Style
Type
Still
Winemaker
Sebastian Nasello & Hugo Fabbri
Appellation
Monte Amiata
Varieties
Sangiovese
Farming
Biodynamic and Certified Organic
Terroir
ALTITUDE: 600 m / 1968 ft
SOILS: 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.
Vinification
Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts
Aging
100% whole-cluster carbonic maceration for 15 days, followed by a traditional foot trodding in 30 Hl used oak barrels. The wine continues to slowly ferment for a few days; stalks are then removed and the manual racking is made using the Torchio. Élevage in a glass-lined concrete tank for 10 months. No filtration. Bottled on the “ Fruit Day” and falling moon of the Biodynamic Calendar.
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
