Tenuta del Buonamico@Lucca Summer Festival

The twenty-fourth edition of the Lucca Summer Festival ended on 31 July, the most important music festival held since 1998 in Piazza Napoleone, right in the center of Lucca. Every year nationally and internationally renowned artists alternate on stage in the suggestive location, and attract audiences from all over the country. Since 2017, Tenuta del Buonamico has actively participated as a sponsor, and provides its wines in the VIP area, to those who have booked the sky box package, with a privileged view of the stage and access to the refreshment area. In this area, guests were able to enjoy a beautiful space set up in the courtyard of the Swiss, with a pastry shop, restaurant, pizzeria, two points for wine and even one for cigar tasting. Numerous artists also presented themselves in this area, who attended the concerts of colleagues or after their own concerts as well as prominent people, such as the mayor of the city.

Tenuta del Buonamico presented three of its wines, chosen specifically for the hot season, and perfect as aperitifs: the Spumante Inedito Particolare brut Nature, the VIVI vermentino IGT Toscana 2021 and the Dea Rosa IGT Toscana 2021.

The Spumante Inedito Particolare Brut nature is one of the leading products among our bubbles. It is a pure Pinot Bilanc, which is partially aged in wood before sparkling. This takes place according to the Charmat method, and is carried out in a horizontal autoclave specially made for Buonamico, at a constantly controlled temperature where, thanks to selected yeasts, there is an optimal froth.

After the fermentation time, of about 6 months, there is almost immediate filtration in order to preserve the natural freshness. Bottling is preceded by a few weeks of aging in autoclave. Of a beautiful straw yellow color with golden reflections, the nose combines elegance and complexity, pleasantness and sensorial depth. Very intense, complex, with aromas of yellow fruit, apple and peach.

On the palate it is structured and complex, contrasting the marked acidity with a balanced sugar content. The perlage is fine and very persistent. There are bitter notes due to the permanence in wood. It is a sparkling wine particularly suitable for lunches based on white meat, fish and vegetables.

Since last year, the Inedito has evolved and become Nature, therefore with a very low sugar residue of 1.5 grams per liter, which gives it elegance and prestige.

This sparkling wine was particularly appreciated for its freshness and its extremely fine bubbles, and it also captured the favor of three VIPs who attended the Liam Gallagher concert which was held on 6 July: Claudio Gregori of the famous comic duo Lillo and Greg, Serge Pizzorno, leader of Kasabian (who were the opening for the artist’s concert) and David Bryan, keyboard player of the historic band Bon Jovi.

Dea Rosa IGT Toscana was then proposed, a still rosé wine born from a blend of Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Syrah. Then red grapes vinified in white, whose fermentation and subsequent aging take place in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature. Of a beautiful pale pink color with coppery reflections, given by the maceration with the skins for about two hours, the nose is fruity and intense, with evident notes of cherry and morello cherry. The taste is pleasant and broad, with hints of morello cherry. Great aromatic expression and excellent balance. To be tasted as an aperitif on a warm summer evening like all those that characterized the Lucca Summer Festival, it is even more enhanced by the combination with cured meats, appetizers, fish soups or with beans and lentils.

Finally we presented the VIVI Vermentino Toscana, a pure Vermentino born from a soft pressing from which the must is obtained, which is left to cool for 24 hours in order to favor the natural sediment. The clear part is then fermented in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature, and also the refinement always takes place in stainless steel. The nose is intense, fresh, floral, enriched by a light mineral note. The taste is fresh, savory, with pleasantness and character, with a marked acidity that gives persistence, and makes it particularly suitable with fried fish and vegetables, as it cleans the palate well.

This was the wine most appreciated in particular by Pierò Pelù, leader of the Litfiba, and by Zucchero Fornaciari, who after the exhibition stopped for dinner, dine with Vermentino.

Great satisfaction for both Mimmo d’Alessandro, organizer of what could be called the restart festival, after two years of absence due to the covid, and for the mayor Pardini, on behalf of all citizens (including the three concerts held in the stands of the walls, in the Campo Balilla area, namely Zucchero, Blanco and Justin Bieber, were organized in the best possible way, without causing annoyance to the people of Lucca but simply increasing the fame of the city also abroad) and of the Estate, which still one once it has received considerable support from the public, who has repeatedly complimented it. Do not forget, then, that Buonamico has always been interested in involvement with the Lucca Summer Festival, so much so that he has organized an art exhibition dedicated to this festival, with works created by Spanish artists Laovejabala. Sure of our participation in future events as well, we give you an appointment next year.