Two of our Fatalone Organic Wines received optimal scores in the wine guide, Veronelli Guida Oro 2019.
Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone 2015
Score 93/100
Puglia IGT Primitivo Fatalone “Teres” 2017
Score 90/100
We celebrated the 30th Anniversary of our brand, Fatalone Organic Wines in New York City in November 2018 by holding a vertical tasting of our Fatalone Gioia del Colle Doc Primitivo Riserva dating back to 1988!
We had the pleasure of having Ms Catherine Todd of “Dame Wine”, one of the top wine bloggers in the US, in the tasting panel. Follow the link below where she shares her tasting notes and more about the vertical tasting from her unique perspective.
ViniBuoni d’Italia 2019 awarded our Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone 2015 four stars, the top score for this guide. We were also granted the “Golden Star,” given to excellent wines for their authenticity and those that best represent their territory.
Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva Fatalone 2015
Score 4 STARS and “Golden Star”
Puglia IGT Greco Fatalone “Bianco Spinomarino” 2017
Score 4 STARS
Puglia IGT Primitivo Fatalone “Teres” 2017
Score 3 STARS
On the 7th of March, we celebrated in London the 30th anniversary of the Fatalone brand. We held a vertical tasting with 15 vintages dating back to 1988 of our Fatalone Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva. While our main focus remains on making an organic, natural and sustainable wine, the event was of primary importance to us as we continue in our quest to affirm that Primitivo is also a wine that can age and it does so gracefully.
That day we were honored with the presence of Mr. Walter Speller, an internationally renowned wine writer and critic. Mr. Speller is in charge of the Italian wine reviews for Jancis Robinson’s blog “Purple Pages,” an important reference for wine enthusiasts and critics worldwide.
In his article, “Massaging Primitivo with music therapy” published in June 2018, Mr. Speller magnificantly narrates the vertical tasting while adding some history of the Primitivo grape and wine in the region of Puglia. He reflects on our use of music therapy in the cellar and notes that “the idea is not as insane as it may sound.” In the end, he draws the following conclusion:
“Whatever the effect of sound waves, the 16 wines below more than convinced me of the ageing capacity of Primitivo as well as its complexity, provided it is in the right hands.”
We are thrilled with his final comment because in the end our Primitivo, made only with our own locally grown grapes, remains above all an authentic expression of our territory.
At the end of Mr. Speller’s article, you’ll find his detailed notes on each of the vintages we presented in London.
You can visit Jancis Robinson’s blog at www.jancisrobinson.com
The “5 Star Wines” is a wine guide and contest organized during VinItaly to evaluate and award the best Italian wines in all of Italy. Within this guide, you’ll find “Wine Without Walls,” a wine contest dedicated to selecting the best “natural” wines in Italy. In order to participate, wines have to be certified organic and, among other requirements, contain low levels of sulfites, less than 40mg.
Our Fatalone Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva 2011 and 2012 were both winners. It’s empowering to see, not one, but two of our Riservas among the 17 best natural wines in all of Italy! We remain committed to producing excellent natural wines.
Our Fatalone Organic Wines have been featured in Decanter’s Magazine February 2018 issue along with other excellent Apulian wines in an article titled “Fighting a Dream Climate,” which addresses the Primitivo variety’s proliferation in such a seemingly unwelcoming climate.
“Fatalone works biodynamically, with an impressive carbon-neutral winery. Fans of Fatalone’s Primitivo can decide if they share Pasquale Petrera’s belief in music therapy (a Rudolf Steiner concept), but whatever tunes or pieces the botti are listening to must be having a positive effect, judging by the quality of the wines.”
Within the same piece, our Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Fatalone 2015 was picked for the list, “A taste of modern Puglia: Woolf’s 10 wines to try.” Our wine is described as “balanced and fresh” and a true testament to a wine that can “achieve greatness with no oak at all.”
Falstaff, an internationally recognized Austrian Wine Guide, selected and rated two of our Fatalone Organic Wines among other top Apulian wines. The wines were evaluated by an international tasting panel among hundreds of wines.
Our Fatalone Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva 2013 was rated 93/100 and our Fatalone Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva 2012 was rated 92/100.
Our Fatalone Organic Wines were proudly featured in the Japanese magazine Bella Italia Vol. 5., a widely read monthly focusing on Italian Culture published in Tokyo. The piece focused on the best of Apulian gastronomic culture and tradition. Following a tour of our winery and cellar, our visitors enjoyed a tasting of our organic Fatalone Primitivo Riserva DOC Gioia del Colle and our Bianco Spinomarino Greco IGT Puglia. Our Fatalone Organic Wines have been distributed in Japan since 2000.
Falstaff, a renowned international wine guide, compiled a list of 9 of the “Best Zinfandels and Primitivos” from California and Apulia, Italy as part of a special issue on Zinfandels and Primitivos worldwide. We are excited to see our Fatalone Gioia del Colle DOC Riserva 2009 included in the list with a score of 93/100 among other top wines in both continents.
Falstaff, an internationally recognized Austrian Wine Guide, selected and rated Primitivos from California and Apulia, Italy. The wines were selected and evaluated by an international tasting panel among hundreds of wines. Our Fatalone Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva 2009 received 93/100.