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Vias Imports Ltd., 875 Sixth Ave, Suite 1500, New York, NY 10001 USA • Tel. (212) 629-0200 • Fax (212) 629-0262 • www.viaswine.com • @viaswineDecember 2018 • Issue XIII • NEW JERSEY

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cheers to

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PRODUCER OF THE MONTH

The lofty cypresses, the steppedterraces, the hedgerows interwoven with roses, aromatic herbs, and shrubs—these are the elements that comprise Gagliole’s welcome to its guests. Monika Bär-Bettschart, who has dedicated a large part of her life to the world of art and to collecting art, has focused painstaking attention on the design of her garden. Strolling along its pathways, one is struck not just by its overall beauty and harmony, but also by the certitude of being welcomed in a place that is cherished, tended, and designed to be in harmony with the larger surrounding environment. Here, roses predominate, Monika Bär’s favourite, to the extent that she wanted them even on the front label of the Rubiolo Chianti Classico.

Nothing is left to chance at Gagliole; rather, as owner Thomas Bär says, “Our vision consists of showcasing, in our wine, the cultural synthesis between our personal history and the history of our Chianti Classico growing area, and to achieve a felicitous interrelationship between Italian tradition and creativity and Swiss precision.”

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Many years ago, love struck under the Tuscan sun between Swiss travelers Thomas Bär and Monika Bettschart. Both on a vacation, they decided to stay and spend their lives together right in these Tuscan hills and to make thei r second home in the Chianti region. Thus, a new chapter began for the Antico Podere Gagliole, the ancient estate of Gagliole, which the Bärs chose in 1990 as their

retreat in Tuscany’s Chianti zone, near Castellina in Chianti, a privileged spot where they could at last spend long periods of tranquillity.

The old barely-tended vineyards had their own charm that enchanted them, just as ithad, almost a thousand years prior, Ildebrando, son of Lombard King Berengarius, who gave this domain to his wife as a wedding present. What the Bärs called the "Land of Dreams" is a jewel of an estate, where at first they only spent their vacations. Later, having tasted the wine that local winemakers had made from grapes grown on their property, they decided to becomewine producers as well, and started out with just three hectares of vineyards. That was in 1994, and since then many things have changed. Today, Gagliole is a modern winery that boasts almost 20

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Gagliole's Panzano property

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hectares of vineyards, on two different sites, one in Castellina in Chianti and the other in the Conca d’Oro in Panzano. Its iconic wine, of course, couldn't be called anything other than "Gagliole," the ancient name of the estate.

Approaching Gagliole from Castellina, one travels along a road almost hidden amidst the classic Chianti-area vegetation, with its young oaks and ilexes, which winds down the western slope of the high hills that provide a magnificent view of the Elsa Valley. Travel around the last curve, and there is the winery, announced by a line of dark green cypresses, with slender, heaven-reaching shapes that seemingly protect the galestro-rich terraces that host some of Gagliole’s estate finest vineyards. There are 10 hectares of vineyards in Castellina, of which 4 form a semi-circle around the winery itself, facing west, southwest, and southeast. The brownish-yellow soil here is derived from clay pebbles, a terrain classic to Chianti at this elevation, 450 meters. Sangiovese predominates here, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon and Malvasia Bianca, all ancient vines. The latter vines have now reached the age of 40 years, while the youngest vineyards date back to 1996.Later, in 2011, Gagliole’s viticultural wealth was further enriched by a considerablevineyard located in the Conca d’Oro in Panzano in Chianti, whose site, exposure, and potential quality immediately excited Monika & Thomas. Its 10 hectares include Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, at a significant elevation of 500-550 meters; the vines are planted in predominantly galestro-rich soils that are rocky and nutrient poor, but with abundant mineral content. They possess excellent groundwater reserves and allow the vine roots to extend very deep into the soil, so that they absorb components required for good vine and fruit growth. In addition to the existing vines are new ones that were planted in accord with rigorous viticulturalprinciples with respect to specific clones, rootstocks, and vine density, which reaches7,000 vines per hectare in a parcel dedicated to Sangiovese.

On this recently-acquired estate, lying in the prestigious Conca d’Oro area of Panzano,the Bärs have carried out experimentation invaluable for the future qualitative evolution of Gagliole’s wines. This future lies in large part with Sangiovese, seeing that this grape constitutes 85% of the vineyards and makes up a prominent—yet always variable—percentage of the blend of the winery’s red wines. In order to produce

grapes that naturally express all the qualities of their terroir, Gagliole’s philosophy is based on the principles of sustainable agriculture, and they pay serious attention to innovative products of organic viticulture that boost the vine’s own defences against the most virulent pathogens. In winemaking, they employ state of the art techniques to extract the grape’s full concentration and all aromatic compounds. Gagliole produces Toscana IGTs for its white wines, Colli della Toscana Centrale for its reds, and, of course, Chianti Classico. For each individual wine, the winemaking team carefully selects, from the winery’s wealth of vineyard parcels, the lots of grapes that can convey in the most complete and focused manner possible the character of each individual wine— whether Rubiolo’s nervy crispness, Valletta’s seductive smoothness, Gagliole’s complex concentration, or the impressive

depth of Gallule and Pecchia.

The wines of Gagliole

The true standard-bearer, the most impressive expression of the estate, from which it takes its name, is Gagliole IGT Colli della Toscana Centrale, its grapes a blend of 98% Sangiovese and the remainder Cabernet Sauvignon, with all its grapes grown in vineyards in Panzano in Chianti. The clusters are given a meticulous quality-selection in the vineyard, followed by a second selection of the berries on the sorting tables in the cellar, after which the berries are given a fermentation-maceration in oak barrels lasting almost 60 days. Eighteen months of maturation in oak, 30% new, ensure that the wine will fully exhibit its fascination, its rich, floral bouquet,

"Our vision consists of showcasing, in our wine, the cultural synthesis between our personal history and the history of our Chianti Classico growing area, and to achieve a felicitous interrelationship between Italian tradition and creativity and Swiss precision."

