Cataldi Madonna
Ofena · L'Aquila (AQ)
Established
1920
The Cataldi Madonna family (estate-bottling from 1975; long led by Luigi Cataldi Madonna)
Yearly production
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Location
Ofena
L'Aquila (AQ) · Abruzzo
Vineyard area
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Around 30 hectares at Ofena, the 'oven of Abruzzo', a sun-trap amphitheatre at the foot of the Gran Sasso cooled by mountain air, giving big day-night temperature swings; planted to Montepulciano, Trebbiano and Pecorino.
Appellations
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOCCerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOCAbruzzo DOCTrebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC
History
Cataldi Madonna, at Ofena in the mountainous heart of Abruzzo, is one of the region's quality pioneers. Led for decades by Luigi Cataldi Madonna, a professor of philosophy at L'Aquila, it helped drive Abruzzo's modern renaissance and was, according to grape expert Ian d'Agata, the first estate in Italy to print 'Pecorino' on a label, with the 1996 vintage. From the hot 'oven' amphitheatre below the Gran Sasso it makes structured Montepulciano, deeply coloured Cerasuolo rosé and crisp Pecorino.
Wines
Illustrative selectionPecorino
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
Tonì Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Malandrino Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
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Grapes of these appellations
- Montepulciano
- Trebbiano Abruzzese
- Cococciola
- Montonico
- Passerina
- Pecorino
- Malvasia
- Bombino Bianco
- Trebbiano Toscano
Who else makes these wines
- Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC93 others
- Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC23 others
- Abruzzo DOC9 others
- Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC46 others
Producers near Ofena
- Inalto Vini d'Altura
- PraesidiumPrezza
- Casa Vitivinicola Italo PietrantonjVittorito
- Cantine BoveAvezzano