Sant'Agnese. Viognier 'Les Bizarres' VinicuriosityGrape: Viognier Ripe apricot, bitter orange and jasmine, even a touch of Vermouth on the nose. Rich, spiced fruit, candied lemon and bitter orange, a deep, almost honeyed, texture. 14. 5% Sant'Agnese Producer page Paolo was quite surprised by the success of his Ltrange, a skin contact Vermentino with an unconventional purity. A realisation dawned that his future may be in white wine and in 2018 and 2020 he planted a hectare of Viognier, Guyot trained,
It is then bottled without filtration and kept in the cellars for at least a year before being released
Producers had been put off by its susceptibility to disease and the absolute precision required for the harvest time (a day late and the acidity can be lost)
The wine was then pressed using a traditional basket press
a wine that Paolo has long been obsessed by
The harvest is by hand and around 120 hl/ha is taken
Neyret and Freisa
in a move to escape a plague sweeping through Naples
The 2014 Lessona is an individual wine
This very particular Merlot is from the legendary ‘biotype’ (clone): ‘Merlot del Peduncolo Rosso’
it is held a little longer before being transferred to Allier tonneaux (500ltr barrique) where the wine is aged for between 12 and 14 months
It is only planted in a small area in the province of Pordenone
The farming system is biodynamic
