Baglio del Cristo Brochure ENG

Providence and Creation.
Our challenge.
The Bonetta Family

Vested in the bright white
that is the color of its origins, the root
of every eventuality, every evolution,
the primal purity, the sum total
of every color, the chalk soil
of Baglio del Cristo di Campobello.

Within Baglio del Cristo di Campobello:
Thirty hectares of vineyards planted
in the soil of Agrigento, Sicily;
ten vineyard sites uniting to form a single body,
within the confines of a fifty-hectare
estate located in Campobello di Licata.
Deep soil, both calcareous and chalky,
spread over hills that lie between 230
and 270 meters above sea level,
just 8,000 meters from the coast.
For the most part planted with a density
of 5,000 vines per hectare,
all reared from original stock planted
in its mother-earth, all harvested by hand,
using small crates.
Spiritual morphology.

Does it exist?
The diverse peoples that set up a common home
here weave a seamless mythological tapestry,
merging their own lives with this older,
simpler world that has transformed them
according to the necessities of its imagination
and the dictates of its heart.
A practical spirit, which the people of Sicily
display in their natural sentiment, or their
religious instinct – the core of the human spirit.
People that have both the need
and the knowledge to adapt the time-frame
of nature and myth to their own personal
calendar, adjusting even Christian dogma
to suit the idyllic passions that color
their personal requirements.
This fascinating and unfathomed theme
that prevails in the Mediterranean world!
The intimate character of a singular wine!
“Sicilian-ness” exists.
Cultivated and bottled
at Baglio del Cristo di Campobello.

Lusirà
100% Syrah
Lusirà embodies the Sicilian
character of middle-Eastern
Syrah flourishing
in its promised land – four
hectares of Baglio del Cristo
di Campobello.
Man has faith in that which
he desires. The realization
of dreams, together with
a certainty of what will come
to pass have already
taken root.
Lu Patri
100% Nero d’Avola
The secret laid bare to truths
revealed as one generation
passes to the next.
Lu Patri is the Nero d’Avola
conceived in the spring
of 2000, in six hectares
of Baglio del Cristo
di Campobello vineyards
and fathered by the offspring
of its mother-earth.
Purity and sublimation.
Labor’s reward.

Laudàri
100% Chardonnay
This Chardonnay cannot shun
the praise bestowed
on it for being
first Sicilian, then Chardonnay.
The bright white that
is the color of its origins,
the root of every eventuality,
every evolution,
the primal purity, the sum total
of every color,
the chalk soil of Baglio
del Cristo di Campobello.
Lalùci
100% Grillo
That which is forgotten is as
though it never came to pass.
All that exists is reminiscence –
Lalùci – light that unveils
and reveals.
The primordial concept.
The archetype.
It is as it should be.
The Grillo of Baglio
del Cristo di Campobello.

Adènzia
Profound driving forces and the will to listen - what Sicilians term “dare adènzia” (giving audience)…
… and an insistence on clarity,
in an act of understanding that
is life itself: Grillo and Insolia
combine to create
something of greater value
than the sum of their parts.
… and an insistence on depth,
in an act of understanding that
is life itself: Nero d’Avola and Syrah
combine to create something
of greater value than the sum
of their parts.

C’D’C’
CRISTO DI CAMPOBELLO
The theme of this bottle is
the unveiling of the Sicily of Agrigento
in its inextricable synthesis: in the red grapes
Nero d’Avola, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
and Syrah – in the transparent union
of our noblest white grapes: Grillo, Insolia,
Chardonnay e Catarratto – and in the
rose-tinted glimpse of its Nero d’Avola soul –
to celebrate the drinker’s rites and gods.
The Sicilian Veil is hidden knowledge,
a secret, creation, protection,
revelation, illumination.
In 2008, a mere 2,008 C’D’C’
label-veils were woven on the Sicilian mill.
The solstices of summer and winter
that pay homage to the Sun, to Adonis
and Gereatis, Mesopotamian astral theology
and the ritualistic seasonal dramas
all find their place again
at Baglio del Cristo di Campobello.
The Sicilian veil is removed.

May 3 - “Pilligrinaggiu a lu Cristu” (Pilgrimage to the “Cristo”)

Of noble Agrigento lineage with foundations laid in 2000
by three family men who continue to look after its daily needs.

