80% Carignano, 20% Alicante Nero (aka Grenache).  This is the 1st Rosato from Ampeleia!  The Carignano was direct-pressed and then whole clusters of the Alicante Nero were added to the tank, macerating there for 12 days and coloring the wine. All concrete. Low alcohol, salty, with a hint of welcome...

This wine is a blend of varieties originating from the Mediterranean Basin— 50% Alicante Nero, 30% Sangiovese, 10% Carignano, 9% Mourvedre, 1% Alicante Bouschet—sourced from vineyards at 180-250 meters above sea level, the lower and more coastal-influenced vineyards of Ampeleia.  The fruit was...

A co-harvest of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, and a little Sangiovese from a west-facing site planted in pergola in 1965.  This is a fairly fertile plot, less calcareous than the vineyards that make the red Bardolino Classico wines at his home vineyard. The must macerates one night on its skins in...

A co-harvest of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, and Sangiovese.  This is the first year Lassuperiora (formerly known as La Superiora) comes from a vineyard Daniele recently began rented and fully controlling.  The site is in the zone known as Pastrengo. It's essentially the highest hill in the...

85% Trebbiano Spoletino/15% Grechetto. From certified-biodynamic vines, planted from 1999-2008 on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils. The bunches are hand-harvested early in the morning and immediately destemmed and gently pressed while the fruit is still cool. Only the free-run juice is...

60% Sangiovese/15% Sagrantino/15% Merlot/10% Montepulciano. From certified-biodynamic vines planted from 2004-2008 on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils on a south-facing slope. The four varieties are harvested and vinified separately, as their ripening times vary widely. Fermentation is...

100% Sagrantino. From Fongoli's oldest vines, which are certified-biodynamic and were planted in 1975 by Angelo Fongoli's grandfather on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils on a southwest-facing slope. Carefully selected bunches are naturally dried on wooden pallets for two months. They are...

100% Sagrantino. From certified-biodynamic vines planted in 2007 on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils on a south-facing slope. The berries are destemmed and fermented spontaneously without temperature control and with a tiny bit of sulfur. Maceration lasts around 30 days. The wine is aged for...

Teatro is the smallest cru of the estate and also its highest, 0.7ha at 500-520m, an amphitheatre facing South. This is a cooler microclimate with the oldest vines, planted in 1994. Fermentation in stainless steel w/ macerations lasting 20-40 days. Aged in 2100L casks for three years and an...

Sorgente, a 1.5-hectare cru at 450m facing SW, previously made Salicutti’s Rosso di Montalcino. It is named for the water source (sorgente) that runs below.  As the vines have gotten older and more expressive, it is now elevated to Brunello stature.  Sorgente has more clay in the topsoil compared...

Piaggione, covering 1.2ha, faces to the E/SE with fossil-rich calcareous soils at 420 to 450m of elevation. The vineyard is divided by a terrace into two different parcels that were planted in 1994 and 2007, respectively.  Fermentation in stainless steel w/ macerations lasting 20 to 40 days.  Aged ...

100% Frappato. 13% abv.

60% Nero d’Avola, 40% Frappato.  13.4% abv.

DrankAnte comes from the same four parcels as Vignesperse.  Approximately 30% Sangiovese, 30% Ciliegiolo, 15% Moscato d'Amburgo, 10% Bonarda, 5% Abrusco, 10% Cavarese/Pollera/unknown indigenous varieties. 5 days of maceration. The dry wine is refermented in bottle using unfermented must from the...

100% Riesling, selected in the Mosel, and planted at Maestà della Formica in 2014.  This is an extreme vineyard, 0.6ha at 1050m, densely planted at 9400 plants/hectare, with the dramatic peak of Monte Sumbra (1795m) as a backdrop.  The topsoil is sand and silt, with very little clay.  Much of the...