Vino Bianco "Bl.te.le" (Blatterle)

Italy
Alto Adige
2021

100% Blatterle. This indigenous variety goes back centuries in the Alto Adige but has shrunk down to a mere 1.5 hectares in production today. Nusserhof is one of only three growers of this thin-skinned, golden-yellow rarity and is the largest of them with their half hectare in Bolzano. The farming is certified-organic and all work and harvest done by hand. The berries are destemmed and gently presse. The fermentation is spontaneous in stainless steel with a two-week maceration. The wine goes through malo and is aged in cement tank and botte two years. Blatterle is not recognized by Italian wine authorities, so even as a Vino Bianco, the name cannot legally appear on the label: hence the variations on it each year (the 2021 rendition reads "Bl.te.le."). The vintage is also not permitted and thus appears as a lot number in tiny type. Production maxes out at 500-600 bottles. 

 

 

SKU/Code: 
DB0023-21
Product Line: 
Wine
White
Varietal: 
Blatterle
Farming Type: 
Organic