10 VINTAGES OF ORCIA DOC CENERENTOLA TOGETHER WITH FASHION, DESIGN, EVENTS, SONGS AND FILMS FROM THE SAME YEARS TO DISCOVER HOW WINE IS CULTURE AND A MIRROR OF HUMANITY

Donatella Cinelli Colombini and her daughter Violante transformed the presentation of the 2020 Orcia DOC Riserva Cenerentola into a true workshop centred on the concept of “wine is culture.” A new and stimulating experience that engaged 60 guests, including journalists and industry professionals.

We’ll try to understand if wine changes its interpretation of the vineyard like a great piece of music. To illustrate the concept with an example, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 has a different character whether the orchestra is conducted by Toscanini, von Karajan, or Muti. The score is the same, just as the grapes and terroir are the same, but the final result changes based on an interpretation of the historical moment.

On Monday, March 23, at the Fattoria del Colle di Trequanda, for the first time, the wine will be tasted alongside the civilization in which it was born, an experience that will likely open new horizons for wine storytelling.

The tasting includes 10 vintages: 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 of Orcia DOC Cenerentola, and the new 2020 Riserva, under the impeccable guidance of Ilaria Lorini, the first woman to be crowned Best Italian Sommelier (AIS) in 2025. From the first Italian wineries with an all-female staff, one could not expect anything different.

WINE IS CULTURE, AND WE’LL PROVE IT

The new aspect of the March 23^rd tasting of Orcia DOC Cenerentola comes when information on the climate, winemaking, and maturation of each vintage is complemented by the historical, musical, design, fashion, sports, and film events that characterize those same months.…

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It’s difficult to stand out in an international wine market overcrowded with bottles. Especially with a young appellation like the Orcia DOC, and even more so with a native grape variety abandoned for over a century.

This is why Donatella Cinelli Colombini is happy every time her Cenerentola wine achieves a good result, like the 92/100 awarded by Wine Spectator for the 2019 vintage.

The Orcia DOC was born on February 14, 2000, in the high hills of southern Tuscany, nestled between the Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano territories. Sandwiched between two important and famous sisters, the Orcia DOC is in a favourable position for vineyards but difficult to establish a commercial niche.

THE NAME CENERENTOLA INDICATES THE PRINCELY DESTINY OF THIS WINE

That’s why Donatella named her wine Orcia Cenerentola, betting on a native grape variety that almost no one cultivated anymore—Foglia Tonda—but which seemed to her an ideal partner for Sangiovese. The goal was to produce a wine with distinctive characteristics, capable of achieving success at the highest levels.  Therefore thanks to her passionate grape-growers and formidable cellar women, the training system, harvest timing, wine making technique, and barrel type were gradually perfected. A ten-year effort with stellar results at Fattoria del Colle in Trequanda.

Today, the Orcia Cenerentola DOC receives scores between 91/100 and 93/100 from the most important international press.…

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By Donatella Cinelli Colombini, winedestination, Fattoria del Colle, Casato Prime Donne

Regenerative tourism is a new trend that reflects the awareness of being in the privileged 10% of the world’s population that, however, produces half of the greenhouse gas emissions. Along with this sensitivity, the need to rediscover oneself by listening to one’s body grows. A need that generates the desire to take care of one’s physical and psychological well-being threatened by a growing sense of uncertainty and insecurity.

So the journey no longer includes just visits but experiences of what is natural, different and to be preserved. Regenerative tourism is not the cure for all the ailments of contemporary mankind but responds to his needs. It restores value to the territories and ecosystems where the journey takes place. Also it does not consume the territories it visits but helps their survival. It proposes a more minimalist and sustainable style in direct contact with nature and local life.

Fattoria del Colle, in Trequanda in Southern Tuscany, fully embodies this approach, offering experiences that enrich both visitors and the surrounding environment.

AUTHENTIC IMMERSION IN THE TERRITORY

Fattoria del Colle is a miraculously intact sixteenth-century hamlet, surrounded by 336 hectares of vineyards, olive groves, crops, woods and truffle reserves.…

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Brunello Prime Donne 2019 wins the 5 Grappoli by Bibenda and the 4 Viti by the AIS Vitae guide. This is a wine that has obtained widespread approval from critics and consumers all over the world.

The Brunello Riserva 2018 obtains the 4 Viti plus the gem from the Sommeliers of the largest Italian organization with a stratospheric score. A recognition that echoes Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s predilection for this wine <<I offer it at the table as often as I can because it coincides with my idea of ​​a great Brunello>>.

