Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

Extremely attractive golden brilliant colour
Semi-aromatic
Absolutely a favourite of mine
Lots of flavour and extremely queffable
Rather long
Variety that i fancy a lot also in a skin contact version — 19 days ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

Very interesting variety with a controversial origin
The name reminds of the Spanish Garnacha or the French Grenache Blanc, but appare tly it is not related to either. Some other people said it is linked to the the Sardinian Vernaccia, but again no proofs whatsoever.
Most likely it is an indigenous grapes from Sicily where it does not exist anymore and it is now endemic to Calabria.
It is used in the blend of the rare Moscato di Saracena and very few times vinified on its own.

The wine we have here is already 6yo and the result is quite attractive.
Very floral and spiced.
As we said very few bottles around.
This wine has minimal intervention and it is long and delicious. — 14 days ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.0

Quite high vineyard of pinot bianco to show that this variety can do well in Calabria too.
Well done Dino!!
A rich wine, i believe it has very little maceration if any or perhaps a bit of lees contact rather.
It's fleshy, queffable and quite long.
By the way it's been the third time I visited the cellar in High Country of Calabria and i just love that part of the world where people try to tame the nature, but they just can't make it. — 3 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

8.9

This wine i brought it as a back up plan at the Mt.Pollino district tasting, but i didn't need to pour it.
I opened it afterwards at home and perhaps it showed a little less well than the three i had selected primarily for the evening.
Its a big wine, Magliocco grape 100%, which is the most grown vine on the Mt.Pollino district especially on the Calabrian side.
First you feel the oak, the wine rested 2 years in a big barrel. Eventually there is more and the oak component fades away too. Big dark plumpy fruit, quite earthy, chocolate, touch of licorice and balsamic and reasonably long too.
The initial oak puts me off a bit, but this is a traditional wine here that has always been a bit like this. I find that this would sell quite well on a Oz old style table competing with the so beloved( to the them) oaky reds where you can hardly feel the fruit, but at least here the scenario develops and it does unfold other parts to enjoy.
That's obviously just my personal opinion.
Still i feel this is a wine that can still travel in time thanks to his balance and freshness. I wanna review it again in a few years or perhaps i might look for older vintages. — 4 years ago

Devin Bray

9.1

Orange zest, a touch of butterscotch, lovely funkiness. Deep golden/orange color, lots of sticky lilies and a very Italian character. — 10 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

This vineyard got burnt by an accidental (??) bushfire last year and it will take a while to have back in production.
We are on an isolated patch on the Pollino mountain, in or just next to the National Park.
This is a blend of Trebbiano and Malvasia
Mesmerising colour
Very appealing mineral
Long and easy like most of L'Acino wines are Perhaps I slightly prefer the Chora Bianco, but for the prices we have a very high standard — 14 days ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

Giramondo was born unoaked, but this version with the more orange label rather than yellow it has an extra passage in acacia oak.
It is more compact and savoury perhaps
Very good wine, this can be quite a benchmark for the local malvasia. No brainer in a way, but plenty of flavour and intensity. I reckon the malvasia and the guarnaccia bianca are amazing expression in this region. — a month ago

Roman Ochocki

9.0

Young, robust, very fruity. Lovely. With very good Piemontese cuisine at "L'Acino" restaurant, Torino. — a year ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.3

Very good
Very Beaujolais like
I am starting to get a grip on the Magliocco grape — 4 years ago

Ben Russell

10

Full bodied but refreshing, luxardo cherries — 5 years ago

Angela Winnike

9.0

This Calabrian white is delicious! Incredible juicy citrus, pineapple, a little skin contact funk, easy to drink. Quickly becoming my go-to white! — 6 years ago

Erik Bader

9.1

Another cool L'Acino wine. Alive in the glass. More depth than the Chora. Awesome. — 10 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

Yesterday i had a day at the cellar door.
Rustic, but very enjoyable for company, vibe and wines.
I had tasted this trebbiano few years ago, but it got much better.
It ages for 18 months in mulberry barrel of 1500 litres. The vessel is crafted by Cioni from Irpinia with local wood...you might be aware that mulberry tree were used by every local towns in the area till the 19th century to keep silkworms; as a consequence they are very common in Calabria.
Also hence the name Seta(silk).

Btw the wine is exquisite, it has this strong feeling of drinking an apple juice, with many spices and it is long.

Not cheap, but very expressive.

I also tasted the 2024 in barrel which was even better possibly. — a month ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.4

I am not a rose person and this is not a classic rose
That is probably why i like it so much.
In Qld this could only be sold as chilled red, but it is instead an unfiltered, unclarified magliocco in a traditional rose version.
It fits in the cerasuolo(Valentini) category and it sits in it very comfortably
It has been in bottle 4 years already and it will get even better than this
What struck me the most when i tasted it at the cellar it was its mineral personality and then i drank it over 3 days with no signs of getting worse.
It is very complex, but also very easy drinking
I admit i had overlooked this wine when it was just bottled few years ago. Today you can see the full potential. Unfortunately we all know the rose market issue where all they look for are transparent French rose. I strongly recommend to look for this pretty boy which is not expansive at all but surely hard to source. About 600 bottles left(out of 2000?) and around 10euros at the cellar. Cheers! — a month ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

Only produced in magnums
Absolutely delicious
A bit fizzy that stays and enhances the mineral aspect
There are red fruits and spices plus a bonus decoration of herbs
Super smooth even though quite vertical
Very long — 3 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

Ceci n'est pas un Magliocco....but a Magliocco Canino
The label precise that the grape variety isn't exactly the most common in the area, but the quite unusual Canino(but still local)version and i must admit that it is a bit of different especially in elegance
I found a truly inviting tannin and notes like orange and licorice that i personally associate with aristocratic wines. There is fun and peculiarity in this Calabrese gem and a 14% abv well integrated. Fairly long too. I was frankly happy with this. — 4 years ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.1

Reminds me of the funky natural wines coming out of Languedoc. — 7 years ago

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