He is the “sumptuous” Barolo Vignarionda Ester Canale Rosso 2019 by Davide Rosso in Serralunga d'Alba (CN). the best red wine of the year. The jury decreed it Gambero Rosso 2024 Italian wine guide assigning it the maximum score among the wines classified with three glasses or Italian wine excellence. “A wine of spectacular richness – we read in the motivation – which manages to combine an extraordinary harmony, yet another confirmation of the Langa as one of the great terroirs of world oenology”. Coming from Friuli, the best white wine of the year is MarKo Primosic's Collio Chardonnay Riserva 2018 “which – write the jurors of the Guide – shows us once again how white Italians can be fascinating and long-lived”. The first podium among the bubbles of the year went to the "excellent" Franciacorta Nature 2016 by Gatti historic maison of the denomination. We instead move to central Italy for the best rosé wine of the year. It is Pettinella's Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Tauma 2022 “a rosé with a truly distinctive, irresistible artisanal feel”.
The guide, a thousand pages, describes the 498 wines awarded with the three glasses
The new Guide of the Wines of Italy 2024 edited by Marco Sabellico, Gianni Fabrizio and Giuseppe Carrus and which from this year joins a new deputy curator, William Pregentelli, to the historian Lorenzo Ruggeri, tells a fascinating scenario of the national oenological Made in Italy, “protagonist of the international scene for its rich biodiversity. To arrive at the results of the 2024 Guide that is composed of 1090 pages, a real record, a team of 70 tasters toured Italy, the Canton of Ticino and Slovenia for months tasting 50 thousand labels. The jury's choices led to the identification of 2.300 wines worthy of mention,awarding of the Tre Bicchieri, the highest recognition, to 498 wines (vs 455 in 2023). They are 174, equal to 35% of the total, the Tre Bicchieri Verdi, produced by certified organic or biodynamic companies (vs. 154 in 2023): an absolute record for Vini d'Italia, confirming a virtuous trend that feeds from harvest to harvest, from micro-cellars to large companies capable of relaunching the multiple challenges of environmental sustainability. Well 56 award-winning wines available in wine shops within the 15 euro range, including 7 labels even below ten euros. The 12 Special Awards The Best Wines of the Year”.
The special prizes: Meditation wine, best value for money, Winemaker of the year
Continuing with the awards given, it has been defined The Meditation Wine of the Year is “irresistible” (which this year is not sweet): a Marsala Vergine Riserva 2011 from Florio. Both the company and the name need no introduction. A well-deserved contribution to the relaunch of this historic prestigious denomination. The best value for money this year is represented by Sardinia with the Mandrolisai Rosso Fradiles 2021 from Fradiles of Atzara, which manages to offer a memorable red, from old sapling vineyards with very low yields at a more than accessible price. There Emerging winery is Ceri di Carmignano, in the countryside between Florence and Prato, which debuts in the Guide with a fascinating version of Carmignano, the Riserva Arrendevole 2020. Small denomination but great wines. Winemaker of the Year Award went to Marinella Camerani from Corte Sant'Alda in Mezzane di Sotto (VR). Ua life spent among the vineyards, in harmony with nature.
The Guide's other awards. The Award for the Solidarity Project went to Velenosi from the Marche region, with the virtuous initiative that the owner Angela has been carrying out for some years, giving concrete help to a group of autistic children. The Award for Sustainable Viticulture goes to Terre Margaritelli of Torgiano, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy in the province of Perugia, which represents an example of quality viticulture that respects the environment and social values. The Special Award for the Cooperative of the Year awarded to Cantina Tramin, on the Strada del Vino in Bolzano, which has interpreted the territory in a masterful way for years. Winery of the Year: Umani Ronchi di Osimo, in the Marche region. The Bernetti family company has been sailing at levels of excellence for years; the series of labels tasted this year, in addition to being perfectly representative of the terroirs in which it operates, has once again demonstrated the value of the company.