The party is completed by the AIS award also for the Doc Orcia Cenerentola 2019. The blend of Sangiovese and Foglia Tonda which is conquering a growing number of enthusiasts with its elegant and unique intensity. <<Obtaining good ratings with Brunello is easier while for a young denomination like Orcia DOC it is really difficult and Cenerentola 2019 earned 93 points from Robert Parker/Wine Advocate and 92 points from James Suckling>> explains Donatella Cinelli Colombini which sees in the 4 Viti from the Vitae Guide a deserved confirmation of an increasingly broad consensus.

THE TWO AIS AND BIBENDA AWARDS CEREMONIES

 AIS and Bibenda award ceremonies were both national in nature, took place on the same day and involved, in the majority of cases, the same wineries.

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by Donatella Cinelli Colombini #winedestination

When we show our “medal collection” with the scores obtained by our wines to producers, journalists and buyers… everyone’s eyes open wide in surprise. For a small estate like ours, having 9 and often 10 wines with scores above 90/100, from the most authoritative wine press in the world, is something incredible. It highlights the enormous work of the entire company: in the vineyards, in the cellar and even in the offices.

If they then ask us <<are these the best scores you have obtained on each wine?>> and we proudly reply <<they are just the scores of the wines currently on sale>> I see a murderous light in the eyes of our fellow producers.

This is because we only have 33 hectares of vineyard and to obtain these results we need to transform every bunch of grapes into a high-level wine. A very, very difficult thing.

Just as it is difficult to get the wine critics who count to taste all the wines, that is, not just Brunello di Montalcino. Great tasters are overwhelmed by bottles to taste. Sometimes Monica Larner publishes photos of the stacks of bottles she has to rate and they are truly impressive.

JAMES SUCKLING THE US SUPER WINE CRITIC WHO LOVES TUSCANY

Luckily there are some very active wine critics who review everything sent to them.…

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Donatella Cinelli Colombini celebrates Cantine Aperte on 25-26 May 2024 by offering wine lovers who come to her wineries two different and memorable experiences. Itinerant tastings inside and outside the cellars interspersed with stories, tastings of great Brunello and Orcia Doc wines paired with traditional food.

CANTINE APERTE 2024 AT CASATO PRIME DONNE IN MONTALCINO

Here the DOP Tuscan bread made with regional wheat, sourdough and strictly without salt, is accompanied by very tasty Cinta Senese salami (medieval breed of pigs), aged pecorino cheese, extra virgin olive oil from Moraiolo, vegetables grown by the farmers, “Dante’s soup” made with the ingredients that were there in the year 1300 when the great poet passed through this area on his way to Rome.

At Casato Prime Donne in Montalcino the itinerary lasts about two hours and includes 5 stops in front of breathtaking views, works of art and oak barrels where guests will taste, in addition to traditional food, also the future Brunello from the barrel, the Rosso of Montalcino and Brunello also in the Riserva version. Stories and anecdotes, selfies and tastings make this experience unforgettable to tell to friends because it combines great wines, awarded internationally, with the most characteristic and historical flavours of Tuscany, in front of the views of Valdorcia, the first territory in the world to be registered in the heritage of UNESCO humanity in 2004 for the harmony created by peasant work.…

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When a wine producer sees his work rewarded by the judgment of great experts and the market, it is always a great joy and Donatella has many of these moments. Here you will find the description of her Brunellos by two super Canadian journalists. They tasted Brunello 2018 as a preview in November at the event organized by the Consortium. The ratings are excellent, 94/100 and 94/100, and the descriptions are wonderful.

Below follows the presentation of the Brunello Riserva 2016 by the LCBO, the very powerful Ontario monopoly based in Toronto.

And finally, the 91 points for Cenerentola Doc Orcia 2018 from Falstaff which, with its 144,000 copies, is the largest German-language food and wine magazine.

94 and 94 ratings for BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2018 DONATELLA CINELLI COLOMBINI

MICHAEL GODEL ON BRUNELLO 2018

It is a long-awaited harvest for the cellars on the northern part of Montalcino because after some formidable vintages this one that stands out for its grace . The reality is just exactly that, warmth and exceptional liquidity. Everything works and works wonderfully. A multifaceted expressiveness, perfumes, concentration, integration and if there is wood (and there is some) you do not notice it. Everything plays and works authentically, with kindness and honesty. Clarity is above average.…

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Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s county inn is different from all the others and offers unique experiences. You’ll wonder what makes it so special. Great red wines with international recognition are born there, it has 430 years of noble history behind it and allows tourists to live inside this history, to eat it, to smell it, to touch it …. All of this with the frame of panoramas that have remained intact over the centuries and of an ORGANIC  BIO nature in which to walk among olive groves, vineyards and woods.

