Scores above 94 for eight C&C wines

This year the experts of Luca Maroni's Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines gave a more than flattering assessment both to the still wines from Friuli and Campania we presented, as well as for the sparkling wines we sent from our most iconic lines.

The concluding comment reads: "A varied and composite series of wines that revealed the capabilities of C&C in terms of uncommon organoleptic quality. Many wines have a clean bouquet, residual oxidative notes, and an aromatic profile of high integrity. This is true in particular for the whites, with the Valvitis 2024 Sauvignon, Traminer 2024 and Ribolla Gialla 2023 that showed exceptionally clear and unblemished aroma. [...] The palate is persuasively excellent in many sparkling wines, with a truly luscious balance between fragrance and softness [...]".

The best wine of the tasting was the Chardonnay DOC Friuli Valvitis which scored 96 points and was described as a white wine "of great softness, capable of combining hints of pear and banana with the intensity of a truly fragrant aroma. A truly clear grape aroma, offering intact notes of vanilla and flowers. The palate shines with smoothness: its acidity/softness balance is exceptional, with an enveloping flavour that naturally evokes ripe fruit picked directly from the vine."

The other white wines from the Valvitis range also scored highly – 95 for the Traminer Aromatico and the Ribolla Gialla, 94 for the Sauvignon and the Pinot Grigio. The Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Dry Zimor gained 95 points, while the Campania’s range Terre del Principato earned 94 points for the Falanghina and the Greco di Tufo and 93 points for the Aglianico and Fiano di Avellino.