Award-winning wines under 15 euros
Piemonte:
Barbera d'Asti Lavignone '22 Pico Maccario Piedmont
Gavi of the Municipality of Gavi Vigne Rade '22 La Toledana
Moscato d'Asti Canelli Tenuta del Fant '22 Tenuta Il Falchetto*
Ovada Convivio '21 Gaggino
Lombardia:
Capriano del Colle Fausto '22 Lazzari
Trentino Alto Adige:
A. Chardonnay V. Au Ris. '19 Tiefenbrunner
AA Lake Caldaro Cl. Sup. Quintessenz '22 Kaltern Winery
AA Pinot Grigio Giatl Res. '20 Peter Zemmer
AA Santa Maddalena Cl. '22 Pfannenstielhof Johannes Pfeifer
Veneto:
Bardolino Montebaldo V. Morlongo '21 Vigneti Villabella*
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Rive di Ogliano Extra Brut '22 BiancaVigna
Custoza Sup. Amedeo '21 Cavalchina
Custoza Sup. Ca' del Magro '21 Monte del Frà
Soave Cl. Campo Vulcano '22 The Camps
Soave Cl. Le Battistelle '21 Le Battistelle
Soave Cl. Monte Fiorentine '21 Ca' Rugate
Soave Sup. Il Casale '21 Agostino Vicentini
Friuli Venezia Giulia:
FCO Friulano '22 Torre Rosazza
Friuli Pinot Bianco '22 Le Monde
Emilia-Romagna:
Lambrusco di Sorbara Leclisse '22 Alberto Paltrinieri
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Vini del Re '22 Cantina Sociale Settecani *
Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce Dedicated to Alfredo Molinari Cantina di Carpi and Sorbara*
Reggiano Lambrusco Concerto '22 Ermete Medici & Figli*
Romagna Albana Secco Codronchio '21 Fattoria Monticino Rosso
Romagna Sangiovese Marzeno Sup. Poggio Vicchio '21 Fattoria Zerbina
Tuscany:
Colli di Luni Vermentino V. Basse '22 Terenzuola
Market:
Falerio Pecorino Maree '22 Madonnabruna*
Offida Pecorino '22 Tenuta Santori
Offida Pecorino Artemisia '22 Tenuta Spinelli
Verdicchio di Matelica Collestefano '22 Collestefano
Verdicchio di Matelica Petrara '22 Borgo Paglianetto
Abruzzo:
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Giusi '22 Tenuta Terraviva
Lupaia Trebbiano Spontaneo '22 Castorani*
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Becco Reale '19 VignaMadre – Famiglia Di Carlo
Molise:
Molise Aglianico Contado Ris. '19 By Majo Norante
Lazio:
Cesanese del Piglio Sup. Hernicus '21 Antonello Coletti Conti
Poggio Triale '21 Tenuta La Pazzaglia
Campania:
Cilento Rosso Dellemore '20 Casebianche
Falanghina del Sannio Guardia Sanframondi Vignasuprema '21 Aia dei Colombi
Falanghina del Sannio Identitas '22 Solopaca winery
Falanghina del Sannio Janare Senete '22 La Guardiense – Janare
Falanghina del Sannio Unveiled '22 Terre Stregate
Greco di Tufo Daltavilla '22 Villa Matilde Avallone
Puglia:
Brindisi Rosso Susumaniello Oltremé '21 Tenute Rubino
Castel del Monte Rosso V. Pedale Ris. '19 Torrevento
Gioia del Colle Primitivo Fanova '21 Terrecarsiche 1939
Gioia del Colle Primitivo Parco Largo '22 Plantamura
Primitivo di Manduria Lirica '21 Producers of Manduria
Primitivo di Manduria Notte Rossa Ris. '19 Lands of Sava
Primitivo di Manduria Passo del Cardinale '22 Paolo Leo
Salice Salentino Cantalupi Res. '20 Conti Zecca
Basilicata:
Aglianico del Vulture Calice '21 Donato D'Angelo by Filomena Ruppi
Calabria:
Cirò Rosso Cl. Sup. Duke Sanfelice Res. '21 Librandi
Sicily:
Cerasuolo di Vittoria Cl. '21 Tenuta Bastonaca
Etna Bianco Lenza di Munti 720 slm '22 Cellars Nicosia
Sardinia:
Mandrolisai Rosso Fradiles '21 Fradiles, which also received the Special Award, with Italesse partner, for the Best Value for Money