"Blind Battle" in our Winery

The Pepi Lignana Winery and a Blind Battle "to the last glass"

The weekend of 25 and 26 February 2023 saw the Pepi Lignana winery as the protagonist with the renowned "Blind Battle" impeccably organized by the well-known Fabio Gobbi and Francesco Bonomi.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT ?

1 Trophy up for grabs
12 Wine Professionals from all over Italy
2 TEAMS: Vermentino and Cabernet
15 Wines to guess blindly

The "Blind Battle" was a real challenge to the last glass of wine, during which two teams of tasters faced each other to guess the labels served strictly blind. The Blind Battle was also a cultural and sharing moment, and above all a unique opportunity to visit the Pepi Lignana winery and learn more about the Maremma Toscana DOC wines.

The rules of Blind Battle

After the division into two teams Team Vermentino and Team Cabarnet, and the choice of captains, three different heats took place. In each battery, 12 wines were served in 8 minutes each, during which the teams tasted the wine and noted down their thoughts and reasoning in the assigned cards..

For the Type of wine, the entries allowed were: "sparkling, spumante, white, rosé, maceration from white grapes, carbonic maceration, red, sweet wine, fortified, film-forming maturation".
There were no particular indications for the vintage.
The Aging was indicated "in steel or in wood", with specification on the wood "Grande" or "Barrique" for + 1 pt.
On the blends, the entries allowed were "single variety (from 80% upwards) or cut (from 79% downwards)". For "single-varietal blends" + 2 pts were assigned if the grape variety was recognized, and +1 pt for each of the two grape varieties guessed "of blended blends".
The Region of origin was also required, chosen exclusively within Italy.
Finally the Producer who sent home +5 pt..

A wonderful Evening!
After the thrilling battle, the Lignana family welcomes its guests to the final dinner of the event by proposing a menu of Maremma cuisine paired with the company's wines. Following the awarding of the winning team and lots of hilarious laughter combined with intriguing speeches about wines!

The Winning Team
The Vermentino Team led by the great Luca Grippo won this battle to the last glass together with Denise Oriani, Davide Gilioli, Chiara Dionisio, Simone Costagli and Letizia Porcini.
Compliments also go to Team Cabarnet led by Carlotta Salvini whose score achieved was slightly lower than the winning team's score, so many congratulations also to this fabulous team made up of Annamaria Corrù, Filippo Tallia, Alberto Mameri, Augusta Boes and Stefano Franzoni.

the Wines protagonists of the Blind Battle
Now we reveal the wines selected by Fabio Gobbi and Francesco Bonomi that made the battle as difficult as it was pleasant!

- Lunatico, vintage 2021, produced by "La Carreccia" - (Vermentino - Liguria)
- Collio, vintage 2021, produced by "Kurtin" - (Sauvignon Blanc - Friuli Venezia Giulia)
- Leopoldino, vintage 2021, produced by "Pepi Lignana" - (Vermentino - Tuscany)
- Cala Silente, vintage 2021, produced by "Santaldi" - (Vermentino - Sardinia)
- Morellino di Scansano, vintage 2021, produced by "Bonacchi" - (Sangiovese - Tuscany)
- Chianti Classico, vintage 2020, produced by "Monsanto" - (Sangiovese - Tuscany)
- Barco Reale di Carmignano, vintage 2018, produced by "Capezzana" - (80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon - Tuscany)
- Mulinvecchio Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, vintage 2018, Produced by "Contucci" - (Sangiovese - Tuscany)
- Il Cucchetto, vintage 2020, produced by "Pepi Lignana" - (70% Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot - Tuscany)
- Brolo delle Femmine, vintage 2019, produced by "San Nazario" - (70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon - Veneto)
- Don José, vintage 2019, produced by "Pepi Lignana" - (100% Cabernet Franc - Tuscany)
- Bolgheri Rosso Superiore, vintage 2018, produced by "Caccia al Piano" - (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc - Tuscany)

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