Ribona Della Famiglia

Producer: Podere Sabbioni

Region: March - municipality of Petriolo, near the Abbadia di Fiastra nature reserve.

Variety: 100% Maceratino

Year: 2022

Vinification: The free run juice is mostly decanted and sent to 3 special tanks, of which 2 are made of concrete and one of wood, where it ferments at low temperature. The wine rests for a minimum of 12 months on the lees and is then assembled into a cuvée, with preference given to the tanks that yield the best results.

Colour:Pale straw color.
Smell/ Taste: The inviting nose offers intense aromas of orchard fruit, lime, mint, crushed stones, white flowers, and chamomile.

Taste: In the mouth, it is fresh and lively, with a subtle concentration, but with remarkable elegance and complexity due to its white fruit and mineral flavors. The finish is long and has an unusual clarity. A beautiful wine with an unusual precision.

Dish combinations:

• Risotto with green asparagus

• Beef tartare

• Grilled salmon

• Tagliatelle with Lobster.

Serving temperature:on 12-13 C°

Shelf life:tot 2030

Scores for this specific wine: 94/100

"Suffice it to say that Carletti has championed Maceratino and its Ribona wine ever since, and is now not so arguably the best producer of these wines in the region. And when you get to his top wine, the Ribona della Famiglia, then you are talking about one of Italy’s fifty best white wines."

Specifically for the year 2022 - Ian D’Agata:

« Now this is a knockout. Vivid straw-yellow. Perfumed, extremely deep aromas of ripe orchard fruit, yellow melon, blood orange, mint and chamomile with a bright floral topnote. Then remarkably rich and multilayered in the mouth, with concentrated but piercing flavours of green herbs, orchard. fruit and lime. This multifaceted wine finishes long with building complexity and length. »