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with hints of spice, and its full-volumed body and densely-woven tannins.

Pecchia, the winery’s renowned IGT, will enter a new stage in its life with the 2013vintage, since with that harvest the wine will be made exclusively with grapes from thevineyards in Conca d’Oro di Panzano in Chianti. Only the finest-quality growing years go into that wine: 2013 will be followed by 2015, while the estate’s wine library preserves the 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2010 vintages, which were made with grapes from the historic vineyards at Gagliole. A monovarietal Sangiovese, Pecchia matures 18 months in French oak barrels and ages a further year in the bottle, which yields a superb red with an impressive structure and multi-layered complexity, displaying extractive concentration and a forceful personality that maturation in oak—70% new, which transforms it into pure elegance. Whatparticularly stands out is its full body, masterfully balanced and supported by fine-grained, silky tannins, and unrivaled length, elements that can develop for many years into the future.

2018 will witness the introduction of a milestone wine, fruit of lengthy experimentation with grapes grown in the terraced vineyards of Castellina in Chianti. A Chianti Classico Riserva, its name, Gallule, honors the ancient name of Gagliole. The vines are decades old and produce Sangiovese fruit with extraordinary balance and complexity, while the winemaking process is the same as that used to produce Gagliole.

Produced at the Panzano in Chianti cellars, but not necessarily from its grapes, the wine Valletta IGT is a blend of Merlot and Sangiovese in equal proportions that matures 14 months in French oak. At its best when enjoyed relatively young, Valletta is velvet-textured, immediately appealing, and intriguing, with impressive density and length, a wine that is utterly delicious right from its earliest youth.

The final red is Rubiolo Chianti Classico; predominantly Sangiovese with a lot of Merlot, which matures 12 months, partly in oak barrels and partly in steel, ensuring its tangy crispness. Overall, this is a classic interpretation of Chianti Classico—elegant, with a touch of spice, the quintessential youthful Sangiovese, fruit of the most advanced technology.

An avant-garde cellar

Construction of the new cellar in Panzano in Chianti is in full swing, and in the 2019harvest, all the winemaking and maturation will take place there. Its constructionbecame necessary in order to meet challenge of processing an amount of grapes that had doubled with the purchase of vineyards in the Conca d’Oro. The building, set into the hillside, is almost hidden from view, and that integration into its surrounding landscape, of breath-taking beauty and proportion, will be further favored by its façade of native Chianti stone.

Inside, cutting-edge technology will make it possible to attain the highest-possible standards of winemaking quality, precisely the overriding goal of every decision already taken regarding this avant-garde “mother” facility in Castellina. Painstaking attention has been paid to every detail, temperature-control throughout, oak vats for fermenting limited lots of must from individual vineyard parcels, a collectionof oak barrels that are regularly replaced, to ensure effective interaction between wineand oak.

Integral vinification

For some years now, Gagliole has been practicing a new method of fermentation that privileges roundedness and complexity in the winery’s star wines. Known as integralvinification, it features an innovative series of barrels into which are placed the just-destemmed berries, which then undergo a

lengthy fermentation-maceration, lasting as

long as 2 months. No pump-overs or punch-downs are necessary, since the barrels are designed to be easily rotated several times a day, which ensures that the grape skins, pulp, etc. remain almost continuously immersed in the fermenting must and that the sediment stays suspended in the fermenting mass. Without going too much into detail— which is the domain of Tonnellerie Baron, which holds the patent of this technology— the results are quite remarkable, with more sharply-focused aromatics and a more forward spiciness, improved concentration, and

a more velvety finish.. The cellar, just as the vineyards, is the domain of Gagliole’s technical team, composed of Cesare Panti, Giulio Carmassi, and Paolo Salvi, the latter in the role of consulting enologist, with a remarkably deep familiarity of the Chianti Classico area and a deft touch in interpreting locally-grown Sangiovese. •

A peek into a barrel used for integral vinification

Thomas & MonikaBär

ITALIAN PORTFOLIOWINERY REGION WINE VTG SCORE(S)

BAGLIO DEL SOLE Sicilia Nero d'Avola 2016 92 JS

BARICCI Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino 2013 97 WE, 93 WS, 95 VM

BROGLIA Piedmont Gavi La Meirana 2017 90 DEC

BROGLIA Piedmont Gavi La Meirana 2016 90 WA, 90 WS

BROGLIA Piedmont Gavi Vecchia Annata 2009 91 DEC

CAMIGLIANO Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino 2013 94 JS, 93+ WA, 91 VM, 93 WS

CAMIGLIANO Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino Gualto Riserva 2012 92 WA, 93 VM, 95 WS, 92 JS

CAMIGLIANO Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino Paesaggio 2012 93 JS, 93 WA, 93 WS, 93 VM, 90 WE

CAMIGLIANO Tuscany Rosso Poderuccio 2016 90 JS

CAMIGLIANO Tuscany Rosso Poderuccio 2015 90 JS

CAMIGLIANO Tuscany Rosso di Montalcino 2016 90 WS, 90 JS

CAMPO ALLE COMETE Tuscany Campo alle Comete 2015 95 JS

CAMPO ALLE COMETE Tuscany Stupore Bolgheri Rosso 2016 94 WS, 93 WE, 90 JS

CAMPO ALLE COMETE Tuscany Stupore Bolgheri Rosso 2015 91 JS, 91 WE

CAMPO ALLE COMETE Tuscany Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 90 JS

CAMPO ALLE COMETE Tuscany Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 91 JS

