Edizione Cinque Autoctoni Number 23

Winner of more than 80 gold medals, Awarded Best Italian Red Wine 12 times, awarded many trophies and 99 Points by Annuario Dei Migliori Vini Italiano and Luca Maroni.

Here we have found perfection in the art of Italian wine blending.

Edizione Cinque (Edition Five) Autoctoni from Fantini is very deep garnet red in colour with mild aromas of oak and vanilla that persist until the very last drop. Very smooth but persistent on the palate with notes of cherry and blackcurrant, herbs, cinnamon, cloves, cocoa, liquorice and hints of mineral. Great structure, good balance between alcohol and freshness, velvety tannins, very persistent with a long finish, ready to drink, or can well be aged.

Varietal: Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera.

Vintage: 2021

Serve at 18°C, pour and let it breathe in the glass for a good 30 minutes while you enjoy the aromas.

Awards:

• 5 Grappoli: Bibenda 2019
• Gold Medal: Concourse International De Lyon 2019
• 99 Points: Luca Maroni
• 99 Points: Annuario Dei Migliori Vini Italiano 2019
• Gold Medal: Beriliner Wine Trophy
• Gold Medal: Selections Mondiales Des Vins Canada
• Gold Medal: AWC Vienna
• Gold Medal: International Wine Contest Bucharest
• Gold Medal: Premio Wine Hunter Awards, Italy 2020

The origins of this wine of excellence:

The project EDIZIONE CINQUE AUTOCTONI started in 1996. A challenge was made to the two young winemakers by Hugh Johnson, the most famous wine journalist in the world: that of creating a “great wine” with the character of “Southern Italy”, forged with the best varietals of that territory; a wine with the modest name of “table wine”, but with the soul of “a great wine”, that stands out for its ability to be unique and extraordinarily superior to what the market offers.

After four years of meticulous work and experimental harvests, 5 grape varieties were identified, two from Abruzzo region – Montepulciano and Sangiovese – and three from Puglia – Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera. The first vintage of EDIZIONE CINQUE AUTOCTONI was finally made. London was the location for the first official tasting of the newborn wine, where Hugh Johnson was waiting with his curious judgment. These were his words at the first taste: “There’s everything in this wine! The warmth, the aromas, the flavors of southern Italy… millennia of winemaking tradition, that’s exactly what we were dreaming of!”

Since then 17 years have passed and EDIZIONE CINQUE AUTOCTONI has achieved great successes and aroused considerable interest all over the world, collecting accolades and awards: more than 80 gold medals, many trophies, several times the title of "Best Red Wine of Italy.