The Story
This wine is made from 25% Malvasia di Candia, 25% Ortrugo, 25% Marsanne, and 25% of an unknown varietal, called Altro Locale, meaning "other place". The wine sees a very short skin contact, and is meant to be fresh, simple, and very drinkable. We would pair it with a chicken cutlet sandwich, topped with mayo, lettuce, and fresh heirloom tomatoes. The grapes from vines averaging 12 years old and planted to stony chalk soils at the very top of the hill (650m) called Campo Rotonde. The grapes are hand-harvested in early September, undergo intensive vineyard sorting, de-stemming and half of the harvest spends six days on the skins while the other half is directly pressed. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in stainless steel and lasts 15 days without temperature control. The wine spends approximately eight months on lees without stirring.
Description
This wine is made from 25% Malvasia di Candia, 25% Ortrugo, 25% Marsanne, and 25% of an unknown varietal, called Altro Locale, meaning "other place". The wine sees a very short skin contact, and is meant to be fresh, simple, and very drinkable. We would pair it with a chicken cutlet sandwich, topped with mayo, lettuce, and fresh heirloom tomatoes. The grapes from vines averaging 12 years old and planted to stony chalk soils at the very top of the hill (650m) called Campo Rotonde. The grapes are hand-harvested in early September, undergo intensive vineyard sorting, de-stemming and half of the harvest spends six days on the skins while the other half is directly pressed. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in stainless steel and lasts 15 days without temperature control. The wine spends approximately eight months on lees without stirring.
