Il Farneto

Il Farneto Giandon Red Blend NV

Name: Il Farneto Giandon Red Blend NV
Brand: Il Farneto
SKU: FARNETO-GIANDONROSSO
Price: 25.00 USD
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Style: Dry, medium-bodied red; the separate vinification and spring blending of three indigenous varieties gives a layered, fruit-forward profile with light tannins and fresh acidity; accessible immediately on release and designed for easy, everyday drinking alongside Italian food
Grapes & terroir: 50% Marzemino, 25% Malbo Gentile, 25% Lambrusco Grasparossa; biodynamically farmed on clay and chalk soils at approximately 300 metres in Castellarano, Reggio Emilia province; 20-year-old vines at 4,000 vines per hectare; Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa area
Winemaking: Hand-harvested; each variety vinified separately; 4–5 days skin maceration in concrete and stainless steel tanks; spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts; blended in spring; bottled unfined, unfiltered, minimal sulfites added for transport stability
Serving temperature & decanting: Serve at 57–61°F; no decanting needed; works equally well slightly cool in warm weather; works out of the bottle immediately
Pairing: Lasagne alla bolognese

Tasting notes

Ruby red with light purple highlights and a clear, bright appearance. The nose is fruity and direct, with fresh blackberry, ripe plum, raspberry, and a mossy, forest-floor undertone. On the palate, dry and medium-bodied with light tannins, lively acidity, fresh red fruit, and a clean, lean finish with a faint balsamic note.

Food pairings

Lasagne alla bolognese, grilled lamb chops, Japanese yakitori, pizza margherita, charcuterie, mushroom pasta, roast chicken with rosemary.

Product description

Il Farneto Giandon Red Blend NV is a dry still red wine made from Marzemino, Malbo Gentile, and Lambrusco Grasparossa grown biodynamically on clay and chalk soils at around 300 metres elevation in Castellarano, between the hills of Scandiano and Canossa in western Emilia-Romagna. Produced by Marco Bertoni and winemaker Flavio Restani at Azienda Agricola Il Farneto, each variety is harvested by hand and vinified separately with indigenous yeasts, macerating on the skins for four to five days in concrete and stainless steel tanks, then blended in spring. Il Farneto Giandon Red Blend NV is bottled unfined, unfiltered, with minimal sulfites. 13% ABV. Emilia IGT.

Dry/Sweet:, Dry
Wine Type:, Red
Wine Style:, Medium Body
Grapes:, Malbo Gentile, Lambrusco, Marzemino
Farming:, Organic
Vintage:, NV
Alcohol:, 13%
Country:, Italy
Region:, Emilia–Romagna
Appellation:, Emilia IGT
Bottle Size:, 750ml
Sugar Level:, Low Sugar, Zero Added Sugar

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Producer profile

Il Farneto

Azienda Agricola Il Farneto was founded in the mid-1990s by Marco Bertoni in Castellarano, with the explicit goal of restoring natural, sustainable agriculture to a region that had been largely taken over by industrial methods. The estate covers 34 hectares in total, of which 8 are planted with vines, surrounded by woods, fossiliferous gullies, wheat fields, and animal pastures. Marco runs the farm as a closed biodynamic ecosystem: he grows cereals, keeps animals, composts within the property, and uses biodynamic preparations throughout the year. The estate achieved formal biodynamic certification from the early 2000s onward.

The vineyards are planted at 4,000 vines per hectare on clay and chalk soils at around 250 to 300 metres elevation, with an average vine age of 15 to 20 years. Varieties include Lambrusco Grasparossa, Marzemino, Malbo Gentile, Spergola, Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, and Trebbiano Modenese, all indigenous to the area. All work in the vineyard and cellar is done by hand. Winemaker Flavio Restani oversees vinification, where fermentations are spontaneous and the wines see no fining and no filtration. Minimal sulfites are added only when necessary for transport stability.

The estate's wines carry two naming threads: the "Giandon" line covers still and skin-contact wines, while the "Frisant" and "Rio Rocca" labels cover sparkling and ancestral-method wines. The name "Giandon" is a local Emilian dialectal expression, while "Rio Rocca" references the nearby river known for its fossiliferous rock formations. Labels change from vintage to vintage.

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Wine region

Emilia–Romagna, Italy

Emilia-Romagna stretches across northern Italy from the Po River plain in the north to the first ridges of the Apennine Mountains in the south, with the Adriatic Sea bordering the region to the east. The western part of the region, in the provinces of Reggio Emilia and Modena, is the historic homeland of Lambrusco, a family of indigenous red grapes with deep roots in the territory. For much of the late twentieth century, Lambrusco became synonymous with mass-produced sweet sparkling wine for export, an image that obscured the genuine artisanal wine culture that the area had maintained for centuries alongside its extraordinary food traditions: Parmigiano Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma, Aceto Balsamico, Culatello, and tortellini all share the same landscape as these vines.

Castellarano, where Il Farneto is located, falls within the Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa DOC zone in the southern hills of Reggio Emilia province. The terrain here rises from the Po plain into foothills at 200 to 350 metres elevation, where soils transition from the heavy alluvial clays of the plain to sandier, more calcareous substrates with chalk and limestone. These hillside soils drain well, impart vine stress, and support the indigenous varieties — Marzemino, Malbo Gentile, Lambrusco Grasparossa, Spergola, and Malvasia — that Il Farneto has built its range around.

The region is seeing a slow but genuine revival of artisanal winemaking, with producers across Reggio Emilia, Modena, and Parma returning to natural fermentations, indigenous varieties, and dry or off-dry styles that reflect Emilia-Romagna's true character rather than the export-market formula that dominated for decades.

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