03MARZENO · ROMAGNA
Fattoria Zerbina
A benchmark estate of the Marzeno subzone, organic certified since 2020, from young Sangiovese to legendary Albana passito.
- Wines
- 13
- Organic
- 4
- Styles
- RedWhiteRoséSweet
About the estate
Marzeno · Romagna
Fattoria Zerbina was assembled by Vincenzo Geminiani between the 1960s and the 1980s on the hills of Marzeno, south of Faenza. His granddaughter Cristina, who trained as an oenologist in Bordeaux, took over in the late 1980s and began the vineyard experiments that made the estate a reference point for all of Romagna.
Her Sangiovese is trained as densely planted bush vines (alberello), an unusual choice that gives small, concentrated bunches. Zerbina is just as famous for Albana: from the dry Bianco di Ceparano to Scaccomatto and AR, botrytised passiti that have collected Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri since 1999.
Official website- Founded
- 1966 · run by Cristina Geminiani since 1987
- Vineyards
- about 30 ha around Marzeno
- Altitude
- about 200 m
- Farming
- Certified organic · bush-trained Sangiovese
- Production
- about 180,000 bottles a year
The wines
All the wines in one PDF
Tre BicchieriGambero Rosso · 2021
WhiteThe selections
Bianco di Ceparano
Romagna DOCG Albana Secco
Albana
- 92/100 Doctor Wine · 2019
- 91/100 Veronelli · 2020
93/100Veronelli · 2016
RedThe selections
Torre di Ceparano
Romagna DOC Sangiovese Superiore Riserva
Sangiovese
- 91/100 Doctor Wine · 2016
96/100Veronelli · 2016
RedThe riservas
Monografia 5
Romagna DOC Sangiovese Marzeno Riserva
Sangiovese
- 94/100 Falstaff · 2016
- 93/100 Wine Advocate · 2016
Tre BicchieriGambero Rosso · 2003–2011 ×5
RedThe riservas
Pietramora
Romagna DOC Sangiovese Marzeno Riserva
Sangiovese
- 95/100 Doctor Wine · 2016
- 4 Viti Vitae AIS · 2019
Tre BicchieriGambero Rosso · 2008
RedThe riservas
Marzieno
Ravenna IGP Rosso
- 93/100 Veronelli · 2008
- 91/100 Wine Advocate · 2001
94/100Doctor Wine · 2019
SweetDessert wines
Arrocco
Romagna DOCG Albana Passito
Albana
- 4 Viti Vitae AIS · 2019
- 93/100 Veronelli · 2019
Tre BicchieriGambero Rosso · 2016
SweetDessert wines
Scaccomatto
Romagna DOCG Albana Passito
Albana
- 5 Grappoli Bibenda · 2013
- 95/100 Decanter · 2012
Available from May 2026
97/100Veronelli · 2014
SweetDessert wines
AR
Romagna DOCG Albana Passito Riserva
Albana
- 94+/100 Wine Advocate · 2014
- Tre Bicchieri Gambero Rosso · 2006
Sélection des grains nobles
From the journal
Sa di Frutti Rossi · CesenaToday