CANTELE Puglia Amativo 2014 90 WS

CANTELE Puglia Negroamaro Rosato 2016 90 WA

CASTELLO DI SPESSA Friuli Pinot Grigio 2016 90 WA

CASTELLO DI SPESSA Friuli Sauvignon Blanc 2015 90 WE

CATALDI MADONNA Abruzzo Cerasuolo 2016 91 VM

CATALDI MADONNA Abruzzo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Malandrino 2015 91 VM

CATALDI MADONNA Abruzzo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Toni 2013 92+ VM

CECI Puglia Nero di Troia Castel del Monte 2011 90 WS

CERBAIOLA (SALVIONI) Tuscany Brunello Di Montalcino 2013 97 WE, 93 WA, 96 VM

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ITALIAN PORTFOLIO

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I T A L I A N P O R T F O L I O

90+ point guideWA=Wine Advocate • WE=Wine Enthusiast • WS=Wine Spectator •

W&S=Wine & Spirits Magazine VM=Vinous Media • JS=James Suckling • DEC=Decanter • 3B=Tre Biccieri

CERRO, FATTORIA DEL Tuscany Chianti Colli Senesi 2016 91 JS

CERRO, FATTORIA DEL Tuscany Chianti Colli Senesi 2015 JS92

CERRO, FATTORIA DEL Tuscany Rosso di Montepulciano 2015 91 JS

CERRO, FATTORIA DEL Tuscany Manero Bianco 2015 90 JS

CERRO, FATTORIA DEL Tuscany Manero Rosso 2016 90 JS

CERRO, FATTORIA DEL Tuscany Vino Nobile 2014 91 JS, 3B

CERRO, FATTORIA DEL Tuscany Vino Nobile 2015 92 JS

CERRO, FATTORIA DEL Tuscany Vino Nobile Riserva 2013 91 JS, 91+ WA

CERRO, FATTORIA DEL Tuscany Vino Nobile Riserva 2012 3B, 92 VM, 92 JS

CERRO, FATTORIA DEL Tuscany Vin Santo 2006 90 WE

COLOSI Sicilia Passito 2011 90 WA

COLPETRONE Umbria Rosso di Montefalco 2013 92 JS

COLPETRONE Umbria Rosso di Montefalco 2012 91 JS

COLPETRONE Umbria Sagrantino di Montefalco 2011 93 JS

COLPETRONE Umbria Sagrantino di Montefalco 2010 93 JS, 90 WS

COLPETRONE Umbria Sagrantino di Montefalco Sacer 2009 92 WS, 92 JS

COLPETRONE Umbria Sagrantino di Montefalco Gold 2007 90 WA

DAMILANO Piedmont Barbera d’Asti 2016 90 WS, 90 JS

DAMILANO Piedmont Barbera d’Alba Lablu 2015 90 WA

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Brunate 2014 93 WS

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Brunate 2013 94 JS, 92 WA, 93 WS

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Brunate 2012 92 WS, 92 JS

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Cannubi Riserva 1752 2010 99 JS, 95 WS

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Cannubi Riserva 1752 2009 98 JS, 95+ WA, 94 WS

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Cannubi 2014 94 JS, 93 WS

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Cannubi 2013 95 JS, 94 WA, 92 WE, 93 WS

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Cannubi 2012 95 JS, 93 WS, 93 WA, 92 WE

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Cerequio 2014 93 WS

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Cerequio 2013 94 WS, 94 JS, 93 WA

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Lecinquevigne 2014 90 WS

DAMILANO Piedmont G.D. Chardonnay 2015 93 JS

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Lecinquevigne 2012 93 JS, 92+ WA, 92 WS, 91 WE

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Liste 2013 94 JS, 91 WS

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DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Liste 2012 95 JS, 93 WA

DAMILANO Piedmont Barolo Liste 2010 95 WA, 93 JS

DAMILANO Piedmont Nebbiolo d’Alba Marghe 2015 91+ WA, 90 WS, 92 JS

DONATO D’ANGELO Basilicata Aglianico del Vulture 2012 92 VM

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Cabernet S, Missoni 2015 91 WS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Cabernet S, Missoni 2014 93 WS, 91 WS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Cerasuolo Giambattista 2012 3B, 91 VM, 90 WS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Chardonnay Ferretti 2015 91 WS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Chardonnay Ferretti 2014 91 WS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Frappato Carolina Marengo 2015 90 WS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Frappato Carolina Marengo 2014 92 WS, 92 JS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Gianfranco Ferre Passito 2014 91 WS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Grillo Carolina Marengo 2014 91 VM

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Merlot Valentino 2014 90 WS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Nero d’Avola Versace 2015 91 WS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Nero d’Avola Versace 2014 90 WS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Pinot Noir L’Eterno 2015 91 WS

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Pinot Noir L’Eterno 2014 91 1S

FEUDI DEL PISCIOTTO Sicily Pinot Noir L’Eterno 2011 91 JS

FOSSACOLLE Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2012 93 WA, 93 JS

FOSSACOLLE Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino 2013 92 JS, 94 WA, 92 VM

FOSSACOLLE Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino 2012 93 WA, 92 WE, 92 JS, 92 VM

FOSSACOLLE Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino 2011 94 JS, 92+ WA, 90 WE