For this reason, spending the long Easter weekend at Fattoria del Colle regenerates the body and mind even if perhaps it leads to a few interruptions in the diet and a few more during the tastings of Brunello. But if you are a wine lover, do not miss the opportunity because a tasting of 6 wines from the barrel and of  5-star Brunellos does not happen easily.

THE EASTER 2023 BANK HOLIDAY PROGRAM

• Overnight stay in double room or apartment
• Buffet breakfast with homemade cakes and biscuits, cold cuts and cheese, omelette and pinzimoni, hot drinks
• Use of parks and hiking trails
• Guided tour of the historic rooms of the Fattoria del Colle (16th century kitchen, armorial hall, billiard room, chapel, Italian garden) with tasting of 2 Orcia Doc wines and 3 extra virgin olive oils
•  Casato Prime Donne winery in Montalcino – guided tour with a wine and music  experience, including the barrel ageing cellar and the new fermentation cellar- with an itinerant tasting of 4 wines including Brunello
• Guided tour on the theme “Wine, vineyard and video” in the cellars of the Fattoria del Colle including the area for refining the sparkling wine and the room that teaches how to listen to the vineyards.

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The 2023 winery tourism proposals are coming, the result of a rapidly evolving wine tourism scenario.

WINE TOURISM NEWS 2023 TOURISTS AND EXPERIENCES CHANGE

Nothing is like before covid, not even tourists. At least 4 types of visitors arrive in Italian wineries: the classic wine tourists, therefore the true enthusiasts of the nectar of Bacchus, the majority group who seek recreation in unspoilt nature, the high-spending guests, especially from abroad, who ask for exclusive moments and finally the Taliban of  “wines without hands”, ultra-famous or with other extreme characteristics.

Another new element is the overtaking of wine experiences: the winery that manages to promote a truly exceptional wine tourism proposal well wins over the prestige of the wine.Indeed it enhances it enormously. For this reason the number, size and spectacularizing of the new tourist wineries is growing enormously with Hollywood effects and often far from the local culture.

However, the small, true and different still wins so, even if it seems a paradox, the “old-fashioned” cellars have more appeal than in the past.

SEGMENTATION OF PROPOSALS BASED ON TARGETS AND BUDGET

Signs of change are also beginning to appear on prices and targets: experiences with wine begin to diversify according to the types of wine tourists, their expectations and their spending power.…

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It’s a new trend: a private spa where couples can go alone.

Every couple needs magical moments to build their own love story. Intimate places where you can feel at ease and let yourself go. Places designed for couples and capable of arousing emotions that will create memories.

PRIVATE SPA: NATURAL WELLNESS AREA FOR TWO

One of these places is the natural wellness area at Fattoria del Colle, in southern Tuscany, in front of the wonderful panorama of the Crete Senesi and Val d’Orcia. Surrounded by organically grown vineyards and olive groves. The Farm is like a small hamlet with the noble villa and the chapel dating back to 1592, the old farmhouses transformed into rooms and apartments for tourists, a restaurant, 3 swimming pools, cooking school, parks and the cellar for the production of Supertuscan, Chianti Superiore and Orcia Doc wines.

It offers those in love an exclusive wellness experience for couples specifically designed for those who love nature and great wines.

The wellness area is located on the premises in an area formerly used by the farm’s blacksmith. It is small but elegantly equipped with hammam, sauna, emotional showers, foot bath, jacuzzi and relaxation room. It can receive a maximum of 6 people at the same time or be reserved exclusively.

WELLNESS FOR COUPLES WHO ALSO LOVE NATURE AND WINE

For the wellness of couples, the two most suggestive environments are specifically designed with the juniper wood tub for wine therapy and the massage room.…

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by Donatella Cinelli Colombini

Getting married in Tuscany, among the Chianti and Orcia DOC organic vineyards, in the “most beautiful wine in the world”. In front of the wonderful landscape of the Crete Senesi and Valdorcia. It looks like a movie, but instead it’s reality.

In a 16th century farm that has remained intact over time, with historic gardens, monumental halls, winery and restaurant. Almost a small rural hamlet where the old farmhouses have been transformed into rooms and apartments for tourists (106 beds) and are furnished with authentic antiques that transmit warmth and intimacy.

WEDDING AMONG THE VINEYARDS FOR THOSE WHO LOVE NATURE, HISTORY AND FINE WINES

The wedding at Fattoria del Colle is for those who love nature and fine wines. For those who want  a romantic and Tuscan-style wedding party. For those who want  something elegant and informal at the same time,  where everyone is comfortable.

