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Fantini Edizione Cinque Autoctoni

Fantini Wines

Grapes
Montepulciano, Primitivo, Sangiovese, Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera
Region
Abruzzo
ABV
14.5%

Five native Italian grapes from two regions in one big, sweet-spiced red. No year on the label, just an edition number counting from 1999. Luca Maroni scores it 99 out of 99. Around £31.

Best price
£23.90 Save 9%

75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free on 6 bottles

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Where to buy Fantini Edizione Cinque Autoctoni

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Tasting Notes

What Fantini's Cinque Autoctoni tastes like

Cherry, blackberry and blackcurrant over cinnamon, clove, liquorice and cocoa. Warm at 14.5%, with soft tannin and a long finish.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
3 September 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Typical of Montepulciano
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Cherry and blackberry first, dark and close to jam, then blackcurrant. Behind the fruit come cinnamon, clove, liquorice and cocoa. It smells richer and sweeter than most Italian reds at this price.

BlackberryBlackberry
BlackcurrantBlackcurrant
CherryCherry
PlumPlum
OakOak
CinnamonCinnamon
LiquoriceLiquorice
CocoaCocoa
Palate

Big and warm at 14.5%, with the ripeness Primitivo brings from Puglia and the backbone Montepulciano brings from Abruzzo. The tannin is soft and polished rather than gripping. Thirteen months in French oak show as sweet spice rather than as wood.

Finish

Long and warm, with the cocoa and liquorice still there after the fruit has gone.

Overall

Made to please a table, and it does: soft, ripe and sweet-spiced, with no year or region to puzzle over. Luca Maroni scores it 99 out of 99, and drinkers like it year after year. Drink now or keep it a few years.

Drink now
Live UK pricing

Buying Cinque Autoctoni: no vintage, an edition number

Two shops carry it at around £31 to £32. The bottle shows no year, only an edition number. Number 23 counts the years since the first release in 1999, so a higher number means a more recent bottling.

Best price · 75 cl · Vintage not stated £23.90 at Vino.com
Price spread · 75cl · Vintage not stated £23.90 - £31.00 Across 2 UK retailers with 75cl · Vintage not stated in stock
Retailers · 75cl · Vintage not stated 2UK 2 in stock
Per-litre (75cl · Vintage not stated basis) £31.87 Lowest current 75cl · Vintage not stated offer
Last checked 28 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Other vintages and formats: 1 price line

Magnum 150cl · Vintage not stated: £61.00, 1 UK retailer

Wine fit score

How Cinque Autoctoni scores for food, value and occasion

Four scores out of ten. It rates highest for someone new to Italian wine, then with food, close behind on value at £31 for a 99-point score, and mid-table for an occasion.

Best intro to this style 8.5/10

Soft, ripe and sweet-spiced, with no year or region on the label to work out first.

Best with food 8.4/10

It suits rich, salty, slow-cooked food. At 14.5% it is too warm for light dishes.

Best value 8.0/10

Around £31 for a wine Luca Maroni scores 99 out of 99 and that drinkers like year after year.

Best for an occasion 6.2/10

A generous, showy red that fills a table, but it carries no grand name on the label.

Best for cellar 5.8/10

It has a life of ten to fifteen years, but it is built to drink young rather than to wait.

Best everyday bottle 4.5/10

At £31 and 14.5% it is a weekend bottle rather than a weeknight one.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Vintages

Why this bottle carries no year

Two of the five grapes grow in Abruzzo, at Notaresco and Ortona, and three in Puglia, at Sava and Manduria. Italian rules make any blend crossing two regions table wine, and table wine cannot show a vintage.

Not stated
Best price
£23.90
Retailers
3 in stock
ABV
14.5%

This wine carries no year. Two of its five grapes grow in Abruzzo and three in Puglia. Italian rules file any blend crossing two regions as table wine, and table wine cannot show a vintage. The number on the label counts the years since the first release in 1999.

Not stated
Best price
£23.90
Retailers
3 in stock
ABV
14.5%

This wine carries no year. Two of its five grapes grow in Abruzzo and three in Puglia. Italian rules file any blend crossing two regions as table wine, and table wine cannot show a vintage. The number on the label counts the years since the first release in 1999.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The place, the label, the price

Five native grapes, two regions, one bottle

Montepulciano and Sangiovese come off Abruzzo's chalk and clay. Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera come off Puglia's sand and clay near the sea. Fantini has put the five together every year since 1999.

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Region and area context

Fantini Edizione Cinque Autoctoni falls within Abruzzo.

Wine appellations of Abruzzo

Made at Fantini Wines, Ortona.

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Reading the label

  • Fantini WinesProducer / estate
  • Montepulciano · Primitivo · Sangiovese · Negroamaro · Malvasia NeraGrape varieties
  • 14.5% vol · 75 clAlcohol by volume and bottle size
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What sits behind the price of Fantini Edizione Cinque Autoctoni

Tracked from
£23.90
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
3 up / 2 down
Main factor
Grapes bought across two regions, not picked on one estate
  1. 01

    Grapes bought across two regions, not picked on one estate

    Cost up

    Montepulciano and Sangiovese come from Notaresco and Ortona in Abruzzo. Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera come from Sava and Manduria in Puglia. Buying and moving fruit across two regions costs more than one hillside.