May 3 “Pilligrinaggiu a lu Cristu” (Pilgrimage to the “Cristo”)
History
March 2000 Vineyards planted
Autumn 2007 Debut harvest
March 2009 Worldwide première at “Sicilia en Primeur”
Awards
September 2009 Lusirà 2007 - 90 points - Falstaff - Austria
October 2009 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello Red 2008 - Best Quality-Price 2010 - Slow Food
October 2009 Lu Patri 2007 - Golden Chalice Price - The Best Sicilian Red Wine 2010
November 2009 Lu Patri 2007 - 5 Bunches - Best Wines from Italy Duemilavini 2010 - Ais Bibenda
November 2009 Lu Patri 2007- 90 points – Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani 2010 of Luca Maroni
January 2010 Lu Patri 2007 - Gold Medal - International Premium Select Wine Challenge 2010
January 2010 Laudàri 2007 - 90 points - Wine Enthusiast
May 2010 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello White 2009 - Label Award - Roma Wine Festival 2010 - Gambero Rosso
September 2010 Lu Patri 2007 - The Top 100 Wines from Italy from Il Golosario
September 2010 Lalùci 2009 - 93 points - The Wine Front Australia
October 2010 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello Red 2009 - Berebene 2011 - Gambero Rosso
November 2010 Lu Patri 2008 - 90 points – I Vini di Veronelli 2011
December 2010 Lu Patri 2008 - 5 Stars - Guida ai Vini di Sicilia 2011
January 2011 Lu Patri 2008 - Gold Medal - International Premium Select Wine Challenge 2011
May 2011 Laudàri 2009 - Gold Medal - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2011
July 2011 Lusirà 2009 - 91 points Wine Enthusiast
July 2011 Lu Patri 2009 - 90 points Wine Enthusiast
July 2011 Lusirà 2009 - Gold Medal - MUNDUS VINI International Wine Awards 2011
September 2011 Lu Patri 2009 - Three Glasses “Vini d’Italia 2012” (Wines of Italy) - Gambero Rosso
September 2011 Lu Patri 2009 - 5 Bunches - Best Wines from Italy Duemilavini 2012 - Ais Bibenda
October 2011 Lu Patri 2009 - 90 points - Falstaff - Austria
October 2011 Lusirà 2009 - 90 points - Falstaff - Austria
October 2011 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello Red 2010 - Best Quality-Price - Berebene 2012 - Gambero Rosso
November 2011 Lu Patri 2009 - 90 points - Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani 2012 of Luca Maroni
October 2012 Adènzia Red 2010 - Gold Medal - MUNDUS VINI International Wine Awards 2012
October 2012 Lu Patri 2010 - 5 Bunches - Best Wines from Italy Duemilavini 2013 - Ais Bibenda
October 2012 Lusirà 2010 - 95 points - 3rd Best Italian Red Wine - Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani 2013 of Luca Maroni
October 2012 Adènzia Red 2010 - 94 points - Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani 2013 of Luca Maroni
October 2012 Lu Patri 2010 - 93 points - Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani 2013 of Luca Maroni

October 2012 Lusirà 2010 - 92 points - I Vini di Veronelli 2013
November 2012 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello Red 2011 - Best Quality-Price - Berebene 2013 - Gambero Rosso
November 2012 Lusirà 2010 - 92 points - James Suckling
March 2013 Lusirà 2010 - 92 points - Wine Enthusiast
March 2013 Lu Patri 2010 - 91 points - Wine Enthusiast
March 2013 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello Red 2011 - 90 points - Wine Enthusiast
March 2013 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello Red 2011 - Gold Medal, China Wine World Awards “Best Value” 2013
April 2013 Lusirà 2010 - Gold Medal - Challenge International du Vin 2013 - Bordeaux (France)
May 2013 Lusirà 2010 - Gold Medal - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2013
July 2013 Lalùci 2012 - “Corona” (Crown) – Guida Touring Vinibuoni d’Italia 2014
September 2013 Lusirà 2011- Gold Medal - MUNDUS VINI International Wine Awards 2013
September 2013 Adènzia Red 2011 - Gold Medal & Best Sicilian Red Wine - MUNDUS VINI International Wine Awards 2013
September 2013 Lu Patri 2011 - Gold Medal - MUNDUS VINI International Wine Awards 2013
October 2013 Lu Patri 2011 - 5 Bunches - Bibenda 2014, Associazione Italiana Sommelier
November 2013 Lu Patri 2011 - 92 points - I Vini di Veronelli 2014
November 2013 Lu Patri 2010 - 91 points - Wine Spectator
November 2013 Lusirà 2010 - 90 points - Wine Spectator
December 2013 Lusirà 2011 - 96 points - 3rd Best Italian Red Wine - Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani 2014 of Luca Maroni
March 2014 Lalùci 2012 - 90 points - Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar
May 2014 Lu Patri 2011 - 92 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
May 2014 Adènzia Red 2011 - 91 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
June 2014 Lusirà 2012 - Gold Medal - International Wine Competition La Selezione del Sindaco 2014
September 2014 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello White 2013 - Daily Wine - The highest accolade for quality-price - Slow Food 2015
October 2014 Lu Patri 2012 - 5 Bunches - Bibenda 2015, Associazione Italiana Sommelier
October 2014 Laudàri 2012 - 91 points - Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia 2015 of Daniele Cernilli
October 2014 Lu Patri 2011 - 90 points - Wine Spectator
October 2014 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello Red 2012 - Oscar - Berebene 2015 - Gambero Rosso
November 2014 Lu Patri 2012 - 4 Vines, Highest Award - Guida Vitae 2015, Associazione Italiana Sommelier
February 2015 Lusirà 2012 - 95 points - 3rd Best Italian Red Wine - Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani 2015 of Luca Maroni
March 2015 Lusirà 2012 - Gold Medal - MUNDUS VINI International Wine Awards 2015
May 2015 Lusirà 2012 - Gold Medal - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2015
May 2015 Lalùci 2014 - Gold Medal - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2015
September 2015 Lu Patri 2013 - 5 Bunches - Bibenda 2016, Fondazione Italiana Sommelier
September 2015 Adènzia White 2014 - 4 Vines, Highest Award - Guida Vitae 2016, Associazione Italiana Sommelier
October 2015 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello Rosato 2014 - Gold Medal - Concorso Enologico Nazionale dei Vini Rosati d’Italia 2015