FOSSACOLLE Tuscany Rosso di Montalcino 2013 90 JS

FRASSINELLO, ROCCA D Tuscany Baffonero 2016 93 WS

FRASSINELLO, ROCCA D Tuscany Baffonero 2015 94 WS, 94 WA, 93 VM

FRASSINELLO, ROCCA D Tuscany Baffonero 2014 3B, 94 VM, 90 WS

FRASSINELLO, ROCCA D Tuscany Le Sughere 2016 93 WS, 91 JS

FRASSINELLO, ROCCA D Tuscany Le Sughere 2015 91 WA, 93 VM

FRASSINELLO, ROCCA D Tuscany Ornello 2016 92 WS

FRASSINELLO, ROCCA D Tuscany Ornello 2015 92 WS, 90 WA, 92 VM

FRASSINELLO, ROCCA D Tuscany Poggio alla Guardia 2016 90 WS, 92 JS

FRASSINELLO, ROCCA D Tuscany Poggio alla Guardia 2015 92 WS


FRASSINELLO, ROCCA D Tuscany Rocca di Frassinello 2016 92 WS

FRASSINELLO, ROCCA D Tuscany Rocca di Frassinello 2015 93 WS, 93 WA, 95 VM

GAGLIOLE Tuscany Gagliole Pecchia 2015 96 JS, 95 WA

GAGLIOLE Tuscany Gagliole Pecchia 2013 95 WA, 95 VM, 95 JS

GAGLIOLE Tuscany Gagliole Rosso 2017 93-94 JS

GAGLIOLE Tuscany Gagliole Rosso 2016 96-97 JS

GAGLIOLE Tuscany Gagliole Rosso 2015 94 JS, 94+ WA

GAGLIOLE Tuscany Gagliole Rosso 2014 93 JS, 90 WA, 93 JS, 92 VM, 95 DEC

GAGLIOLE Tuscany Gagliole Valletta 2016 93+ WA

GAGLIOLE Tuscany Gagliole Valletta 2015 90 VM, 92 JS

GAGLIOLE Tuscany Gallule Chianti 2015 95 WA

GAGLIOLE Tuscany Rubiolo Chianti 2016 92 JS, 91 WA

GAGLIOLE Tuscany Rubiolo Chianti 2015 90+ WA, 92 JS

GOTTARDI Alto Adige Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder Mazzon) 2014 92 JS

GOTTARDI Alto Adige Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder Mazzon) 2013 93 VM, 92 WA

GOTTARDI Alto Adige Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder Mazzon) 2012 91 W&S

GOTTARDI Alto Adige Pinot Noir Riserva 2012 93 WA, 92 W&S, 92 VM, 92 JS

GOTTARDI Alto Adige Pinot Noir Bruno 2010 90 VM

IL CHIOSSO Piedmont Gattinara 2011 90 WS

IL POLLENZA Marche Angera Bianco 2016 92 JS

IL POLLENZA Marche Porpora 2013 93 JS

IL POLLENZA Marche Cosmino Rosso 2013 93 JS, 90 WS

IL POLLENZA Marche Cosmino Rosso 2011 95 JS, 90 WS

IL POLLENZA Marche Il Pollenza Rosso 2013 94 JS

IL POLLENZA Marche Il Pollenza Rosso 2011 90 WS

IL POLLENZA Marche Il Pollenza Rosso 2010 93 JS

LA LASTRA Tuscany Vernaccia di San G. Riserva 2016 92 WS, 92 WE

LA LASTRA Tuscany Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2016 91 WS, 91 WE

LA LASTRA Tuscany Chianti Colli Senesi 2012 90 W&S

LA PODERINA Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino 2013 92 WE , 94 WA, 92+ VM, 93 JS

LA PODERINA Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino Poggio Abate Riserva 2012 93 WA, 92 JS

LA PODERINA Tuscany Rosso di Montalcino 2016 91+ WA

LE SALETTE Veneto Amarone 2013 93 VM, 91 WE, 94 W&S


LE SALETTE Veneto Amarone La Marega 2014 90 WS

LE SALETTE Veneto Amarone La Marega 2013 93 WE, 92+ VM, 92 W&S

LE SALETTE Veneto Amarone Pergole Vece 2012 93 WE, 92+ VM

LE SALETTE Veneto I Progni Valpolicella Ripasso 2015 90 W&S

LUISA, TENUTA Friuli Friulano 2016 91 JS

LUISA, TENUTA Friuli Sauvignon 2016 91 JS

LUISA, TENUTA Friuli Pinot Grigio 2016 92 JS

LUISA, TENUTA Friuli Refosco 2013 91 JS

MONTONALE Lombardy Trebbiano Orestilla Lugana 2016 96 DEC, 91 WS

MONTONALE Lombardy Trebbiano Orestilla Lugana 2015 95 DEC

MONTONALE Lombardy Montunal 2017 92 DEC

MONTERUFOLI Tuscany Vermentino Toscana 2016 91 JS

MONTERUFOLI Tuscany Val di Cornia 2011 92 JS

PACHERHOF Alto Adige Riesling 2015 90 W&S

PACHERHOF Alto Adige Sylvaner 2015 91+ WA

PACHERHOF Alto Adige Sylvaner Alte Reben 2015 92 WA

PALLAVICINI Lazio Amarasco 2015 90+ VM

PALLAVICINI Lazio Casa Romana 2013 91 VM, 90 WA

PALLAVICINI Lazio Frascati Superiore Poggio Verde 2016 90 VM

PALLAVICINI Lazio Malvasia Puntinata Roma 2016 91 VM

PALLAVICINI Lazio Malvasia Puntinata Stillato 2015 95 VM

PECCHENINO Piedmont Barolo Bussia 2013 93 WS, 91 VM

PECCHENINO Piedmont Barolo Bussia 2012 94 JS, 94 W&S, 93 VM, 93 WS

PECCHENINO Piedmont Barolo Le Coste 2013 91 WS

PECCHENINO Piedmont Barolo San Giuseppe 2014 93 WS, 91+ VM

PECCHENINO Piedmont Barolo San Giuseppe 2013 96 JS, 93 WS

PECCHENINO Piedmont Botti Langhe Nebbiolo 2015 91 VM

PECCHENINO Piedmont Bricco Botti Dogliani Superiore 2015 92 WS

PECCHENINO Piedmont Bricco Botti Dogliani Superiore 2013 90 VM

PECCHENINO Piedmont Dolcetto Dogliani San Luigi 2016 91 WS, 90 WA, 91 VM

PECCHENINO Piedmont Dolcetto Dogliani San Luigi 2015 90 WS

PECCHENINO Piedmont Dolcetto Dogliani Siri d’Jermu 2016 90 WS

PECCHENINO Piedmont Dolcetto Dogliani Siri d’Jermu 2015 94 VM


PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Barbaresco Riserva Asili 2014 95+ VM