  2. 02

    Thirteen months in French oak barrels

    Cost up

    The wine finishes its second, softening fermentation in barrel and then stays thirteen months in the same barrels. Head winemaker Filippo Baccalaro picks the oak himself at the Seguin Moreau cooperage in Bordeaux.

  3. 03

    No year and no regional name on the label

    Cost down

    Because the blend crosses two regions the law files it as plain table wine. That strips off the badges buyers normally pay extra for, and holds the price near £31.

  4. 04

    Fantini bottles at very large scale

    Cost down

    Fantini's output runs to ten million bottles a year. Buying grapes, barrels and glass at that size cuts the cost carried by each bottle.

  5. 05

    UK duty and VAT

    Cost up

    UK duty at 2026 rates takes £3.33 a bottle at 14.5% alcohol, and VAT takes a fifth of the shelf price. Around £8.50 of the £31 is tax before the wine is counted.

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Grapes bought across two regions, not picked on one estate

Cost up

Montepulciano and Sangiovese come from Notaresco and Ortona in Abruzzo. Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera come from Sava and Manduria in Puglia. Buying and moving fruit across two regions costs more than one hillside.

Food Pairing

Warm, soft and 14.5%: what fits Cinque Autoctoni

Meat, pasta, aged cheese and cured meat are the right shape for this wine: rich, savoury, salty food with enough fat to carry a warm red with soft tannin.

Fat cutting Strong match

Grilled and slow-cooked lamb

Lamb is fatty and strongly flavoured, and this wine is ripe and warm enough to stand up to it. The fat coats the mouth, and the wine's freshness cuts through it between bites.

Try with: Arrosticini · Spezzatino di pecora · Agnello Ragu Lucano · Agnello Cacio e Ova · More pairings →

Tannin softening Strong match

Long-cooked meat sauces

A meat ragu that has cooked for hours is soft, sweet and full of fat. That fat rounds off what tannin the wine has, and the wine's dark fruit sits happily next to slow-cooked tomato.

Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Anelletti al forno · Agnolotti del Plin · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Roast pork and suckling pig

Roast pork is rich but not loud, so it needs a wine with body rather than one with bite. At 14.5% this one has plenty of body, and its sweet spice matches the herbs and fennel that go with the meat.

Try with: Porchetta · Porceddu · Pampanella · Lucanica · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Aged cheese and cured meat

Salt makes a ripe red taste fruitier and less alcoholic, so a warm wine like this one feels better balanced with a salty plate in front of it. Mature cheese and cold cuts are the natural fit.

Try with: Caciocavallo farcito · Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Fonduta · Frico · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Smoke and sweet rubs from the grill

The cinnamon, clove and cocoa in this wine come from thirteen months in oak. Those are the same notes a barbecue rub puts on meat, so the glass carries on what is already on the plate.

Try with: BBQ ribs · Pulled pork · Ribeye steak · Lamb chops · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Skip chilli heat and delicate fish

At 14.5% this is a warm wine, and chilli makes that warmth taste like burn. Delicate fish has the opposite problem: the wine simply flattens it. Neither is a fair fight.

Skip with: Chicken madras · Szechuan beef · Baccala Mantecato · Polenta e schie · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Keeping Cinque Autoctoni: ten to fifteen years

It has a life of ten to fifteen years from release and wants an hour in a decanter. Serve it at 16 to 18 degrees.

Decanting
1 hour

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
16-18°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
Medium

It has a life of ten to fifteen years, but it is built to drink young rather than to wait.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£23.90 for a 75cl bottle, at Vino.com, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Cinque Autoctoni page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 28 Oct 2026, 08:56 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from published drinker ratings, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.

Confidence · Medium
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Cinque Autoctoni, its grapes, region and pairings

Producer
Fantini Wines Abruzzo
Grapes
Montepulciano Primitivo Sangiovese Negroamaro
Region
Abruzzo Region guide

Common Questions

Montepulciano, Primitivo, Sangiovese, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera. Autoctoni means native, and all five are Italian: two grown in Abruzzo, three in Puglia.

Because the blend crosses two regions, Italian rules file it as table wine, and table wine cannot show a year. The number on the label counts the years since the first release in 1999.

Ripe cherry and blackberry with cinnamon, clove, liquorice and cocoa. It is warm at 14.5% alcohol, with soft tannin and a long finish.

Luca Maroni scores it 99 out of 99, and drinkers like it year after year.

Grilled lamb, slow-cooked meat sauces, roast pork and aged cheese. Meat, pasta, mature cheese and cured meat all fit it.

Around £31 a bottle in the UK. It has a life of ten to fifteen years from release, and an hour in a decanter first helps.

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