Style
Type
Still
Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
Farming
Biodynamic and Organic
Terroir
Volcanic sand, limestone, and flysch of marl and sandstone
Vineyard
Amiata is the largest and highest (1,738 meters) of a series of extinct Pleistocene lava domes between Siena and Grosseto. The soils are a complex matrix of ancient limestone sediments, volcanic sands, and Flysch; there are also quite extensive hydric reserves. Bakkanali is certified organic, and in conversion to being certified biodynamic on a total of 5.5 hectares of vineyards. The Sangiovese vineyards around the cellar have high iron content (thus the name of the village Poggioferro, Hill of Iron). As you go higher, the volcanic soils peak out more, as found in their Chardonnay vineyard at 800 meters. The limestone gives the wines tension; the volcanic sands add their own spicy-minerality; and, as always, the higher altitudes tweak everything.
Features
Cork
Available Sizes (L)
0.750
Distribution Area
New Jersey and New York
2 Commerce Dr. Suite 3 Moorestown, NJ 08057
Office 800.245.0184
Fax 856.985.5848