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Barbaresco Riserva Montefico 2014 96 VM

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano 2014 95+ VM

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota 2014 94 VM

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Barbaresco Riserva Ovello 2014 (93-95) WA, 95 VM

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Barbaresco Riserva Pajé 2014 96 VM

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Barbaresco Riserva Pora 2014 (91-93) WA

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja 2014 96 VM

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo 2014 93 VM

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Barbaresco 2015 93 WA, 90+ VM

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Barbaresco 2014 92 WS, 94 WA, 92 JS, 93 VM

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Nebbiolo Langhe 2016 91+ WA

PROD.DEL BARBARESCO Piedmont Nebbiolo Langhe 2015 90 WA

RAMPOLLA Tuscany Chianti Classico 2016 93 WA

RAMPOLLA Tuscany D’Alceo 2014 94 WA

RAMPOLLA Tuscany Sammarco 2014 94 WA

SAN LEONARDO Trentino Carmenere 2010 93 WA

SAN LEONARDO Trentino San Leonardo 2013 93 WS

SAN LEONARDO Trentino San Leonardo 2011 3B, 93 WA, 92 WS

SAN LEONARDO Trentino Terre di San Leonardo 2014 90 JS

SAN LEONARDO Trentino Terre di San Leonardo 2013 90+ WA, 90 JS

SAN LEONARDO Trentino Vette Sauvignon Blanc 2017 90 WS

SAN LEONARDO Trentino Villa Gresti 2011 92 WA, 92 JS, 90 WS

SAN LEONARDO Trentino Villa Gresti 2010 92 WA, 92 JS

SAN LEONARDO Trentino Villa Gresti 2009 91 WA

SANTA TRESA Sicily Avulisi Nero d’Avola 2013 90 W&S

STATTI Calabria Arvino 2015 91 WE

STATTI Calabria Arvino 2012 90 WA

STATTI Calabria Gaglioppo Batasarro 2013 90 WE

STATTI Calabria Gaglioppo Batasarro 2012 90 WS

STRASSERHOF Alto Adige Sylvaner 2016 90+ WA



TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Aglianico 2015 92 JS

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Rosaenovae 2017 90 VM

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Rosaenovae 2016 91 VM

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Greco di Tufo Loggia della Serra 2017 91 VM

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Coda di Volpe 2016 92 JS

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Falanghina Corte di Giso 2017 92 VM

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Fiano di Avellino 2017 91+ VM

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Fiano di Avellino CampoRe 2013 94 JS, 90 JS

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Lacryma Christi Rosso 2015 92 JS

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Taurasi Fatica Contadina 2012 90 DEC, 90 VM

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Taurasi Fatica Contadina 2011 92 WE, 93 JS, 92 WS

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Taurasi Pago dei Fusi 2011 92 VM

TERREDORA DI PAOLO Campania Taurasi Pago dei Fusi 2010 93 WE, 92 JS, 93 JS

TERRE DI PRINCIPE Campania Casavecchia Centomoggia 2012 91 WA

TERRE DI PRINCIPE Campania Pallagrello Bianco Fontanavigna 2012 90 WA

VIE DI ROMANS Friuli Chardonnay Vie di Romans 2016 91 WS

VIE DI ROMANS Friuli Dolée Friulano 2016 90 WS

VIE DI ROMANS Friuli Flors di Uis 2016 91 WS

VIE DI ROMANS Friuli Pinot Grigio Dessimis 2016 90 WS

VIE DI ROMANS Friuli Sauvignon Blanc Piere 2016 90 WS

GLOBAL PORTFOLIO

WINERY REGION WINE VTG SCORE(S)

BODEGA NOEMIA Patagonia A Lisa Malbec 2017 93 JS, 93 WA, 92 VM

BODEGA NOEMIA Patagonia A Lisa Sémillon 2017 92 JS

BODEGA NOEMIA Patagonia J Alberto Malbec 2015 93 JS, 91+ VM, 94 WA, 91 WS

BODEGA NOEMIA Patagonia J Alberto Malbec 2016 94 JS, 90 WA

BODEGA NOEMIA Patagonia J Alberto Malbec 2017 94 JS, 94+ WA

BODEGA NOEMIA Patagonia Noemia Malbec 2014 96 WA, 95 JS

BODEGA NOEMIA Patagonia Noemia Malbec 2015 93 WS, 94 JS, 96 WA, 93+ VM

BODEGA NOEMIA Patagonia Noemia Malbec 2016 96 JS, 97+ WA

ARGENTINA

—GLOBAL PORTFOLIO—

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BODEGA MALMA Patagonia Extra Brut Sparkling Cuvée NV 90 JS

BODEGA MALMA Patagonia Malbec Finca La Papay 2017 90 JS

GOUGUENHEIM Argentina Malbec Sparkling NV 91 DEC

ARMENIAWINERY REGION WINE VTG SCORE(S)

KARAS Armenia Classic Reserve Blend 2013 90 WA

AUSTRIAWINERY REGION WINE VTG SCORE(S)

ALLRAM Austria Riesling Gaisberg Reserva 2013 92 WE

CHILEWINERY REGION WINE VTG SCORE(S)

