Style
Type
Still
Winemaker
Marina Marcarino
Appellation
Langhe Arneis
Varieties
Arneis
Viticulture
Grapes are hand-harvested as mechanization is impossible on her slopes.
Farming
Biodynamic and Certified Organic
Vineyard
17 ha vineyard. Punset derives from piedmontese dialect and has legendary origin: it seems that historically the Count of Neive gave this nickname, which literally means "beautiful hill," to describe his lands emerging from the autumn fog, which he admired from his castle. The vineyards have been owned by the Marcarino family since distant times.
A conscious, demanding choice and immediately regulated with the organic certification. Over the years Marina Marcarino, who is responsible for all production, is finalizing agronomic methods that make minimal use of treatments based on copper and sulfur, preferring biodynamic preparations, and sharing the philosophy of agronomic Masanobu Fukuoka: the "agriculture of not doing." Vineyards are kept totally green and limited use of mechanization in the soil characterizes this farm, perfectly integrating into nature. Through recovering the environment, the ecosystem has been completely rebalanced. Today natural flowering, insects and small wild animals contribute to the fertility of the vineyards.
Vinification
Grapes picked by hand are stored in basket until they are softly pressed. Juice is chilled to be cleaned of natural sediment; after we leave fermentation starting spontaneously in stain still tanks, leaving the must to raise the maximum temperature of 17° C. Alcoholic fermentation is very slow and could take up to 4 weeks. To keep the wine character we control the malolactic fermentation, solved in some vintages only. The new wine is cold stabilized and bottled.
Available Sizes (L)
0.750
Distribution Area
Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
Shelf Talkers
Tech Sheets
Case Cards
2 Commerce Dr. Suite 3 Moorestown, NJ 08057
Office 800.245.0184
Fax 856.985.5848