For those who love the taste of typical cuisine but also refined things and then want to dance, go wild or let themselves be lulled by the magic of summer nights in the countryside ….
In the summer of 2022 some midweek dates are still available while the 2023 calendar is almost entirely empty. Obviously the weddings organized from Monday to Thursday have the advantage of a lower cost (10% or more off both the party and overnight stays).…

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On June 26^th, Donatella Cinelli Colombini will inaugurate the expansion and restoration of the Fattoria del Colle winery with the blessing of Bishop Stefano Manetti and a “déjeuner sur l’herbe”, for 150 people. Typical Valdorcian dishes will be served accompanied by Brunello, Orcia Doc, Chianti Superiore and Supertuscans. A country party according to the great Tuscan tradition to celebrate the conclusion of a project that allows to increase the quality of wines and transforms the Fattoria del Colle into a wine destination capable of attracting enthusiasts and offering them unforgettable experiences and tastings.

CENERENTOLA WINE UNDERGROUND CELLAR

The main creation is a large underground area intended for the refinement of bottled wines for which 3,366 mc of earth and rock (231 hours of jackhammer by the Edilpellegrini Company) have been moved. The project by architect Silvia Nucci, from the Studio Luigi Rocchi,included a single large room of 450m2 for the aging of bottled wine.

Here the temperature must remain at constant 16°C while in the area for sparkling wine it drops to 12°C.  It is in this area, separated by panels, that the pupitres have been placed for the manual remuage of the brut rosé classic method obtained from Sangiovese grapes.

A WINTER OAK WOOD TRANSFORMED INTO A CORTEN SILHOUETTE

Outside Donatella Cinelli Colombini asked the designers and artisans who worked at the construction site – all local -, to be inspired by what they saw around them.…

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Exclusive wines real rarities made in limited number of bottles. Family wines obtained from the grapes from the vineyards belonging to Donatella Cinelli Colombini and aged in the Casato Prime Donne winery in Montalcino and in the Fattoria del Colle in Trequanda, Tuscany. Wines destined to the more demanding of wine lovers and to those who want to experience unique moments enjoying extraordinary and rare bottles. These will be delivered directly to your home.

3 WINES FOR A ROMANTIC DINNER

–  1 bottle of Sanchimento IGT Toscana Bianco 2020 Biologico, organic, in preview (a series of 2.000 bottles)

–  1 bottle of Cenerentola Orcia Doc 2017, dreaming of the Val d’Orcia while waiting to come back to Tuscany (series of 9.300 bottles)

–  1 bottle of Passito IGT Toscana 2017, 0,375lt, to be served cool together with a creamy dessert … (series of 346 bottles)

3 WINES FOR A MEMORABLE DINNER

–  1 bottle of Rosa di Tetto IGT Toscana Rosé 2019, because a “Pink wine” is the best way to begin a great night (series of 2.000 bottles)
–  1 bottle of IOsonoDONATELLA Brunello di Montalcino 2012, the most important wine produced by Donatella. The very last bottles available that we hope will be opened in special occasions (series of 800 bottles)
–  1 bottle of Vin Santo del Chianti DOC 2008, 0,75lt to end with a sweet bang … if you do not finish the bottle there is no problem, because Vin Santo can be kept for months with its original cork as a closure (series of 600 bottles)

OFFER FOR MEMBERS OF DONATELLA’S CLUB

Case with 6 mixed bottle.…

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Casato Prime Donne in Montalcino and Fattoria del Colle in southern Chianti, the first in Italy to have an all female staff in Italy, see the arrival of two new entries: Sabrina Buzzolan and Giada Sani.

THE TWO YOUNG WINEMAKERS AT CASATO PRIME DONNE AND FATTORIA DEL COLLE

Two young winemakers who will share the responsibility of producing Brunello, Chianti Superiore and Doc Orcia under the supervision of  Barbara Magnani who for the past twenty years has been Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s right arm. In medium -long term the idea is to renew the staff. Though at the moment Donatella and Barbara intend to keep the younger staff under Barbara’s wings to strengthen their abilities and to stimulate the desire to innovate without forgetting tradition and nature. <<An alchemy that requires courage, love of the territory and passion for cellar work>> explains Donatella Cinelli Colombini while presenting the two new arrivals. Both are small and minute, they are different though in aspect and in personality.  Giada is Tuscan from Asciano, 10 km away from Fattoria del Colle; she has dark long hair and love tidiness.  Sabrina Buzzolan comes from Malo Vicenza; she has blonde curly hair and the skin tone of the women by Tiziano.

SABRINA BUZZOLAN GLOBETROTTER AND WINEMAKER

In their professional journey there are differences too. Sabrina studied at San Michele all’Adige and then in the University in Udine where she got a degree in viticulture and oenology.…

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