BODEGA VOLCANES Chile Chardonnay Tectonia 2016 92 JS

BODEGA VOLCANES Chile Red Blend Tectonia 2015 92 JS, 90 W&S

BODEGA VOLCANES Chile Pinot Noir Tectonia 2015 90 JS

BODEGA VOLCANES Chile Parinacota 2015 90 JS, 91 W&S

FRANCEWINERY REGION WINE VTG SCORE(S)

CH. STE EULALIE Languedoc La Liviniere Minervois 2015 90 WS

CHATEAU LA MARZELLE Bordeaux St. Emilion/Bordeaux 2014 91 WS, 93 WE, 92 WA, 93 JS

CHATEAU LA MARZELLE Bordeaux St. Emilion/Bordeaux 2015 92 WE, 92 WA, 96 JS

CHATEAU LA MARZELLE Bordeaux St. Emilion/Bordeaux 2017 (89-90) JS

CHATEAU MAURAC Bordeaux Haut-Médoc 2012 91 WE

CHATEAU MAURAC Bordeaux Haut-Médoc 2015 92 WE, (91-92) JS

DOMAINE CHAMFORT Rhone Rasteau 2015 90 WA

DOMAINE CHATEAUMAR Rhone Secret de nos Vignes Chateauneuf du Pape 2016 (91-93) VM

DOMAINE CHATEAUMAR Rhone Secret de nos Vignes Chateauneuf du Pape 2015 (91-93) VM

DOMAINE CHEVALIER Rhone Marius Red Blend 2015 91 WA

DOMAINE CHEVALIER Rhone Marius Red Blend 2016 90 WS

DOMAINE GILLES NOBLET Burgundy Pouilly-Fuisse La Collange 2015 91 WS

DOMAINE GILLES NOBLET Burgundy Pouilly-Fuisse La Collange 2016 90 WS

DOMAINE GUY AMIOT Burgundy Chassagne Montrachet Old Vines Blanc 2014 90 WS

DOMAINE GUY AMIOT Burgundy Chassagne Montrachet Vergers 1er Cru 2014 90 WS

DOMAINE GUY AMIOT Burgundy Chassagne Montrachet Caillerets 1er Cru 2014 90 WS

DOMAINE GUY AMIOT Burgundy Chassagne Montrachet Champsgains 1er Cru 2014 92 WS

DOMAINE JACQUES GIRARDIN Burgundy Santenay Clos Rousseau 1er Cru 2015 92 WE

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DOMAINE MOREUX Loire Sancerre Les Bouffants 2016 91 WE

DOMAINE MOREUX Loire Sancerre Les Monts Damnés 2015 93 WE

DOMAINE MOREUX Loire Sancerre Les Monts Damnés 2016 93 WE

DOMAINE RASPAIL-AY Rhone Gigondas 2016 93-95 VM

DOMAINE RASPAIL-AY Rhone Gigondas 2015 (91-93) WA

EMILE BEYER Alsace Pinot Gris Tradition 2016 92 WE

EMILE BEYER Alsace Gewurztraminer Tradition 2016 92 WE

EMILE BEYER Alsace Gewurztraminer Pfersigberg 1er Cru 2015 93 WE

EMILE BEYER Alsace Pinot Gris Eguisheim 2016 92 WE

EMILE BEYER Alsace Pinot Noir Eguisheim 2015 90 JS

EMILE BEYER Alsace Riesling Tradition 2015 90 WE

EMILE BEYER Alsace Riesling Eguisheim 2016 92 WE

EMILE BEYER Alsace Riesling Pfersigberg 1er Cru 2016 94 WE, 92 JS

EMILE BEYER Alsace Riesling Pfersigberg 1er Cru 2014 90 WA

J.M. GOBILLARD Champagne Champagne Brut NV 90 WS

J.M. GOBILLARD Champagne Champagne 1er Cru Grand Reserve NV 91 WS, 91 WE, 94 DEC

J.M. GOBILLARD Champagne Champagne Brut Rose NV 90 WS

PORTUGALWINERY REGION WINE VTG SCORE(S)

Quinta da Romaneira Duoro Touriga Nacional 2015 91 WS, 93 WE

Quinta da Romaneira Duoro Touriga Nacional 2015 92 WE

Quinta da Romaneira Duoro Tinto Red 2015 93 WE




Quinta da Romaneira Duoro Tinto Red 2011 90 JS, 92 WE

Quinta da Romaneira Duoro Petit Verdot 2015 92 WE

Quinta da Romaneira Duoro Petit Verdot 2014 92 WE

Quinta da Romaneira Duoro R de Romaneira 2013 90 WE

Quinta da Romaneira Duoro Red Reserva 2015 95 WE



Quinta da Romaneira Porto 10 Year Old Tawny Port NV 90 WE

Quinta da Romaneira Porto Late Bottled Vintage Port 2012 93 WA

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Quinta da Romaneira Porto Vintage Port 2015 92 WE

Quinta da Romaneira Porto Vintage Port 2011 95 WS

SPAINWINERY REGION WINE VTG SCORE(S)

FINCA LA EMPERATRIZ Rioja Crianza 2014 90 JS

FINCA LA EMPERATRIZ Rioja Crianza 2015 91 WA, 91 JS

FINCA LA EMPERATRIZ Rioja Garnacha Cepas Viejas 2015 93 JS

FINCA LA EMPERATRIZ Rioja Reserva 2012 92 WA, 92 JS

FINCA LA EMPERATRIZ Rioja Terruno 2010 93 WA

FINCA LA EMPERATRIZ Rioja Terruno 2011 90 JS

FINCA LA EMPERATRIZ Rioja Viura Cepas Viejas 2012 90 WA, 91 JS

FINCA LA EMPERATRIZ Rioja Parcela 1 2015 91 JS

FINCA LA EMPERATRIZ Rioja Parcela 1 2012 90 WA, 93 JS

LOS TROS Catalonia Priorat 2015 90 DEC

LOS TROS Catalonia Priorat 2013 90 WS

UNITED STATESWINERY REGION WINE VTG SCORE(S)