February 2016 Lusirà 2013 - 96 points - 3rd Best Italian Red Wine - Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani 2016 of Luca Maroni
February 2016 Lu Patri 2013 - 90 points - Wine Enthusiast
February 2016 Lu Patri 2013 - Gold Medal - MUNDUS VINI International Wine Awards 2016
April 2016 Lu Patri 2012 - 90 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
April 2016 Lusirà 2012 - 91 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
April 2016 Laudàri 2014 - 16.5 points - Jancis Robinson
April 2016 Lusirà 2012 - 16.5 points - Jancis Robinson
April 2016 Lu Patri 2013 - 17 points - Jancis Robinson
May 2016 Adènzia White 2015 - 90 points - Wine Enthusiast
May 2016 Lalùci 2015 - 90 points - Wine Enthusiast
August 2016 Lu Patri 2014 - Golden Star - Guida Touring Vinibuoni d’Italia 2017
September 2016 Lusirà 2013 - 93+ points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
September 2016 Lu Patri 2013 - 92 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
September 2016 Lalùci 2015 - 4 Vines, Highest Award - Guida Vitae 2017, Associazione Italiana Sommelier
September 2016 Lu Patri 2014 - 5 Bunches - Bibenda 2017, Fondazione Italiana Sommelier
September 2016 Lu Patri 2014 - 92 points - Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia 2017 - Daniele Cernilli
September 2016 Lu Patri 2012 - 91 points - Falstaff
September 2016 Lusirà 2012 - 91 points - Falstaff
November 2016 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello White 2015 – Oscar - Berebene 2017 - Gambero Rosso
November 2016 Laudàri 2014 - 92 points - James Suckling
November 2016 Lu Patri 2013 - 91 points - James Suckling
November 2016 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello Red 2015 - 91 points - James Suckling
November 2016 C’D’C’ Cristo di Campobello Rosato 2015 - 91 points - James Suckling
February 2017 Lu Patri 2014 - Gold Medal - MUNDUS VINI International Wine Awards 2017
February 2017 Lusirà 2014 - Grand Gold Medal & Best of Show Sicilia Red - MUNDUS VINI International Wine Awards 2017
April 2017 Cangrande Grand Medal “Benemeriti della Vitivinicoltura” - Vinitaly 2017
April 2017 Adènzia White 2016 - 91 points - 5 Star Wines The Book – Vinitaly 2017
August 2017 Lalùci 2016 Gold, The WineHunter Award 2017 – Merano WineFestival
August 2017 Lusirà 2014 Gold, The WineHunter Award 2017 – Merano WineFestival
September 2017 Lalùci 2016 – 96 points – Guida Essenziale ai Vini d’Italia 2018 - Daniele Cernilli
October 2017 Lu Patri 2015 - 4 Vines, Highest Award - Guida Vitae 2018, Associazione Italiana Sommelier
October 2017 Lu Patri 2015 - Tastevin - Symbol wine of the territory of origin - Guida Vitae 2018, Associazione Italiana Sommelier
October 2017 Lusirà 2015 - 5 Bunches - Bibenda 2018, Fondazione Italiana Sommelier
November 2017 Adènzia White 2016 - Best Quality-Price - Berebene 2018 - Gambero Rosso
December 2017 Lusirà 2015 - 96 points - 3rd Best Italian Red Wine - Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani 2018 of Luca Maroni

Baglio del Cristo di Campobello
Contrada Favarotta, S.S. 123 Km. 19+200
92023 Campobello di Licata
Agrigento - Sicily - Italy
Tel. +39 0922 877709 - +39 0922 883214
Fax +39 0922 883788
mail@cristodicampobello.it
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Angelo, Domenico and Carmelo Bonetta
winemaker: Riccardo Cotarella

www.cristodicampobello.it