Santa Barbara company has pursuited, from the beginning of its activity, two objectives: the revitalization of local grapes, Verdicchio and Montepulciano, and the creation of wines of “international taste” with great originality and personality.
The aim we focus on is certainly not easy, but wine requires courage combined with a hint of recklessness. In the panorama of Verdicchio, in addition to the already known Pignocco Bianco, Le Vaglie and Stefano Antonucci, from this year there is also “Tardivo ma non Tardo”, a classic Verdicchio from overripen plants of the 2001 vintage.
We are very pleased with the quality, after four attempts in the harvests of preceding years we managed to get a very special wine, which contains musk fragrances together with great persistence, characteristics that makes us hope for a good longevity.
Another novelty, “Il Maschio da Monte”, Montepulciano in single variety aged in barriques: the first vintage of the 2000 harvest was a great success, achieving even “5 Grappoli” in the AIS guide 2003. It is a wine that is strongly linked to our region, that enhances the benefits of this great, but extremely difficult, grape variety.
The intense aromas of cherries and wild berries have intrigued and attracted consumers who have made it their favorite.
We develop, finally, the second point of the program: in this context “Pathos” is produced from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes in equal parts, but with a peculiarity: all three grapes are grown in the same vineyard, a really interesting thing. Aged in French oak barrels that were “new” even in the 2000 harvest, it has already shown signs of great personality. Much more convincing the 2001 edition, with even more vertical hints of wild berries combined with a truly remarkable elegance.
Santa Barbara continues, however, in its experimental research that always tends to enhance the products of our great land.