KENEFICK RANCH Sonoma Pickett Road Red 2011 90 WS

KENEFICK RANCH Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc 2015 90 WS

KENEFICK RANCH Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 90 WE

KENEFICK RANCH Sonoma Cabernet Franc 2013 90 WE

MARIMAR ESTATE Sonoma Pinot Noir Mas Cavalls 2014 90 WE

MARIMAR ESTATE Sonoma Pinot Noir Mas Cavalls 2013 90 WA

MARIMAR ESTATE Sonoma Chardonnay La Masia 2016 90 WS, 90 WE

MARIMAR ESTATE Sonoma Chardonnay La Masia 2015 92 WS

MARIMAR ESTATE Sonoma Chardonnay Acero 2016 90 WE

MARIMAR ESTATE Sonoma Albarino 2016 90 WE

MARIMAR ESTATE Sonoma Pinot Noir Cristina 2013 91 WA

MARIMAR ESTATE Sonoma Pinot Noir Cristina 2012 90 WE

VON STRASSER Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Vineyard 2013 90 WE

VON STRASSER Napa Reserve Red 2013 92 WE

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Vias Imports Ltd. 875 6th Ave. Suite 1500 New York, NY | 212-629-0200 | viaswine.comVias Imports Ltd. 875 6th Ave. Suite 1500 New York, NY | 212-629-0200 | viaswine.com

VIA S IMPORTS LTDNEW BRANDS

ANNOUNCEMENTDear Team,

It’s almost the end of the year and we are all very focused on finishing this year strong. Thanks to your commitment and your passion, we are extremely excited to enter into a new chapter of VIAS history, sharing a new vision which will shape our company in a more dynamic, modern and successful way.

Pursuing this mission we are thrilled and proud to announce the introduction of five new Italian wineries to our portfolio – all available effective January 1, 2019.

These new additions perfectly suit the VIAS philosophy of expressing the history, sense of place, and devotion to craft of all our producers through the art of wine. These five wineries embody the distinct terroir and character of each wine region they pertain to, offering us the opportunity to sharpen our offerings with access to a richer array of Italian indigenous varietals.

Before the official launch, we have prepared an internal preview for you in the following few pages, which include a brief presentation of all the new wineries – with a special focus on key points, pricing, and winery history.

We are so happy to share this news with you and, furthermore, to kick off 2019 with a fresh new treasure trove of wine stories and producers that will become part of the VIAS Family.

We also would like to take the opportunity to wish you the best for the upcoming holidays and, especially, a very happy Thanksgiving with your loved ones.Thanks to all of you for the wonderful support you show throughout the year.

Very best,

Luca BigernaPresident

Vias Imports Ltd. 875 6th Ave. Suite 1500 New York, NY | 212-629-0200 | viaswine.com

— H I S T O R Y —

Salice Salentino, a small village in Salento rich in vineyards and olive trees, is the

landscape giving life to Leone de Castris’ wine tradition.

It is exactly here, on the very spot where today’s cellar stands, that in 1665

Duke Oronzo, Earl of Lemos, began the company. He was enchanted by

this landscape and decided to sell all his property in Spain in order to draw the

best from the rich Salentine terroir.He began to plant new vines, olive trees and wheat on 5000 hectares of land, not only in Salice, but also in Guagnano, Veglie, Villa Baldassarri, Novoli and San Pancrazio.At the beginning of the 19th century the winery was exporting bulk wine to the United States, Germany and France. An

extremely important year, 1943, marks the birth of Five Roses and the improvement of the bottling line that made Leone de Castris rosé the first ever bottled rosé in Italy and first rosé to be sold in the US.The name “Five Roses” derives from a crest belonging to the family, so called

because for several generations, each de Castris had 5 children.

— K E Y P O I N T S —

• This winery is a great addition toour portfolio in order to increase our

representation of Puglia in the market and replace Cantele.

• They present two lines of wines with twodifferent price points for each varietal/itemin order to approach and target different

customers.

• They are located in Salice Salentino (inprovince of Lecce) and are internationally

recognized as the most iconic, historical andcharacteristic wineries of the area.

— LEONE DE CASTRIS | PUGLIA —

DONNA LISA PRIMITIVO 2014 (6)FIVE ROSES ROSATO 2017 (12)

50 VENDEMMIA SALICE RISERVA 2015 (12)VILLA SANTERA PRIMITIVO 2016 (12)

MESSAPIA VERDECA 2017 (12)MAIANA SALICE 2016 (12)

MEDAGLIONE NEGROAMARO ROSATO 2017 (12)

MEDAGLIONE PRIMITIVO 2017 (12)

— P R O D U C T S —

www.leonedecastris.com



The history of this family-run winery stretches back several generations of

the Rapalino family but it was not until quite recently that La Ganghija evolved into its present form (actually making wine from its own grapes rather than selling them). This idea came to the

young oenologist Enzo Rapalino while working in the vineyards and studying

at La Scuola Enologica di Alba where he learned the techniques of winemaking

and the importance of utilizing the right ingredients to create high quality wines.

La Ganghija, (Piemontese for “vine tendril,” symbolizing something small but powerful), was created in 2004 out of

Enzo’s passion and love for wine. To him it was the best way to showcase the territory where he grew up: Treiso in

Piemonte.Treiso is a land of great wines and scenic beauty, and an important constituent of

the famous Barbaresco DOCG wine area.La Ganghija is still very much a family affair

with Enzo’s wife Milena and his parents Giovanni and Rita completing the team.

