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 inAnteprima: Italian en primeur
«Magnum» ¹10(12) 2006  WineTip, a wine trading company based in Milan specializes in fine wines of Italy and the world.
It is one of the few commercial structures that works on the futures market for Italian wines. Every year WineTip invites leading Italian and international experts to taste the latest vintage. Their verdict influences final futures prices for the top wines of Piedmont, Tuscany and the rest of Italy. This year Eleonora Scholes was among the invited tasters.
inAnteprima format is borrowed from Bordeaux primeur. Its main goal is to set a mechanism of futures sales for fine Italian wines, like it is done in Bordeaux. Criteria of selection include producer’s historic reputation, proven quality of wines, market demand and general pricing policy of the wine estate. “This sales concept successfully works in France. We see no reason why 5-10% of top Italian wines can’t be sold through this scheme”, says Mako Onfermann, WineTip president.
inAnteprima tasting was launched in 2004. Started as an initiative for home market, it now gained critical mass and is ready for foreign expansion. Next year the offers will be open for the US market, and WineTip will become the first full-fledged Italian courtier.
inAnteprima 2006 featured 26 wines — 10 Piedmont’s, 12 Tuscan (of them 6 Brunello di Montalcino) and 4 from other regions of central and southern Italy. The tasting was held blind. Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli was leader of the general tasting. The top ten list featured mainly wines of Piedmont (7). The other three were Tuscan — two from Montalcino and one from Bolgheri.
Top ten — combined rating
Montalcino — Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli 2005
Barbaresco — Bruno Rocca Barbaresco Rabajà 2005
Barbaresco — Sottimano Barbaresco Cottà 2005
Barbaresco — Pelissero Barbaresco 2005
Bolgheri — Michele Satta Bolgheri I Castagni 2005
Barolo — Monti Barolo Bussia 2005
Barolo — Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra 2005
Montalcino — Paradiso di Frassina Brunello di Montalcino 2005
Barolo — Parusso Barolo Bussia 2005
Barolo — Conterno Fantino Barolo Sori Ginestra 2005
General rating, Eleonora Scholes
Centre/South
Arnaldo Caprai, Sagrantino 25 anni DOCG 2005 (86-89)
Tasca d’Almerita, Rosso del Conte 2005 (91-93)
Tenuta di Serramarocco, Serramarrocco 2005 (89-90)
Planeta, Merlot 2005 (91-93)
Tuscany
Grattamacco, Grattamacco Bolgheri Sup DOC 2005 (89-91)
Tenuta Podernovo, Teuto 2005 (93-95)
ColleMassari, Collemassari Montecucchi DOC Riserva 2005 (87-89)
Michele Satta, I Castagni Bogheri Sup DOC (90-92)
La Braccesca, Bramasole Cortona DOC 2005 (92-94)
Paradiso di Frassina, DO 2005 (93-95)
Montalcino
Tenuta Le Potazzine, Brunello di Montalcino 2005 (89-91)
Paradiso di Frassina, Brunello di Montalcino 2005 (93-95)
Casanuova delle Cerbaie, Brunello di Montalcino 2005 (91-93)
Altesino, Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli 2005 (95)
Castello Banfi, Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura 2005 (95-96)
Conti Costanti, Brunello di Montalcino 2005 (90-92)
Piedmont
Clerico, Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra 2005 (92-94)
Sottimano, Barbaresco Cotta 2005 (91-93)
Parusso, Barolo Bussia 2005 (93-95)
Scavino, Barolo Bric del Fiasc 2005 (91-93)
Monti, Barolo Bussia 2005 (92-95)
Pelissero, Barbaresco Nubiola 2005 (93-95)
Bruno Rocca, Barolo Rabaja 2005 (95-96)
Malvira, Roero Superiore Mombeltramo 2005 (89-91)
Conterno Fantino, Barolo Sori Ginestra 2005 (95-96)
Boschis-Pira, Barolo Cannubi 2005 (93-95)
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