants of 1929; manual harvesting of grapes left in the vineyard till to early November. Vinified as a Rosè wine and slow fermentation at low winter room temperatures. Two years in stainless steel tank and a further six months in the bottle.
COLOUR: rosé with orange and straws shades.
PERFUME: on the nose the wine is fruity with intense bouquet of small red fruits especially raspberry but also currants and strawberries.
TASTE: in the mouth it is enveloping and savory and velvety, slightly sweet, soft and persistent.
GRADE: 15% Vol.
BOTTLE: brown glass, 0.375 ml.
SERVICE TEMPERATURE: taste at 12 – 14 degrees, in a small glass for meditation wines. Or in small flute at 10-12 degrees with raw fish, sushi and oyster.
PAIRING: Ideal wine with raw seafood, especially with oysters but also sushi and sashimi. Dessert wine and meditation wine pairing with the Amaretti of Gallarate cookies.
STRIA (MALVASIA AROMATICA Dried Grapes)
PRODUCTION AREA: Produced in the territory of IGT Ronchi Varesini, in the vineyard of Albizzate, Valle dell’Arno of Varese, Pre-Alpine Altimetric area: indoor hill, altitude m. 350 ASL. Wine obtained from dried grapes of Malvasia Aromatica and Erbaluce.
GRAPES: Malvasia Aromatica and Erbaluce
WINEMAKEING and CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE: Vines bred in sandy acid soil, Guyot pruning technique, distance of plants on the row is one meter, two meters between rows, 5500 plants per hectare. Exposure to the East, yield to the hectare 75 tons, vineyard age twelve years; manual grapes harvesting by choosing the best, healthy and well-ripe gapes, and withering fruit in baskets. Vinified after drying, with short maceration at low-temperature, pressing and slow fermenting at low winter ambient temperatures. Two years ageing in stainless steel tank and a further six months in the bottle.
COLOUR: golden yellow with amber shades, moderately dense.
PERFUME: on the nose the wine is presented with intense smell of yellow fruits especially apricot, dried apricots, jam, citrus, acacia honey, almond and hazelnut, with slight notes of enamel.
TASTE: in the mouth it is enveloping, velvety and savory with a slightly sweet taste.
GRADE: 15% Vol.
BOTTLE: dark glass, 0.375 ml.
SERVICE TEMPERATURE: 10 degrees – 12 degrees, in a small glass for Meditation Wine.
PAIRING: dessert wine and meditation wine. Enjoy it with Sweets of the Varesin tradition like the Amaretti of Gallarate, Saronno’s Amaretti, the Brutti e Buoni of Gavirate, the Varese Cake made with mais
Flour, the Pan Mein. But also cheeses like Gorgonzola and herbal goat cheese. Chestnuts and chestnut cakes.
CIAPIN (NEBBIOLO and CROATINA Dried Grapes)
PRODUCTION AREA: Produced in the territory of IGT Ronchi Varesini, in the vineyard of Albizzate, Valle dell’Arno of Varese, Pre-Alpine Altimetric area: indoor hill, altitude m. 350 ASL. Wine obtained from indigenous Nebbiolo grapes.
GRAPES: Nebbiolo and Croatina.
WINEMAKEING and CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE: Vines bred in sandy acid soil, Guyot pruning technique, distance of plants on the row is one meter, two meters between rows, 5500 plants per hectare. Exposure to the East, yield to the hectare 75 tons, vineyard age thirteen years; manual grapes harvesting by choosing the best, healthy and well-ripe gapes, and withering fruit in baskets. Vinified after drying, , pressing and subjecting to a long maceration and a slow fermentation at low winter ambient temperatures. Two years ageing in stainless steel tank and a further six months in the bottle.
COLOUR: garnet red with orange and brown shades.
PERFUME: on the nose the wine is fruity with intense scent of ripe red fruits, cherries, cassis, cherry jam and plums, composed of plums. Almond and Amaretto.
TASTE: in the mouth it is enveloping and savory, dry with a sweet note and delicate tannins.
GRADE: 15% Vol.
BOTTLE: Dark glass, 0.375 litres
SERVICE TEMPERATURE: room temperature or around 12 degrees-14 degrees in a small glass for meditation wines.
PAIRING: Dessert wine and meditation wine. Very good pairing with dark chocolate and chocolate cakes. Ideal with roasted chestnuts and sweets and cakes from the varesin tradition made from chestnut’s flour.
BIRRA DI ARSAGO (CHESTNUT BEER)
PRODUCTION AREA: Chestnuts produced in our forest in Arsago Seprio, in the Ticino Natural Park in a SIC area (European Community Interest Site)
BREWING TECHNIQUE: Craft beer inspired by a recipe of the insubre tradition, with the use of local products of the territory such as the chestnuts of the woods of Arsago Seprio in the Ticino Natural Park, barley malt and Pearl and Saaz hops. Unpasteurized beer, without the addition of preservatives, high fermentation. Second fermentation into the bottle. The addition of dried chestnuts gives a particular characterization with scent and flavor of white fruits and banana. This beer has a natural sediment because it is an unfiltered beer.
Bottle of 0,50 litres.
SERVICE TIPS: Serving in a large balloon glass, at cellar temperature, before drinking blend in the glass the part deposited in the lower quarter of the bottle with the upper part.
GRADE: 5.7 degrees
PAIRING: alone as you can do with a meditation wine, or at the meal paired with pork dishes.
CERAMIC BOTTLE: Our Arsago Chestnut Beer is also available in ceramic bottles, which are particularly suitable for events or gift packages.
GRAPPA GIOVANE (Wine Distillate)
TASTING: Grappa Giovane means Fresh New Born Wine Distillate obtained exclusively from the distillation of wine produced in the territory. Full and full-bodied taste, distillate of great balance with strong flavours of dried fruits and final floral notes in perfect harmony. Crystalline color. Clear appearance.
PRODUCTION METHODOLOGY: Discontinuous distillation of wine with steam-passing boilers, stainless steel seasoning, dilution of up to 43%Vol alc., refrigeration up to a temperature of 15 degrees, cold filtration, 2nd filtration at room temperature before bottling.