They currently farm their vineyards in the communes of Treiso, Magliano Alfieri and

Madonna di Como (Alba).


• This portfolio addition is to complement our Barbaresco offerings – showing a

different terroir of this region and having the additional volume needed to supply

the increasing demand for Barbaresco from Produttori.

• Depending on the area – usually Treiso Terroir characterized wines that have lighter body compared to Barbaresco produced in Barbaresco – which has a more structured

and complex body.

CHARDONNAY 2018 (12)DOLCETTO D’ALBA 2017 (12)

BARBERA D’ALBA SUPERIORE 2016 (12)NEBBIOLO D’ALBA 2017 (12)

BARBARESCO 2015 (12)BARBARESCO GIACOSA 2015 (12)


—LA GANGHIJA | PIEMONTE—

www. laganghija.com



Over the years, the passion that binds the Garesio family to wine transformed into a constant, painstaking research of the most

favorable places for vine cultivation, growing indigenous grape varieties and opting for

farming practices that respect the environment and the people working the land.

Since 2010, the family has acquired approximately 64 hectares of land, 21 of which

are under vine, divided among Serralunga d’Alba, the heart of Barolo, Perletto in Alta Langa, Incisa Scapaccino and Castelnuovo

Calcea in Monferrato.Along with the vineyards, the Garesio family has undertaken the job of renovating and upgrading

an old farmstead in Serralunga d’Alba. Balance, respect, and a deep understanding of vines and vineyards: in the vineyard as in the cellar, Garesio works so that the raw material is naturally excellent. Absolute respect for the

terroir and its expressions, quality that begins in the vineyard and no forcing.

Garesio manages the vineyards according to a rational, non-invasive philosophy – the least

possible intervention, only when necessary, and applied row by row, plant by plant if needed.Each plot of land within the property has its own identity card and its own development,

which is encouraged without excessive interference or manipulation.


• Wide offer of the SERRALUNGA terroir with two Barolos:

o CERRETTA: only produced in the best vintages. Made with grapes in organic

conversion high end and limited productiono SERRALUNGA D’ALBA: regular Serralunga

Barolo – more approachable and more production

• Niche production of the newest Piedmont DOCG – NIZZA DOCG- 100% Barbera wines with a unique terroir and distinction

from other Barberas.

• Having a NIZZA DOCG wine will enhance our strength as an indigenous varietals

specialist and as a scout of excellent niche wineries who express their terroir in the best

way.

— GARESIO | PIEMONTE—

NIZZA 2016 (6)NIZZA RISERVA 2015 (6)

LANGHE NEBBIOLO 2015 (6)BAROLO SERRALUNGA 2014 (6)

BAROLO CERRETTA 2013 (6)


www.garesiovini.it



This project was officially born in May 2016 with the purchase of the Etna estate near the village Solicchiata of Castiglione di Sicilia by

Davide Rosso. The farm rises a few kilometers before Passopisciaro down to Montedolce, a small inactive crater that gives the name to the Contrada. The winery is located on the

northeast side of the volcano, a perfectly suited area for the production of red wines. The new holdings extend for 14 hectares in one single

plot, of which 6 hectares are dedicated to viticulture: 1.2 ha for the whites and 5.5 ha for the reds (Carricante and Nerello Mascalese with small percentages of other local grape

varieties, as the tradition requires). The training system has been renamed as “candelabro.”

These are forty years old bush trained vines (“alberello”), directed in two main branches to allow regular rows. The average altitude is

750m a.s.l. In the next few years new vineyards will be planted in the highest parts of the

property.The soil is entirely made by lava sand and the plants are farmed organically. The microclimate

is unique in the world, and the goal is to produce wines able to tell the terroir with the

greatest style and elegance.


• New ETNA DOC wines for our portfolio– the red based on NERELLO MASCALESE,

white on CARRICANTE – to represent anew Volcanic area where we have no brands

yet.

• Giovanni Rosso purchased the Etna estatenear the village Solicchiata of Castiglione di

Sicilia.

• Located on Northeast side of the volcano- this is the best area for the great ETNA

ROSSO with best producers growinggrapes here (Frank Cornelissenj – Palmento

Costanzo – Tornatore.)

—GIOVANNI ROSSO | SICILIA—

ETNA BIANCO 2017 (6)ETNA ROSSO (2016 (6)


www.giovannirosso.com



“Returning to the starting point can become an exciting trip. At least for me it was as such: after 25 years of

different experiences around the world, I rediscovered a deep sense of belonging to my homeland, along with a strong call from my roots in Piedmont and my most

authentic passions. In the Langhe area, among vineyard masters, eno-gastronomic

excellences and ancient wine traditions, my dream has begun to shape up: my

wine dream.“Thanks to the friendship and the

extraordinary skills of Luigi Vico and Davide Rosso (owner of Giovanni Rosso

winery), I’ve been producing wines in Serralunga d’Alba since 2014. Langhe

is the land of the highest expression of the Nebbiolo wine grape, which gives to the grapes all the historical and natural

heritage of these UNESCO sites.”-Davide Fregonese


• Very exclusive and niche winery with a small production of BAROLO in Serralunga d’Alba.

• Two prestigious cru: Prapò and Cerretta only. Prapo’ is an iconic single vineyard in

SERRALUNGA

• These two Barolo are the perfect expression of the SERRALUNGA Barolo –

round, robust, rich in flavors.

• Two unique gems from a different terroir that complete our offer for a prestigious

Barolo’s Portfolio

—DAVIDE FREGONESE | PIEMONTE—

BAROLO PRAPO 2015 (6)BAROLO CERRETTA 2015 (6)


www.davidefregonese.com

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