Neil Phillips – British wine expert (see his website www.thewinetipster.co.uk)-, visited many Prosecco producers and mentioned our Zonin Prosecco DOC Cuvée 1821 among the most interesting ones. See his report published in January/February issue of Glass of Bubbly, a Uk magazine dedicated to sparkling wines.
The prestigious Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate magazine has recently published the excellent results of Monica Larner‘s tasting of Castello di Albola wines:
- Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2013 – 93 points
- Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2012 – 91 points
- Il Solatio Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2012 – 90 points
The British wine journalist Monty Waldinwrote the article “Keeping cool in the Chianti Classico hills”, where he explains that Castello di Albola is one of the more proactive Estates dealing positively with the climate change in Chianti Classico. Furthermore he rated our Castello di Albola Chianti Classico Docg 2012 with 92 points. The article – in attachment – will be published in the Decanter’s Italy supplement which comes out along with the Decanter’s February issue.
The Master of Wine Bill Nesto wrote the essay “Chianti Classico: The Search for Tuscany’s Noblest Wine”, recently published by University of California Press (http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520284425).
Castello di Albola and the Zonin family are mentioned several times in the book (see an example in attachment).
Bill Nesto, founder of the Wine Studies Program at Boston University’s Metropolitan College, will present his book in New York at Eataly Flatiron next January 18th and in Florence at Chianti Classico Collection next February 13th and 14th.
Wine Spectator Senior Editor Bruce Sanderson rated our Castello di Albola Acciaiolo 2011 and it scored 94 points! The rating is now available in the Wine Spectator website.
In a tasting of Toscana Igt wines,Kerin O’Keefe – Italian Editor of Wine Enthusiast magazine – rated our Castello di Albola Acciaiolo Toscana IGT 2013, that scored 91 points! The results will be published in the March 2017 issue of Wine Enthusiast.
In his article of December 13th, Bubbles Ahoy!: Prosecco and Lessini Durello. Veneto’s Knockout Sparklers, the wine expert Ian D’Agata rated our Zonin Prosecco 1821, that scored 90 points! The article is now available in Antonio Galloni’s website, Vinous.