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We believe in SUSTAINABILITY of farming, in RESPECT of our traditions, in IDENTITY of our culture and our local vines, in INCLUSION of work and people.
Chi siamo 2 2 2 Our farm Our vineyards are entirely comprised within the Abbadia di Fiastra nature reserve and are characterized by calcareous clay soil, particularly suitable to obtain high quality and very healthy products. Our vineyards are cultivated with no synthetic chemicals, we perform vinification in the cellar only by means of our wine products and procedures in compliance with European Regulation n. 203/2012 about biologic wines.
We joined the Ministry of Environment V.I.V.A. program, which through four environmental sustainability indicators (Air, Water, Vineyard, Territory) allows us to transparently display the impact of our grapes and wine growing on the environment. We consider ourselves as caretakers of the territory, willing to protect the environment and the country landscapes, as well as the product safety and the consumers’ health. The vines, almost exclusively indigenous, have been selected on the local traditions of Marche. 13 3 31
Where we are
The vineyard is located close to the village of Petriolo, inside the Fiastra Abbey Nature Reserve. The Reserve spreads over 1825 hectares surrounding the Abbey, includes the Prince’s Palace and several smaller architectures, and is divided into the “Riserva Naturale Orientata”, the “Riserva Antropologica” and the “Area di Protezione”; having different places built in different ages, it represents the evolution of the territory along the Centuries. The wood (“La Selva”), of around 100 hectares, the Reserve’s core, is the last example in the area of a very wide forest which, till 1700, was so spread to cover most of the hills.
The winery is located in the municipality of Corridonia inside the family mill, a self-sufficient electric water mill built in the early 1900s. . 2 4 4 2 4 A bit of history
The cradle of our wines : The ancient Roman town URBS SALVIA and the large territory of the SANTA MARIA DI CHIARAVALLE DI FIASTRA Cistercian Abbey
The town of URBISAGLIA, founded by the Romans in the first half of the I Century A.C. and then destroyed by the Visigoths, lies inside the vast Urbs Salvia archeological park, greatly renowned for its Roman theatre and its musical and artistic events.
URBS SALVIA archaeological park
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SANTA MARIA DI CHIARAVALLE DI FIASTRA Cistercian Abbey
The large territory between the At the top of its success, in 1200, the Chienti and Fiastra rivers was Abbey counted about 200 monks. At donated in 1142 to Abbott Bruno, that time, the Cistercians had started spiritual leader of the Chiaravalle trading, maritime activities, credit Abbey Cistercians Monks in Milan, in business, up to become the most order to let them here build a new important economic and cultural Centre Abbey complex. of Marche region throughout the 1300. 2 6 6 2 6
The Maceratino RIBONA: history of a very ancient grape variety and a tradition handed down through the centuries The very first artisanal processing of grapes was probably due to the Cistercians monks of the Santa Maria di Chiaravalle di Fiastra Abbey, but were the farming families and the sharecroppers of Marche who, passing from father to son ancient knowledge, allowed the vine growing tradition to be maintained along two millennia of history. 17 71 7
Right here, where PODERE SABBIONI lies (mostly in the Macerata area, plus a few hectares in the Ancona neighboring province), the Maceratino RIBONA, ancient white grapes vine, found its ideal “terroir”, thanks to the perfect matching of position, soil, climate, ancient traditions.
The Maceratino RIBONA
This grape, also known with several other synonyms, makes probably part of the ancient Greek group of grapes (the “Greeks”), imported in Italy by the first settlers in Magna Grecia.
Cultivar Vitis Vinifera
original painting by Susan Cox 2 8 9 8 2
The V.I.V.A. Project
The national project V.I.V.A, “The sustainability in grapes and wine growing in Italy”, is aimed to improve the sustainability degree of the whole process, by analyzing four specific indicators, developed on the basis of international standards and approved by the scientific community: Air (carbon footprint), Water (water footprint), Vineyard (agronomic best practices) and Territory (social, economic and cultural impact):
he indicator VINEYARD deals with the vineyards agronomic best practices, in particular about the use of agrochemicals and their effects on waters and soil. Moreover, it analyzes the aspects of bio-diversity, soil exploitation and fertility.
The indicator AIR deals with the impact of production and farm activities on climate changes.
The indicator WATER refers to fresh water consumption in the cellar as well in the vineyards during wine production.
The indicator TERRITORY is aimed at increasing the value of the territory where the farm operates, as well as all the cultural heritages and local traditions which, for their historical and esthetic value, represent the richness of a certain place and its population and are included in the definition of “sustainability” 1 1 9 98
Our wines
Our white wines are made from Maceratino RIBONA, but our choice, thanks to the opportunity to exploit a millennial vine with unique features, was to have at least 90% (standard) and purity (Family Reserve) productions.
