Wines
Sparkling - Open Brut blanc de noir
In the glass it is pale golden yellow. On the nose it reveals a scent of lemon strawberries with a very light dusting of cinnamon. On tasting, the wine reveals itself as dry, incisive, immediate and delicious. A balanced acidity enhances its freshness. In the mouth, the fresh red fruit returns, enriched by a hint of black pepper and a persistent mineral tension. For twenty years we have had the opportunity to look at Oltrepò with interested eyes and to act discreetly. The desire to move, the curiosity to try was always repressed by a sense of disorder that undermined the foundations of our enthusiasm for this land. In 2020, in the midst of the crisis, we decided to give shape to the idea of working with Oltrepò Pinot Noir and generate interest through a wine with a well-defined taste, the product of a great grape to be picked exclusively when ripe. About four hectares of adult plants on the hills around Borgo Priolo that in 2021 we began to vinify in our own way. We have chosen - for now - not to claim the denomination because important things must be touched slowly and with extreme grace. We have given life to Open which is our first light step in a very specific direction.
| Wine | Grape Varieties: Pinot Nero 100% Vintage: s.a. Production: 20.000 bottles First Fermentation: stainsteel tank Maturation on the lees: 20 months Alcohol 12% - Sugar: (by grape juice) : 0 g/l |
| Vineyard | Borgo Priolo (PV) Hectars: 4 Aspect: south, south-west Training system: guyot |
Solo Uva
This how winemaker Andrea Rudelli explains this project:
SoloUva is a method whereby classic-method sparkling wines are produced without the traditional addition of cane sugar to provoke fermentation or to top up the bottle before the wine is released. Instead, reserved grape must is used. Grapes alone go into the wines. As a result, the wines are a pure expression of the terroir where they are produced, not least of all because nothing extraneous is added to the wine. With the development and evolution of the SoloUva method, a new category of Franciacorta has emerged.
Is it better or worse than the canonical style? No, it isn’t better or worse. It is different.
Lombardia
Although Lombardy is developing a reputation for its sparkling wines from Franciacorta and Oltrepò Pavese, the wine industry has less importance here than the region’s other industries. That is not to say that the local population do not enjoy wine – far from it. Lombardy’s wines are reaching the peak of success of those of their neighbours in Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto, there is a growing interest in their eclectic wines abroad, and with the quality of Franciacorta DOCG sparkling wines improving constantly it is likely the wines of Lombardy will gain more presence on the international market in the future.
