The Event: the 3rd annual Portfolio Tasting for Cavinona

The Date and Time: Sunday, November 9, 2014  1PM to 5PM

The Event: the 3rd annual Portfolio Tasting for Cavinona

The Venue: Terroni Adelaide

The Target Audience: clients and wine media

The Availability/Catalogue: items are available at different time periods, some are private orders. They were all available for purchase for a later delivery or pick up date.

The Quote/Background: 17 producers were present with their wines. The catalogue had brief descriptions of all the 51 producers from 21 regions, with a listing of their wines by the case. Not all wines were presented at the tasting.

The Wines: I did not taste all the wines. Prices are by the case of 12.

 

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Grifalco Aglianico del Vulture 2011, $306 per case

-Fatt. La Rivolta Terra Riserva Aglianico del Taburno 2009, $582

-Contadi Castaldi Bollicine Franciacorta Brut, $378

-Contadi Castaldi Rose Franciacorta Brut, $414

-Mamete Prevostini Grumello Valtellina Superiore 2011 Lombardia, $330

-Mamete Prevostini Sommarovina Valtellina Superiore 2011 Lombardia, $249

-Germano Ettore Cerretta Barolo 2009, $774

-Carvinea Frauma IGT Salento 2008, $402

-Carvinea Merula IGT Salento 2007, $318

-Carvinea Sorma IGT Salento 2008, $402

-Carvinea Sierma IGT Salento 2009, $474

-Torre d'Orti Amarone 2010, $654

 

***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Girlan Pinot Noir Patricia Alta Adige 2012, $318 per case

-Fatt. La Rivolta Aglianico del Taburno 2011, $282

-San Patrignano Avi Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore 2008, $408

-I Clivi Friulano Brazan Collio Goriziano 2012 Bianco, $318

-Mamete Prevostini Albareda Sforzato Valtellina Superiore 2011 Lombardia, $393

-Mamete Prevostini Corte di Cama Valtellina Superiore 2010 Lombardia, $345

-Mamete Prevostini San Lorenza Sassella Valtellina Superiore 2011 Lombardia, $303

-Mamete Prevostini Sassella Valtellina Superiore 2011 Lombardia, $342

-Colombera & Garella Bramaterra 2010 Piemonte, $366

-Germano Ettore Serralunga Barolo 2010, $630

-Marco Porello Roero Torretta 2011, $342

-Carvinea Lunachiena IGT Salento 2009, $346

-Amantis Montecucco Sangiovese 2008 Tuscany, $342

-Casanuova delle Cerbaie Brunello di Montalcino 2008, $381

-Marco Donati Nosiola Trentino Sole Alto 2013 Bianco, $246

-Antonelli San Marco Contrario Umbria IGT 2009 Rosso, $342

 

*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Primosic Refosco Venezia Giulia IGT 2012, $234 per case.

-Fondo San Giuseppe Fiorile IGT Ravenna Bianco 2013, not yet priced.

-La Calombera Derthona Colli Tortonesi 2012 Bianco, $342

 

The Food: this was a major food production effort (Cavinola sells a lot of wine through Terroni). We had a wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano, charcuterie-salumi, hot chestnuts, cold porchetta with head, breadsticks and focaccia and breads, mushrooms, arancini, and sweets in their own special room (I did not go there).

The Downside: I got there late and thus I was part of a crowded tasting. It was all my fault, something to do with time differences.

The Upside: the wines I enjoyed the best of all were the Mamete Prevostini Valtellina Superiores 2011 (Lombardia) followed by the Carvinea IGT Salentos.

The Contact Person: Gianna Sami   gianna@cavinona.com

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 89.

 

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