di Marzo. Greco di Tufo Eco_Organic-Uncertified

di Marzo. Greco di Tufo Eco_Organic-UncertifiedGreco di Tufo DOCG Grape: Greco A wine with such clarity and focus, vigorous and intense lime, salt, sweet wild herb, and wet stone flavours. 13% Cantine di Marzo producer page. A magnificent original born in 1647 when, in a move to escape a plague sweeping through Naples, Ferrantes descendants decamped to Tufo, travelling with their treasured Greco vines. The effect of the sulphur rich, volcanic soils on the vines was remarkable and an icon was born.

Rossella Bencini Tesi Terre a Mano

which looks a little like an upturned chair

The wine also uses grapes from the younger vines grown in the Gaja vineyard

It is bottled the following spring with no need for filtration

We are down to the last few cases of the 2017

The must starts to ferment at 10°C until the correct atmospheric pressure is reached

porcini and sweet red berries lift the classic sour cherry character

it is held a little longer before being transferred to Allier tonneaux (500ltr barrique) where the wine is aged for between 12 and 14 months

Making an Espresso Martini

an immaculate pudding wine

totally delicious

Ribolla Gialla (20%)