Compagnia di Ermes
Few winemakers know cesanese as well as Mariano Mampieri, who for many years ran-and made the wines at-the social co-op of Olevano Romano. Wanting to make the best cesanese possible, and equipped with years of experience sourcing the area's best vineyards, he and two other friends have made wines from old vines in premium sites since striking out on their own. "I can easily make a cesanese that will score highly," he told me. "All I have to do is add about 15% shiraz to the blend and everyone would go crazy. But that's not me, though: my goal is to show just how great cesanese can really be on its own." Mampieri has famous consulting winemaker Roberto Cipresso giving him a hand. By the way, insiders know it was Mampieri's cesanese that Cipresso used to make adult film star Savanna Samson's much talked about red blend a few years ago. Other wines tasted: 2005 Attis Cesanese di Olevano Romano.
From Ian D'Agata on the Best Wines of Central Italy (Jul 2009) by Ian D'Agata
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2004 Attis Cesanese di Olevano Romano
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