'Antonio' gift box

Medium Hatbox with an assortment of Biscottificio Mattei and Barbero products and Santa Cristina Antinori Vinsanto

• Description

  The 'Antonio' hatbox offers a substantial tasting of the Mattei Biscuit Factory products.
  Contains 500 g of Prato Biscuits, a 500 g of Brutti Buoni, a Medium Mantovana Cake (600 g), a Small Candied Loaf (500 g), a packet of assorted nougats from the prestigious D. Barbero company in Asti established in 1883 (200 g) and a 500 ml Bottle of Antinori Santa Cristina Vinsanto.
  
  Prato Biscuits - also commonly known as almond cantucci or cantuccini - are part of the Tuscany confectionery tradition and are perfect after a meal paired with Vinsanto.
  Prepared with 5 simple ingredients: flour, sugar, free-range eggs, almonds and pine nuts, they do not contain preservatives, animal fats or vegetable fats.
  
  The Brutti Buoni 'Ugly but Good' are biscuits based on chopped almonds, sugar, free-range egg whites.
  They are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, and have always been part of the historic desserts of our biscuit factory.
  The broken almonds and the egg white rest and mix for a few hours, before meeting the other ingredients (flour and sugar), become "Ugly but good" and go in the oven.
  
  Mantovana is a soft and fragrant Butter-based cake, with fresh free-range eggs, flour and sugar, which is then covered with almond grains and icing sugar.
  It does not contain yeast.
  Just like a homemade cake, it is best enjoyed within the first days of being made and in any case within the recommended dates.
  
  The Candied Loaf is a cake made with a sheet of brioche bread topped with a thin layer of apricot jam and candied cherries; it is all rolled up and garnished with almond paste and dusted with icing sugar just before cooking.
  In fact, the sugar cooks and caramelises, forming a crunchy crust which together with the chopped almonds gives a consistency which contrasts pleasantly with the soft dough and cherries.
  
  The Barbero nougats are individually packaged in elegant bags, ideal for guests.
  6 different flavors which will satisfy all types of palates.
  
  The Santa Cristina Antinori Vinsanto has an intense yellow with amber highlights color, the wine shows aromas of toasted hazelnuts, honey, and apricots along with light notes of citrus fruit. Full-bodied on the palate with honeyed and nutty flavors, it is a long and supple wine with an intense finish of chestnut flour and herbs.

• History

  Since 1858 our Biscuits have been baked daily and packaged by hand one by one, in the classic Blu Mattei bag.
  
  Prepared with flour, sugar, free range eggs, almonds and pine nuts, they do not contain preservatives, animal fats or vegetable fats.
  
  The Brutti Buoni have been present in our Bottega since 1910 or there abouts ... thanks to the 'know-how' of the aunt Italia Ciampolini.
  In fact, they were created from the need to reuse 'leftover' ingredients from other recipes: broken almonds, because in Prato biscuits we only use whole almonds, and the egg white that is a 'leftover' from the Mantovana Cake recipe, which requires more yolks than egg whites.
  
  In 1875 two nuns from Mantua, on a pilgrimage to Rome, were hosted by Antonio Mattei: to thank him, they gave him the recipe for the Mantovana cake which takes the name from their city.
  
  The recipe of the Candied cherry loaf was created by Ernesto Pandolfini around 1930.
  The colored and candied cherries were white, red and green, in honor of our Italian flag.
  
  The Davide Barbero company, which has been established since 1838 has passed through the history of Asti, marking it positively for 7 generations.
  On November 16, 2015, Davide and his partner Federica had their first son Filippo, the youngest heir of this lucky and “sweet” story that has ancient roots but constantly looks to the future.
  
  The first vintage of Santa Cristina Vinsanto was produced in 1946 by Marquis Niccolò Antinori.
  The Antinori family has been dedicated to wine production for more than six hundred years: since 1385 when Giovanni di Piero Antinori became part of the "Arte Fiorentina dei Vinattieri", the Florentine Winemaker's Guild.

• Sizes
  Diameter

  35 cm

  Height

  20 cm
• Notes

  Weight 4.4 kg with external shipping packaging.
  The box contains fresh pastry products, therefore we recommend you to enjoy them within 12 days from production, the date is printed on the label.