The red wine is made from grapes Montepulciano (85%) and Sangiovese (15%). I nostri vini 2 10 10 2 10
RIBONA DOC family reserve
by sustainable viticulture
WHITE WINE - HARVEST: 2019
GRAPES: Maceratino Ribona, 100%;
TASTING NOTES AND COMBINATIONS:
Top wine of the Farm, made in purity from Ribona (Maceratino) grapes. Straw yellow colour, with greenish reflections. White floral, citrus fruit and honey scents. Taste well supported by acidity and mineral components, which provides sapidity and persistence. Excellent aperitif. Especially suitable for starters, fish, white grilled meat.
Serve between 8 and 10°C.
ALCOOL: 13,5% vol
VIVA QR code RIBONA Colli Maceratesi DOC 11111 I nostri vini111
RIBONA Colli Maceratesi DOC
WHITE WINE - HARVEST: 2019
GRAPES: Maceratino Ribona, min 90%; Chardonnay max 10%
TASTING NOTES AND COMBINATIONS: Straw yellow colour, with a delicate pineapple and white peach scent. Acidity and savory enhance its backbone. Fresh and “nervous”, excellent as aperitif and with starters
Serve between 8 and 10°C.
ALCOOL: 13,5% vol
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Piceno DOC by sustainable viticulture
RED WINE - HARVEST: 2018
GRAPES: Montepulciano 85%, Sangiovese 15%
TASTING NOTES AND COMBINATIONS: Ruby red color, intense and bright, characterized by mature Morello cherry, vanilla and cocoa. Taste is properly warm, savory, with strong but balanced tannins; fresh in the mouth, at first, then a long and persistent finish, when the olfactory notes come up. Whole meal wine: excellent with pasta and rice meals: enhances the flavors of simple as well as important dishes, made of red meat and medium mature cheese.
Serve between 16 and 18°C.
ALCOOL: 13% vol
VIVA QR code ROSSO PICENO DOC 1113111 131
In the winery Paolo Massobrio
A few days ago, at the Teatro Stabile in Potenza, Katia Ricciarelli held the first of a series of concerts dedicates to her 50 years of career. To complete her performance, she choose a good friend of hers, an excellent wine, to pay her homage to Verona, as she did by singing at the inauguration of Vinitaly, the sustainable wines Show. A rare wine, born from Ribona grapes in the Fiastra Abbey, natural reserve, which had raised great interest at Vinitaly.
Podere Sabbioni, which meet to the Viva brand, dedicated to sustainability, is a bio creature of Maria Grazia Sagretti, accountant but with a family tradition in the flour and cereal sector, and her husband Massimo Carletti, sommelier and winemaker.
Thanks to their step-by-step policy, they first started with their Ribona wine (from “maceratino” grapes) and then with other examples of biodiversity. Today there are four hectares of vines and just 2.600 bottles. A curiosity is the cellar attached to the room where the water turbine used for the family mill is located. A non-random choice, given that thanks to it the humidity in the room is constant and no additional power is required. Three different wines are now produced, and a fourth, the famous Verdicchio, has been announced for the next year.
The “superb” Colli Maceratesi Ribona 2018 comes from a rare grape variety that is grown almost exclusively in the province of Macerata, with a minimal addition of Chardonnay. This was a real surprise for me too. It has a rather intense straw yellow color and nose affects white flowers but also notes of yellow peach, honey and citrus. Its uniqueness is in the mouth, where the richness of the mineral notes makes it authentic. The acidity pushes persistence and the finish is savory with a hint of mauve which makes it pleasantly bitter. It is vinified for 8 months in steel and cement. Even more
They write about us elegant, with a strong acidity, is the pure version, called "Family Reserve", the result of a first careful selection of Ribona grapes, aged 12 months longer than the previous one. The Rosso Piceno 2017, made from Montepulciano (90%) and Sangiovese (10%) grapes, closes the trio. A great discovery! - 2 14 14 2
The 100 best wines in Italy d’Italia Gatti e Massobrio publish their ranking
12 Settembre 2019 pubblicato in Archivio articoli dal 05/04/2011 - la guida
Paolo Massobrio e Marco Gatti have identified for 17 years the 100 wineries that deserve the podium every year, without ever rewarding these of previous years.
We are reaching the age of 20 and it does not seem true to us - say the authors of the books which witness all these discoveries over the years - This research exercise has made us discover the qualitative evolution of italian wine, over a remarkable periodo of time”.
Moreover, among this list, the out of top have been added for three years. In this case, these are wineries, mostly small or very small and often new, with exceptional wines discovered at the end of the selection made with collective tastings.
Like every year, the recognition of the top hundred also includes the top, that is the excellence for each category. For white wines it is the Colli Maceratesi RIBONA by IMAC - PODERE SABBIONI from Corridonia (MC); for red wines the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano from Lombardo di Gracciano from Montepulciano winery; for sparkling wines the Pinot Noir sparkling wine Classic Method Dosage Zero Millesimato by Manuelina from Santa Maria della Versa; for passito the Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio “il gelso di Lapo” by quota 101 from Torreglia. 15 11111 151 16 2 16 2
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