Santa Vittoria. Matilde Grape _Erbaluce

Santa Vittoria. Matilde Grape _ErbaluceToscana DOC Grapes: Incrocio Manzoni (80%) Pinot Bianco (20%) A complex and fascinating wine, very pure with unforced lime and honeyed fruit, delicate white floral flavours. An exceptional wine. 13. 5% Santa Vittoria producer page Santa Vittoria has a single hectare of mature Incrocio Manzoni vines (over 20 years old). It is unusual to find Incrocio Manzoni this far south, the variety is a crossing of Riesling with Pinot Bianco, originally developed

it has thrown an unusual sediment

supple dark forest fruit

A complex and fascinating wine

soils are morainic

alongside a modern flourish of vacuum-distilled spanish sweet orange peels

Notably tannins have become more silky

The grapes are from the ‘La Santissima’ vineyard in Pinzano

making these amongst the last white grapes to be picked in Italy

Dolcetto Pinerolese

and cover crops encouraged between the vines with the objective of creating a balanced ecosystem

it is pushing the boundaries of what is usual for Barbera in this particular corner of the world

Lessona DOC