Gaffino
Lazio
About the Winery
From the winery: "My name is Gabrielle Gaffino. My grandfather Federico was born into a family of peasant Italian emigrants. He became a successful stockbroker and decided to invest in a vineyard near Rome, which had welcomed him, first as a boy, and then as a man, husband and father. He bought an estate in Ardea named Col di Bacco, where we are still located, thus giving life to his dream to touch the soil and work the land like his parents had before him. Viticulture became an obsession due to his love for the land and its fruits, and he passed that to my father Giuseppe. While I was exposed to the land and wines my entire life, I chose to focus my career elsewhere. After almost 15 years, I took time to think about what my real passion was. The answer came almost spontaneously: I wanted to make wine! Thereafter, I studied the fascinating process of making wine. I invested everything that I had luckily, I have been fully supported by my wife and family. Now, I work for myself and my family. For every decision we make, we consider the long-term."
Lazio
Cantina Gaffino is rooted in the province of Lazio, very near to Rome, in a land well-suited to wine production and possessing a winemaking history that is over 2,000 years old. Having grown up here, we are products of this land ourselves-in fact we are intertwined with it. We work the land by hand, and while tradition is important to us, we also look to contemporary practices if these can help us make higher quality wines. We are strictly focused on wines which are an expression of the passion that our family has dedicated to this land for almost sixty years. We are an estate winery: we only use our own grapes to produce our wines. You will find our name on our bottle: this is because we profoundly believe in what we do, and we wouldn't have it any other way.
Vineyard(s)
Ratings & Reviews
Title | Item | Vintage | Publication | Score | Review |
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Gaffino | Cesanese 'Cardinale' | 2022 | 93+ | ||
Gaffino | Cesanese 'Cardinale' | 2021 | 93 | Here, the Cesanese grape shows bright fruit and an earthy core. Rich cherry notes and supple tannins are dotted with cinnamon and balsamic. The wine is juicy and extroverted. | |
Gaffino | Cesanese 'Cardinale' | 2021 | 95 | Gold medal in the Decanter World Wine Awards 2023. | |
Gaffino | Cesanese 'Cardinale' | 2021 | 90 |